The Brookhaven leader., 1885-03-26
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of Supervisors Of Lin
coin Co UNITY.
REGULAR MARCH TERM, 1885.


At a regular meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors of Lincoln county, begun and
held at the Chancery Clerks office on the
first Monday of March, 1885, there were
present, VI. w. Nevis, President; J. F.
Sessions, J. W. Maxwell, w. J. Williams
S. NJ. Holloway, Members; r. W. Nc
Nair, Sheriff, and +. NJ. Martin, Clerk.
The committee heretofore appointed to
visit and inspect the Poor House having
reported that the same is in their judy
mcnt properly kept, said report is now
received.
1t further appearing that there are as
inmates three children of Louisa Ennis
aged from five to seven years, aud that
said children should if possible be placed
in some benevolent institution where they
could have educational advantages, it is
ordered that the Clerk of this b ard be
directed to correspond with the superin-
tendent of the Orphan Asylums at Match
ez and ascertain upon what terms the said
children ould bt admitted, aud that he
he requested if it is found that they can
De admitted, to secure their removal to
one of said asylums.
ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS.
1t appearing that in the SEA of SW4 of
section IL, township 7, range I, there has
been assessed to unknown owners an ex-
cess of acres i'll said subdivision over
and above the quantity contained In SET
of SWt, it is ordered that the assessment
OF said land be 50 changed rs to have the
amount assessed to unknown owners as
u acres reduced to 81 acres.
Ordered that the following erroneous as
sessments for the year 1894, be credited to
the Sheriff and TaX-Collector, to-wit: l..
Erroneous polls. .................$ q 90
Erroneous personally and State tax ~
County tax. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So ~
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SSS ~
1t having come to the knowledge of the
Board that one VIM. White is in INDECENT
circumstances and requires such nursing
and attention rs IS not usually given at a
poor house, ii is ordered that he be allow
ed sos per month for his support, to he
paid out of the pauper fund.
The report OF X. W. McNair, Sheriff
and Tax Collector, of insolvencies and
delinguencies for the year 1854 coming GU
for examination and it appearing that the
same is incomplete because of the omis-
sion of the affidavit required by law, it is
ordered that the further examination of
insolvencios be postponed until the next
meeting of the Board on the LIST day OF
April, 1885, or on call for same by the Pres
ident or any two members, as provided by
law.
| Ordered that the bid of J NJ Hoskins
for the county prisoners DO accepted as
the same Is evidenced by a written con-
tract on file with the Clerk of the Board,
and the bond of the said HOskiEs in the
penalty of $4,000 with f. BOwsky and
Charles Chrsman as sureties for the
faithful compliance on the part of the
said Hoskins with the said contract for a
period of one year from this date he now
approved, and from this date the county
prisoners are to be delivered to the said
Hoskins as county contractor.
The following claims against the county
were audited and allowed aud ordered To
be paid by warrants issued on the county
Treasury:
Il u Brister, witness certificate. IS 9 sc
l j Bowsky and Co., witness certIf.. u 81
J / Marshall, witness certificate. 3 OF
w r spencer, Sup't, bal on salary
to February LIST, 1855. ........... 10 On
i Frank Watts, mile boards. ....... l 81
X 81 7 A Ennis books and index
for Chancery Clerks office. -. 50 1;
BRooKHAvEN LEADER, for copying
minutes of Board for Sept, Oct,
Nov, Dec, "a, and Jan. and
| Feb, Go. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l0 "
Thos jackson, burying inf. pauper , 0,
! \ M,Cormirk. y Eltel. W Par