The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-08

FEBRUARY TERM.
COURT HOUSE, ABERDEEN, Miss. |
MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 5thlS83. (

Il, l. J
Present
r. N. Stockton, 1stDist. Prest.
John Wood, I'd Dist.
]. j. Basham, Sd "
S. A. Dalton, 4th
j. P. Sisk, 9th
Supervisors.
Ordered, That Aleck Howard, over-
seer Of the Muldon and Palo Alto road,
from corner of Mrs Evans place 20 the
county line, with the hands under his
charge proceed Immediately to place
said section of road in good, safe and
passable condition, and in default thereof
that he be subject to the penalty pres
cribed by law.
Ordered, That Kirk Alsup be appoint
ed commissioner to sell the timbers of
the old bridge across the Ivy Slough,
that he advertise the time and place Of
sale by written notices posted in three
places in the vicinity of said bridge five
days, and that at the time and place he
sell the same to the highest bidder for
cash, and report proceedings to the next
meeting OF Board.
Ordered, that the following lands of
Joel Fl. Tatum be posted according to
the provisions of chapter 30, Revised
Code: West half OF section IL, town
ship 16, range 7, and section 7, and
fractional section s, fractional section 9,
fractional section II, and the west half
northeast quarter of section IS, town.
ship l6, range s, east.
Ordered, that the following accounts
and claims be allowed out of common
county fund.
B. b. Howell conveying prisoners
TO jan, Observation-Disclosures. = 600
Aberdeen Weekly, printing pub
nsnlng, etc.. ...:....:....... $40
Jonas Dalton, printing Assess
ment blanks. ................. 1900
Jonas Dalton, advertising lease
of school lands, .............. 6,9S
Ii. Z. Buchanan Co., Stationery
f. z. Thompson, Co. Supt Educa-
ton, salary for Jan, 'S3, and
stationery. $685.
Ordered, that J. G. Sartor, G. P.
Jones. ]. W. Jones, j. B. Easter John
Wise, ST., ]. NJ. Mccoy, and A. J. Eas,
ter, be appointed commissioners to ex
anime contemplated change in the A ber-
deem and Vernon road as follows Move
III III yards running east, thence north>
east parallel with the said road, distance
two hundred yards to be changed so as
to intersect the old Aberdeen aud Vernon
road, and if found practicable, to mark
and lay out such change and report to
the Board at next meeting provided o
majority concur therein.
Ordered, that Durant Cantrell be APP
pointed overseer of Old Quincy and
Smithville road, from Smithvile to the
Cotton Gin and Millvile road.
This day Z. o. Sykes came before the
Board and represented that he was the
owner of warrant No. 1T for $266, &C
and No. 2lS for $50, 90 heretofore issued
and payable to Murphy Sykes Il Bris.
tow, and that the same had been lost or
mislid. and that he applied for duplicate
warrants and entered into bond in on
amount equal to said warrants, condi>
toned 10 save the county harmless on
account of same, with L. IL. Bristow as
surety: The Board therefore orders
that deplcate warrants issue and the
bond filed.
Ordered, that John E. Bright be APP
pointed Overseer Of Athens and Smith,
vile road from Athens and Cotton Gin
road to Weaver's Greek instead of John
Jackson, removed.
Ordered, that the report of c. W.
stone, W. B. Todd, j. L. Morrow, G.
W. Banner, ]. W. Parham, J. W. Wood,
T., W. Crenshaw, commissioners mp.
pointed to view and mark and lay out
change in the Sipsey road, commencing
at or near the Big Branch between J. Fl.
Pickles and Sallie Pickles, thence
northwest on the dividing ridge, inter
secting the old road beyond Bethel
Church, be received and confirmed and
the change made rs recommended.
Ordered, that contract for repairs on
bridge across Matubba Creek on Paine's
School House and Pages Mill road, be
awarded to J. d. Haughton and ]. w.
Alexander, at the sum of fifty dollars,
to be repaired according to plan and
specifications on file, the work to be
completed by March LIST, and that P. M.
Crawford, ]. B. Sims and VIM. Ransom
be appointed commissioners to superin-
tend the same.
Ordered, that the following claims be
allowed out of common couutyfund:
Elkin & Sykes, articles for jail, IS a rs
L. G. Stewart, lumber for bridge, 16 81
u. g. Sugg, oil for clerks Offices, 2 45
DR.. Il. A. Starter medical attention
to pauper, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
E. :. Hewes q Co, stationery and
articles for circuit court, ........ 20 &c
Drs. Greene s. Sale, medical atten
ton to prisoners, .....,.......,... I6s 90
Il. Il. Sykes, expenses conveying
lunitic 10 asylum, ................ &c 10
II. NJ. Cabot, wood for jail, ...... q 10
Frank Matthews, repairs on win
dows of Court House, ........... 2 90
W. A. Posey, freight on carpet for
court room, etc, 81 "a
j. f.. Lusby, turning iron bridge
aud repairs on same. ........... l2 50
Stern Bros clothing for prisoners " 90
b. b. Alexander, road timber, 10 90
Murphy, sykes s. Bristow, part fee
in suit of Memphis & Selma rail-
road VS.. county,......... ........ 800 90
Baxter Mcfarland, part fee in
same. ...................... 500 90
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