The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-02-07
REGULAR COUNCIL meet
Usual Monthly Accounts Allowed City
MarshaI's Report Edward Smith
Named City Registrar.

i ~>@~ OAsJ VA 4~AOOntAeANCAe AA 1889
held this. the 3rd day of February
A. D. 1914. at the Mayors Office il
said city. there were present, May
or Heuck. Clerk FurIow. Chic
Davis. Attorney Cohn, Aldermen
Wentworth. Bee. Baggett AMI
Abrams. Absent, Noodle.
On motion, the January minute
were read and approved.
On motion, d. Sartin's report
was received. approved and his &C
counts allowed.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen,
Gentlemen:-I hereby submit my
report for water and light and sun
dry collections for January, as fol
lows:
Amount collected for lights,
$1576.42; water. $942. 70, scrap cop.
per. $63,30; gravel. $3.50; total,
$2588. SO.
Respectfully,
D. Sartin, I. G.
On motion, the regular salaries
of officers and employees be allowed.
Revenue Fund-Chas. Heuck,
mayor. 500; A. B. Furlow, clerk,
$50; D. Sartin. 7. c., SIS; R. L.
Davis. chief. SIS; E. K. Mclean,
Hy. Williams. policemen, each,
$55; A. L. Moore. policeman 6
days, $11; B. Q. James, hose
driver, $50; Mrs. Birdsong, libra
rian, $25; Albert Nichols, janitor,
$25; j. A. Vardeman. cemetery
sexton. $40; Phil johnson, helper
at cemetery. $40; A. A. Cohn, sal
ary three months city attorney,
$50; DR.. J. T. Butler. salary 6
months health officer. $50; E. e..
Wentworth, L. H. Baggett, alder
men, each. So: E. M. Bee, Sam
Abrams. F. B. Noodle. aldermen,
each, $l2; A. L. Moore. police at
College, SIS; D.. Sartin, cash paid
for labor. etc., $29.05.
Street Fund-W. F. Jobes, as
sistant street commissioner, S65:
D. Sartin. cash paid labor. etc.,
$234.5
School Expense Fund-Hence
Smylie. janitor public school. $40;
A. M. Green. janltor negro school
$12; D Sartin. cash paid freight
and labor, $112.89.
Teachers Fund.-. C. Hodges,
Supt. Education. $14.57.
Power House Fund-R. S. Pur-
ser, supt., $50; R. A. Davis. w.
w. Henry, engineer, each. $85; L.
G. Magee. lineman. SIS; D. Carter,
fireman. $48.35; w. StovaII. fire.
man, $50; D. Sartin, cash freight,
labor. ETC.. $249.58; A. B. Furlow,
clerk, SIS; D. Sartin, water and
light collector, SIS.
On motion. it is ordered that a
warrant be issued to E. j. Kits
for $195.62 in payment of con-
crete walk in front of Bowen and
Parsons property in lieu of strip
of land donated to the City BY the
above property owners.
On motion, the following ac-
counts were allowed:
Chas. D Smith. refund taxes,
$13 so; Nathan Smith. same, $3.45;
j. M. Byrd, repairing Jail. So.
Street Fund-G. w. King, feed
ing street prisoners, SD; R. L.
Davis, feeding Jail prisoners, $6 40.
Power House Fund Central
Lumber Co.. shavings, $197. 10.
On motion. the tax collector be
and 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 ir
all cases where the said tax coIIec.
tor thinks the amounts can be col.
lected by suit. that he .authorize
the city attorney to file suit against
them.
On motion, the Superintendent
of the Power Houses report be re,
ceived and filed.
On motion, the report of Chiei
of Police be received and spread or
the minutes.
Number arrests, 45: convictions
29; not tried. 4: discharged. 12
total fines assessed, $84; fines held
in allegiance, $40; sent to farm,
$l2 so; sent to street. SIS; fines
unpaid. S.; fines collected, $31.5O
total. S84.
Respectfully submitted.
r.. L. Davis.
Appointment Of Registrar-OE
motion. Edward Smith. Circuit
Clerk. was appointed registrar fol-
the City. and the Mayor directed
to make necessary arrangement
with him.
On motion. it is ordered that :
contract be entered into by and be-
tween the City of Brookhaven anc
the Brookhsven 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 tbs
Creamery for and In consideration
| Of the Creamery having for snch