The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-06
PROCEEDINGS OF The BOARD OF SU.
PERVIS0RS.
MAY |, 1876.

, MAY l, 1875.
Be it remembered that at u spt
cial meeting OF the Board of Super
visors of Madison county, state {
Mississippi, begun and held in tn
city of Canton, at the Courthouse
on Monday, the LIST day of May. A
d. 1876, were present J. N. Rich
ards, president; L. F. Montgomery
w. G. Kearney, B. F. Harrison, T
II. Jones, members; r. J. Ross
Sheriff, +. s. Jeffrey, Clerk.
| Ordered that the report of d. c
Beauchamp, County Superinton
dent of Education, showing pay
certificates issued to teachers, to
gether with the certificate of +. S
Jeffrey, Chancery Clerk, be laie
over until the July term 1876.
Ordered that the report of the
commissioners on the Canton and
jacksonville road be laid over fol-
future consideration.
Ordered that Howard Kyle, over
! seer of road No. q, be authorized
and empowered to hire a ditcher to
Dig q ditch from the west end OF
Hoffman & Wea,hersby's lane as
near the bridge over Walnut creek
as practicable, the DIRT to be thrown
in the north side of said ditch, said
ditch not to cost more than forty
dollars.
Ordered that the hands on the
J. w. Crane and Alphonso Burns
places now assigned to road No. 81
be assigned to road No. 81, Tom
Ellis overseer.
Ordered that the hands on the
Misses Henry's and F. E. Johnson
places and those of John POwell's
on the Mrs. Hill place be assigned
to road No. II.
Ordered that the following &C.
counts be allowed and paid out of
any money now remaining in the
County Treasury not otherwise
appropriated to the credit of the
bridge fund:
ROAD FUND.
T. w. Holland, bill ren'd for
4 loads of poles for road
No. Sc. ...-.... -...... 5 20 90
w. r. Parker, bill rendered
for 2 loads of poles for
TOuU W.
EVENING SESSION.
The Board having examined the
reports of J. T. Boyd, County
Treasurer, this day filed and his
books and vouchers and having
found the same correct in all things.
1t is ordered that the same be al
lowed and confirmed and recorded
and that the said Treasurer be al
lowed his commissions out of tho
various funds not charged with
same.
Ordered that Eibe Cordts be ap-
pointed overseer of road No. IL
vice George Cordts resigned.
Ordered that the petition of III. E.
Haley and others asking permis-
sion to erect a good and sub stantiai
gate to be kept in good condition
across the road running from j. P.
place to Calhoun Sta
ton be granted for one year from
the LIST day of January A. d., 1876.
1t appearing to- the satisfaction
of the Board that q number of the
notes held by the various township
school funds of Madison county are |
about to expire or have expired.
1t is therefore ordered by this Board
that the County Superintendent of
of said county, be required
TO call upon the drawers of said
notes and request them to pay the
same or give new notes in place of
The old ones, drawing the same rate
Of interest as now, and when he
shall have seen all of the makers of
,aid notes, he shall report his acts
md success to this Board in writ
ng, with the names of all the per-
IONS interested, which report shall
20 published in the public newspa-
oers of this county for the informa-
ion of the public.
Ordered that LOUIS Sanders be
appointed overseer of road No. 121
vice John Hawthorne resigned.
Ordered that the member from
The 4th district be authorized to
contract for the repairs to bridge
,ver dry crock on the Canton and
K osciusko road not to exceed the
,um OF $50 90
Ordered that l.. P. Thompson,
overseer of road No. 81 be author
zod to purchase 40 planks to re-
pair bridge on his road.
Ordered that the account of J.
& Son for merchandise
furnished Mr., Henry, COL, for 1926
and the account of S. Z. Divine for
coffin for same tor 81 90
be and the Same arc hereby refused.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Ordered that the following ac-
be allowed and paid out of
any monies now remaining in the
Treasury not otherwise ap-
to the credit of the gen-
eraI, poor, ridge and school house
funds respectively:
GENERAL FUND.
r. j. Ross, bill ren'd for
sending prisoners to pen
Itentlary.. .............. , Y 40
Caleb Garrett, bill rcn'd for
repairing chains 1901
POOR FUND.
William Johnson, bill ren'd