The Osceola times., 1874-11-14

And on this day this Board took under con-
sidrraion the levyiug and assessment OF Count }
taxes OF Mississ'pp County ivr the year oi
eighteen hundred and seventy four $50 anu
after due deliberation fixed the foll"sing rate
and ordered the Clerk to enter the same ~ recor'
and To carry out the amounts on the tax-books
" provided by law viz.
SCHOOL TAA
District No. :, having pctitioned through their
trustee that NO tax should be levied on them Tor
school purposes this year, the prayer ot the
petitioners il pranted and no tax IL levied In
this district for this year
District No. II having reported through their
trustee that the sum of one hundred (slWl d'llars
is required for school purposes IN that district
this year, th- said amount is levied upon the AS
,esscd property of said district. the per. c-niage
To be computed by the clerk from the approved
assessment for ls.4.
he balance of the districts Of the county
having taken no action in the matter, the Board
therefor. ordeis that tax of two and one half
mills ON the dollar should be WED upon the
assessed vniuation Of property In the same, as a
schoOi-IaA for the year lsi.
ROAD, AND BRIDGES
For the Road and Bridge fund, q tax oftwo (2
on the dollar on the entire assessed valuation of
property III the county.
PAuPEH FUND.
Tor the support of the poor q tax Of two e)
mill, uu ,le dollar on The entire sssessed valus-
tiUn oi property IN he county,
REPAIRS OF PTBLIC BUILDINGS.
10. ae r,pairs or puhic buildi gs, n tav Of
ohr aud one hail q y mills nn iG~ dollar vi the
.n.ll a'Sc,sed valuation of the property In said
.Ounj..
FUND FOR GENERA PURPOSES.
For the fund Tor general purposes. . tax Of
five q mills OF the dollar to be assessed on the
total valuation Of properly.
RECAPlTULAT on.
school Tax, on the dollar. .....,....2 IN mills
u IN
Pubic Baildings " d" ..........lS do
Makinga total county tax Of thirteen (3 mill.
on the dollar.
Ordered that the Board do now adjourn until
tomorrow, Saturday morning at ai9o'clock.
j. b. BoRux Prest. Board.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1874 Board met
pursuant to adjournment, present and presiding
ar on yesterday. 1hc minutes of the proceed
ing of the previous day having been read aud sp
proved. the following business was had and or
dercd entered Of record
CLAIMS ALLOWED
James Littlejohn, For psupcr collin $500
VIM Rust For clerk .. elections 400
W T. fells, For guarding Jail 2I0,0o
James b. Best. For services rs Clerk
OF Coun'y. III 30.
James b Best, For service. as Clerk Of
Circuit Court co4.4O
James b. Rest, For stationery 33.jo
James H. Conley For guarding isil 15.U
Loui- Scott, F"r boarding pauper 1888
W. 2. Hae, For Sundries furnished jail S,35.
j H. Hazard. For fees NJ deputy sheriff 1870.
Armstcad Mitchell, For keeping pauper 2,00.
W h. Haskinr, For boarding pau
per one year. 5000
by Assessor. 5000.
And the Board having under consideration
the matter Of T,ronga bridge, proceeded To open
the ids presented under the order Of the Board
made at the July term 1874 with the following
result.
WIN. Butler, offers to build same for 100 50
in currency; A. l.. Cissell, offers 10 build same
ior S'2oC D in currency, or twenty six hundred
dollars in scrip; Couander 4 Payne, Offers to
build ssme for s3,00OO; A. 7. Ewing, offers TO
build same for 81 so 70.
And the Eoard considering all bids exorbitant
and unwarranted under the condition of county
finances do reject al of them. and continue the
whole matter until next term Of court.
And on this day in the matter OF the proposal to
Ill up the wash or hole in the public road between
the Bass aud " illismson places, the contract Is
awarded to Thomas }. Escue for three hundred
and flty dollars ($SjD payable in coun'y scrip.
Ordered that the Board do now adjourn until
court in course. j d. B,tKUM.
President Of the Bord