The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-08-10
[ofieial.l
of Supervisors.
JACKSON COUNTY.

Board met in regular session on the 9th
day of Aug, 1883. All the members and
officers thereof, were in attendance.
The report of the county superintend-
emit education was submitted and approx
cd.
License to retail was granted to l. P.
Delmas at Moss Point.
License to retail was granted to B. G.
Randall at Moss Point.
License to sell malt liquors was granted
to C. s Collard at Moss Point.
Petitina for change of McInnis road,
leaving the old road Mt 39-mile post and
interesting 1t again at the residence OF
L. Ward, per Wards school road, was
granted. p
The county treasurer'S report having
been submitted the same was approved
and ordered to be recorded.
The contract for building bridge over
! Davis creek in Beat 4, was awarded to W.
J. johnson at the sum of S95 aud bond
with j. B. Williams and j. w. Jones, sure
ties was approved and + Dupree was APP
pointed to inspect said bridge.
The following applications for pensions
under tho acts of the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi of 1888, were examin-
eG and approved as the law directs, viz
Maria johnson, Rachel L. Thompson, s.. A,
McInnis, Charlie Ehlers, Mary c. Stevens,
VIM. Graham, Alfred L. Coleman, susanna
Entriken, Benjamin Reeves, Mary Ann
Clark, Naomi l.. Cain, Lucy Nixon, w. r
Bracey, Susan Golf and Samuel Devrpw.
The following allowances were made
viz
p Harrington conveying insane person tc
jail-39 miles. 8 "
W. johnson, conveying John Ho-
gan, prisoner to jail............. A 81
W. }. johnson, Z mile posts and 2
guide boards. ,................ 2 2;
G. V. Pitcher, repairing bride over
Monger creek. acknowledgements. 25 2.
L. NJ. Taylor, building bridge oyer
Little Monger creek ............175 0C
w Denny & Co, lumber on Black
creek bridge. ..................... "a 81
Same. lumber on Rhodes bayou
bridge. SO 81
John Mcfarland, hauling lumber for
Rhodes bayou bridge. Z IA
Cowan Bros. nails and spikes for
Rhodes bayou bridge. 5 OF
J. W. Stewart, labor, bolts, etc, on
Rhodes bayou bridge. IS 5;
D. NJ. Howell, material, labor and
for Big creek bridge, beat 1....., 46 .,
slough bridge. 6 5;
John Helvestlou, lumber for bridges
in beat 1..........-.........-... II OF
II. L. Howe, county s~uperintend-
ent of education commissions on
collections to date .....--..... 25 81
Examination and consideration of the
personal roll for 1883 was begun, but fur
Their consideration thereof was postponed
until tomorrow.
Whereupon the Board adjourned until
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
SECOND Day.
Tuesday, August 9TH, board met pursu.
ant to adjournment; present the same as
yesterday,
The report of tue commissioners hereto
fore appointed to draw plans and specifi.
catious for bridge to be built over Bluff
creek, was received and compensation al.
lowed. viz A. W. Ramsay, H. f. Wood
man aud f. NJ. Taylor $3.50 each.
Ed MeCreary, Wood Oneal and c. Ward
were appointed to draw plans and specifi
cations for bridge to be built over Rocky
creek.
The road leading from the Ocean
Springs road at 4-mile branch and eros,
Big Red creek near the residence of II
Holland and iutersect River road at Byrd,
school-house was declared public with j,
NJ. Furry as overseer. and the following
hands II. Bilbo, o. Furry. L. Furry, p.
Flurry,-C. Parker, II. Holland, NJ. Hick,
inbottom, A. Furry. j. Naples, Joe Ha.
vens and VIM. Furry.
The petition for bridge I've Red creek
was rejected aud George Byrd, 50 VIM
Reeves, S1.50 and J. Furry, S1.50 was al.
lowed as commissioners.
The petition for a public road to be
marked aud laid out from planning mill ei
Pascagonia Lumber Co. to residence of II,
Raby was grated and b. GOode, SD.
Denny, b. j.. Mayo, r. U. Delmas. NJ. A.
Dees, James Salisbury aud Henry Hyde
were appointed commissioner to mark
and lay out SAME.
The road from Griffin ferry to E. b.
Smiths was declared public with Isaac
Gardner rs ove- and the following hands,
viz G.. W. HOugh, Martin HOugh, RObt.
Demoev. VIM. nemcev, Geo. Shelton,
John Barrow, Fritz Cromer, Frank Wat
ley, Arch McInnis, Fred Berry, John
Moore, Charles Undertook, King johnson
and VIM. Hardwick.
The road from the Griffin TO Randall
ferry load rear E. b. Smiths was declar-
ed public with A. b. Ferril as Overseer.
aud the following hands, viz; J. T. Ferrill,
Horace Nelson aud Eugene Nelson.
Allowances were made as follows: j.
w. Ferrill, road commissioner 81 50. G.
Olsen, repairs on bridge on Beauua Vista
street 1915.
Overseer on Randall Ferry road was au-
thorized TO repair bridge over 4-mile creek.
A. Altman, Dave Farley and @. +.
Howell were appointed to draw plan, ETC.,
for bridge over LATHE slough on Farley
road.
]. w. Ward, ct al, vs. V. Tanner, ct al.
The report Of commissioner herein
was rejected and referred back to them,
TO meet again on August 81, lSSS, TO per
form their duty as required.