The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-10
COUNCIL MEET
New Business That Was Passed on
as Well as the Regular Run
---The Official Record.

the Mayor and Board or Aldermen
Of the City of Brookhaven. Miss
held at the Mayors Office this. the
9th day Of December. A. d. 194l.
there were present. Mayor Heuck,
Clerk Furlow, Chief Davis, Attor-
ney Cohn. Aldermen Wentworth,
Bee. Abrams and Noodle. Absent,
Baggett.
On motion. the December min
utes were read and approved.
In the matter of the petition Of
Edgar Green. On motion. it is or
dered that the street committee be
given further time.
On motion. it is ordered that the
tax collector be and he is hereby
directed to proceed with the col
lection of all delinquent water and
light accounts as per his report and
If the same is not collected within
ten days. the Supt. of Power House
is hereby ordered to disconnect said
delinquents,
On motion, the report of d. Sar-
tin was received. approved and his
accounts allowed.
Brookhaven. Miss, Jan. /, 1914.
The Hon. Mayor and Board of AL
dermen.
Gentlemen:-I herewith submit
my report for water, light and
sundry collections for the month of
December. as follows:
Amount collected for lights,
$1754 "a; water. $847.20; tile,
$11.55; gravel. $5; total. $26l8.59.
Respectfully submitted.
D. Sartin. T. G.
On motion. it is ordered that the
Standard Oil Co. be permitted to
install an oil tank in block 7 IN this
city. in the event the adjoining
property owners do not seriously
object.
On motion. the salaries of off,
GERS and employees of the city be
allowed.
Revenue Fund Chas. Heuck,
Mayor, 500: A. B Furlow. clerk,
$50: D Sartln, tax collector, S75;.
R. L Davis, chief police, SIS: Hy.
Williams. E. R. Mclean, poIice--
men. each. $685. H. B. Penn. same,
S32 so; B. q James, hose driver.
$50; Mrs Birdsong. Librarian. $52;
Albert Nichols, janitor. $25; J A..
Vardeman, cemetery sexton. $40:
Phil johnson. helper at cemetery.
$40; E. H. Wentworth. F. B.
Noodle, aldermen, each. So: E. M.
Bee. L. H. Baggett. Sam Abrams.
aldermen. each, $12: A. L. Moore,
policeman W. F.. G.. SIS; d. Sar-
tin. cash paid as per bill, So.
Street Fund-W. F. Jobes, as.
sistant street commissioner. $65; !;
d. Sartin, cash paid extra labor,
ETC., $55.08.
School Expense Fund Hence
Smiley, janitor public school, $40 !;
"A. M. Green, janitor negro school.
$12; D. Sartin. freight. $40. 80.
Power House Fund-R. s. Pur-
ser, supt., $3.50: r. A Davis, engi-
neer, $85; w. W. Henry. engineer,
$85: L. C. Magee, lineman. SIS:
ID. Carter. fireman. $14.67: Will
StovaIl. fireman. $50; D. Sartin.
cash paid freight. etc., $444. OF: A
B. FurIow. clerk, SIS; d. Sartin.
7. C.. S25.
Teachers Fnnd z. C. Hodges.
Supt. Education. $14 81.
On motion. the following ac-
counts we're allowed:
Street Fund-H. L. Hoskins,
2 LIZ days work at $1.50. $3.75; G.
W. King. boarding Chas. Moses,
$12.4O; X. L. Davis. feeding pris-
oners. $7.20.
Revenue Fund-A. L. Moore,
extra police duty. $S.85; j. B. Sin
gletery. same, So.
1t is hereby ordered that the
owners of the property located in
Blk. AB. in the rear If the stores
occupied BY May & Cameron and
C E. King be notified by the City
Clerk to remove said from struc-
ture for the reason that said frame
structures are in violation Of the
Fire District Ordinance.
On motion. the Mayor was re-.
quested to have new stove pipe put
lin the negro school and tin put
under each stove.
On motion. the tax collector is
hereby directed to collect five dol
lars per month for the two lights
in front of Jno McGrath Il Sons
Store, from the time they were in
stalled.
On motion, 1t is ordered that the
clerk give notice that application
will be received at a regular meet
ing to be held Jan 9th for ap-
pointment of policemen for the
ensuing year.
In the matter of deposits 10 the
Commercial Bank and Trust Co. .
On motion. it is ordered referred
! to the City Attorney for collection.
| On motion. the Board adjourned