Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-07
Board of Supervisors.

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o'clock yesterday morning, all the
members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
d. G Vandenberg. justice of the
peace, and A. L Kleinman. constable
of second district, and N. E. Hughes,
justice of the peace of third district,
having tenderded their designations,
and j. N. Collier, having failed to
qualify as constable of the second dis
trict, ordered that an election be held
May 22d to fill said vacancies, as au-
thorized by section 2l87 code Of 1880.
Frank Hall, J. N. Collier and W.
W. Nesmith were appointed commits.
sioners of election at Haszinger's store
box and B. G. Kiger, H.. II. Davis and
A Mckinney at Brunswick box, all in
second district.
John W. Kline, NJ. L. Fortner and
Nick Stevens were appointed commits
sioners at Red Bone /; W. S. Haninson,
Peter Jones and G. S. Hyland at Yo-
kena; and j. D. Mitchell, VIM. Lewis
and s. d. Rollins for Davis Bend, all
in the third district.
Mrs. Lizzie Thompson was allowed
$50 in place of $25 as heretofore al
lowed for right of way through her
place on road No. l.
Messrs. Kennedy and Morris were
awarded the contract for building a
bridge yer McGee's bayou, their bid
for $l25 being the lowest.
Messrs. Kennedy & Morris bid for
repairing road No. "a, on the Benton
road, $500, being the lowest was &C.
cepted, they giving a twelve months
guarantee.
The requisition of Nat Virgins for
lumber aud nails for road No. q, was
allowed.
L. G. Bell was awarded the work of
building a bridge over Clear Creek
Hill; his bid being $3.50, and guaran-
teeing the same for two years.
On application of John M. Doherty
to purchase lot 8 of s. W. / Of section
80, t. 10, T. 3 east, on map of levee
lands of Warren county, for the sum
of $3.50, it was ordered that the presi-
dent of the board make a quit claim
deed to him for same.
II. M. GCff was awarded the work of
filling washout on road AZ at $3.50.
Messrs. Kennedy & Morris were
awarded the work of filling a hole and
building culvert on o a from Red
Bone to Fishers Ferry at $82 so,
they guaranteeing work for two years
Messrs. Kennedy & Morris were
awarded contract foe building one
bridge and repairing another on War
renton and Red Bone road at $25
each.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, after recess Monday evening.
Wilson Bell. for L. c. Bell, proposed
to mattress a cave on Clear creek, near
bridge, a space of one hundred feet
for the sum of 800 and give bono
that the same would remain in place
and prevent caving at that point. Ac
cepted.
The following accounts were allow
ed
VIM. D. Shingles, expense carrying
prisoner to jail, twenty.one miles
$2.lO.
David Redeemer, burying pauper
S..
Kennedy & Morris, raising roa1bed
Warrenton and Newtown read, $175
Marcus Anderson, putting up two
mile boards. $1.00.
M. j. Kendrick, hauling lumber fol
road Is, $3.50.
The following resolutions were
adopted;
Resolved, That the road connecting
the two Benton roads through the
lands of DR.. Hanlon, w. II. Russell
and Warren Cowan, be declared a pub.
lie road when the deeds are made to
the county for sumo, and shall be
known as road No. 102, and DR.. w. A
Hanlon appointed overseer of same.
Resolved, That W. j. Fletcher be
allowed for building bridge on said
road when the deeds are filed, $340.
A motion to have Grove street, in
f ont of the Courthouse, graveIed,
WAS carried.
The proposition CT S. +. Heard to
keep Big Black clear of drift at Bald.
wins ferry until Jan. lst, for SIS, was
accepted
The school trustees of section Is
township 16, range 5 east, were re-
quired to enter into a bono in the sum
Of $3.50 each.
On motion the bid of James B.
Lanier for repairing Ragan's lake
bridge for $50, and for repairing Bald.
wins ferry bridge $l8, was accepted.
On motion the bid of NJ. j. Ken.
drick, for repairing bridge adj )ining
Ragan's lake bridge for $l8, was ao-
cepted.
County Treasurer John NJ Cameron
submitted his report for April as fol
lows:
RECEIPTS.
Henry Mayer. TIA Il
L. j. HaneS, loan warrants. ............ 200 10
Geo. I. Hardy, j. p. fines ,...,......... l46 %
State Auditor, on bond purchase and re-
State auditor on bond purchase and
redemption ........................... Al 80
w. o. WOrrell, taxes '85. ........., 57S 70
State auditor, school fund distribution, 1896 a
Sam Rainey, j. P. fines .....""....., 81
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