The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1912-02-17
ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING.
Health Officer Resigns Varied accounts
Allowed VIII Meet Again
Tuesday Niehl.


At this. a regular adjourned
meeting Of the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of the City of Brook
haven, Miss held at the Mayors
office in said city this the 18th day
of February. 1912. there were pres
ent. Mayor Heuck. Clerk Davis.
and Aldermen Wentworth. Bee.
Baggett, Abrams and Hartman.
On motion. the cess pool on Oil
yer St, be referred to street com-
mittee for action
On motion. the petition Of Mary
Lee for one COW sold by the city
empounder. was read and consider
led and same was rejected.
On motion, Doc Sartin. tax coll
lector, be instructed to redeem lot
No. so at once, said lot having been
sold to F. D. Conant in 1909 and
that he be further instructed to
call on Geo. Washington ct al for
taxes on same.
On motion, the street committee
is authorized to sell the city's gray
mule and to buy one to take her
place.
On motion, the action of the
street committee in reference to
purchasing a road building ma
chine, be ratified.
On motion. the following ac-
counts were allowed:
School Expense Hoffman Bros,
articles for school. $2.45; Fitch
Dustdown Co.. Dustdown. 81 20; F.
B Noodle. articles, Sill rs; Max
Priebatsch, articles, $6 As: Cum.
Tel. Co, phone. $l.65; L. D. Boad-
wee. articles, $4.05s C. B. Perkins.
articles, 81 l25.
Street Fund-C. H Penn, arti-
cles, So so: Geo. Bowsky. articles,
81 IS: Grafton Stamps Drug Co.,.
articles, $1.15; s. Lewenthal &
Sons, articles. $3.50: Mer. Gro
Co.. feed, $48.77; c. B Perkins.
articles. t$5 35; Standard Oil Co..
road oil. $418 r.
Revenue Fund u. F. Erwin, re-
pairing lock. 85c; Cum. Tel. Co..,
phone. $2.75; Joseph West. shoeing
fire horses, $4.
Power House. &C. H. Penn.
work, So. 80; Central Lumber Co. !,
shavings. $64 80; B F. Canterbury.
articles. 35c: Cum. Tel. Co.,.
phones, SIS. 80: M. D Staffier, work.
$40. so; C. B. Perkins. articles,
$l4 80; f. B. Noodle, articles.
$4.l5: Arrintgon Fdy. & Ma CO..,
articles, $8.05: Standard Oil Co !,
oil. $2l 98; Jno. McGrath & Sons,
oil. SOC; A A. Lilly, repair work.
81. 80: Morrison Coal Co.. coal.
3s Sss l: g.: Gil sas|; ss;. as Pa s.;ssss g
|cles. $6.75: Marion Oil Co, oil.
$685.; Electric Appliance CO.,
$19 43; Paul B. Huyette Co., CSC;
YarnalI Waring Co., articles,
ST. 40; Miss. Fdy. & Mach. Co.,
CRATE bars. etc., $l1.90; Western
Electric Co., articles, $63.01; Gen.
|eral Electric Co.. articles, SIG Al:
Commercial Electric Co articles,
$1407: Fort Wayne Electric Works,
articles, $500. !
Resignation of DR.. /. L. Parsons,
City Health Officer. On account of
conflicting duties, DR.. /. l.. Par
sons, City Health Officer, presented
his resignation to take effect in
|stanter, which, on motion, was
accepted. The Mayor and Board
expressing regrets at the loss of
the City Health Officer.
Brookhaven, Miss 2210-12.
To the Hon Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Brook
haven. Miss.
Gentlemen:-I herewith tender
my resignation as City Health
Officer, to take effect Immediately.
| wish to thank you gentlemen for
the honor you have bestowed on
me. in electing me to this Office
and regret very much that circum-
stances over which have no con-
troll. prevent my serving you longer
in this capacity.
Very truly yours.
|. L Parsons, M. ID.
On motion. the Board adjourned
to meet February 20. 1912.
R. L. DAVIS. Clerk.