The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-06-22
THE CITY COUNCIL IN
TUESDAY NIGHT MEET
Business That Was Transact
ed Before City Solons
Sitting Together.

uC VI SAC OAby OO0nSAA
meeting held Tuesday night are as
follows:-
Be it remembered that at a regu-
lar meeting of the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen of the City of Brook
haven, Mississippi, held at the May
or's Office in said City, on this the
Goth day of June, A. d. 1921, at g.
90 o'clock p. m, when and where
were present r. S. Butler, Mayor,
]. H. Case, Marshal; F. A. Cameron,
Clerk, and Aldermen Hartman, Penn,
Davis, Farrell and Moreton.
Mr.. Hermon Dean of the firm of
Brady G. Dean, appeared before the
Board, representing the /. c. Rail-
road in answer to the publication of
an Ordinance passed at a former
meeting of said Board in reference
to parking cars, caboose etc., with
in so feet of any public crossing in
said city, and the Board after dis
cussion of same, upon motion and
second appointed Messrs. Penn and
Hartman, a committee to investi-
gate the situation and that they
make their report at meeting to be
held on June 81 and he putting into
effect Of said ordinance be suspended
until said above.
In answer to the advertisement of
the clerk for bids for printing 500
copies of the Ordinances for Sewer
age and Electric Lights and Water
connections for them and one issue
Of each Ordinance, The Semi-Weekly
Leader was awarded the contract for
printing one issue of said Ordinance
at and for the sum of $262.50 and
the Board after a full discussion of
same decided not to have 500 copies
printed. 1t was moved and carried
that the Clerk issue vouchers to r.
S. Butler, Mayor for the sum of
$194.45 to take care of cash items
which have been lost, also the sum
of $3.50 being the amount refunded
Mr.. D. w. Dale of Jayess for stock
sold by stock impounder.
1t was moved and carried by the
Board that Make Berger be ap-
pointed Plumbing Inspector for the
city, at the same salary as now, and
his duties shall be in addition to his
present work, and that he be requir-
ed to turn over all fees collected as
such inspector to the city clerk for
account of the city, his said office be-
ing subject to the will of the Board.
Upon motion and second the clerk
was authorized to purchase a Steel
File from the First National Bank
at and for the sum of $4,000 for use
Of his office.
In the matter in reference to a
breach of the Contract of Speed and
Kearney with the city of Brookha-
ven, Miss, it was moved and carried
that the matter be deferred to the
21st day of June, 1921 at $500 o.
clock p. m. and that the clerk noti-
fy Speed and Kearney of said action.
1t was moved and carried that the
Mayor appoint committee authoriz-
ed to have board fence constructed
around the Disposal Plant, where
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Davis and Hartman, as said commit
tee.
Doc Sartin, City Tax Collector,
submitted the following report: viz:
Brookhaven, Miss, June 1st, 1921
To the Mayor and Board of Alder
men. Gentlemen hereby submit
my report for Light, Water and sun
dry collections for the month of May
as follows:
Amount collected for lights, $4,-
222.09; for water, S1221.1O; for
coal, $500; total, $5443.19.
Respectfully, D. Sartin,
1t was moved and carried that the
report be received and his account,
$4996.13 be allowed.
Mayors financial report for March
received and approved.
1t was moved and carried that the
clerk pay all accounts that have been
o.K.'d at this meeting, and there
being no further business a motion
to adjourn prevailed.