The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-02-06
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
MEETING FEB. 2, 1909.

Mayor and Board OF Aldermen o.
the City of Brookhaven, Miss. hell
at the Mayors office in said cit!
this Tuesday, Feb. 2. 1909, at 7:3'
O'Clock p. M, there were presenr
F. H. Hoffman, Mayor; Chester
Byrne, clerk; and Aldermen Bee,
Baggett, Abrams and Maui; Aid.
erman Wentworth absent.
The minutes of the January
meetings were read and approved
Salaries. On motion, the sal
aries of the various officers and en-
ployes of the city for the month OF
January, 1909, were allowed anc
the Mayor and City Clerk were di-
rected to issue warrants against the
funds of the city to pay the same,
as follows:
Revenue Fund. F. H. Hoffman,
Mayor, January, 1909, less a days,
$56 36; Chester Byrne, clerk, Janu-
ary, 1909, less 4 days, $34.55; S. N.
Blue, marshal, less a days, $56.34
S. N. Blue, policeman, A days in
January, $6.64; Doc Sartin, tax
collector, $1O0; j. B. Davis, police
man, $50; w. N. Meteer, police.
man, $50; ]. W. Mcbride, Police
man, $50; L. E. Buchanan, Police
man, $50; Chris Alberts. cemetery
sexton, $25; Masonic Lodge, rent OF
office rooms, $40; Brookhaven Bank
and Trust Co., rent of Library
rooms, 500; Cumberland Telegraph
and Telephone Co., phone in mayor S
office, $2.75; Sam Abrams, alder
man, SIS; ]. A. Maui, E. H. Went
worth, E., M. Bee, L. H. Baggett,
Aldermen, $6 each, $24.
Street Fund.-. M. Magee, as
sistant Street Commissioner, $50;
J. M. Magee, boarding prisoners
for January, $3.50; H. E. Cush-
man, guar, orisoners for Janu-
ary, $50; Geo1e Washington, gar
bage remover. $50, Voc Sartin cash
paid for material and labor on
streets, $8O.77.
School Expense Fund. d.-Claud
Bennett, Supt. of Education, s.;
Byrd, janitress at public
school, $27; Dora Gordon, janitress
at colored public school, 81; E. S.
B. Society, rent of hall for colored
school, $40; Pilgrims Rest K. of
P, rent of hall for colored school,
81; Doc Sartin, cash paid for
for school, $1.20.
Power House Expense Fund.-
Will Henry, engineer power house,
S75; R. N. Davis, engineer power
house, $40; Theo. Edmunds, fire.
man q days at Power House, SAG;
Jerome Dickey, fireman "a days at
Power House, $40; Alec Washing
ton, fireman 80 days at Power
House, $50; K. s. Purser, Supt. of
Power House for January, $125;
Cumberland Telephone and Tele.
graph Co., phone at Power House,
S2.75; same, for phone at colored
fireman's, $1.65j Doc Sartin, cash
paid labor, material, freight, ETC.,
at Power House, $9O3.88.
Fire Equipment for City.-On
motion, the committee on better fire
equipment for the city were grant
ed further time.
Expenditure of School Expense
Money.-On motion, the commit
tee on the expenditure Of the school
money were granted fur
ther time.
Improvements at Public School.
On motion, a committee of two,
of Aldermen Maui and
were appointed to confer
with Prof. T. P. Scott and the
Board of Trusees Of the city schools
with reference to improvements at
the public school.
Repairs at Public School. On
the Mayor was requested
to confer with a plumber and to
have repairs made on the boiler and
cess pool at the public school.
Reduction of Fine. On motion,
the fine of w. j. Kelly was reduced
from $25 and costs to $40 and costs,
for reasons set out in the mayors
recommendation.
Petition Denied.-On motion, the
petition in behalf Of Jesse Polk, for
a reduction of his fine, was denied.
Report of Jail Committee. On
the report of the Jail Com
mittee was received and approved,
and the same committee appointed
to accept the proposition of the
Board of Supervisors, and enter
into contract with said Board for
the rent of lot 40 by 60 feet in
the southeast corner Of the Court
House Square, for a period of SO
years at $25 per year.
Plans for City Jail. -On motion,
a committee, consisting of Alder
men BaggetU, Wentworth and Maui,
were appointed to have plans and
Specifications drawn for city jail,
and said committee to report at
the first adjourned meeting of this
Board.
Purchase of Wagon for Street
Use. On motion, the street COM
mittee were instructed to buy from
]. T. Neumann a second hand
for use on the streets.
On motion, the clerk was in
structed to publish notice in the
official journal of the city, that this
Board will meet Tuesday, March
9th, at 7:30 o'clock for the purpose
Of hearing complaints from persons
in reference to erroneous assess
ments.
Library Committee. On motion,
Alderman Maui was appointed