The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-01-17
Official Proceedings of Board
of Supervisors. ~
JANUARY TERM, 1884.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Capt,u q .usry

meeting Of the board Of SUI ervisois
VI Copiah county, state Of MisSissip'
pi was begun aud held ut the court
house thereof in the town OF Halle.
hurst, on Monday. the 7th day OF
January. 1884, there being present
Joel Lilly, member elect from dis
trict NO /; " F Price. dist. no. 2; w
W Davis, dist. DO. 3; n L Fu'gham,
dist. no. 4; Jno + s xton, dist. no 8;
T J Hargrave. sheriff OF said county,
and G + Wolfe, clerk Of said board.
On motion OF Joel Lilly, W +
Price, was elected president OF the
board, and court opened according to
law.
Ordered that the contract for keep.
ing the poor at the DOOR honse from
the frst Monday OF Jan. 1884 TO the
6rst Monday Of Jan. 1886 be and the
same is hereby awarded to J Il
| Groome, at and for the sum OF IS 20
per month for each inmate Of said
poor house.
Ordered that the petition OF b T
Martin ct al pra, lug for discontin-
uaucs OF Gallstin and Liberty road
no Ii. from tho Hazlehurst and Beau.
regard road near Martinsville to Mr..
kst road no 20. be granted. and said
G >llatin and Liberty road no ii is
hereby discontinued as prayed for in
said petition.
o der,d that the proposal OF DR..
A. +. Buckley for contract to furnish
medicines and medical attention to
the inmates OF the po,r house for tic
ensuing year DO rejected.
O,dercd that court nd ,urn unit IL
tomorrow morning at 0 O'Clock
TUESDAY MORNING. JAN STn, 1884.
Court met this morning pursuant
10 adjournment. Present, the ssine
n, yesterday. Hon w T Price. preSi-
dent presiding. and court opened sc-
cor'ipg TO law.
Ordered that L ] Butler DO allow
ed ten dollars for keeping psuper
Rolow Brown, months Of December
and Nov 1888.
| Ordered that the account OF G D
1.-Two for court costs in the case OF
| State W J,ck Carter and State Va
Burkeo Wadcll bo and the same is
hereby rejected.
Ordered that the contract for
medicine and medical attention to
the inmates OF the poor house for
tho year ending Let Monday OF jan
uary, 1855, be and the Same is here :
by awarded W DR.. A F Backlog at
AID for tho sum Of $3.50 per visit.
Ordsrvi that j W Young, B II
| b ioucner aud A B Gates be and
they are hereby appointed commits
sioners to examine the bridge acsos.
b. ushy creek on Jackson road o o
20 and have tho necessary repairs
made on same, provided the Same
can be done for less than 500.
Ordered that G. F Wolfe procure
| 49, ;-~t:.- l. -L-t-, ~.ss 1901 TO-
dist no. 4 and no. and deliver
one to J N Cocn, ] L aud one to Q
a Head, ] P.
Ordered that tho petition OF J.re-
miah Bass ct oil for change OF Ha.
zlehurst and Crystal Springs road
no. s. DO granted as prayed for.
Ordered, that whereas, by ordor
Of tho board Of supervisors made OF
their April term. 1883, james M
Norman was appointed commission
or 70 sell the following land (then
belonging to the county, to-~it: the
no or Of see So. 1 1, r 8 west at pub
lie vendure on credit. aud whereas
Thos II T,.lman, the purchaser ut
said sale, now comes aud says that
he is wholly unable to oomoly with
tho nditions Of tho sale being una
bic to par tho amount OF his bid or
that portion OF tho same that is now
due. aud whereas it is the opinion OF
this board that suid Tillman il insol-
won't and that action in court TO com.
pei the payment therf"re would DO
an unnecessary expense to the coun.
tv, therefore it is ordered that ifssid
lillian re.deed to the county tho
land purchased by him at said sale
the same DO accepted as settlement
in full OF his Indebtedness to the
county on account OF said purchase.
Ordered that the petition Of Is d
Pitts at Al for q change OF Corley
road no 81 be not granted.
Ordered that the road hands on
w T Ned ,de's mill place be and they
arc hereby transferred from road no.
8 and assigned to road no GO. j I'll
bert, oversoor.
Ordered that the 40 or OF SO or sec
Q, and W bf Of sw or Of SEQ 10, and
NV or OF ne or aud ne or OF NV or,
and sw or Of NV Or and NV or OF sW
or soc 81. and 30 or Of No Or and "a
or sec %, t2r 3west assessed to G
w Wilcber ut S. por mere be reduced
to 81 70, that being the valuation OF
same Oh rendered by Wilcher %
shown by the sworn list on file, and
the entry Of IS on the roll being o
clerical error.
Ordered that Joel lilly. member
of this board from dist. no l, DO and
he is hereby directed and autho-
rized to apprentice to some suitable
person, to be approved by this
board, Johu Oliver. until he is
q wears OF age rs the law provides.
Ordered that tha following accounts
be allowed to-wit:
Banister Elan. for digging grave
and burying pauper Mcdaniel Mar
tin. 81, and rejected as to balance,
JR Groome for coffiu aud other