The Semi-weekly leader., 1910-10-15
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Ordinance Creating Office Of Medical
Inspector Dr. Henry Flowers
Chosen.
Personal Assessment Roll Approved
Tax levy Fixed at II I-2 Wills.

the ClCy OF BrOokhaven, held IN the
Mayors Office of said city, this
Tuesday, October A. 1910, at 7:S0
o'clock p. M. all members of the
Board we're present, except Mayor
Hoffman and Clerk Bryne, Mayor
pro tenn Heuck, acting as mayor,
and Alderman Abrams acting as
clerk.
The minutes Of the September
meeting were read and, on motion,
adopted.
Salaries. On motion, the sal
aries Of the various officers and en-
ployes of the city were allowed and
the Mayor and Clerk were directed
to issue warrants against the funds
of the city to pay same, as follows:
Revenue. r. Fl. Hoffman, may
or. sos; Chester Bryne, clerk, $40;
Doc Sartin. tax collector. $1OO; s.
N. Blue, marshall. $65; j. w.
Booth. policeman, $65; j. w. Nc
Bride, same, $50; L. R. James.
same, $50: M. b. Hughes, same,
$50; Masonic Lodge, rent Of city
Offices, $35: Brookhaven Bank &
Trust Co., rent of library rooms,
$40; G. Albertz, salary as sexton,
SIS; Miss Laurie Penn, librarian,
SIS; Sam Abrams, E. Ii. Went
worth, E. M. Bee, L. H. Baggett,
aldermen, each, Sc. total, $24;
Chas. Heuck. $5; Dan Mccarthy,
fire driver, $50; E. C. Willis, board
OF jail prisoners, $3.50; Cumber-
land 7. & T. Co.. rent of phone,
S.; Doc Sartin. cash paid labor,
material, etc., $9.05; P. 2. Jones,
salary as city attorney, 8 months,
$50.
Street Fund. M. Magee, as
sistant street commissioner, $50;
Fl. E. Cushman, guard. $35; Geo.
Washington, garbage remover, $40;
E. C. Willis, board of street pris-
oners,. $68; Doc Sartin, cash paid
labor, material, etc., $162.41.
Power House Fund. Twill Hen
ry. engineer, SIS; R. A. Davis, en-
gineer, SIS; Luther Magee, line.
man, $55; Theo. Edmunds. fireman,
$50; Dudley Carter, fireman, $50
K. S. Purser, supt., $3.50; Doc Sar-
tin, cash paid on labor, material,
ETC., $3l.53.
Accounts Allowed. -On motion,
accounts were allowed and the
Mayor and Clerk were directed to
issue warrants to cover same, as
follows:
Power House Fund. Thos.
Crawford, 446 loads shavings,
$35.68.
Revenue Fund. &C. B. Lea. cap
turing prisoners, 81; R. D. Lanier,
copying assessment rolls, ETC., $75.
School Expense Fund. "A. M.
Greer. janitor colored school, $40;
H. Smylie, janitor public school,
$35; Doc Sartin, cash paid labor,
material, etc., SIS.
Street Fund. Eli Kits, street
crossings. $685.. SO.
City Hall Fund. e. Mccormick,
first payment as architect. $100;
same, expenses business for city to
Hattiesburg, $3.50.
Electricity for Fair.-A commit
tee from the Board of Trade ap-
peared before the Board asking for
electricity for the Lincoln County
Fair; said request was granted and
the city agreed to furnish free cleo
tricity and transformer, the Fair
to pay all cost of wiring, etc.
On motion, the proposition Of the
Hartman Mercantile Co., for settle
ment of Gibson Paving Co., matter
was rejected, owing to the fact
that Gibson had served notice that
no moneys be paid Hartman by the
city. Ayes. Wentworth, Bee, and
Abrams. Nays, Baggett; Heuck
acting mayor and not voting.
Contract price of City Hall. -
On motion, the contract price OF
City Hall was ordered increased
$68, same being extra for change OF
roof to 5-ply composition root.
Boiler for City Hall. "A commit
tee Of the whole Board was ap-
pointed to confer with R. M. Nalty
and others in reference to purchase
of boiler for City Hall.
Closing Of Street. The petition
of Chas. Buttertield and others, for
closing Of street at or near Butter
fields residence, was, on motion,
rejected.
Light at Washington and Chick
asaW SITS. The Supt. of Power
House was directed to place one
Tungsten light at Washington and
Chickasaw Streets.
Widening of Cherokee Street.
On motion. the proposition of Mrs.
M. T. Flood for widening Cherokee
Street in front of her home, was
referred to the street committee.
Supt. Of Power House was direct
ed to notify DR.. Flowers that he
must cease the useless waste of
water or a meter would be INSTALL
ed.
Tax Collectors Report. Doc
Sartin. City Tax Collector, sub
mitted his report Of collections for
the month Of September. 1910,
which was carefully examine and
approved and his account allowed.
The report is as follows:
Brookhaven, Miss. Oct. !. 1910.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen.
Gentlemen / hereby submit my
report as tax collector for the
month Of September. 1910, as fol-
lows: Amount collected for lights,