Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-06-11
Proceedings Board of Supervisors.
Monday, June 6, 1892


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After proclamation the following
proceedings were had, to.wit:
Hereafter all county officers will b
required to procure an order from the
Board for the purchase of furniture
and fixtures before purchasing the
same, or all of said accounts will be re.
jcctcd.
Hereafter $500 will be paid for
burying paupers.
II. G. Hudson was released as over
seer of road II. and j. +. Lindley was
appointed in his place.
In the matter of the petition OF W.
D. Dothcrow ct AL, and the counter
petition of j. L. Dauizler, Jr., ct a.,
concerning the change proposed to be
made in the Union Bluff and Brooks.
vile road, the Board fixed Wednesday
June 10, 10 meet at tine road to look
at the propriety of making any change
Mr., Blythe WAS authorized 10 pur
chase for Mr.. Pagan rour wheel.bar
rows with which TO repair the breaks
in the levcc.
The repairing and making additions
TO Cranford's bridge was awarded to
w. n. Taylor at $ll3.
The building of bridge across the
slough west Of Cranford's bridge was
awarded to Y. N. Cockrcll at 1850,
WANCES;
TT Smith nails 120
u T Dorroh Chancery Court
services 24 40
J NJ Cochran keeping Giles ferry
for April and part of March 10 &C
W.. ID. Dothcrow nails 90
W A Parks four trees 200
Calvin Barnes, keeping ferry
for May 16 &C
II Smith nails and lumber 5S2
Miss NJ Bryant seven trees 1J|
W N TAYLOR repairing bridge
on Wet Water 900
Jas. Ia, Tor REPAIRING bridge so
ID Cude lumber AZ 50
Eng Chairman lumber 81 60
EFNunn a. Go. nails 400
w NJ Hunter lumber 45 26
S A Ilolbcrg supplies for p II 297
RITA Ennis 6 land assess
mcnts 16 so
j + Adams CONS % IS
j & Aust repairing bridge 10 90
II G Hudson acct fer lumber for
$40 29 allowd for q 81
J A Tyson sundries for Office 905
j l. Griggs furniture for Chan.
Gerry Clerks Office 200
j S Fcatherston lunacy case OF
Mrs Davie 800
J A Tyson lunacy case Of Mary
Richardson 95
1T Dorroh, same 5l5
Six Jurors 81 each ) 90
j A Tyson lunacy case OF Mrs
Davie 29O
Sheriff same Z 20
Six Jurors 81 each 500
CA Baker allowances for Poor
House 125 so
The following were continued
A. Klau. tor lumber.
Marshall & Bruce for pay certificates
for Supt Ed.
The following were rejected:
W II Young, et al, petition for
bridge on Adams and Triplett road.
ID w Colburn ct al, petition for
~trcstlc OH Macon and S%huqualak road.
j S Madison proposition TO take
contract for working 9 links OF Deer
brook and Brooksville road.
NJ Callahan for lumber.
A. Klaus for meat and meal tor Jail.
a, T. Dent assignee Of J. w. Patty,
acct for nails used in 1890.
j A Lloyd, for lumber.
J. p. STOKES.
President.
Tuesday. June 7, 1892.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Report of e a Baker, Sup't Poor
House, for May was received and filed
Report of S. NJ. Thomas, Supt. Ed.
was received and filed,
Report of the following road over
seers were received and lcfid:
Sam Tripplett. Shack Stewart, jim
Macon, Jno. I. Morgan, W. NJ. Hunter,
J. NJ. Russell. W. B. Rogers, L. P.
Pipscomb, Dick Harmon, 8 p Whit.
field, j. ID. Evans, y. A. Moorehead
johnson Wudc, Jno. Moore. r. E. Lee
Jno. w. Garner, Richard Sledge, J. W
Rogers. Walter Aust, Jno Nicholson
, W. II. Young.
=. II. Brewer, having failed to settle
, for ANTS due by him as county con
I tractor, suit was ordered TO he broush
on his bond, and A. G. Boyle was en-
ploycd TO represent the county.
}. b. Binion WAS appointed oversee
o. road 9, instead of G. W. Daniel
resigned.
Petition of r. Brewer for allowanc
of credits amounting to $1l40.76 wa
was rejected and disallowed
In the matter of the petition ofC, L
Dorroh to be made in Macon and Shu
qualak road it is the opinion Of III
Il Board that the change should he mad
The road leaves the old road in ne IT,
sec. SO, abou, 200 yards north OF sout
line of said quarter sec. and runs d
aganolly through this eighth TO tn
north line of said Sic. SO, and theme
n turns west to the old road.
s. On petition Of e. n. Simmons ct a
We for Il new bridge across sun creek o
I'd Bugg's ferry road, j. Blythe and D., !
Woodfn were authorized to have sal
bridge repaired.
Report of j. p. Stokes and c.
"a Thompson, who visited Troy. Al'
iy for the purpose of inspecting a fir
proof vault erected BY W. II. Garrist
was received and filed. See iull r
port elsewhere.
the following were continued;