The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-10-11
COUNCIL meet
A. 7. Mitbeck Employed by Council
to Collect Back Taxes for City
Other Business Transacted.

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4 Mayor and Board Of Aldermen Of
the City of Brookhaven. Miss.
held at the Mayors Office in said
city, this the 7th day of October.
1913. there were present, Mayor
Heuck. Clerk Furlow, Marshal
Davis. Attorney Cohn. Aldermen
Wentworth, Bee. Baggett, Abrams
and Bee.
On motion. the minutes for
September were read and approved.
On motion, the Clerk was direct
ed to issue warrant for $25 to Chas.
Heuck, administrator for Dan Nc
Carthey, deceased. the same being
for IL month service as driver Of
hose wagon.
On motion, B. q. James was al
lowed $25 for IL month service as
driver of hose wagon.
Owing to Fl. B. Penh's absence
from duty as policeman from the
10th of September to date; on mo-
tion. it is ordered that he be allow
ed $36. .65 for 20 days. service.
On motion, A. L. Moore was al
lowed $38. so for extra police serv-
ice.
On motion, all other regular
salaries of officers and employees
be allowed.
Revenue Fund. .-Chas. Heuck.
Mayor. $100; D. Sartin. tax coll
lector. SIS; A. B. Furlow, clerk,
$50: R. L. Davis, marshal. SIS; E.
K. Mclean, Hy. Williams, police
men. each, $55; Mrs. Birdsong.
Librarian. S25; Albert Nichols, jan
itor, 25: j. A. Vardeman, ceme-
terry sexton. $40; Phil Johnson,
helper at cemetery, $40; E. H.
Wentworth. E. NJ. Bee, L. H.
Baggett. Sam Abrams, F. B.
Noodle. aldermen, each, SIG; Doc
Sartin, cash paid, $27.
Street Fund. w. F. Jobes, as.
sistant street commissioner. $65;
H. E. Cushman, guard, $35; Doc
Sartin. cash paid. $400.92.
School Expense Fund. Hence
Smiley. janitor. $40: A. M. Green,
janitress, So; d. Sartin. cash paid.
1892.
Teachers Fund. z. c. Hodges,
Supt. Education, $14.57.
Power House Fund. .-R. S.
Purser, supt., $3.50; R. A. Davis.
w. w. Henry, engineer, each. $85;
L. c. Magee. lineman, SIS: Will
Stovall. fireman. $53; D. Carter,
fireman, $45; D. Sartin. cash paid,
1894. 13: d. Sartin, water and light
collector, SIS; A. b. Furlow. clerk,
SIS.
On motion. it is ordered that any
special officer appointed by the
chief of police be required to give
bond in the sum of $500, for the
faithful performance of their duty.
On motion. Doc Sartin's report
was received, approved and his
accounts allowed.
The Hon. Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen.
Gentlemen:-I hereby submit my
report for water, light and sundry
collections for the month of sept.
Amount collected for lights,
$2163.68; water. $S48.17; meter
rents. $3.50: tile. $8.55:. gravel,
$500; light poles, $3.50; total.
$247. 80.
Respectfully submitted.
Doc Sartin.
The Finance Committee reported
that they had employed A. T. Wit
beck to look up the back taxes due
the city since 1906 and entered
with the following contract, which,
on motion. was accepted and order
ed spread on the minutes.
Sept. %, 1918.
This agreement made and enter
ed into this. the 1st day of Sept,
1918. by and between A. T. Wit
beck, party Of the first part. and
the City of Brookhaven. by L. Fl.
Raggett, Chairman of the Finance
Committee, party of the second
part.
Witnesseth: The party of the
first part hereby agrees 10 examine
the records. tax receipts, stub
books. assessment rolls, minute
books of the county and OF the
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven. to ascertain the
amount of property. both personal
and real jn the Brookhaven sepa-
rate school district that has escaped
I assessment for the past six years,
and report upon same to the party
of the second part. He further
agrees to get up an accurate de-
Escription of the lands embraced in
the aforesaid separate school dis
trict according to the minute books
Of the Board Of Aldermen Of the
City of Brookhaven.
The party of the second part
hereby agrees to pay the party Of
the first part for the services above
u mentioned, the following commits
si0ns. to-wit:
30 per cent of the total amount
collected as back school taxes on
property either real Or personal.
n lup to and including the year 1912,
in separate school district.
10 per cent on all school taxes
due and which are not at present
assessed. for the year 1913, Id sepa-
rate school district.
Ia witness whereof we have here
: unto set our bond and seal.
Albert 4 Witbeck.
Party az the LII mart