The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16
PROCEEDINGS
Oh the Board of Supervisors,
July Term.

The Board Of Supervisors of Lincoln
county met in regular session on Monday,
/ the 9th day at July, I--j. All the menu
/ beers aud officers were present, except y.
| W. Maxwell.
! The following claims against the COUP
tv were audited aud allowed, viz:
VIM White, paupcr support Tor
mouths OF March, April, May
and June. l--j................ $112 %
Marshall and Brucc. STATIONERY for
Snp't Of EduCatiuu...........- II uo
Marshall ~ Bruce, index for Ch'y
Clerk OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. w
Marshall < Bruce for loo hihS for
Circuit CleI k.................. 80
!. Warren. Circuit Clerk, per
diem on trial of lIabcaS Corpus 3 %
Il w McNair, sheriff, g days at
tendance on Chancrry Court. 10 Oh
Il. W MrNair, sheriff, lights, etc. | 30
W { IIaunOn. r Hays, j " Mar
tin. l. { Matthews, ; + Magee,
II \ smith Jurors on inquest of
luuacy. one dollar each. ....... %
Il W McNair, sheriff, summoniug
Jury NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s wv
VI Martin, Chauccry Clerk, -
suing two wriI=............... 81
VI PrirbatsCl, witness ccrtiticai l3 80
+ DickerSon, Witness ccrtifCtS II 81
T. l. Douglass. witness certificates 81
sherman x Davis, witness GER
tihCntCS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 ~
i III Hartman, for witness ccrtlr-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2G CO
4 Schcrrk. WtnrSS certificates. %
Chas llcuck, witness certificates ~
KrlusS X Levy, witness certitcts ) 60
james Gayle, witness certificates ~
J II eagle, witness certificates. 60
W Il Spencer, cXprrsS on stat'ry ~
Anthony Brown. burNing panprr o.
ID q Dell, huryiuT pauprr. ! 90
DIR Bennett, attention To panper ~ 10
Dr Bennett. attending inquest. 10 Oh
w X Spencer, Supt. Education, !
year salary to July Is, lS-:5..... 80 On
l. c Maxwell, keeping comfy
pauprr> for May and Jane, - 800 IA
Ed Banks, nursing paupcr Ii
aNS................... ......... - GO
Frank Keenan,, Jail tr,.s......... 50 10
Frank Keenan,, feeding county
prisoners. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 %
Il " L 4 Ennis, Stationery for Cir
cult Clerk. .................. Al 90
, Robt Allen, poll rcmittcd...... 90
J \ lloskins year rent for COurt
house To January LIST, l-SG.. -. 100 90
J \ lio,kins, keeping county
prisoners. Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
+ SESSIONS, member, 3 days at
tendance ON Board .......... IL 90
W j Williams, member 3 days
attendance on Board d mileage l3 60
. ) VI Holloway, member 3 DAYS
attendance on Board Il mileage - 80
VI " Novels, member, 3 days at
tendance on Beard aud mileage Is 10
J X W McNair. sheriff 3 days at
tendance on Board. ........... G 90
+ NJ Martin, clerk, attendance on
Beard 49,. ..................... y VI
The following orders were made
Road No. - changed 50 rs TO ran from
VIM. East's old place 10 the forks of The
Pheasant Valley and Liberty roads south
, of the bridge, and W + East is appointed
: ovcrSecr, vice Enterkeu, who is ex-
cuscd on account of age.
Road No. II is changed 50 "a to run
from Walkers creek to the Cnpiah coun-
, ~ line.
Ordered, That the Superintendent of
Education issue To the 5. =. Oliver and
X l. Lee schools each pay certificates for
the first and second months in pursuance
of the arrangements made with these.
schools, and that he likewise issue Ccriiti-
Gates to the Case and burr schools each
for the first and second months in con
tormity to an arrangement with these
schools
Ordered, That the 0yersrcr of road No.
u he directed t" procure the necessary
lambcr and repair the bridge ACROSS lOpi-
saw Creek.
The Board adopted the following spec
ititatiUns for bridges to be built hereafter
by the county to-wIt: Posts IOXIO inch
-; caps lOAll inches SlerprIS if sawed
lNl2 Inches, and If htWcd. GXl2 inches
tiouring sect 10y , inches; railing 3X4
inches. All the timber used III construct
ing bridges must ue good heart yellow
pine.
Ordered, That the annual report of the
Superintendent of Education be APPROX
ed and tIlcd
Proof having been made before ,;thc
Board that Il certain shlngle mill WAS
was twice assessed IN 1874, once to " =
Pepper and once to 5 i Mckee, it is or
dcrcd that the personal roll of 1854 be SO
corrected as To strike therofrOm the a,-
ScSSment of " + Pepper the said mIll as ,
Se>sed as capital employed in mauufactu- /
ring at S60UGO aud that the tax collector !
hav" credit iii his final settlement for the !
taxes on said 5000 90.
Ordered that VIM White be dropped
from the roll of paupers
Ordered. That the attorney employed /
by the Board to prosecute the claim of !
the county against J l. MikeIl, be in /
stIuctcd to bring suit against said Mikell !
on bis bond for the balance due from him ,
to the county.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this Board ,
make publication that the Board will ap- /
pre- i'Ice To any proper person who will I
apply, the following four orphan children |
now charge on this county as pauperS
VIZ: Onc child of Cora Wells: one child |
of LeVICc johnson, and the children of |
Lou Evans. -applications to be filed with
| Clerk Of the Board
/ DIR. II. Z. Atkins having offered to
donate to the county so acres of land |
/ with the buildings thereon TO he used as |
a poor house aud the Board desiring to |
tighten the onerous charge OF keeping the |
paupers, j. f. Sessions is appointed a |
committee of one to confer with Dr. II. p. |
Atkins relative to such donation, and |
ais" with the present contractor, with a |
view OF securing from him surrender of |
the existing contract, and to ascertain |
from Kim what is the minimum price for
! which the paupers could be maintained. |
/ Ordered, That the TaX-CollectOr give |
the legal notice and proceed to sell on he |
lst Monday of August, 1885, certain !
tracts of land liable to sale for the uu-
! paid taxes OF 1885, and which have not |
/ been sold.
Ordered, That the contract for building |
the bridge over Bntler'S Creek on the |
/ Brookhaven and CasSidy's Ferry Road be |
/ awarded to Ira Il. Lard, at and for the |
! sum of 5000
! Ordered, That the Tax Collector he al
I lowed amnuntS in bic