The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-08-06
THE CITY COUNCIL.
PROCEEDINGS or REGULAR MEETING.
JULY ?. 1910.
Regular Accounts and Other Matters
ATTENDED to Next Meeting
August 9.

the lily OF bro0KnaVens nelQ a
the Mayors Office in said city, this
Tuesday. Aug. 2, 1910. at s p. m.
there we're present Mayor Hoffman
Clerk Bryne, and Aldermen Went
worth, Bee, Baggett. Abrams anC
Heuck.
The minutes of the July meeting
were read and On motion, adopted
Salaries On motion, the sal
aries Of the various officers anC
employees of the city were allowed
and the Mayor and Clerk were di
rected to issue warrants to cover
same, as follows:
Revenue Fund. Fl. H. Hoffman,
salary as mayor. $65: Chester
Byrne. clerk, $40; D. Sartin, ta1
collector, $100; S. N. Blue, mar
shall, $65: W. b. Hughes, police
$50: L. R James. same, $50; j. w
Mcbride. same. $50; j. w. Booth
same, $65; Masonic Lodge. rent Of
city office, $35: Brookhaven B. & 7
Co., rent of city offices, $40: G.
Albertz, salary as cemetery sexton
$25; Miss Laurie Penn, librarian
SIS; Sam Abrams, alderman, $4; E
NJ. Bee, same, $5; E. H. Went
worth. same, S.: L. H. Baggett
same, $5; G Heuck. same, $5; Dar
Mccarthy. fire driver. $50: E. G.
Willis, board of Jail prisoners
$3.50: Thos. Crawford, work at fire
house, $3.50.
Street Fund. III. M. Magee, sal
ary as assistant street commission
er$, 60; H. E. Cushman, guard
$35; Geo. Washington, garbage re-
mover, $40; E. G. Willis, board o1
city prisoners, $34. 40.
Power House Fund. Will Hen
ry, salary as engineer, $75s R. A.
Davis, engineer, SIS: Luther Ma
gee, llneman, $55; Theo. Edmunds
fireman, $3.50; Dudley Jones
fireman. $26.65: R. s. Purser,
superintendent, $3.50; Thos. Craw
ford, 507 loads shavings. $4O5. go.
lax Collectors Report. -Dot
Sartin, city tax collector, submit
ted his report of collections for the
month of July. 1910, which was
carefully examined and on motion
approved and his account allowed
The report is as follows: !.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board o.
Aldermen of the City Of Brook
haven.
Gentlemen ~ hereby submit my
report as tax collector for the
month of July. 1910. Amount col
lected for lights, $870.44: water
$725. .55; meter rent, $3.50; fans
$72.50, total, $1675. SO.
Respectfully submitted.
D. Sartin, T. G..
Petition for Street, On motion
the petitions Of L. j. Laird anc
others, and G. A. Coleman AMI
others. asking that streets be open
ed in Schwem and Curran Additions
were received and referred to ;
committee Of the whole board fol
investigation.
Power for Oil Mill The Powe,
House Committee were granted
further time for report regarding
power for the Oil Mill.
Closing West Minnesota Street.
The petition of Chas. ButterfelC
and others asking for the closing O
a part Of Minnesota Street. was
received and on motion. same wa
referred to a committee of thl
whole Board for investigation.
Power for the Leader Office.
B. T. Hobbs, editor and proprietor
Of The Leader, submitted the fol
lowing petition. which was on mo
tion, accepted and agreed to b,
the city.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board o
Aldermen, Brookhayen.
Gentlemen: We desire to in
stall an electric motor in our print
ing plant for power purposes an,
will do so upon the following con
ditions, subject to your acceptanc
and approval: 1st. That we vii
be furnished current by. the city
day or night, when needed for run
ming our plant. for term Of tw
years, dating from September ]
1910. intermissions beyond th
city's control such as storms caus
ing damage to wiring, and TEN
pDrary breakdown of city s nlachin
cry to be excepted. End. That fo
this service for the time named
the maximum rate will not be owe
9 cents for k W hour. and IL at an
time the rate is reduced. we wi
be given the benefit Of such redus
Ition.
Your approval Of this contraS
will be accepted as binding on oul
Eselves as we'll as the city.
THE LEADER,
B. 7. Hobbs, Ed. and Prop.
Street Tax Collector On me
tion. Chester Bryne was appointe
collector Of delinquent street tax
lot the city.
Matter Of Gibson Paving Co. :
With reference to notice given }
I'D. Gibson and Gibson Paving co
to appear at this meeting of til
board and show cause why certai
moneys should not be paid f. I
Hartman. or Hartman MeEcantiI
Go. answering same they filed
petition against said moneys bein
paid and on motion said petitic
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