American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-05-17
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MoNn.y. MAY IL, 1873.

ards. Richard Taylor Elijah ware
JOHN Divine, mrmhers; e. =. jef
frey, clerk Il. J. Ross, sheriff.
In the matter OF Donation or NJ
Donation to the YaZoo City, fazot
Valley Railroad. it appearing to The
satisfaction of the Board by report
of the Board of Registrars, that, a,
the election held on the 18th day OF
April, A. ID. 1878, to determine the
! question of Donation or No bona
ton by Madison county to the 1azo0
City, YazOO Valley Railroad, the
polls at the Madison Station and
Livingston precincts were not open
ed on that day, and that the asgre
gate vote cast at all the other pre-
cincIs of this county is as follows.
viz:
For Donation, 4Ol
No Donation, 3oI
1t is, therefore, considered by the
Board that no further action be
taken in the premises.
Ordered, That Fayette Blunt be
appointed overseer of road No. 62,
vice w. b. Kicks, resigned.
Ordered, That the account of Ar
che Jones, for coffin and burial of
paurer, be referred to l. N. Holli-
day, Supervisor of District No. 1.
Ordered, That the bill rendered
by the city of Canton for burial of
paurer and nursing of small pOx pa
cient, be disallowed, as per opinion
of the attorney of this Board.
Ordered, That the contract for
rtpairs to courthouse. according to
specifications on file, and pursuant
to notice published, as required by
law, he given to f. b. Pratt. for the
sum of six thousand dollars ($GOO0),
his being the lowest bid therefor.
Ordered. That said Pratt, in his
bond for the fulfillment of his bid.
be required, among other things, to
finish and complete said work AZ
cording to the specifications, on or
before the first of September next.
ResOlred. That, pursuant to an act
of the Legislature of the State OF
entitled an act TO amend
The laws in relation to the Board of
and the working Of
roads in the counties of Lincoln,
Pike. Madison, &c. and it appear
ing that, pursuant to section two of
said act, due notice of the appoint
ment of a Superintendent IF the
public roads and bridges of said
county of Madison has been given
by the President of this Board, it is
Ordered. That John Hawthorne
he and is hereby appointed Super
iute',dent of the public roads and
bridges in and Tor the county OF
to commence from this
date, his term of office to continue
until the LIST day of January. 1870.
Ordered. That the salary of the
said John Hawthorne, SuperintenG
rnt, SC, he fixed at the sum of fit
Ieen hundred dollars (Sl500) per
annum, 10 be paid ont OF the county
treasury.
Ordered. That Doaks creek bridge
and EXum's ferry road irnprovem'ts
to the terms and specIti
cations advertised and flied, he let
10 john Z. Boyd, for the sum OF four
thousand dollars $4,000, his being
the lowest bid therefor, and that
the said Boyd enter iuto "A contract
to build and complete the same Oh
or before the first day of September
next. He is also required to give
bond as prescribed by the statute.
Ordered, That the improvements
on road No 11S, e-opened from
Exum's ferry road to Ways Bluff,
70
and notice given, he let to Henry
K. smith, for the sim of nineteen
hundred dollars (S190O). his being
the lowest bid therefor, and that
the said Smith enter into bond as
required by the statute; said work
to be completed on or before the
LIST of September next.
Ordered, That Samuel Harris,
Samuel Milton and j. T. Boyd be
and are hereby appointed commits
Sioners to examine and report to
this Board a suitable location for
county poor farm, not exceeding
three hundred acres in extent, and
within six miles of the city of Can
ton and further ordered that said
commissioners report in writing to
this Board on or before the first
day of July next, and that the clerk
serve Il copy of the above order upon
each commissioner, by mail.
Ordered, That the fine of twenty
dollars imposed upon l.. p. ThOmp.
son, as delinquent road Overseer, at
the March term, 1873, Of this Board,
be resciuded. he having rendered IA
good excuse.
Ordered. That the fine of twenty
dollars, imposed upon JnO. s. Warf,
as delinquent road OveIseer, at the
March term, 1873, of this Board, be
resclnded, he having rendered a
good excuse.
Ordered, That the contract here
tOfore made and entered into by
this Board with r. NJ. johnson, to
build IL bridge over Boguechitto, be
and the same is hereby Cancelled,
the said johnson having failed to
comply with his contract in respect
thereto.
Order'd, That publication he made
in the American Citizen, for three
weeks to contractors for bids for
the following bridges, viz:
Burnt Corn creek bridge.
Thompson creek bridge.
BogueciiittO bridge, on Living
stOn and Brownsville road.
Boguechitto bridge, near Wild's,