Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
in SPECIAL SESSION
The Board Of Supervisors Met and
Allowed a Number OF Claims.

The Board Of Supervisors Met and
Allowed a Number Of Claims.
The board Of supervisors met in
special session Monday present
Messrs. Jones, Golf, Mills and
Lewis. The following accounts
were allowed 4: G. Bredenham, repair
ing bridge on Bridgeport road $40
W. A. Watins, repairing culvert and
cutting ditch near Kings store, $40 F;
JGo. Smith, building new culvert, fur
nishing lumber and cutting ditch, $50;
Jno. Smith, repairing bridge on Yazoo
Valley road, near Jno, Crockett's, and
furnishing lumber. $25 Jno. Smith,
moving slide, filling washout and cut
ting ditch on Yazoo Valley road, SIS ;
Frank Cuneo, ditching and filling
pond above Mrs. Alexander's place,
500 Frank Cuneo, repairing and
ditching three culverts above Frank
Toney's store, $45 Frank Cnneo,
building culvert near j. H. Adams
place, $25 W. j. Fletcher, repairing
bridge south of Haynes Bluff, $40; r.
E. Miller, repairing bridge near Red
Bone, $27. so; r. E. Miller, filling
washout near Laughlin's, $40 W. j.
Fletcher, building bridge across canal
on Martins place, $75 W. B. Webster,
building bridge on Corn House creek,
800 W. Prentiss, repairing bridge on
Warrenton road, $25' Il. E. Miller,
repairing bridge across Bayou De Sha,
$50; DR.. II. F. Simrall, examining
body of D. ]. Baldwin, $40.
The following resolution was adopt
ed, yeas, Lewis, Mills and Jones; nay,
H. M. Golf.
Whereas, at the term of this board
held on the 9th day of May, 1885 the
report Of the grand jury appointed to
assesses the value OF the land of Mrs.
Mary Blake for a road leading from
Skillakalia bridge to Redwood station,
on the T. N. O. & L. railroad, also a
road leading from said station to Oak
Ridge road, and a road from said
station through the Redwood and
Blakely plantations, on the Valley
road to a junction with the present
Valley road, near Chickasaw Bayou
bridge was received and approved; and
Whereas, At a subsequent meeting
this board passed a resolution to re-
consider its said action of approval;
now therefore,
Resolved, That the first action Of
this board approving the report of the
jury be now recognized as e|ffectual
and binding; and that the report of
the jury be now approved and confirm
ed; and that Mrs. Blake be allowed
$4,000 for her said road, and that a
warrant issue therefor.
Jacob Adler, raising bridge, putting
in new sill, and leveling same, $40;
David A. Sledge, burrying pauper, j.
H. Jones. 81; Justice William Baker
was allowed IS, the jury S. and con.
stable 81, for holding an inquest on
the body of Jeff Jones.
The contract for building the Rush
ing Creek bridge and Rear Creek
bridge, were let to w. J. Fletcher, for
$345 and $340 respectively, he being
the lowest bidder.
On motion. a committee consisting
of Messrs. Worrell, Miller and Lewis,
were appointed to examine the Nation
al cemetery road and report on it at
the next meeting.
AH.-.., ! N G;lI,a1 nd TrO1rtalE
Speed were appointed on the board of
examiners for the purpose of examin-
ing applicants for the position of SUI
perintendent of education, to act in
conjunction with Rev. w. f. Adams,
appointed by the circuit judge.
The members and officers were a.
lowed their mileage and per diem and
the board then adjourned.