The Osceola times., 1874-04-11
LEaAuHOTICEs.
Proceeding Of the Board Of Super.
ivisors Of Mississippi County
April Term, A. D. 1874.


April A. u. 1874, be .s the frst Monday la sait
month OF April, there was held at the Clerk
once In Osccoia. the usual place Of holdipg Cour
OF supervisors Of said County There was ,re,
ent and presiding, J. B. Borurn, President o.
The Board, and u. &: oough and ". r. wa
and James B. Best Clerk Of Mississippi County,
term.
Al nine O'Clock A. N the BOARD being organ
izrd court was opened IN due form, and the fol-
lowing proceedings were had and ordered 10 be
! entered ~ record
FINANCIAL STATEMENT or THE COUNTY
I CLERK.
And on this day comes james H. Best Clerk oil
Mi-:isrippi County into Court and brings his
books and papers show Ing the amount OF scrip
,ubd AMI reissu~d by HIM Ia accordance with
I the osder OF the Board of Supervisors, approved
N9y. llih isss. calling In all scrip and other
evidences u county indebtedness issued prior to
Noy. yih 1913, except orders on the school fund,
aud ordering reissue for the same and reports
III words and figures asfollows to- wit
the Board. and reissued on evidences of indebt.
elncss presented, from Nov. 9th 1873 10 April let
isH, ON the iand for general purposes, thirteen
ssosaaa as, aPI twenty three dollars aud hfy
Total amount Of scrip ON the pauper fund, Is
suen and rcisstied IN same period of time one
thousand eight hundred aud .ixty three dollars
and hincty-six cents 81 ,ssS3, ,96-l0J.
Total amount on road and bridge fund, issued
and reissued In ssme period OF time, sixty four
do.afs anh seventy five cents 1861, 75-lOo)
Makiuss grand total OF fourteen thousand nine
hnndred and hfty-two dollars and thirty.two
cents
From this sum is TO be deducted two thousand
three hundred sndtwcnty two dollars and sixty.
% The Board of supervisors. which
leaves a balance due by the county OF
mississippi on all accounts of twelve thousand
81 & hundred asd M M,geIiy "ine dollars and sizly
REHABILITATION
i..aS.r r.na .9f 6,"a general purposes. sissss5e.
Road 4 Bridge fiad. S6I,7S
Total amt issped snd rsissned, si4 esq., 20,
Dcuuct ntcancclled Jan term viz: $2,32262
balance due by County, $I'G .6s
Inc Clerk also producing In open co'r. the stub
hooks OF scrip issued, the record Of scIip issued
ue record OF the scrip cancelled and the Ledger
of Ihe county, tog-tktp with the old and n,pts-
ts,i scrip, jury cer'incatfs, witness tickets and
oi,er evidences OF county iudebtednes. redeem.
cd and reissned In obedience to said order Of Nov
llth 1873, the said evidences Of Indebtedness
scrlp Sc were hrsf carefully compared, piece by
piece, win the stub book and books Of recori,
ana having been found 10 be correct and to tally
WIN the books OF record, the Board ordered the
said scrip, certificates &C. To he burned In & Den
court, IN the presence Of the court, the officers
thereof and the bystanders, which was accord.
DIVISION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT No. II.
sEcoNp DAY TUESDAY ArRu TrH, 1874
And on this day comes Ed. = McGayock II.
w. Friend. and thirty eight others, residents.
tar payers and electors Of the Eleventh UItb (
School District OF Mississippi County, and pre-.
sent 70 inc Board pc ,tion praying for divers
and sundry reasons at length set forth in said pe.
liion That said School District No. II be divided
and that anew .hool district be formed which
shall consist OF the whole Of said district as laid
lx on SslA, a..
exception OF Deans Island and the 30 ir,l having
carefully examined and investigated the sIlcra-
lions contained in saId petition, and having ,iu-
" conslds,sd me facts set forth, do grant 'the
io enter lhc same OF record. Aud 1t is further
ordeaed ly the board that the new district rr,a.
teubl thi' action shall be nualbcr9a~ and the
Snu.e oI islana NO ~ uc the i,idng line
oss"es" ne" district and District No. ii.
PAPER CLAIMS.
And on this day the Board considering the
Inconvenience and con Us. .u., resulting from the
ps,psr claims order. that "c ,TrSSsns y, S @.
snail only be examined and allowed semi annual
ly, viz: at the January aud July terms OF the
board. The clerk is directed TO publish this or
der Tor The Information of all parties conGcrued.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
And on this day the Board being notified of
The tcsignaiion ~ tn. County Surveyor amt that
the oihce l. now vacant by reason thereof
ordered that the county Clerk he instructed 10
communicate with his ENcclicncy the Governor
oi Arkansas, and solicit the appointment to the
position OF John W tzzcll, :in the name of the
Boprd, who most respectfully solicit the same
!rIN the Governor
COUNTY JAIL.
THIRD DAY Y:--wEDSEspAY APRIL STII.
And on this day comes John d. Driver sheriff.
ana presents plan and model for repairs of the
County jail, prepared and submitted by James
{ Gs.l ltv,h ,h.r
,or OAK, the latter having been ordered by the
nohsu 70 oe useu Al former term, and provides
10Y me use OF plank instead OF logs a. suggested
~ said term; and the Board having examined
anu considered said model and plan, the same is
hereby sdop'ed, and IL IL ordered that tho same
.hal De followed according to the details pre-
put under contract.
AMI on this day comes James Ward and
', Prs.enu ~, estimate and bid for repairing the
Couhi! Jaii IN accordance with plan and model
| submitted TO the Board aud BY II .pnrnyed and
ADOPTED ana oilers to furnish the material neces-
sary, except me nails and iron door, and do the
model for the sum Of one thousand and fwcntv
eight dollars in county warrants. paymrnt 10 be
made on completion Of the work, upon certidcnts
,ne Csrl Who o. ths board furnished to the
rant upon the treasurer therefor in favor of said
Ward. And the Board having dn,y con.;d.rad
the proposition of the said Ward and enter into
attested. ~"''
And also comes John u. Driver Sheriff and
agrees ~ advapce the money necessary TO pur-
chase the nails and the Iron door and 10 deliver
the same TO the contractor At the landing Al
Osceola, the nails to be delivered by said Driv.r
as Aforesaid at the rate Of ye cents Der pound in
currency spd the iron door for the same drmand
ed for the same by the manufacturer with The
freight and necessary charges thereon added for
all OF which expenditures the Board OF Sunsr.
ysors a,rec to reimburse the said Drive, 4,
United states Currency or In Script At current
rates equivalent BY Its msrkct price in Osceola,
BRIDGE OVER RARNY's BAYOU ATpECAS
POINT
And on this day the Board recon,,derin,
petition Of Il. W. Friend, 4. j McGavock and
others for bridge over Barncy's Bayou. at or
near Pecan Point, revokes its action taken on n
previous day, appointing l. }. McGavock com.
missioner to estimate and report os said bridge
and on application Of n W. Friend, i-ur.
senting hiIns,f and r. J Mc0ayock, the con.
{ act Tor building said bridge 10 granted to safa
Friend and MG(sayock who agree ~ build said
bridge for the sum Of e3O0, payable In County
funds, and the Clerk Is directed to prepare Z
contract to this effect 10 be rigned By said Friend
and Mctiavock and dled In this once as u par, Of
the records Vt this Board
And on this day II is ordered by the Board tha
the County Court be instructed to procure q ser
viceable and substantial book ruled aud parallel
ell In accordance with form submitted BY said
clerk, in which book shall be entered, at the