The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-08-18
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF ADJOURN.
Ed MEETING. AUG. Il. 1909.

Painting Contract Awarded, New Ordin-
anss Adopted and Sundry A.
counts Allowed.
At this, a regular adjourned
meeting Of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen Of the city Of Brookhav-
len, Miss, held st the Mayor S Office
lin said city. this Wednesday,
Aug. IL, 1909, at 5 D. 'colck p,. M.
there were present, Mayor Hoff-
imam, Clerk Byrne. Aldermen Vent
worth, Bee, Baggett, Abrams and
Maui.
Shavings for Power House. On
lnlotion, the power house committee
aWere instructed to Investigate the
matter Of using shavings as fuel at
the power house and If they see
proper, make a test Of same.
i Purchase Of Fire Equipment.
ION motion the fire committee was
|authorized to buy at best price, the
following: 30 pair rubber boots,
ia rubber coats. 30 helmets.
Grading Of School Grounds On
lmotion, a committee consisting Of
AIdermen Maui and Bee were ap-
pointed to have proper grading
Edone at public school grounds and
to employ all necessary help for
same.
Extra help for working streets.
On motion, the street committee
were authorized to employ extra
lhelp needed for working city
Estreets.
Purchase of School Desks. The
lcommittee appointed to purchase
desks for the public school report
led q purchase as follows Four
hundred and fifty adjustibIe steel
Idesks. to be delivered Id the city
and set up il school rooms for the
lsum Of STATE. 80. On motion. the
REPORT was received and committee
discharged.
Request for phone at Library.
ION motion, the clerk was instruct
led to write the Cumberland Tele-
lphone and Telegraph Co. request-
ling them to install a telephone In
the City Library and give said Lii
brary free use Of phone.
/ Painting colored school building.
The matter of letting the con-
tract for the painting of the colored
lschool building coming up at this
meeting after carefully examining
fall bids, on motion, the bid of
West, Rutter q Welch. who agree
to paint the outside of said build
ling according to specifications on
lfile with E. Mccormick for the
lsun of sos. was accepted.
Transfer of funds. On motion,
lit was ordered that the sum Of $3.50
be transferred from the Revenue
Fund to the Power House Fund,
land the Mayor and Clerk were
directed to issue warrant for same.
City of Brookhave VS.. Sam Yawn,
Nos. 1888 and 1884 Mayors Docket.
This cause coming on to be heard
/ on the defendant S application for
commutation of sentence. and the
Mayor having recommended that
leniency be extended to the defend
Iant for the reason that he has serv-
led a considerable part Of his SEN
Etence Of imprisonment and is said
Ito be now out of the State; it is
ordered by the Board that the May
Tor be authorized to remit the I'M
served portion OF the said Sam
Yawnss Imprisonment and one-halfl
of each Of the two fines imposed
Ton said Yawn and to accept the
lsum OF $40 so as settlement in full
lof fines and cost IN said cases and
Eto enter satisfaction on his docket
accordingly.
An ordinance giving to the fire
Tor hose wagon the right Of way
lover the streets of the city IN
Epoing to q fire and to prohibit
any person except q member of the
fire company from riding on or
Jumping Oh and off Of lie same
Ior ia any way interfering there
with.
| Section ]. Be It ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of
1.-THE city Of Brookhaven. Miss. that
whenever the fire alarm IS given,
1.-THE fire or hose wagon shall be en-
Titled to the right Of way over all
] lof the streets of the city of Brook
lhaven and all other carria ages or
vehicles whatever shall make way
for II ~ 4haf 4ha streets will hn