The Southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1876-1890, 1877-08-18
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Board Of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors met on
Monday, 9th inst, when the following
entries, orders aud DEGREES were made:
Preseut-A X Jones, president; w
J Lum, w Med Sims, Joseph Noble,
Peyton Turner, members Z 4 Buck,
sheriff; n S Walker. clerk.
Ordered that Z 4 Buck, sheriff, be
authorized % purchase four road scrap
ers for the use Of road 0yerseers Of the
county.
Ordered that Z Taylor bo allowed 20
erect a gate across the public road near
the residence Of w X TiDsley, subject
to removal by the Board.
Ordered that lhe real estate Of MIS-.
S ) Russell, comprising 564 acres Of
land, be reduced III tile assessment
from "a to SO 50 per acre. on account
~ the loss by fire Of the gin-house %
said land.
Ordered that tile petition Of Alexan-
der Hubbard, ct al, for leave 10 erect
gate across the public road, near the
four mile post, on the road from Rod.
ney 10 Port Gibson. lie over till a ext
meeting.
Ordered that the assessment Of lots
? and 3, square 2, il Port Gibson. the
property 81 L w Pole, be- reduced
from $1,000 10 Si0OO, on account 0f
loss by FIRE.
Ordered that Peter Robinson. pauper,
be allowed the sum OF 81 per month
from this date until further ordered by
che Board.
Ordered that Becky Wright. pauper,
be allowed the sum Of "a per month.
use of James Sims, for her support
from this day until further ordered by
the Board.
CE Buck, sheriff aud tax collector,
presented his annual report, showing a
balance due him of @J6l0, which was
examined, approved and ordered fled,
and that warrant issue in favor Of said
d + Buck for said cum Of S56.l0.
Ordered that a warrant issue IN fa
v0r of w ID SprOtt for the sum Of Sl25
for building Dead Horse Bridge, ~ pcr
contract, said bridge having beeu ~
ceived by The Board.
Ordered that w Med Sims be auth /
orized to have the necessary repairs
done on the Ark Bridge.
Ordered that an election be held at
the general election on November 6th, |
1877, 10 fill the Office Of Chancery Ciefk |
for the unexpiied term.
The following accounts were allow
ed aud warrants ordered 10 issue, they |
having been examined and approved:
Violet Guins, panper, use N g Smith,
4 months support -@4o w
g p Mclean, making colin aud
hurying pauper- 10 %
n 5 Walker, Justice docket. il. Is 50
Southern Revpille, advertising. ] Cd
N 5 Walker, II Rule days TO July
let, aud q days attendance on
chancery court t-------.-.- 80 ~
/ " 5 Walker, express charges on
docket aud laws s-.- 20
g Il Buck. days attendance,
July term, chancery court. Is %
road q 16,,i 81, district ). ,........'. s rs 200.
w T. Hicks, building NARROW
bridge - ~
J ID Magruder, 3 trees furnished y W
L S Thompson, blanks------- II %
EB Thompson, repairing Nose
Il lev bridge. .----------------. c0U w
T. b a. w b Thompson, repair
ing bridge est Of Moselev..- b 50
lEB& w b Thompson building
approach 10 Museley bridge. 40 90
The following bills aud accounts
we're rejected:
VIM Gamble, making coffin and
burying pauper Westley Bird 10 %
q p Mclean, 2 months support
j w Roberts, pauper.------- - %
Ordered that John A Shields be APP
pointed assessor for the uuexpired term
Of L 5 Thompson, deceased.
Tho Board then adjourned.
AK JONES, President.
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 1877.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Presept-W j Lnm, president, pro
TEN; " Med Sims. Joseph Noble, Pey-
ton Turner; q Z Buck, Sheriff n ;
Walker, clerk. 4bsent-A X Jones,
by consent 0f the Board.
The following bills and accounts
were allowed, and warrants ordered 70
be issued therefor, they having been
examined and approved:
Newell Shannon, witness fees
where state failed to prosecute > %
B Jordan, witness fees where
the state tailed to prosecute 81
A X Shaifer, witness fees where
the state failed to prusecute--- 3 40
John Sawyer, witness fees where
state failed 10 rrosecnte-----. 90
Ice Watkins, witness fees where
state failed 10 proseeute.---.- 40
Jones A. Neal, lumber for bridge 45 %
} BarrOt Bros. suudries for poor
nUuct - -
! Mrs NJ Schaaf, boarding pau
pers lmoutb, 10 August l..-.- Ga 00
/. ID g CLARK. repairing bridge over
B Archer Greek. k.--.-------- 35 O0
The greater part of the day was oc
3 cupied in revising the personal assess
J ment filed by the assessor
D The Board fhen apjourned.
WI LUM, President, pro tenn.
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