American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-09-11
Proceedings Of the Board Of
Supervisors.
curox, September 6, 1875.

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cial meeting Of the Board of Super
vis0rs OF Madison county, State Of
Mississippi, begun and held in the
city Of Canton, At the Court House,
on Monday, the 9th day Of Septem
Der, 1875, there we've present
T. j. Jones. President E. Dick
ersOn, John Divine, Richard TAy.
lor, Benjamin Harrison, members |;
r. j. Ross, Sheriff; E. 8. jeffrey,
Clerk.
Ordered, That J p. Alden be
awarded the contract to build the
bridge over the creek on the Col
li0s Mill Road. near Samuel Mil
tons place, according to specifica-
tons on file In the Office Of the
lUhancery Clerk, At the sum Of one
hundred and fifty dollars, it being
the lowest bid on the same, and
that the said j. p. Alden enter into
bond ~ the law directs.
Ordered, That j. r. Dickinson be
awarded the contract 10 build the
bridge over the creek near Culley's
place, according to specifications on
die in the o1lce Of the Chancery
Clerk, at the sum of one hundre.i
and seventy dollars, the said Dick
insou being the lowest bidder 1t the
said sum, and that he enter into
bond at The sum Of 13AO. with good
security.
Ordered, That John L. Jones be
awarded the contract to make the
improvements up0n Upper stump
Bridge, xcrOss DOak's Greek, &C
cordiug to specifications on die in
the Office Of the Cha Gerry Clerk. y,
the sum of four hundred and twenty
dollars, be, the said Jones, being
the lowest bidder ~ said SUN, aud
that he enter Ito bond ia the sum
Of e8zO, with good security.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this
Board ssitrrsA letter t. E. D.
Frost. ESQ.,, General Superintend-
ent Of the New Orleans, ST. L.,uis
and Chicago ,a;ir0ad company.
calling his attention. to the condi
tion ct the bridge on the MOorr's
BLUFF iOad, near Nc. e. Waliss.e's,
which il IN y Dangerous condition,
requesting him te- have the sam.
repaired.
Ordered, Tbst Thomas Slough
BtkiGe be let to John Otis, II he
consents to build the said bridge
fnr the sam OF GOO, aud enters into
bond ~ the law direeta and should
he refuse to bnild said bridge ut
said sum, then the member Of the
Board from the ID district 10 M.
thor lied u have e,aid bridge ten.
,,0Farlly repaired, bat at os,st not
tn exceed OHe hun red d.sllxrs.
Ordered, That w. b. Jones b..
allowed the sum " two hurried aud
ATTY d0l.xrs, pay able ont of the
bridge fussd, for baiisli"g the bridge
ever Lime KILN creek, AZ per con-
tract
ordered, That Edward Dicker-
son. member from the first d,stfist,
he authorised t0 purchase fifteen
planks, 2ax6x14 feet long, aud
three pounds Of 40 d nails. for re.
pairs to bridges over Bear Creek
aud Tildm Bueue.
Ordered, That T. j. Jones, mem
Der from the 4th dixiriet, I've al.
tharized to purchase fifteen pl.ssks,
2ax6x14 feet long, for repssirs o.,
bridges.
Ordered, That job, Divine, mem
beg from the 2ti district, be author
ned to have the bridge near T. j.
Gees place, Oh the lsrOwnsviile
and SEQ. Is Ferry road, repaired NJ
y sum rot TO exee<d ore huadred
dollars, and that the nnlsl contract
BE- let 10 the lUwest bidder.
Ordered, That Wiliixm johnson
be awarded the cOaarSct for the
maintainal,ce. support sud clOthimg
FOf the psupers Of MadisOa c.,anty,
to date from the LIT day Of Septem
Der, 1875, at the rate Of e12 50 per
capita per month, upon his enter
lag into bond iu the sum Of one
thousand dollars, with David Stad--
eker, %. T. Brown aud Sylvester
Oratin ~ suret les.
Ordered, That G. u. MOntgOm-
cry, Justice of the. Peace in and tOr
the 81 district Of Mxsiis4,n county,
b. gIanted time until the Is, Mon
dag vt OvsOb~r. 1873, 10 replace the
sureties which have withdrawn
fr0m his official bond.
Osdeted, That s. d. 81. TOles be
authorized to purchase . truss to-.
John Sherman, q lsauts~r.
Ordered, That -. II. III. Tolee,
Assessor Of MadisOn county, be AL
lowed the commissions due him
from Madison county ~ set forth
Public Accounts of the State of
-. a 81.