The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-08-29

specifically described or not; saw
ing and excepting however, from
said special assessment those lots
on said streets in front of which
said sidewalks have been heretofore
laid and constructed in compliance
with said resolution and ordinance;
and to this end
Be it further ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the city of Brookhaven, That all of
the above parcels of ground mot SO
excepted) so specially assessed and
charged with its pro rata of the
cost of said sidewalks, as aforesaid,
be and the same are hereby charg-
/ ed and made liable and bound by a
lien for the amount of said several
assessments charged against said
lots or parcels of ground as afore-
said, together with a reasonable
attorneys fee for the enforcement
of said lien, if suit be filed as pro-
vided by said resolution and ordi-
nance, which lien for the cost of
said sidewalks and said attorneys
fees, and all costs of sale, is hereby
declared to be paramount to all
other liens against said real prop
erty, State and county taxes except
ed.
Be it further ordained, That as
to those persons whose property is
included in the foregoing special
assessments, and who have hereto
fore petitioned the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen to apportion
the payment to said special assess
ment into five payments, it is there
upon further ordered that as to
such persons, the payment of such
assessments be and they are hereby
apportioned as prayed for; the first
payment thereof to be made on the
18th day of December, 1908, and
the other four annually thereafter
on the 18th days of December in
the years 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912,
with interest at the rate of per
cent. per annum on the full amount
of said special assessments from the
22nd day of June, 1908; all of
which said interest is payable an
Pnually in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 6 of said side
walks resolution and ordinance, and
upon default in the payment of
said principal sum and the interest
thereon for any year, the balance
due by said special assessments
shall Immediately become due and
payable with the accrued interest
on said principal sum due and it is
further ordered that said lots or
parcels of ground be sold, or the
lien of said special assessments be
foreclosed, as in said Section 6
provided, in the event of default in
the payment of said installment of
principal and the interest thereon.
Be it further ordained and order
ed, That the mayor of the city of
Brookhaven be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to assign
to the said Gibson Paving Co. the
lien of the said above special assess
ments, in favor of said city, and
which have not heretofore been
paid, and deliver the same to said
company, in compliance with the
provisions of said contract, and
vesting in the said Gibson Paving
Company all right, title and inter-
est of said city in and to said liens.
The above ordinance was first
reduced to writing, read in open
and public board by the clerk, con-
sidered section by section by the
board and yea and nay vote taken
on its final passage. which resulted
as follows: Yeas, Jones Baggett
and Wentworth; nays, none; Hart
man and Abrams absent and not
voting.
Bond of Gibson Paving Cor.
w. McNair, surety on the bond of
Gibson Paving Co., presented pc
tition requesting that he be releas-
ed from the bond of the said Glib
son Paving Co., when on motion,
the petition was ordered received
and the said Gibson Paving Co.
given notice to appear at the Sep
tember meeting of this board and
show cause if any they can, why
the said R. w. McNair should not
be released from any further liza
bility on the bond Of said Gibson
Paving Co.
Painting of Smoke Stack and
Tank. The contract for the paint
ing of the smoke stack and of the
water tower was given to Cody and
Smith, artist of the above work, "
for the sum of $85.
| Bids for Water Mains. On mo-
tion it was ordered that the bids
for the extension of the water
mains on Church street be laid over
until the September meeting.
| Committee on Needed School
Building Repairs. On motion a
committee consisting of Aldermen
Wentworth, Jones and Baggett was
appointed to see about some needed
repairs and such like that are need
led at the Public School Building
before school opens, and they were
authorized to have same done at
once.
| On motion the meeting adjourn
led.
C. H. HAMILTON,