The free press., 1894-08-16
PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
AUGUST TERM.

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Board met the 9Th day of August
as prescribed by law; all members
and officers present.
After proclamation of opening
said court by sheriff of said county,
the following proceedings and orr
ders were made, VIZ:
Ordered that the bid OF Samuel
r. Mitchell Of S4675 to build a
causeway on Lumberton and Pearl
River public road be accepted, pro-
vided said Mitchell enters into bond
double amount of contract price.
Ordered that bid of T. r White
to build bridge on Lumberton and
Pearl River Road be accepted and
same awarded to said White.
Report of G. W. Smith and ]. L.
Strahan, appointed to inspect re.
pairs done on Ford's bridge, was
received and adopted and said com.
mittee discharged.
Monday, 2p. m.-Board proceed
ed to the examination of the persons
al assessm ent roll, and the follow
Ing changes were made:
Assessment ON VIM. Moody's
horses be raised from $50 to $50.
Assessment on T. r. Whites
horses be reduced from $120 70 $50.
Assessm ent on r. B. Haney's mill
property be raised from $1,000 to
$l750.
Assessment on Lambert & Mills
property raised from $14O0 to $3.50.
Oxen belonging to Champion
Lumber Co. raised from SIS to $40
per head.
IL. Strahan & Bro, horses re-
duced from $3.50 to $135.
Tuesday, q. ma. M. Beal's
oxen reduced from S2O to SO.
J. I. Broadns' horses reduced
from 800 to $40.
j. A. Stewards horses reduced
from S75 TO $50.
Ordered that the order giving
contract to Saml. r. Mitchell to
build causeway across Beaver Pond
be and the same is hereby recinded.
M. G. Black well & Co.'S. assess
ment raised from $500 to $3.50.
Mcclure Bros mill reduced from
$1,000 to $500.
Report of w. G. Anderson, supt.
received aud approved.
Said report shows S627 of pay Ger
tificates issued since last meeting.
Board proceeded to examine land
roll and made the following orders
and changes, viz:
Lots 5, 6, 7, 10, IL, IL. 20, %, %,
and five acres, more or less, in lot
l, not in survey in Summers ad.
dition to Lumberton be changed !
from A. L. Summer to Chas. Slade.
and lot % raised from $50 to S40O.
Ordered that lots 8 aud 9 ip Sum-
mer's addition to Lumberton be |
changed from Ohas. Earnest to
Chas. Slade
Lot 4 of block 9 in Lumberton
be changed from Charles Slade to
A. l.. Summer.
Ordered that Helena Byrd homes
stead 81 sw4 sec % and lot 4 sec 33
all in township l, be assessed at
81. so per acre.
Jas. Cameron's homestead assess
ed at $1.50 per acre.
Ordered that J. M. Bilbo be res
lieved OF assessment on 48 acres
over assessment on his homestead.
j. W. Treen's homestead assessed
at 81 per acre.
Frank Raiford's homestead as
sessed at so per acre.
Sylvia Peters homestead assessed
at 81 per acre.
r. E. L. Chadwick's homestead
assessed at 81 per acre.
Theo. Moody's homestead as
sessed at 50 per acre.
Lewis Mondays homestead as
sessed at 81 per acre.
w. T. McGehee's homestead as.
sessed at $1.50 per acre.
Saml. Smiths homestead assessed
at 81 per acre.
Levi HOllem8n's homestead as.
sessed at 81 per acre.
r. Spiers' homestead assessed at
81 per acre.
J. u. Kennedy's homestead as
sessed at $1.50 per acre.
Ordered that one.ninth of the
David Burnett claim be assessed to
P. 7. Byrd and one-ninth to j. l..
McGehee.
MISS Bette Lindsey assessed
with lot 21 Summers addition to
LumbertOn.
Batson Bros. assessed with lot II
formerly belonging to P. Ladner.
Lot I3 In Poplarvillc belonging
to j. L. Strahan raised from $40 to
5000.
j. A. Howard relieved of assess
ment 10 acres and same assessed to