The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
TOWN COUNCIL-REGULAR MEET
ING-DECEMBER nth, 1909.

Minutes November read ana approved
The following accounts were allowed
and the clerk ordered to issue warrants
for the same when money shall be in treas
ury for their payment.
GENERAL FUND.
Brandon News-street tax receipt book
and printing tax ordinance. $sa.42
T. T. Cottrel, work self and team
November. -. :. 1900
T. T. Cottrell, labor employed on
streets, November. 4S.25
SCHOOL FUND.
Shed Branch, Jr., janitor white school
September and October and scrub
two rooms. :. 1850
A. NJ. Shields, articles for white and
negro schools. $50
AM. Shields,pipe and plumbing, ma
!, teral white school,. 1926
: Brandon Mer Co, articles for white
school. ITO
STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND.
/ A. NJ Shields, for articles and sup
plies on bridge and road. 5. 1913
]. E. Martin, team on streets. :. 2o.25
H.. A. Busick Co., sacks cement. 4.So
Brandon Mer. Co., lumber and plow
W. G. Barnes, lumber for street ..3.o5
Miner Hobson, work on depot road 700
Preston Finch, work on depot road 200
Loveless and Loveless, team on depot
road. -. 1850. 1000
Hannah Distributing Co., 60 sacks of
cement at 90 cents. ;. ;. :. $500
W. F. Owen, one shaft for cement roll
Ter. 100
A. and V. railroad, freight and dray-
age, paid by A. M. Shields ;. 6.7a
Brown Bros, horse and buggy, Shields,
for Rooter plow.. :. !. :. :. $50
Runge and Berryhill, lumber for depot
road. 24.6r
Brandon Bank, for cash paid out
on mayor and clerks orders-depot .
road. :. :. ;. -. 52S.25
Jack Crook, agent Rankin county
Baptist colored association for
damage to Gun lot. :. -. 1000
J. E. Martin, for freight paid on
cement for daleigh road. :. :. s.13
Mr.. w. F. Owen appeared before. the
board with a proposition for lighting
the public streets of Brandon, and as al
!
dermen McLaurin and Sprague were abb
sent, it was ordered that the board here
take recess until tomorrow, Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER STTI, 1909.
The board of mayor and aldermen re-
convened with the following members
present Mayor P Henry and aldermen
McLaurin, Sprague, Busick and Shields,
when the following business was had
and DONE to-wit:
The electric $50. W doll !, GET
TIE ELECTRIC LIGHTING or
/ STREETS.
Mr.. Owen, having presented his pro-
position to furnish 50 candle power cleo
trio lights for half the night at the rate
Of four dollars for each light and the
town to pay the cost for installing same,
the board after duly considering the same
thought it best to defer action on the mat
ter until later date.
Alderman Shields presented the follow
ing ordinances, which after due consider
alton, were passed unanimously:
An ORDINANCE.
To regsiate travel on improved roads,
or streets in the town of Brandon, Miss.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and board of aldermen of the town of
Brandon Miss, That it shall be unlawful
for any person, or persons, to ride, drive,
or moter upon any of the roads or streets
of Brandon, Miss, at a rate of speed
faster than twelve miles per hour, and
it shall be unlawful for any racing of
any kind to be participated in by any per-
son or persons, on any of the roads or
streets Of Barndon.
Section 2. Be it further provided that
it shall be unlawful for any of any team
to cross the road to prevent the passage
of any driver from behind.
Section 3. Any violater of this ordin-
ance shall upon conviction be fined not
more than twenty-five ($2s.oo), dollars
nor less than two dollars and fifty cents
($2. SOY
For cause this ordinance shall be in eff
feet from and after its passage.
Adopted, This December the 9Th, 1902
by the following vote:
Ayes, Sprague, McLaurin, Busick, and
Shields Nays, none.
IN ORDINANCE
For the protection of sand-clay roads and
improved streets
Section I. Be it ordained by the mayor
and board of aldermen of the town of
Brandon, Miss, That it shall be unlawful