The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-03-20
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
ADJOURNED MEETING, MARCH
10, 1909.
New Street Tax Ordinance AdOpted-.TWO
Policemen Suspended.

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Aldermen of the City of Brookhav-
en-, Mississippi, held at the mayors
office, in said city, this Tuesday,
March 16, 1909, at 7:3O O'Clock, p.
M, there were present, Mayor
Hoffman, Clerk Chester Byrne,
and Aldermen Wentworth, Bee,
Baggett, Abrams and Maui.
Painting of Power House. On
motion, the clerk was authorized
to advertise for bids, to be receiv-
ed at the April meeting Of this
Board, for painting the Power
House, as follows: Outside brick
work to have 2 cots Venetian Red,
with linseed oil; re ing to have 2
coats best metal roofing paint; out
side woodwork to be painted to
match above.
Water mains on North Railroad
Ave.-On motion, the matter of
laying water mains on North Rail-
road Ave. was referred to the pow
er house committee, and said COM
mittee was given full authority in
same.
Electric Light Decoration. Up
on the request Of the ladies' clubs
of City, on motion, E. M. Bee was
appointed committee of one, to
have electric light decorations ar
ranged for the meeting of the State
Federation Of Clubs.
Salary of Librarian.-A commit
tee, consisting of Mrs. B. I.
Hobbs, Mrs. D. Cohn, F. o. Conant
and F. V. Becker appeared before
the Board in behalf of the City Lii
brary. On motion, the salary of
SIS per month, of the Librarian,
was allowed, beginning April L.,
1909.
Suspension of Policemen.-On
motion, Night Policemen VIM. Me-
teer and L. E. Buchanan were sus-
pended, pending an investigation,
on account of misconduct while on
duty: said suspension to take effect
at once.
Collection of Back Taxes. s.-On
motion, committee, consisting
of Aldermen Maui and Abrams,
were appointed to take charge Of
the matter of collecting back taxes
due the city.
Working of Streets. ordi-
nance providing for the working
of the streets, alleys and avenues
of the City of Brookhaven, Missis-
sippi, and who shall work on the
same.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Brookhaven, Mississip-
pi, that all male persons who are
residents of said city, over the age
of eighteen years and under the age
of fifty-fve years, who are not
blind, nor deaf, nor dumb, nor
otherwise disabled by disease or
loss of limb, and who are not min
listers of the gospel in charge of a
church, rabbis, nor students in
actual attendance in school or col
lege, shall be liable and required to
perform six days work annually
on the public streets, alleys and
avenues of the said city of Brook
haven, under the supervision and
direction of the street commission
er of the said city. Ten hours con-
slant, diligent labor shall constitute
a days work. Said work shall be
performed at any time after April
1st and before July 1st of each and
every year.
Any person desiring to perform
the aforesaid work, shall on or
after April 1st and before July 1st,
report to said street commissioner,
submitting himself to the control
and direction of said commissioner,
and secure such tools as said COM
missioner may direct, and then and
there, or on such date as said COM
missioner may specify, perform
said labor under the direction of
said commissioner.
Sec. 2. Every person may COM
mute the labor for which he is liza
BILE on the public streets, alleys and
avenues as aforesaid, by paying to
the tax collector Of said city, at
any time prior to July 1st, Of the
year which he is committing,
the sum of three dollars, and he
may commute any days labor, for
which he is liable, after said date
of July 1st, upon the payment of
the sum of one dollar per day for
number of days he is then liable,
provided said payment is made
prior to the filing of an affidavit
charging such person as being a
defaulter under this ordinance. :
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained
that any person failing to perform
the work on the streets as afore.
said. or to pay the commutation
money as aforesaid, shall be de-
faulter under this ordinance and
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction, shall be fined not more
than twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained
that all ordinances and parts of or
ldinances in conflict with this ordi-
nance, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained.
lsthat because of its Importance,
this ordinance shall 60 into effect
and become operative from and
after April 1st, 1909
The above ordinance was first
reduced to writing, read in open