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

BOarQ OF SUPERVISORS
The board of supervisors met at 10
o'clock yesterday morning pursuant to
adjournment.
Present, 7. J. Hanes, president of
the board. and Supervisors John
Adams, j. D. Laughlin, It. w. Brab-
ston and w. A. Hopper; Sheriff W. 0.
Worrell and Chancery Clerk Geo. T.
Hardy.
The minutes of the past days pre-
ceedings were read and approved.
Silas Carter was appointed overseer
of road 10
w. T. Brabston was appointed over
seer of road No. SO, vice Z. W. Brab-
ston, resigned.
r. w. Williams was appointed
overseer of road running from old
brick kiln, on Laughlin place to the
Claiborne county line, vice j. D.
Laughlin, resigned.
On motion, it was ordered that
sealed proposals be advertised for ac-
cording to law, to build a public school
house 20 by 80 feet in size on land to
be decided to the county at Yokena, by
Mrs. Gould.
On petition of DR.. +. NJ. Fitzhugh
ct al. it was ordered that a white pub
lie school be established in the neigh
borhood of Mr.. Jesse Ferguson and
DR.. f. M. F%itzhugh's, near the six
mile hill on the Baldwin's ferry road.
On petition of w. It. Bell and others
it was ordered that a white public
school be established on the premises
of W. T. Bell, near Bear Creek, on the
Valley road, in the fifth district.
The petition of Thompson Black
and five others Of Palmyra, for repair
ing church for school purposes, was
rejected, as the property does not be-
long to the county.
The petition of Dennis Pinckney
and other colored people asking for a
new school at Red Bone was rejected
because Mr.. Moore and the Supervisor
from that district did not deem 1t nee
essary, there being a number of other
schools convenient.
County Superintendent of Education
H. L. Moore was allowed $l1.l0 in
full, for salary for month of Decem-
Der, 1885, and $3.50 for postage for
same month.
Mr.. j. F. Standard applied to the
board, through his attorney, Mr.. Pc
gram, for a jury to assess damages to
his property by the Hough road, run.
ming through the same. The board
were of opinion that Mr.. Standard had
consented to having this road run
through his place, and was barred
from remuneration for same. The
matter was referred to a committee
of two, with instructions to examine
and report during this term. Messrs
Adams and Hopper were appointed OF
said committee.
: Messrs. Morris 81 Kennedy. through
their attorney, Mr.. Gibson, asked tina
a warrant issued them in the sum o
3 $500 for certain bridge work and base
} on cash, be 50 changed as to enabl
them to realize cash for the same, o
to be paid by the county treasurer GU
: Of sItclal funds, which was taken VI
| der adVisement.
Major G. G. Waddill asked that tn
item Of personal assessment agains
E. him for a deposit in bank of $4,000, b
stricken from the list, as he claim
= that he has no such item of property
/ which, on motion, was stricken fror
r the rolls.
d Petition Of Mrs. L. P. Jones aske
!, for a reduction on her homestead {
: $1,000; she also lays she is assessed fc
n a mule which died over a year ag'
d Granted.
n Petition for reduction of assessmer
& on stock of the Geo. Z. IL. Recto
it from $4,000 to 5000 was granted.
It Tve petition of Fred Vilarosa for r
S duction of assessment on his fru
stand, on Openwood street, from sac
n to $3.50, was granted. M
4 A summons was served on tn
board to appear before the circu
court, on petition Of Mrs. Resale
" Lyons, and show cause why the
=. { should not provide for the payment
0, 5000 Of county school scrip held
i her and not heretofore provided fo
er This is a portion Of the $12,500, ISSUE
n by the clerk in 1884, which was lie
III than the $4,000 allowed by section
eer chapter 3 2, acts Of Mississippi, 1873
= and should have been provided +
long since.
In the matter Of the settlement
to the bill Of Mattingly & Cunning
de repairing the National cemetery roa
DIS Mr.. Mattingly said Mr.. Stanton's es
n mate was made on a cash basis as
So was thought at that time that the Fl
et. Association would have to pay for I
r, work themselves. When the coun
II board decided to do the work he are
to do it for $500 In scrip which I