American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-10-16
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PROCEEDINGS OFTHE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS.

meeting of the Board of Supervisors OF
Madison county. State of Mississippi, be-
gan and held at the Court house, IN the
city of Canton. on Mo day, tie 4th day
of Oct. a. ID. 1880. Were present J.
Il. Powell. President, G.. j. llulme, +. ii.
Green, j. l.. r. Moore. members.
Ordered that the following named
parties be allowed the following sums for
holding inq lest over the body of I'm
known Party, killed by railroad at
Calhoun Station: r. f. Andrews. j. p,
SO; Thos. Calvin. Jr.. 81; VIM. Foster,
~; X. A Walker. 81; Warner Hendcr-
son. .Jr.. 81; Hardy Bryant. 81; Eph.
Washington. 81 ALE Logan, constable,
75 cents.
Ordered that Wetty Lenorc be allowed
the sum of 81 for psttins up two sign
boards on road No. 13.
Ordered that J. w. Melton & Son. be
allowed the sum OF sSl for building
bridge OH road No. 81 and for repairing
b, idge near ID. A. Cully's
The report of VIM. Baskin ct al, COM
missieners appointed at previous
meeting of this Board, to mark and lay
out new rOal bed on road near the res
itence of the late S. w Mulhewein,
coming on this day to be heard. it is o.
dered that said report be received and
filed, and new road ordered to be opened
Ordered that w. b. Jones be allowed
the sum of fifty dollars for building one
two bench bridge, 81 feet long, COM
plete.
Ordered that VIM. Ludlor be allowed
the sum off 90 for erecting four mile
boards.
Ordered that J. Il. Newton be allowed
tie SLIM of 81 so for erecting three sigi.
boards
Ordered that " M. Ludlow be allowed
the sum Of ninety-five dollars for build
ing bridge across slue in persim.non bot
tom OH road No. forty.
Ordered that William Ludlow be al
lowed the sum of seventy five dollars for
building bridge across wash at d. e.
Jiggett's on roid No. forty.
Ordered that w. J. Rodgers he al
lowed the sum of So 20 for repairing
bridge.
Ordered that Andrew Brooks be al
lowed the sum of Sl45 tor building and
repairing bridges as per itemized az
count.
Ordered that Julius Hoover and Aus
tin Powell he al owed the sum of Sl2 10
for getting out timber for adding to
Bear Creek Bridge.
Ordered that Austin Powell and Julius
Hoover be allowed the sum of twenty
dollars and seventy-fve cents for work
done Oh extension to Bear. Creek bridge,
building bridge, etc.
Ordered that Geo. j. Hulme be allowcd
the sum of $iS So for services rendered
as member of Board of Supervisors.
Ordered that Frank Smith be allowed
the sum of SO for building bridge on
Brownsville and Vernon road and re-
pairing bridge across Bogne Chiito.
Ordered that Reuben Maysoa be al
lowed the sum of Sll for repairing
bridge on Tide Bosue Greek.
Ordered that Smiths Ferry across
Pearl river be leased to J. NJ. Meek
for one year, on his entering into a
good bond. to be approved By the
Board in the sum of one hundred dol
lars AMI paying over to the sheriff the
amount OF license, twenty-five dollars.
1t is further ordered that the following
rates Of ferrlage he established tor said
ferry, viz For each footman, 10 cents
for each horse AMI rider %; single horse.
10 cents for horse AID buggy, 80 cents.
For each wagon and two horses. so
cents. For wagon aud 1 horses, % cts
for each wagon and 6 horses - cents.
Or derod That w. ID. Howell be allowed
the SUN of s. so for furnishing two
sign boards to road overSeer.
Ordered that r. ii. Hoffman be al
lowed the sum of SIG 10 for lumber
furnished for Use on Bridges.
Ordered that f. ii. Green be allowed
The sum of S24 20 for services rcsdered as
member of the Board OF Supervisors.
TUESDAY OCT. 5, 1880.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
were present, J. X Powell, Pres ident,
G. j Hume, j. l.. F. Moore. members.
Ordered that the reports Of the road
oveI seers from No. / to No. III be re-
cciyed.
Ordered that John IIalford be appoint
ed OH road y in the place OF &. III. Rou-
seau removed from the rouaty.
Ordered that Geo. w. Ms be ap-
pointed ovcrscer on road ~ in the place Of
Percy Howard removed from the coun Y.
Ordered that w. &. Love be appoiu ted
overseer OH road No. % in the place of
q. p. Lucket moved off fhe road.
Ordered that G.. j. Hume be allowed
the sum of s. for services rendered as
member of OF Board CT Supervisors.
Ordered that Tom DAILY be allowed
the sum OF 81 so for painting FIVE sign
boards.
Ordered that the official bond of John
ii. Moore appointed constable in the
Sd district in the place of K. A. Mann
failed 10 qualify, be reduced from one
thousand to five hundred dollars.
Ordered that the American Citizen be
allowed the sum OF TWO dollars for SUBJ
scription to the same from January 1850
TO jam arY 1881.
Ordered that Tie American Citizen be
allowed - 30 for advertizing notice to
contractors with regard to letting out
contract TO build causeway through
Panther Greek Bottom.
Ordered that John Hill be allowed the
sum of three dollars for erecting three
mile posts on the Canton and Sharon
road.
Ordered that Z. VI. Afford be allowed
the sum of 81 05 Tor lumber furnished
1 or bridge on .Jackson-Stage road.
CONTINUED NEXT ISSCE).