The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-02-14
Proceedings Board of Super.
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COURT HOUSE, Aberdeen Miss. |
February 9th, 1884. !
Present-Robt. Brown, 4th Dis
trict, President:
J. L. Riggan, 1st District,
J. NJ. Rye, 2nd District,
J. j. Basham, Bird District,
J.P. Sisk, 18th Neutrality-suspicious.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th.
Ordered, That d. A. Beeks, III. M.
Dillingham;, William Hannah, j. X
Springfield, j. w. Jones, ]. R.Murff,
W. W. Troup, j M. Rye andsJ j.
Basham, be appointed commissioners
to prepare plan and specifications
and after advertising according to
law,proceed to let contract for build
ing bridge across Buttahatchie river,
to lowest and best bidder; and re-
port at next meeting of Board.
Ordered, That the following
schedule of charges be fixed fol
Thames Ferry; footman 1Oc.; man
and horse Zoe; single buggy SOC
2 horse wagon SOC; 4-horse wagon
75c.; six horse wagon $1.00.
Ordered, That duplicate warrant
issue to Mrs. S. G. Thweatt, for $36,
the original having been lost; she
executing bond of indemnity against
loss to the county.
Ordered, That the free ferry
across Town Greek, at Cother's be
removed to Thames Ferry, on Tom
bigbee river.
Ordered, That contract be entered
into between 7, r. Thames and
Robt. Brown, President Of Board,
for keeping ferry at the site known
as Thames Ferry, for one year from
February 5tb, 1884, which shall be
free to all persons residing in Nom
roe county; said contractor to be
governed in all respects by statute
bearing npon the subject, aud to re-
ceive two hundred dollars per annum
in quarterly installments, out of the
County Treasury.
Ordered, That the crossing of
jefferson and Walnut streets be
selected as the place for the execu-
ton of John Nelson, on the 18th of
March, and that the sheriff be in
structed to have the necessary re-
pairs upon the gallows already
erected.
Ordered, That the jury lists OF one
hundred names, selected by each of
the members of the Board, be filed
with the Circuit Clerk as the law
directs.
Ordered, That John Guth, w. A.
Mcmillan and w. q. Elkin, be APP
pointed commissioners to examine
the fallen column on north side of
Court House, to 10 contract for re.
building to lowest and best bidder,
and report action to next meeting of
Board.
Ordered, That the entry upon the
minutes made at January term, 1884,
receiving report of John G. Wicks,
County Treasurer, be amended so as
to read as follows:
To amount from sheriff, COM
mon county fund ........,., S16,SG5. 4g
BY amount paid county S16 $3.50
Commissions on above. ....... 421.63
To Balance due Treasurer 421. 60
To amount from sheriff deficit
school fund .................. S1,g9i5i
BY amount paid county......S 1,993.64
Commissions on above...... 1886
To commissions. .............. 1895
Ordered, That the assessment of
section IA, township, 10, range 7, be
stricken from the roll, there being
no such number in the county, and
that the clesk certify the same to the
Auditor of Public Accounts.
Ordered, That all road overseers
be required to report at the March
term, and that all who fail herein be
subject to fine as the law directs.
Ordered, That the following allow.
ances be made out of common coun.
ty fund:
Jesse Cother, keeping free ferry.
November LIST to February $3.50 90
s. B. Bromly, road timber. 80. | So
Trad Webb, keeping paupers,J Jan. rs 55
Il. p. Thompson, Supt. Educa>
ton, salary, January ...... 80 90
Stern Bros. nails for bridges. -. 3 0S
Jonas & Dalton, printing, publish
ing and advertising. ......... 95 80
W. @. Page, bridge lumber. E. % 80
W. G. Blake, repairing CRATE in
Circuit Clerks office. ....... Q 90
E. L. Sykes, lunacy account. 80 40
Robt. Brown, per diem and miIage ..s 8 80
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