The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-08
Proceedings Of Board upervlsors
October Term.

October Term.
Specification with agreement. The
agreement made and entered into this
18th day of Oct A d 1895 Letween one
s of Madison Co. Miss. of the the
part and D A Gully of the other part
is to witness: That said Board have
this day let to the said Gully the work
ing of the public roads in Supervisors
Dist no 3 of Madison CO., Miss, for the
term of years from this date for the
sum of Five Huedred Dollars per An
mum payable in equal monthly in.
stallments. Said Gully to work the
roads in accordance with the plans and
specification heretofore attached and
made port of this agreement. 1t is
further agreed that said Gully in work
ing the roads of said Dist shall also
work without extra charge such por-
tions of said public roads when link
or part is assigned to an overseer ex-
tends into an adjoining Dist to the
end of said link and the overseer and
hands of such link or portions of said
road shall be subject to The call of the
contractor in the same manner as the
overseer and hands in Dist no 3. tbs
further agreed that said Gully shall
not received any money for work done
until his work has been inspected and
approved by the Supervisor of Dist no
3. Said contractor shall begin work
on said roads within 80 days from this
date. j + BATTLEY
ID A Gully
Petition of w f Harris ct ais for
change of road No - in beat near
Flora is hereby fled and Messrs Luckett
and Coleman are appointed commission
ers to visit proposed site, inspect the
proposed new route and lay out the
same. Bond of West Skinner as ferry
mon at Meeks crossing is hereby APP
proved and contract confirmed by this
Board in which said Skinner is to he
paid sig 50 per month. :. . Jas l. Stew
art pd as as road contractor for Beat
No 800 90. IF w Hammack pd for
building bridge Rd - $40 90. d. . ID A
Gully pd lumber for bridges in Dist
3 SS7 So Board adjourned till to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
+ BATTLEY Pres b s
hoarp convened on Wednesday morn
ing with some officers and members
present. .B d Watson pd amt money
due on an estrav, Sec 1929 $40 S5..
JAS Priestley elk pd out of different
funds S7s 95. IL f Grisham pd
lumber pd building for Rds c Dist 2
S73 IS. ...T l. Grisham pd building
bridge Rd 1G9 IS 30. -. Treasurer Jones
filed his quarterly report (3rd) for the
year 1905. Warrants pd by him were
cancelled, money, bal, on hand count
ed and found correct. :. i. i. In the matter
of petition of + d aud s K Coleman
ct al for private right of way from
their lands to public road RUNNING
from Sharon to Canton. This day
came on to be heard the petition in
this behalf and it appearing to the sat
isfaction of the Board that said petit
ton is signed by those interested In
said road and that their interest and
convenience requires that said road
should be built or opened as shown in
said petition. And the Board having
maturely considered the same, doth
order and determine said road ought
to he opened in accordance with the
plan and specification OF said petition.
and for this purpose it is ordered by
the Board that the following mem bers
of the Board viz John Il Luckett and
Fl II McGowan be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners who shall
proceed to examine the contemplated
site of said road and to see that the
same is done in accordance with the
PRAYER of said petition and in strict
to the order of this Board;
and upon the completion thereof to
make report OF their proceedings to
the next meeting of this Board. By
order of the Board of Supervisors at
Sept. term 1895.
JAS PRIEsrTEY. elk.
J. NJ. GRAFTON, d c
We the undersigned solemly swear
that we will discharge our duty as
in this behalf to the best
of our skill and ability, Sr help us God.
Henry McGowan
Sworn 10 and subscribed before me
this the Sth day of sept 1898.
JAS PRIEsTLEY elk
To the Honorable Board
Of Supervisors
We YOUR comm issioners appointed at
the Sept term 1895 to superintend and
have 6uilt or opened certain road for
Il ID and ) X Coleman from their land
To public road from Sharon to Canton,
RESPECTFULLY beg leave to report that
nm the 9th day of Oct 1895 we met at
the appointed place aud time and made
the necessary examination of said road
and recommend that said road be open
ed as follows to wit: Beginning where
the land of ] + Divine and Mrs Matte