Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-10-16
Proceedings BOARD Of Supervisors.

IN matter oil settlement If w IL Har-
vcy, former contractor, was alloweJ
credits tor the following prisoners NJ
stated, to-wit:
Aaron May $500; lack StriuyreI.
low $l39,66 Jack Mum S55,50. Ie,vis
DAIMLER SlS,75; Walter Myers s3S Ga.
total S3l2.75. Mr. Thomas voted
nay.
Willis Bank, county contractor. was
charged with following amounts ON
account of said convicts to.wi,:
Zack Siringfcllow $l39.69; Jack
Num- 5000; Lewis DAIMLER, SlSs !
Walter Myers S33.55-total S241.55,
The bid for keeping Co. prisoners
was awarded to Willis Banks, and he
entered into contract in the following
words and figures tO-wil:
a contract between the Board or
Supervisors of said county and Will.
Banks, of Lowndes Co, Miss, Where.
as the Board OF Supervisors of Noxu.
bee Co. Miss, having advertised for
proposals for the custody and service
of prisoners committed to the jail of
Noxnbce Go. aforesaid, us required by
law, ami no proposals bein. made,
and no contract for that purpose hay.
ing been made. and no offer by any
person in said county of Noxubce pro-
posed. and whereas Willis Banks, the
contractor for prisoners in Lowndcs
in said state, having made a proposi-
ton to contract with the said Il. of 5.
OF NoXubee Co. for the custody and
control Of all prisoners liable to be dis.
posed OF in said Noxu5ee Co., the
said b. of 5. accepts his proposition
and hereby contracts with the said
Willis Banks upon his giving bond
and security according to law. The
said Will, Banks, By this agreement.
is hereby made the county contractor
tor said Co. Of Noxubcc from Oct 4.
1886, until t.rst Monday o Jan'y 1888
to have he custody, control and ser
vices of all prisoners committed and
hereafter to be committed to the ilil
Of said NoXubce County curing The
period of time under The provisions OF
chap. 70 OF Revised Code of 1880, in
said state daa to be placed under tic
custody and cenirol OF said contractor
during the time stated, and the oil.
trac, is as follows; The said willis
Banks shall carry e0t aud comply with
the provisions all and Singular of chap
IS Of said Revised Code .(and amcnd.
ments thereto if any in reference par.
ticularly 10 the care, custody, housing
working, clothing aud feeding, ned.
cal attention, guarding and releasing
such persons as may be subject to hi,
control under this contract; provided
the said c0nlractor shah hc allowed {
rebate trom the price or pay to tc al.
lowed for said prisoners. of ten cent
per day, white said prisoners or per
sons are working out the fine aud cost,
in each case respectively adjudeet
against them but no rebate is TO b,
| made white working under scnlenc,
of Imprisonment for their board
Signed and sealed this 4th Gay Of DC
tobcr, 1886.
Witness: WILLIS BANKS,
III W FOOlc, ' Il! lalrS.
VI II Harvey was allowed n credi
| of $50 on account ofIack Striugfcllov
who has worked out sentence OF tw,
months, instead of paying $50.
Petition OF " + Iri!plct ct. al, 70
reopcning of Robinson road com
mencins al end Of lane at JAS Cald
wells and running across Jones cih
intersccting the Robinson road asai
on south side of swamp, was filed 70
80 days.
Wednesday, Oct. G., 1886
Board met pursuant to Adjournment
present, Garner, Cunningham an
Thomas,
The President was authorized TO Sc
to the best advantage the old lumbe
from trcs,liug on Macon and Loui,
vile road.
w NJ Taylor. oycrsccr offirst link {
Macon and Summcrville road, was At
ihorixcd to employ II mechanic to Il
the necessary framing and that sal
oversecr be required to erect I'll
briogc on said road across Dry Cree
with road hands under his charge.
j X Dugan ovcrsecr first link
S!uoualak and W~instonville road ",
required to repair bridge across Run
ming Water on his said link Of roa
with road hands undcr his cllare
within ten days from this date an
that he be authorized to employ a m
chanic to do the necessary framing.
1t appearing that Robert Morr
and Counts Nichoi-oa. two prisone
turned over TO II " Baaks, Co. co
tractor. were p,rdoncd by tie Cove
uor before tlcy had worked out Il
ful! amount of respective fines a,
costs. the coniractorsswas required
Dny for said prisoners only from da
of delivery TO him and date OF pa
dons.
r " Banks was allowed S595.lo T
feeding prisoners in pursuance
! terms of contract.
The second link of Shuqualak al
Brookl,n road was changed so as
run from four nile post to east end
bridge across Wahalak creek.
, Charles Field, ovcrseer OF I'd link
Shuoualak and Brooklyn road was
ouircd to place abutmcnts to Bird
0 across Wahalak creek with road han
: under his charge and was ..altloriz
to employ Il mechanic to do nccessa
;, framing. :.
K Publication was ordered for bi
for Keeping Co paupcrs, CONTRACT
be let to lowest bidder, Nov, !, 1850
/ Morgan was awarded contr'
tor repairing bridge across Noxut
river on Brooksvilc and LouisVl
road for $40.
c The clerk OF this Board was dire
ed TO examine all witness aud j
=. certificates for which the Coul
:. Treasurer was allowed credits in
y settlements OF Sept. D, 1883, and ia
IS g., 1886, and of any previous reports
y which il may appear that credits III
been allowed Tor fraudulent cert
Gates and that he make report at II
regular meeting Of this Board, !
the Treasurer was required to be ?
&c sent at time of hearing Of said rcp'
n, Publication was ordered TO be m
Dr. for erection of bridge across 30
Ch.tto on Macon and Memphis II
at outcry Nov. l, 1856:
On petition of G Lewis ct al, a ?
:. lie road was opened. running II