The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-12
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
ADJOURNED MEETING MAY 10.
Important Ordinance Ordering Dogs 10
Be MuzzIed Now in Force.

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/ At this, a regular adjourned
meeting of the Mayor and Board OF
| Aldermen of Brookhaven, held at
the Mayors Office in said city,
Monday, May 10, at 1880 p. M,
there were present +. H. Hoffman,
Mayor; Chester Byrne, Clerk, and
Aldermen Wentworth. Bee, Bag
gett, Abrams and Maui.
Reports of Marshal and Police
men-The Marshal and Policemen
of the city submitted their reports
of the arrests and disposition of
same, for the month of April, 1909,
and on motion, said reports were
received and ordered filed.
Reduction of fine. In the matter
of the sentence of H. A. Wichman
who was convicted in the Mayor s
Court and assessed with a fine OF
$100 and costs. and 80 days on
streets; on motion, the mayor
was authorized to make final settle
ment of same for $1O0 and costs,
provided settlement is made on or
before Saturday. May Is.
| Card of Thanks. -On motion, the
mayor was requested to extend to
the mayor of Gulfport a card of
thanks for an invitation to be pres
ent at the meeting of the Mayor S
League.
Transfer OF funds-On motion,
| the city treasurer was directed to
transfer from the Revenue Fund to
the P. H. Fund, the sum Of $500.
The mayor and clerk we're directed
to issue warrant for same.
Account for Soderman Heat and
Power Coon motion, the Soder-
man Heat and Power Co. were all
owed the sum Of $562.23 in settle
ment of ''Bill of Extras" for work
at Public School, and the mayor
and clerk were instructed to issue
warrants against the proper fund
to cover same.
Accounts allowed On motion,
the following accounts were allow
ed and the mayor and clerk were
directed to issue warrants against
the funds of the city to pay same.
Revenue Fund. Price Drug Co..
articles for health officer, 81:
Parsons, May, Oberschmidt Co.,
same, S1.05; The Leader, city print
ing, $10.05; Electric Appliance
Co., articles for Jail, $3.50; R. M.
NaIty, same and work at Jail.
$35. A; Grafton Drug Co. 2 report
books, $.25.
Street Fund. DIR F. L. Heb
bard, treating mule, $40; R. G.
Wooten & Co., clothing prisoners,
S1.50; Geo. Bowsky. same. $3.50;
IF. B. Noodle, one pail axle grease.
So: Merchants Grocery Co., feed
bill, April, $50.85; N. E. Spencer,
shop work, $32; C. B. Perkins,
articles for street, $1.9O; Max
Priebatsch, articles for street, So;
B. T. Dixon, shop work. $3.50.
Power House Fund. .-Kolesch
and Co., one slide rule, $3.50;
Clement Restive Co., steam hose,
etc.. $22.53: same, packing. $18.60;
Cahill Swift Mfg. Co., articles for
P. H., $68.26; G. BM Perkins,
same, 1882; w. H. Seavey. one
desk for P. H.. $40; Tropical Oil
Co., one barrel, one keg oil, $32.45;
Whitney Supply Co., one bale
waste, $10.26: Fire and Stowell
Co., springs for valve, 20c.; T. H.
Perkins Furniture Co.. one chair
for P. H., SIPS; j. D. Street &
Co., one barrel oil. $11.16; same,
one barrel babbit metal, etc.,
l$13.84; M. D. Stafier & Co., laying
water mains for contract. $858.45; /;
Parsons, May, Oberschmidt, articles
for Power House, $1.50.
School Expense Fund. = Parsons,
May, Oberschmidt Co.. oil for Pub
Ilic School 1925: Price Drug Co.,
articles for schools. $2.25.
Muzzling of dogs An ordinance
requiring the muzzling of dogs
running at large within the corpor-
ate limits of the city Of Brookhav-
en-:
Sec. i. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the city of Brookhaven that it shall
be unlawful and an offense against
the said city for any dog or dogs to
run at large within the corporate
limits Of the city of Brookhaven,
unless they are securely muzzled,
and it shall be the duty of the city
marshal and the police Of said city
to kill all dogs found running at
large.
Sec. 2. Because of its Importance
lit shall take effect from and after
| its passage.
Sec. 3. All ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed.
/ The above ordinance was first
reduced to writing. read in open
and public Board by the clerk, CON
lsidered section by section, by the
Board, and yea and nay vote TAX
Il an ~, ife final noceaUo u,biob 10
|sulted as follows: Yeas, Aldermen
4 Wentworth, Bee, Baggett. Abrams
land Maui. Nays, none.
4 On motion. the Board then ad-
journed to meet Monday. May II.
at 7:30 p. m.
j CHESTER BYRNE. Clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy 9. Brignall