American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-07-26

4cOuld, the hands could get all tim
Der needed in the woods nea r by,
and the Overseer, Charles ID Hard.
has plenty of hands for all work
needed on his road.
On the road from Vernon to Liv-
ingstOn are two small bridges which
| am advised are advertised tor bids
to build. These bridges are very
passable now, and with a little la
Dor on the part of road hands, can
be made all that is needed.
would recommend that Samuel
Maxwell be appointed Overseer in
the place of Daniel Hamblen o.
road no. 1874. HambIen claims to
be exempt from road duty, and all
seem anxIOus for the change.
Also, that Anderson Nancy be
appointed Overseer in the place OF
VIM. III. Melton, OH road 15S, said
Melton being exempt from road du-
ty on account of age.
would urge upon the Board OF
Supervisors that soue action be
taken in improving the road across
the Big Black swamp leading to
Pickens' Ferry, and thus afford to
the north part of the county access
to the railroad for market and a
saving of toll Of one or two dollars
for each trip to Goodman. This
matter of toll drains a large amount
annually from the citizens of your
county, and cOmpelIs them to travel
from four to six miles further each
trip. There are but six water ways
needed, and those short, except
one, and that not over four feet
high and 100 feet long. The abut-
ments of them could be built of
logs along the line of the road, and
stringerS all found handy, SO that
plank and spikes only would have
to be oblained for covering. 1 think
that if the county would expend
$1,000 under the supervision of n
judicious manager, for work and
materials, it would be of great ben
eft to the northern portion of the
county, deprived as it has been of
the promised railroad to KosciuskO.
j. III. Evans, ID. Hamblen, McMur-
tray, Bennett, and others, have
been urging upon me the necessity
of new bridge across the creek
east Odluucu tuC ulSbIu
travelled road from Camden to Car
thage, to McMurtray's mill, SC.
The bridge over the first creek, and
the worst, is in q very bad condition
aud very rotten, and although there
. lare two other bridges needed on
the road to McMurtrQy's mill, yet,
the other streams are hard, gravelly
bottoms, and good fortling except
in high water, aud then, at times,
cannot be iorded. Should the Bird &c
above referred to give out, that
stream is a real quagmire, and no
bottom.
On road no. 90, Hal Scott over
seer, there is material needed for a
bridge across the creek North of and
near where the OverSeer now lives.
BY crossing the creek about eight
!. rods below where the road now runs,
} the banks are high and the ground
2 is much better condition for a road,
the old road having been washed
ont so that it is almost impossible to
prevent the wafer from running a
long way i'm tue road, and l would
suggest that means be taken to
: change the location of the road, and
| build Il bridge over the creek. /
/ think $500 will put in the bridge.
t OverSeer Scott also complained
, that he had three miles and over of
. bad road to work, and only five
: hands to work it; that every man
had already worked six days, and
} he had not been able to work the
5 whole length of the road, ant! that
some portions of the road he had
f worked are now almost impossible
Oh account of heavy rains. The
Overscer asks that the hands on j.
! J. Covington's place, now on com
: mission of j. V. Scott. road no. -.
: be assigned to his road, and he will
. try and keep the road passable.
| recommend this change to be made.
f All the foregoing is most respect
fully submitted.
JOHN HAWTHORNE,
County Supt. of Public Roads.
, June %, 1878.
To the Honorable Board Of Sa"e,i.ors of
Madison County:
, Having examined the Camden
|. and Stump Bridge road, 122, from
= Camden to the corner of Lee Mich
OILS field, David Hamblen Overseer,
[ would recommend that two hands
on the w. Maxwell place and three
on the Mary Tucker place be taken
from Jack Collins commission, and
be placed on the commission of the
said David Hamblen, and be assign
ed to work said road 122.
Also, that the hands on Capt. Ev-
ans place, and the hands Oh -
Aliens place, in Camden, be taken
from S. G.. Wilder's commission,
and be placed in the commission of
said David Hamblen and consigned
to work said road e22.
Also, that all hands now in said
David Handlers commission be
allowed to remain therein, and that
the boundaries of said road remain
as designated i'll said David Ham
blen's commission.
Further ordered, That Saml Max
well be appointed overseer i'll place
OF Daniel Hamblen.
JOHN HAWTHORNE,
Co. Supt. of Roads.
june s, 1873.
Ordered. That the change above
recommended be made as therein
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