Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-04-07
Proceedings Of the Board Of Super
ViSOrS.

proceedings OF the Board OIL super
ViSOrS.
Monday, April 2, 1877.
Board met pursuant TO adjourn.
ment, all present.
The petitions of r. s. Haynie and
J. Il. Mcmillan, for license to retail
v%inous and Spirituous liquors was
filed &c:
The undersigned CONS appoint
ed to view and mark ont, survey
and locate a route for n road from
the western terminus Of the Macon
and Camp Ground road, crossing
Noxubee river near Bugg's Ferry,
and thCn west to the Winston coun.
~ line, beg leave to report:
The CONS, or a part OF them,
met at the western terminus of tho
Macon and Camp Ground road, on
the 18th of March, and after care.
fully examining the route to Noxu-
bee river, agreed that said road
should follow MS neal as practicable
the section line between section l6
and Fl, from said western terminus
Of the N & g road to a ridge of
high ground, near the Noxubce riv,
CIR, thence turning north west and
following said ridge to a point on
the Noxubee river q few hundred
yards below the point known Us the
Britain Moore fish trap, thence fol-
lowing the Same section limo, and
on through T Is, R Is on the same
line, to a point about two miles east
of the Winston county line, thence
bearing southwest, striking the
Winston county line at a point near
the residence Of W. ID. e. TrippIct,
about three quarters of a mile south
OF the said section line, following
what is known as the old Suttles
road. Respectfully,
W. A. MAY, NJ. B. CocKRELL,
e. B. AMEs, D. &. DlsMUKEs,
J. J. MAY.
The CONS recommend the cstab
Iishment of the road, and the APP
preparation BY the county Of Five
Hundred dollars to the building OF
the bridge across the Noxubee riv-
err, provided the citizens will make
up the balance of the money neces.
sary TO huiId a good bridge and Sc
cure the right of way.
g. B. AMEs,
Chairman.
The petition of T. G.. Baker for
appointment as county auctioncer
was granted, upon giving bond for
$500.
On petition of s. s. Field ct al,
an election was ordered to be held
in the town of Shuqualak, on Sat.
urday, the 2Sth day Of April, \. D.
1877, for one Justice of the Peace
for Beat No. Z, caused by re,igna-
ton of A, &. Doty. S. S. Field, &
W. Nethory and J. NJ. Edwards
were appointed as Managers OF said
election, J. l.. Bledsoe, Returning
officer aud a. G. Doty and s. A.
Jackson, ir., clerks.
r. Hauenstein, AS Treas. of the
town of Macon, applied for a war
liant for amount of tho dislributlve
school fund that Macon is entitled
to as u separate school district, on
the basis of So cents tor each edu.
cable child in the county as shown
by the enumeration made by the
county assessor in 1876. Accord
ing to a census recently taken Ma
con has 985 educable children, and
it was ordered that a warrant issue
to r. Hauenstcin, Treas. &C., for
$5l2,20. Upon completion of the
enumeration Of educable children
outside of Macon, to be made by
the assessor for the present year,
tho school fund is TO be distributed
on u basis OF 81 cents TO each edu.
cable child, and the balance OF said
diStributive school fund in excess oil
the said per capita distribution to
Macon school district and Noxubee
county, shall then DO divided pro
rata, upon the basis Of the present
number of educable children in Ma
con, and the number in the county
as shall be shown by tho enumera.
ton to be made by the assessor.
ALLOWANCES
Jacob FaSer, IS for repairs on
Jail locks.
R. Z. Patty, 1929 for making
two copies of delinquent list of rs.
c B Ames, $50 so for services o.
s p ! from Dec. II to March II.
TP Barton, 81 for timber.
V. B. Hinton Sc for transporting
lunatic.
J W Sndberry, $3.50 for super.
intending Poor House, LIST. quarter
1877.
Also, $3.50 for supplies for Poor
House to April LIST.
A Campbell $25 for services as
physician to Poor House for LIST.
quarter 1877.
For inquest on body of Mile
Lotion, the coroner was allowed
$40, DR. Jarnagin $50 for post NOR.
TEN examination and the jurors So
each.
For inquest on body of Thomas
Mcneil, J. J. Beauchamp, $40 and
the jurors 50 each.
I Coleman, 50 for timber.
Tuesday, April Sd.
Board met pursuant 10 adjourn
ment. all nresont. |