The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-07-09
COUNCIL ACTS ON
HEALTH MATTERS
Sewerage Ordered Relief In
Certain Cases Closing of
Street-Accounts, Etc.

At this, regular meeting OF the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of
the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi,
held at the Mayors office in said
city this, Tuesday, July !, 1919, at
/ 100 O'clock. p. m, there were pres
ent Mayor Butler, Clerk iByrne, Atty.
Cohn, Chief Case, Aldermen Hart
man. Bee, Meyers, Abrams and Nc
Cormick.
The Minutes of the June meeting
were read and approved.
| Drainage-Creamery-Cream Fac
itory.-The City Clerk was, on mo-
tion, requested to notify the Brook
haven Creamery and Farrelps Cream
! Co., to proceed at once to either con-
struct a cess pool or make other sat
isfactory arrangement to properly
care for the drainage from their es-
adjustments. This arrangement to
be made within Five Days. 1t was
further ordered that Mayor Butler
be authorized to employ sufficient la
Dor and take any other steps neces-
sary for temporary relief in the mat
ter of drainage above referred to.
Notes-LaC aCIade--Christy Clay Pro-
ducts Co.-The Mayor and City
Clerk were authorized to execute
notes of the City to The LaClade-
Christy Clay Products Co., St. Louis
Mo-, for $1912.50 as follows: One
note of $956.25 with per cent in
terest from date of note payable Oct
/, 1919; One note of $956.25 with 6
per cent interest from date of note
payable April /, 1920.
Cess Pool at City Hall.-The mat
ter Of repairing Cess Pool or build
ing new Cess Pool at City Hall was
on motion referred to Mayor Butler
and Alderman Mccormick with au-
thority to take such action as they
deem best.
Accounts Allowed.-On motion
the following accounts were allow
ed and the Clerk authorized to issue
warrants to cover same: Worrell
Mfg. Co., payable to Maui and
Yawn) disinfectants, $93.13 (rev.
fund.- : j.. H. Case, Jail account, (rev.
fund.- $13.60; ]. H. Case, Special
police service, (rev. fund) $500.
Freight Traffic Committee Meet
ing.-It was on motion ordered that
E. M. Bee, Chairman of the Power
House Committee be requested to at
tend the meeting of the Freight Traf-
fc Committee meeting in New Or
leans, La, July 7th, 1919, in the in
terest of a reduction of Freight rates
on coal into the city Of Brookhaven,
Miss.
Sanitary condition of Ware House.
Chief of Police Case was requested
to notify H. j.. Cantoni Est and King
Drug Co., to at once put in sani-
tary condition the ware house in rear
of King Drug Co. They to keep
same in proper condition or have
same removed.
Sewerage Order.-On motion duly
made and seconded, it is hereby or
dered that the City Atty. be and he
is hereby requested to prepare all
the resolutions or ordinances neces-
Sary for the issuance of Bonds of
the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi,
to an amount not exceeding $780,
10000, which sum of money is to be
expended for the installation of a
sewerage system in the City of
Brookhaven, Mississippi and for the
construction of a million gallon Re-
servoir.
Open and close Street.
WHEREAS: All interested parties
have filed petition with the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City
Tof Brookhaven, Mississippi, request.
ing said Mayor and Board of Alder
men to close that part of Union
Street beginning at point where it
forks North Jackson Street and end
ing at a point where North Church
Street intersects the said Union
Street; and
WHEREAS; it appears to the
Board that the best interest of all
parties will be served by the closing
of the said street and that no per-
son will be injured or damaged there
by and it further appearing that C.
e. Grafton agrees and dedicates to
and deeds to the City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, Street SO feet in width
by fleet in length extending
Westward from a point ---- feet
north of the North end Of the resi-
dence now occupied by Mrs. ]. M.
Tyler to Union Street, and it further
ton agrees to pay to the City of
Brookhaven, Mississippi the sum of
$4,000 for the construction of side
walk or side walks on said new
street, therefore
Be 1t ordered and decreed by this
Board that Union Street beginning
at point where it forks North jack
son Street and ending at a point
where North Church Street intersects
the said Union Street be and the
same is hereby closed and the Street
so feet in width by --- feet in
length extending Westward from a
point ---- feet North Of the North
end of the residence now occupied
by Mrs. J. M. Tyler to Union Street
be accepted as public street Of the
City of Brookhaven, Mississippi.
To The Hon. Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi.
We the undersigned qualified cleo
tors, property owners and citizens of
the City Of Brookhaven, Mississippi,
hereby petition your honorable body
to open street connecting Curran
Street by way of Katherine Street
with North jackson Street as shown
by sketch Of said contemplated street
herewith attached. We further pc
tition your honorable body to close
that part of Union Street as shown
by the aforesaid sketch attached to
this petition.
Respectfully,
Arthur Roberts, Louie A. Roberts,
%. e. Grafton, F. H. Hartman, T. o.
Beacham, Charlie w. Roberts, Mrs.