Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-09-10
Proceedings Board of Supervisors.
Monday, Sept, 5, 1879

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A regular meeting was this day held
according to law, present, all MEM.
bers of the Board, also Clerk and Shcr-
if.
After proclamation the Board pro.
ceeded to the transaction OF business.
The following reports were received
and filed:
S. NJ. Thomas, Supt. of Education for
July and August,
G. A. Baker, Supt. Poor House, for
July and August.
j. A. Tyson, Co. Auditor, petition
and reports OF convicls. returned by
County contractor, r. Brewer.
Petition of S d Chamberlin ct al,
was granted to have the Shuqualak
and Fairfield road worked.
Mcssrs. Price, Thompson. and Stokes
were ordered to meet at a point on
Louisville and P~ickcnsvillc road and
ascertain the damages sustained by II.
Shull by reason of the change in said
road.
The following contracts for building
OF bridges &c. were awarded TO the
following persons, they being the low.
est and best bidder for said work. 10
be done according to plans and speci-
fications:
Crawford bridge over Noxubcc river
at $277.
Shuqualak bridge on Macon and
Louisville road to W. T. Showers and
w. r. Bcaman at 1854.
Callahan bridge on Adams and Trip.
plett road to-. J, Bland at $50.
.Jordan's creek bridge Oh Macon and
Warsaw road to ]. p. Hunter at SIPS.
Tippctt creek bridge on Macon and
Warsaw road to Showers & Bcamnn
at $ll2.
Pumpkin creek bridge on Dantz!cr
road to Jno. Il. Morgan at Sl35..
Slough bridge west of Cranford's
OF Bramletts road to Jno. +. Morgan
at $50.
In the matter of selection of appli-
cants for admission to the /. |. g. G. Mt
Columbus, the Supt. Ed. reported that
Misses Annie |. FAINT, Nettie Morgan
and Fannie Jeflries were selected, and
the Clerk was directed to sign their
certificates &c.
The building of forty feet of new
levy at east end of Jordan creek bridge
was awarded to j. Z. Hunter at $50.
ALLOWANCE
Harkless Bishop, repairing Horse
Hunter bridge 1850
j. p. Hunter, repairing Dry creek
bridge 5000
II q Cole. nails 2OS
Lee Burch, building bridge over
yellow creek $3.50
j. Z. Aust, repairing bridge over
Lockett branch Is 90
II. C. Hudson, lumber 90 "a
Archer Il Pruit, lnmber SO 4S
4. G.. Hines, repairing bridge 100
Y, 4. Dorroh, carrying lunatic to Jack.
son 20 CO
r. NJ. Long, nails 60
J.. A. Nicholson, lumber and nails 1852
S. NJ. Thomas, sundries 425
Same, salary for Aug. G2 IS
Lunacy of Martha Cole Is 20
G A Baker, allowance for Poor House 90 40
A.. II. Cooper, nails II 90
J. +. Wyatt. timber, 1910
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., records and
express SO 90
Dick Cade, work on bricgc 50
Calvin Barnes, keeping ferry for Aug 16 &C
w Il Beaman, lumber %
l.. f. Holberg, nails &c. II
S. A. Holberg, lumber &C., 5b
Kirby 4 Cockrell, lumber y 90
Jno. I. Morgan. repairing Bogue
Chitto bridge 60 20
J. NJ. Cochran, work on bridge % co
ID. q. Farmer. lumber u 05
". II. Scales, nails 100
Perry 4 Sparkman, lumber As "a
w. ID. Eothcrow. nails 20
A. Klaus. lumber and nails Is 80
,. B. Cadc, lumber 40 IL
J. W, Pau!ette. lumber 9M
Geo. Locker. work on Jordan's
bri ige and lumber 6 90
/. 4. Smith, lumber and nails 6s 60
4. $, Murphey, medicine As M
+. 4 q, Chairman, lumber 49, 20
II. r. Cotton, lumber - 30
l.. Williams, convcying..prisoncrs to
Jail 6 60
The following were continued:
Edwards Bros l. Dorrol for nails
Democrat, printing surety bonds.
l.. f. Num-, for nails.
}. W. Dew, for repairing bridge.
u. d. Csdc, for lumber.
II. M. Hunter, for timber.
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