Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-05

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sors Of Warren county met 81 the
courthouse Monday morning, Feb /,
1886.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
On petition Of u. II. Woodbridge, the
assessment Of the steamer Tributary
was changed from the Warren Oil
Mills TO his name aud reduced from
$1,000 to $500.
Supervisor Hopper reported favor
ably on the necessity Of building a
bridge across Jordon Creek, In the fifth
district. Further action on the same
wal postponed.
On motion. sundry accounts referred
to Supervisors Laughlin, Adams and
Hopper for road and bridge work done
under the auspices Of the last board,
were referred back to the owners OF
the same, together with the overseers Of
the roads on which said work was done,
to see ifthe law had been complied with
in the premises, and to note on the
bills the section and page Of the code
authorizing their allowance.
The bills in question are as follows:
James Simrall, puttingIrailing around
cave On the Goodrum place, $25;
Allen Register, hauling lumber and
fixing bridge on Hankinson's ferry
road, $25; James Simrall, repairing
bridge over Glass bayou, hauling and
furnishing lumber for same, 800;
Allen Register, putting in c%ulvert,
500; repairing culvert $40; 7. X.
Middleton, repairing bridge near Yo-
kena, on Hankinson's Ferry road $50;
Matt Prentice, flooring and repair
ing bridge on Warrenton road, near
Warrenton, $45 building culvert IN
Red Bone road neal the Sessions place,
$25.
On report of Messrs. T. E. Crutcher
and j. ID. Gilland, it vas ordered that
II. M. Marshall be allowed SOFIA on
account of contract for making in
dexes to county records.
Several petitions for reduction Of
assessments were entertained.
John Fleckenstein, of Bovina, per-
titioned for a liquor license, which was
received and filed, and he instructed to
publish the same according to law.
On petition of Francis Smith & Co.,
it was ordered that their assessment
of $4,000 on money in hand, ORION de-
post or loaned, be stricken from the
assessment roll.
A petition was presented signed by
H. j.. Trowbridge. city clerk, asking
that the president of the board be
authorized to sign a petition on behalf
of the county to gravel Grove street
opposite courthouse and Jail property
which was on motion rejected.
Petition of the Crandall heirs fol
damages for right of way for road was
received and action deferred.
The resignation Of r. S. Hopper, al
overseer Of road No. 40, was accepted
and John T. Stephenson was assigned
J to duty on said road, and appointed il
his stead.
Andrew Atchison, overseer of Toa,
No. Is, presented his resignation an,
James E. Folkes was appointed in hi
stead.
On motion, the hands on the DicI
Alverson place were assigned to roat
No. IA.
j. w. Patterson, keeper Of the coun
ty poor house, filed his report.
The bids for keeping the county poor
house Were offered as follows: Thomas
H. BarefieId bid $1,000, and j. w. Pat.
terson bid 5000. The bid of J.. W
Patterson being the lowest, the con.
tract was awarded to him, and he re.
quired to give bond in the sum OF
$1,000 for the fulfllment of his con.
tract.
The bid of A. Lagrand, to build a
public school house at Yokena, for
1886, was received, and being the only
bid presented, action was deferred.
On motion it was ordered that seal
ed proposals be received, for twenty
days, to repair Stout's bayou bridge
on Warrenton road, according to plans
and specifications on Tile in the clerks
office.
The following accounts were al
lowed:
j. W. Patterson, superintendent Of
poor-house salary for January, $83.3 34
same, n additional inmate, fourteen
days at Is cents, $3.50; David REDEEM
er, burying paper, s.; W. H. Beasley
burying pauper, IS.
On motion the board adjourned I'm.
til 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
The board met Tuesday morning
pursuant to adjournment, all the mem.
Oers being present. The minutes OF
Mondays meeting were read and ap.
proved. Robert Woods was allowed
$45 for repairing the road near Light.
CAP bayou, and sos for putting aprons
on the bridge between James Stan
dard's and Mrs. +. Fishers road.
A number of petitions for change OF
assessment and rebates on taxes were
acted upon.
On motion the bond Of the county
treasurer as custodian of the school
fund was fixed at $500, and Mr.
Cameron was granted leave to give q
new school bond for that amount.
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