The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-09
Comparative Statement Showing Receipts by Wagon
for Last Eleven Years.
labor and material for streets, $79.,

labor and material for streets, $79.-
l85.
School Expense Fund. Claude
Bennett, Supt. of Education, $8.97;
America Byrd, janitor Public
School, $27; Dora Gordon, janitor
colored school, ST; Doc Sartin,
wood for school, $1.50; E. S. B.
Society, rent of hall for colored
school, $40; Pilgrims Rest, K. of
P, Rent of hall, $3.50.
Power House Expense Fund. R.
A. Davis, engineer, $40; Will Hen
ry, engineer, $75; jerome Dickey,
fireman, $50; Alex Washington,
fireman, $50; Theo. Edmunds, fire.
man, $54; r. S. Purser, superin-
tendent, SIPS; D. Sartin, labor and
material for power house, $500. Is;
Cumberland T. & T. Co phone at
power house, SITS.
Official Bond Rejected. Hon. A.,
Cohn appeared before the Board on
behalf of j. M. Magee, former
street commissioner, and presented
an official bond signed by J. M.
Magee as principal, and sureties,
conditioned for the performance of
the duties of Street Commissioner
and asked that the Board rescind
it's former order decreeing that an
alderman should be street commits
sioner and that it accept said bond
so presented and declare said j. M.
Magee as the duly elected Street
Commissioner for the city of Brook
haven.
On motion, the request was re-
fused.
Fire Equipment for City.-Chas.
Heuck appeared before the Board
and asked that they better equip
the Fire Department of the city.
On motion, committee consist
lug of L. Fl. Baggett, E. M. Bee
and Sam Abrams were appointed to
confer with Mr.. Heuck and a COM
mittee from the fire department
with reference to the matter pre-
sented, and that said committee re-
port at next meeting.
Expenditure of School Expense
Money. On motion, committee
consisting of E. H. Wentworth, J.
A. Maui and L. H. Baggett were
appointed to investigate and report
on the expediency of the PROPOSE
tion of Prof. T. P. Scott in refer
ence to the expenditure of the
school expense money, by the
Board of Trustees of the city
schools.
Election of Officers. On motion,
the Board went into executive ses-
sion, for the purpose of considering
the number of policemen: to elect.
and the applications thereof on
file, etc. After deliberation the
Board resumed open session and
announced the result of said cleo
tion, which is as follows: j. B.
Davis was elected assistant day po-
liceman and his hours of active
duty, subject to change, fixed at
from Z a. m. to 6 p. m. L. E.
Buchanan was elected policeman
and his hours of active duty, subject
to change, fixed at from Z p. m. to
Z a. m. j. w. Mcbride, and VIM.
Meteer were elected policemen and
their hours of active duty. subject
to change, fixed at from 6 p m. to
Is a. m
The terms of employment of all
such newly elected policemen to be
terminated at the pleasure of the
Board.
Garbage Remover. r.-On motion,
Geo. Washington was reelected
garbage remover, his term of
office to be subject to the pleasure
of the Board.
Water and Light Collector. On
motion. Doc Sartin was elected
collector for Water and Lights.
Street G Commissioner On motion,
E. H. Wentworth was elected street
commissioner of the city, without
salary.
Assistant Street Commissioner.
-On motion, j. M. Magee was
electedaassistant street commission
er, with salary of $50 per month; !;
his term of Office to terminate at
the pleasure of the Board:
Salaries. The matter of fixing
compensation of the officers and
iemployes Of the city coming up for
consideration, on motion, the fol-
lowing salaries and compensations
were fixed: Salary of Mayor, $65
Iper month; marshal, $65; Tax Col
Hector, $780,; Policemen, $50.
The commission of the City
Treasurer was fixed at2 per cent. of
Iall moneys disbursed by him, his
compensation, however, not to ex.
Iceed the sum of $7OO in any one
year.
Bond Of Assistant Policemen.
The matter Of fixing the amounts
1of bonds Of assistant policemen
serving by appointment Of the
Board, conlng before said Board,
ion motion, the amounts Of said
bonds were fixed at $500 each.
/ Appointment Of different stand
ling committees. The following
standing committees were appoint-
led by the Mayor: Power House
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