Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Board Of Supervisors.


yesterday pursuant to adjournment.
Present: T. j. Hanes, president, and
Supervisors Adams, Hopper, Brabston
and Loughlin.
The minutes Of Tuesdays session
were read and approved.
On petition Of citizens Of the Dla-
mond, Banks, HENDERSON and Williams
plantations it was ordered that the
public school at Newtown, be and the
same discontinued, and a public school
be established on the Z. G. Laughlin
plantation in the third district instead.
The account Of Messrs. Mattingly q
Cunning for $1,000, for repairing the
National cemetery road, wal laid over
until next regular meeting; it being
agreed that a bill for the relief of the
board should be asked of the Legislature
in The meantime.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the claims of j. f. Standard for
right of way through his land for the
Hough road, filed their report, and the
board ordered that 4 jury be summon
ed to assess damages in the same.
Ga motion it is ordered that the
word "%bridge," after the word "spe-
cial," be erased from warrant No 665,
issued to Messrs. Morris & Kennedy,
on the Sd day Of August, 1885, and
made to read especial county fund"
instead of especial bridge county
fund"
Ex.Sheriff r. +. Beck presented a
bill for $25 for additional work OF
the tax books caused by a change Of
tax levy after his books had been pre-
pared was rejected, the board holding
that this work was a part of the tax
collectors regular duties. He also
presented a bill of $50 for general
extra work for the board under section
2l39 of the Code was also rejected.
On motion it was ordered that j.
w. Patterson be continued as keeper
of the county poor-house on the same
terms as specified in his existing con-
tract to.wit: $1,000 per year for fifteen
inmates, and twenty-five cents per day
for each additional inmate; said J. w.
Patterson to give bond in the sum of
$1,000 to be approved by the president
of the board.
The bill of Mr.. Jas. G.. Ferguson
for SIS for filling cave in the road neal
his house was allowed.
A number of petitions for reduction
of assessments were laid over until
the August meeting.
Petitions Of Messrs. Stark, King and
others for license to retail vinous and
spurious liquors were received anc
ordered to lay over and be published
according to law.
A petition for a bridge across Jor
don creek in upper end of Warner
county on the Valley road on tn
Bourne and Russell plantations wa
= referred to Supervisor Hopper,
On motion it was ordered that tn
action of the board in continuing J
' w. Patterson as keeper Of the pool
house for the present year was r.
scinded.
. On motion it was ordered that sea
! ed proposals be invited until the fir
=. Monday in February for keeping tt
: poor-house for the year 1886. Sal
bids to include medicine, clothing an
> everything for the proper care an
treatment of inmates.
v A white public school was ordere
to be established on the David Hoppe
plantation, near Bear Creek, il th
fifth district.
The bill of W. J. Fletcher, for $34
= for building bridge across Bear Cree
! near DR.. Hanlin's, was laid over unit
r said work is examined. Messrs. HoI
per and Adams was appointed to e,
anime same and see il it is done d
cording to plans and specifications.
v The bill of n. B. Webster, for S.
for building br dye across Corn-hou'
g creek, was referred to W. A. Hopp'
e for investigation.
v On motion the president of Il
r board was authorized to contract wit
MIR, Robert Ernst for regulating clo(
v for one year at $75.
. On motion it was ordered that IL
tax collector make proper assessmeI
of the lands of A. X. Hall, as show
by his deeds, and that his assessmel
on lands which he does not own,
a stricken from the rolls.
u A number of bills for bridge ar
= road work done in the third distri
-, were referred to J. D. Laughlin, S
= pervisor of that district.
=, A petition from a number Of Gil
y z9ns of Claiborne county for a brid.
"a over Bogue De Shea, caused sou
. merriment among the members al
~ was Of curse rejected.
BILLS ALLOWED.