The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-03-18
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD 81
PERVISORS.
MARCH 6, 1876.

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mcctiu. of the Board of Supervisors oi
Madison county. state of Mississippi, pe-
gun and held in the city of tah'"n' a' III.
Courthouse. on Monday, the oth uis vi
,arch 1876. were present .. NJ hicn-
,>rcs,,,,ut,; l.. F. Montgomery y
4 10, Icy r. ), Jones, b. F. HARRISON
= ~ers, r. J. Ross; o'e''''
mem,
frey, Clcrn. -.-nre appolii''-' rs toi-
Road ovcrseer,
| lows:
Phillips King. road Nc. 20.
Ansolcm Adams. road No. 10
Wiley Williams, road 10. 3D.
| James Sims. road No. Is.
| Charles Hobbs. road \ .. 40.
| Doc Carpenter. road y ~.
| w T. Ferguson. road NJ \ 10.
Jacob Burn, road No 81
| 1Iillnihn Pryor. road No Or.
ii & Turner. road No 81.
l. l. Thompson. road No 81.
Pat Harrington, road No IS.
Charles Thompson, road to IL.
NJ + Ryan. road No 100.
$1,000 fine imposed sci fl IS issue re-
turilablc to LIST Monday i'll July. to snow
cause if any they can VIII g said Judgment
nisi should not be made Perpetual.
Ordered that the ing OJvent and dclin-
ql.nt list tor thu. fiscal YER 1879, as pre-
sentcd by II. j Ross. SheI III etc.. allow
lowed and ordered to be lied. the same
showing delinquency of S2.5IS.O0 poll
81 -
ers' tax.
Ordered that the list f additional as
sessInents of state tax III OH poll and per-
sOnalty i'm Madison couL ty, for the fiscal
year. 1873, rs rendered by II. J. Ross.
Sheriff etc, of said cou ity, showing AL
dItional poll tax collect I'd, $780, 90, addi-
tional state tax on perso nalty S2i5. 40, and
additional teachers ia K S37I.7I, be re-
ceivcd and ordered to Be filed.
Petition granted II. III. Bennett for Ii
cenSe to retail vinOus and spurious liquors
ut Camden. upon eI tering into bond as
required by law.
The report of w. G. Kcarney, member
of the 2d district, q, whom was referred
for examination til C bridges built by John
Otis over Thomas slough, on the Vernon
& MoOre's Bluff road, over slough on the
Scott Ferry and Vernon road. suggesting
Il reduction of 1892 from the contract
price of the Tb oTnas slough bridge and a
reduction of Sc $50 from the contract
price of the brid &c over slough on Scott
Ferry and Verne M road. 1t Is therefore
ordered that the reduction be made as
suggested and til at John Otis be allowed
Sl90.03 for the bridge over Thomas
slough. and that he Ike allowed the sum
of S423.2O for Il, bridge oy"r slough or
SCOTS Ferry ana Vernon ros d.
Ordered that w. L. Dinkins. James NJ.
Randall. 5. ID. George and j. NJ. Richards
be- appointed IL comm ttce to examine road
No. p. Canton and Jacksonville road
from Canton and Carr hagc road to town.
ship line, and report in writing what is
best to he done i'll re ftrcnce to the cross
ing ut Walnut creek nd swamp AL ii sent
thereto, at the next meeting OF this
Board.
Ordered that Il. y. Jones, member OF
4th district. be auth o.-iZ.d to remove two
road and use the Lumber OF same to re-
pair other brid re in his district.
Ordered by tho Board tlat l.. +. Mont
gOnicry, member from the 81 district,
be authorized to make such arrangements
with Mr.. Strait for right OF way required
W titC IL su SSOtl HIS IlitC,
and that he DC authorized to have the
Bird 2es across Be. creek near Calhoun
Station and tlrc one near the Pratt place
at 1 Ost not to exceed one hun
bred dollars Ell sh.
Ordered by the Board that hereafter all
over>ecrs Oh Dads when new bridges are
erected shall Use the lumber of the old |
bridges in re- ,s;ir;ng other bridges on their
roads and : nh other repairs as they may |
think necfs sary OIL their roads.
Ordered Oy the Board. that j. NJ. Rich |
ards. nH III Der from lst district, be author
lied to lave the bridge over DOakS creek |
ON the Breckvillc road repaired at il cost |
not to eN ceed twenty-five dollars.
The b bard having visited the county
Jail to in Spcct the condition of same IL
provided for by law, found the same in n
very satisfactory OnditiOn.
Ordered that j. L. Parker. County As
SCISSOR Of Madison, county be instructed to
make out i new assessment of the real
estate OF Madison county, for which he
shall receive the sum of six hundred and
fifty dollars.
Petitions granted. of J. r. e ymcr and
others, Ebe COrdtS and others. X. l..
(a>tens and others, nd GuiltOrl Nic.i-
olson and Others to erect good and sub
stantial gates in their respective roads.
Ordered that the report of ID. &. Beauch-
amp, Superintendent of Education, show
ing pay certifi Gates issued to teache to
date be received, and filed for eN.mina-
ton according to law.
APPROPRIATIONS