American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-10-15
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r. Powell, president: J. t3,-Ia)nr. =. II.
Green. members; }. Z, IIicstlcy, sEvrid
~, - Ei1Iujn. clerk,
D..trrs.i =. he hoard that tho Y ! ot tIc
n " vi Sc ) town ) rlu.r.i ". now Il =
scssel on land rolls q ~ W Anderson bc
changed 10 I.ittlehur, NeiI.
Ordered hat Calvin Jones 10 allowed
the sum OF $40 90 for conveying uaJ.ptr
sam Bradley 10 poorl.o.lsc.
| Ordered thar J Eilo GJTdts DC allowed
the sum Of s. &C for +. lalc boards with
noin scrs.
Ordered that MI Boldias bo allowed the
sam of $ 20 ior J nils b6ar.i,.
Ordered that the bond offered by Pat
rick Doyle for building bridge OF Panther
creek be accepted.
Ordered that the shcr.i ASSESS lots . and
G east of boundary luc "a sec = town .
range ), east 10 the state.
Ordered chat Phillips and Jones be al
lowed the sum ot SIS IS iJr material far
lnishcd courthouse,
Ordered that l. Bridges be allowed the
sum of = 10 for beard ri paurer Irip'ett
Tor the month OF september lssi,
Ordered that thc following accounts be
allowed for work done on turnpike sonth
Of Canton ON Bear creek N u Click ) 90,
Wm Taylor ST. 90, Peter Shack!eiord
- so K Powell cash paid for work
8 20. Geo Terry 81 On.
Ordered that o u ThoTtoE be allowed
the sum of el2 90 for hurying two pau
pcrs, Lucinda Williams and Wade lamp
ton.
Ordered that j iriciiart lac awarded
! tho eohiriet TO puI," Il bihnse aG'oSs
81 q, per foot.
| Ordered that =" ana ShuhaNef De
awarded the contract for building bridge
across Panther G. eek on the Canton and
fioations.
PIs ~ ii' a. n,iIesr ~ cr $50 sc.sop ' of
MRS
ordered that ] / PriestIey. sheriff, b,
allowed the sam of s. 90 tor attendance
On oo;lIa a, I'M, ms in.'1,i1S. ;, -.
sum Of :. 30 for mileage 10 cal session N
lbs.
ORDERED that v BALDWIN, clerk. he al
co~f, ,,.e sun MI 81 20 ,Un u
for / DAYS service rendered board.
Ordered that W Baugln, eircmit clerk,
be allowed til sum OF 81 % for repairs N
eiIehis clerks once e,
be .Ijowed the In Of s5S 90 for ,' ss9ss
ing taxes for the year 1881,
ordered ihat ,,ie ie.5oWihS sla'e W.T.
c;rcut o,,r'rt ,,,r the 80 IS-S ~, 80, ras ~
not decided INIT >epfenlberfcr Is i. the
GLOWING amounts: John Divine % 50,
10 In Edwards IS oo, Willis Johnson - 10,
t,ls, simmons - S0hi bu"i.rdS , ~
- al Her. w',sl'i,,nton 50 "a II,..,rv
Chapman 5. 30. W Pate 81 20. Mnjol
Lowe = 81; Lev ci lids ST s. 70, E;n,l9
y ynI,' ~; N Ley - NUS u oiil'
Childs s. 20.
Whereas, proposition has been
to the board by y. NJ
Paxton; president OF he icks5urg,
canton anu fazoo OhF Kaiifoad
Company FOR subscription OF the
sum OF one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars by the county OF
Madison, TO the capital stock OF
said company, which proposition Is
IN words folio" .ng. to-wit =
The Honorab'e Board of Super>
visors OF Madison County, State Of
Mississippi The uid' r-i2ned,.
president OF the ickSpurg, Canton
ana 1az0o City haiirodu Company.
rcqrests that an flect
on be ordered by your honorable
body, TO lie held on the eighth day
)f November, 1881 at the various
voting precincts In SAID county, By
he legal voters thereof, to deter
nine the question as to whether OF
lot the SAID county 81 al subscribe
o the capital stock OF said railroad
one hundred and fifty 1
thousand dollars in bonds of said
,oUn-y, payable in twen y years
rom the date OF issuance. and
bearing interest at the rate OF five
per cent per annum, payable annu>
lily. Said bonds TO be delivered to
rustees, 10 be appointed By your
body, and TO be held by
hem until said railroad company
hall ,oma.ete a standard guage
or cause the same to be
from the northeastern
n eastern boundary line OF said
county, via Canton, to tho cerpe-
ate limits of The city Of Vicksburg. |
n the county of Warren. said bonds
o be void unless SAID railroad is [.
graded, crossrieL. ironed, equipped.
ind the cars actually running over :
t, on or before the frs; day of JAN
Iary, 1855, from said city of Vicks
,urg to the eastern or northeastern =
boundary line of said county OF n
Madison, said bends tllcn to be de- '
ivered to be delivered to the pres
q Z =