Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-25
Letter From supervisor Jones.

] notice Ia several past issues Of
your paper, some severe comments
upon myself from you or others con
ntcted with your paper, and also a card
from Capt. W. 0. Worrell; and l ask
the priyil'g &c Of setting myself right
upon the matters connected Herewith,
TO wit: In regard to some great actions
Of the board of supervisors of this
county, and the published call for a
meeting of the board on the 31st Of
this month
Capt. Worrell intlmates that the pro-
posed meeting is intended for the fur
therenoe Of some put up job" against
the county for the robbing Of its
treasury by some one, Che does not
say by whom" :
l have never been interested in job
bling measures, nor ever shared the
proceeds of any robbery of any sort,
and il he or any one else makes that
charge against me, l pronounce the
same as falsely made and one utterly
untrue.
Capt. Worrell was aware of what
business would come before the call
ed meeting" when he wrote his card.
Sometime in November, a PROPOSE
ton upon the petition of many tax
payers for fixing the cemetery road, at
that time impossible, came up for o n
sideration before the board of super
visors. Many of these petitioners com
ing in person and insisting npon the
board contracting for the repairs of
said road in order that vehicles could
reach the Fair Grounds.
The board was urged to take imme-
diate action in order to have the road
fixed in time for the fair. That it
would be too late If the contract for
repair was advertised for bids thirty
days.
The board consulted the district at
torney who said in the emergency tx
listing the board had the power to have
the work done at once. The board
then let out the contract to Messrs.
Mattingly, Cunning & Co., on condi-
ton the citizens would furnish a bond
to hold harmless the individual mem
bers Of the board from any suit against
them and sureties on their official
bonds. This bond was filed by the
citizens asking the road be repaired.
And to show the character Of
the transaction, | give here The names
Of said citizens and bondsmen
which l think will justify and tx
onerate US from fraud and our pro.
ceedings from jobbery with the mere
mention of their names:
Gen. E. S. Butts. George W. Hutche-
son, d. s. Wright, A. M. Paxton,
Switzer, Newwitter & Co., Willis,
Moore & Co., Susman & Metzger, G.
G.. Wright, Homburg & Felt, E. G.
Carroll, Ed Klaus, S. Field s. Co., War
ner & Searles, Lac Hirsh & Co., Henry
Yoste, H. II. Ehrman & Bros, Allen
& Son, W. E. Beck, J. Shlenker, s.
Wachenheim, S. Schwartz & Co., J.F.
Baum, Joe Fox & Bro, Lewis Hoff
man, L. G. Catchings. W. X. Bender,
Miller, Smith and Hirsh.
Mattingly, Cunning & Co.. under
took to repair said road for $1,000 in
county scrip. At the last meeting they
asked the same to be allowed,
which was not done because it
was alleged the work had
not been done according to contract.
A committee of Messrs. Worrtl'
Lewis aud Mills were appointed to ex-
anime the road and report at next
meeting, it being understood a called
meeting was to be had in order to dis
pose Of the same and all other bust
ness unfinished. This is the main
question to come before the board, and
/ suppose if Messrs. Mattingly &
Cunning have failed in the perform
ance of their contract the board will
disallow their claim.
AS t0 the matter of tie. Blake road
allowance. | will state the road for
public use was condemned upon petit
ton of citizens according to law, and
ii jury assessed the damages of Mrs,
bake.
The road was a public necessity, and
having confidence in the honesty and
inte diligence of the jury l voted for its
allowance. | give below the names OF
the jury who assessed the said dam
ages. If a fraud was peIpetrated in
liking her amount let them answer.
The jurors were Henry Yoste, D. J.
McRaven, A. McCarty, d. H. Haw-
kins, Henry Vaughn, S. S. Watts, A,
A. Prescott, W. j. Fletcher, S. H.
Cargo, r. E. Hawkins and James Pen
der, James Fossett.
l do not object or fear being met at
the next meeting by any number of
tax payers, but on the contrary would
be glad of their presence. Neither do
| object to the opinions of others diff
fering with me On questions of public
policy, but l think it unfair to make
covert insinuations of fraud or job
berry wbel the critic is unable to sus-
tain a direct charge. My official con-
duct is open to investigation, and
hope whatever errors l may have com
mitted will be fairly dealt with by the
public journals. Very respectfully,
II. r. JONES.
Found Deadin His Bed.
Special to Commercial Herald.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Dec. 17-Henry