The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-03-07
REGULAR COUNCIL MEET
Unusual Amount Of Varied Business
Of All Kinds is Disposed Of
at tuesdays Session.

A. D. 1914, there were present,
Mayor Heuck, Clerk FurIow, Chief
Davis, Attorney Cohn, Aldermen
Wentworth, Bee, Baggett and
Abrams. Absent, F. B Noodle.
On motion, the January minutes
we're read and approved.
On motion, D. Sartin's report
was received, approved and his ac-
counts allowed.
To the Hon Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen,
Gentlemen:-I hereby submit my
report for water and light and
sundry collections for January, as
follows: Amount collected for
lights, $1576 AZ; water, $942 70;
scrap copper, 500 80: gravel, $6 so;
total, $2588 SO.
Respectfully,
D. Sartin, L. e.
On motion, the regular salaries
OF officers and employees be allowed: I:
Revenue Fund-Chas. Heuck,
mayor, 500; A.. B. FurIow, clerk,
$50; D. Sartin, T. G., SIS: R. L.
Davis. chief, SIS; E. R. Mclean,
policeman, $55; Hy. Williams,
same, $55; A. l.. Moore, same, g.
days, $11; B. O. James, hose
driver, $50; Mrs Birdsong, libra
rian, $25; Albert Nichols, janltor,
$25: j. A. vardeman, cemetery
sexton, $40: Phil johnson, helper
at cemetery, $40: A. A. Cohn, SAL
ary 8 months city attorney. $50:
DR.. J. 7. Butler, salary months
City Health Officer, $50: E. H.
Wentworth, l.. H. Baggett, alder.
men, each, So; Z M. Bee. Sam
Abrams, T. B. Noodle, aldermen,
each, $l2: A. L. Moore, police at
w F, c.. SIS: D. Sartin, cash
paid for labor. etc.. $29.05.
Street Fund-W. F. Jobes. as
sistant street commissioner, SOS:
D. Sartin. cash paid labor. etc..
1924 Sc.
School Expense Fund Hence
Smiley, janitor public school. $40;
A. M. Green. janitor negro school.
S12; D. Sartin. cash frt. and labor,
$112.88.
Teachers FUND.-. C. Hodges,
Supt. Education. $l4.57.
Power House FundR. s. Pur-
ser. Supt.. $3.50: K. A. Davis, W.
w. Henry. engineer. each. $785;
L. G. Magee. Iineman. SIS; D.
Carter, fireman. $48.35; w. StoyaII.
fireman. go: D. Sartin. cash frt.
labor. etc.. 249 So: A. B. FurIow,
clerk Sl5; ID. Sartin. T. G $25.
On motion. it is ordered that a
warrant be issued to E. Kits
for $l95.62 in payment of a con-
crete walk in front Of Bowen and
Parsons property, in lieu of a strip
of land donated to the city by the
above property owners.
On motion. the following ac-
counts were allowed:
Revenue Fund-Chas. D. Smith !,
refund taxes. $13. 80: Nathan Smith.
same, $3.45; ]. NJ. Bryd. repairing
jail. 81.
Street Fund-G. w. King. feed
ing street prisoners, $l4: K. T..
Dayis. feeding jail prisoners. $6.40.
Power House Fund Central
Lumber Co.. shavings. $197 10.
On motion, the tax collector be
and he is hereby ordered to collect
all water and light bills in arrears
and to give notice to all such
parties in arrears that their water
and lights will be cut out unless
the bills are paid within Is days
from date. 1t is further ordered
that in all cases where the said Tax
Collector thinks the amounts can
be collected by suit. that he au-
thoriez the City Attorney to file
suit against them.
On motion. the Supt. Of Power
House report be received and filed.
On motion. the report of Chief
Of Police be received and spread on
the minutes.
Number arrests. as; convictions.
20; not tried, A: discharged, IL:
total fines assessed. $s4; fines held
in abeyance. $40: sent to farm.
S12 So; sent to street. SIS: unpaid,
S.; collected. $3l so; total $84.
Respectfully submitted.
R. L. Davis.
Appointment of Registrar On
motion, Edward Smith. Circuit
Clerk. was appointed registrar for
the City and the Mayor directed to-
make necessary arrangements with
him.
On motion. it is ordered that g.
contract be entered into by and be-
tween the City Of Brookhaven and
the Brookhaven Creamery and the
Mayor authorized to sign said con-
tract for the City whereby the
City of Brookhaven agrees and
promises to furnish and supply
motor power and water to the
| Creamery for and in consideration
Iof the Creamery paying for such
lm0tor nOWer and water IL 4 ner