Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-09-11
Board Of supervIsors.

supervisors was held at the court
house yesterday. Present, President
Worrell, Supervisors Mills, Lewis,
Golf, and Jones. Sheriff Beck and
Clerk Hardy.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
A petition numerously signed by
citizens, asking reconsideration Of the
action Of the board at its last session in
establishing lines between the second
and fourth districts, was laid on the
table; said petition, asks that the old
line be re-established, but the
board were unable to find any
record of the old line, therefore they
allowed their action in establishing a
new line to stand IS they had adopted
it.
VIM. McKean's assessment on mer-
chandise stock was reduced on his Pc
tition from $1,000 to $500.
Assessment of E. j. Evans being
double was corrected by an order Of
the board.
Double assessment Of Klger Brothers
on merchandise was corrected.
On petition of Mr.. Alex. Kuhn his
personal assessment on stock was
reduced from $4,000 to 81 900, making
it the same as the city assessment.
Messrs. Keary & Dealy's personal
assessment was reduced from $l.500
to $3.50.
Mr.. Chas. Ehrman was relieved Of a
fine which had been assessed against
him for failure upon his part to serve
AS a commissioner on the Ferguson
load when summoned, he having been
absent from the city.
G. Miller was appointed overseer of
road 80 instead Of N. B. Webster.
On his petition A. X. Hall was re.
lieved as overseer Of road No. 81, at
Oak Ridge.
Mr.. E. Cordwent was allowed $78 so
for splitting and hauling 1000
puncheons for crosswaying road No
62. a..,.
Major A. M. Paxton presented a
petition to the board for their endorse.
ment, asking the management Of the
V. 4 M. railroad to replace their shops
in this city, when the following resolu.
tion was adopted:
Resolved, That the board of super
visors of Warren county endorse and
approve the petition of sundry citizens
to F. G. Bond, president of the G. N.
D. and Texas railway company, asking
that the shops of the V. s. M. and ",
S. & p. divisions at Vicksburg be re.
opened and that the former employees
resident here be put to work.
On motion, The assessment of
Arthur Jacob Of $l7. 500 was stricken
from the rolls.
Mr.. W. J. KatZenmier was relieved
of a fine of $40, imposed by the board
for his contempt in failure to act as a
commissioner on condemning the
Ferguson road, his excuse being con-
sidered ample.
A petition from number of citi-
zens, asking the board to have a GER
tain work done on the cemetery road
was considered. and the board being
advised that they had, under existing
circumstances, no right to work said
road, passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That inasmuch as the
government of the United States has
failed to keep up the road leading from
the city of Vicksburg to the national
cemetery, agreeable to the condi'
tions Of the deed heretofore made to
the government, to wit: On the 10th
day Of August, 1880, and unless some
immediate action is taken on the part
of the government to repair said road
this board, acting for the county Of
Warren, State of Mississippi, will con,
slider the conditions Of said deed for
feited and of no effect; and that the
clerk of this board be, and he is hereby
ordered to furnish the secretary with
a copy of this resolution.