The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-09-06
regular COUNCIL MEET
Routine Matters Occupy Most Of the
Boards Time for First Sept.
Session.

Mayor and Board of Aldermen o.
the city of Brookhaven, Miss, helC
lat the Mayors Office in said city
this End day of September, 1918
there were present. Mayor Heuck
Clerk Furlow, Attorney Cohn, Mar
shal Davis, Aldermen Wentworth
Bee. Baggett, Abrams and Noodle.
On motion, the minutes for Aug
ust were read and approved.
On motion. the regular salarie!
of officers and employees of the
City were allowed:
Revenue Fund-Cbas. Heuck
Mayor. 500: Doc Sartin, tax col.
lector. SIS; A. B. Furlow, clerk,
$50, R. L. Davis, marshal. SIS: E.
R. Mclean, Hy. Williams, H. B.
Penn. policeman, each, $55; A. L.
Moore, policeman 20 nights, $36. .65;
D. Mccarthy, hose driver, $50; j.
A. Vardeman. cemetery sexton,
$40; Phil Johnson. help at GENE.
terry. $40; Mrs. l.. Birdsong, libra.
rian. $25; Albert Nichols. janitor,
$25; K. H. Wentworth, alderman,
So; E. M. Bee. l.. H. Baggett, Sam
Abrams aldermen, each, SIP; F.
B. Noodle, alderman, 81; Doc Sar-
tin, cash paid. $13.25.
Street Fund-W. F. Jobes. as
sisfant street commissioner, $65;
H. E. Cushman. guard. $35; Doc
Sartin. cash paid. $304.14.
Teachers FUND.-. C. Hodges,
Supt. Education, $14.57.
Power House Fund-R. S. Pur-
Iser, Supt., $3.50; r. A. Davis, engi-
neer. $85; w. W. Henry. engineer,
$85; L. q. Magee, Iineman, SIS;
D. Carter, fireman. $50; W. Stovall,
fireman. $54; D. Sartin, water and
light collector, $25; A. B. Furlow,
clerk, SIS; Doc Sartin, cash paid,
$4G5.
School Expense FUND.- Sartin,
cash paid, frt. un c3al and incident
ais. $99.75.
On motion, the following &C.
counts were allowed: G. w. King,
feeding street prisoners, $37.60-
Street Fund; B. T. Sehumpert,
cleaning school building. $3.50;
School expense; Chas. Sidvereg,
repairs at Power House, $102. .22-
power house; Lincoln county, 8
years lease on city Jail lot, SIS.
On motion. the report of the
police department was received and
|ordered filed.
4 % motion the claim of L. L.
Smith was referred to City Attor-
|neg Cohn.
n motion. ID. Sartin's report
was received, approved and his ac-
counts allowed.
The Hon. Mayor and Board of Aid
ermen,
/ hereby submit my report for
water and light and sundry collec-
tions for the month of August, as
follows:
Amount collected for water,
1857 .3S; lights. S13O5.57; gravel
and freight, $36.O3; sidewalks,
$3.50; meter rents. ST; total.
$2218.43.
Respectfully submitted,
D Sartin, T. e.
On motion. the Clerk was re-
quested to invite the Board of
Trustees of the Public School and
the Supt. of Education to attend
the regular meeting of this Board
Sept. 9Th. with reference to main
tanning school at Pearlhaven.
On motion, the special commit
tee appointed to investigate the
extension of water mains in Swain
Subdivision, was granted further
time.
On motion, the report OF R. S.
Purser was received and ordered
spread on the minutes.
No. days shavings. II; No. loads
shavings, 20l at 90c, $1SC.90: No.
tons coal, rs 1-2 at $3.50. $218.23;
total, $399.l3.
Total cost of operating. $1025. 45 /;
total cost of upkeep. $685.. 45 total
cost of improvements, $4OO.08.
Power generated for month,
61730 XIV hours; fuel cost per XIV
hour. .66c; labor cost per XIV hour,
.89c: total cost. $l.62 per XIV.
Water pumped, 1926, 900 gall
Ions, XIV hours consumed, 1858;
cost per m. gallons. .44c. total cost
of water, $492.95; power for street
lighting, 8761 XIV at / .62c; cost of
power street lighting. $l4l.94.
R. S. PURSER, Supt.
On motion, the city attorney was
instructed to draw up an amend
ment to the Pool Room Ordinance,
to read II p. m. instead of 1920
p. m. as the hour for closing.
On motion, the city attorney was
instructed to prepare an ordinance
requiring property owners on South
Whitworth Avenue. between L.
Cohn 4 Bros. store and the G. E.
Grafton Drug Co. corner, and on
West Cherokee street, between the
G. 3. Grafton Drug Co. corner
and Holcombe's Pharmacy, to build
concrete sidewalk in place Of brick
walks now in use.
The Board adjourned to meet
next Monday, Sept. 9Th.
A. B. FURLOW. Clerk.