The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-31
THE CITY COUNCIL meet
$4,000 Sale Of Bonds for Street
improvements Consummated-
New Street Ordered.
POLICEMAN RESIGNS AND
OTHERS ARE REELECTED
New Business That Was Passed on
as Well as the Regular Run
The Official Record.

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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 9th
day of January. 1913, there were
present, Mayor Heuck, Clerk Fur
low, Attorney Cohn. Chief Davis,
Aldermen Wentworth. Bee. Bag,
gett. Abrams and Noodle.
On motion. the financial report
was received. approved and order.
ed spread on the minutes.
On motion. the matter of ex-
tending water mains to corporation
line of w. Congress St.-OD mo.
tion. the matter be referred to the
Power House Committee.
In the matter of concrete cul-
vert on Washington Street. .-On
motion, it is ordered referred to
the street committee, with power
to act.
On motion. the following ac-
counts were allowed Commercial
Bank and Trust Co., box rent, rev.
enue, $5: DR.. 6. A. Love, shingles,
$2.55; M. d. Staffier. plumbing
work at Cemetery. $2.15.
Sale of Bonds. 1T is hereby or
dered that the $40. 900 issuance of
Street Improvement Bonds 1914. be
and the same are hereby sold to
the First National Bank of Brook
haven, Miss, for the sum of S10,.
O50, and accrued interest, and that
the attorneys fees for the inspec-
tion of said bonds be borne by the
purchaser.
Order resembling an order-On
motion. the order allowing Whit
worth College SIS per month for
police service as recorded on page
299. minute book s, be and the
same is hereby rescinded.
! Resignation of n. C. Penn. .-0n
motion. the resignation of H. B.
1
Penn as night policeman. be re-
ceived and a warrant issued for
$45 83 be issued for his services in
January,
! On motion. it is ordered that the
Board 60 into the election of police
linen.
On motion. E. r Mclean was
lappointed day policeman at and for
| the sum of $55 per month. his term
| of Office at the will of the Board.
| On motion. Hy. Williams was
appointed night policeman at and
for the sum of S55 per month, his
term of Office at the will of the
Board.
On motion. A. L. Moore was ap-
pointed night policeman at and for
the sum of $55 per month, his term
o Office at the will of the Board.
| On motion. it is ordered that
each of the above policemen enter
into bond in the sum of $500. to
be approved by the Mayor.
| Whereas, it appears necessary
| for the best interest of the city
that public street be established
| from certain point hereinafter
mentioned on Whitworth Ave. to a
certain point on First Street, and
whereas. it further appears that
W. H Seavey has this day donated
to the City of Brookhaven for
lstreet purposes. a certain strip of
| land Is feet wide north and south,
by ATT feet long east and west. said
strip of land lying on the south
side Of the Robinson lot in the
north end of block 81. as shown by
| Hoskins and Nc Cormick's official
map of the City of Brookhaven.
| 1t is therefore ordered that the
| City of Brookhaven set aside for
| street purposes certain strip Of
| land Is feet north and south by AIT
| long east and west. on the north
side of the property adjoining the
| Robinson property in block 81. 1t
| is further ordered that a public
street be and the same Is hereby
created, beginning at the aforesaid
point on Whitworth Ave-, and that
the said street be 30 feet wide
north and south. and ATT feet long
/ east and west. extending to First
st. 1t is further ordered that the
Esaid street be and the same is here
by officially named and designated
Willard street.
| 1t is further ordered that the
street running from First street to
| Second street, between blocks IL
and 182 in the City of Brookhaven.
as shown BY HoskiEs and McCor-
mick's official map Of the City Of
| Brookhaven be and the same is
hereby officially named and desig-
mated as independence st
| 1t is hereby ordered that there
| be and hereby Is created a public
street % feet wide. beginning at
| the intersection Of Enterprise st.
and Whitworth Ave, on the east
side Of the l. q. R. r. Co s tracks
land running south along said rail-
road to the Power House property
of the City of Brookhaven. dis
tance Of --- feet more or less. IT.
being understood and agreed BY
and between the City and'the prop
erty owners along said street that
the said property owners execute