The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18
Supervisors Report.

Az regular meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors, of Madison county, begun
and held in the city OF Canton, Mon
day, 18th day Of January, 1895; were
present: J. +. Battiey, pres; n. Fl !.
McGowen, F. d. Coleman, J. +. Luck
EFT, |. G. Steen; James Priestley, clerk,
and G. R. Kemp, sheriff.
The following accounts were allowed
and ordered paid:
J. M. Foster, paid for rebate on poll tax,
| Drs. Coleman g. Crisler, elected Jail ply
sicians for the year 1895 at salary Of 100 90
Gross paid for burial OF pauner Chester
N. w Hale paid conveyance prisoners
". Phillips paid under sec. sOos... :. q 90
r. Sanders paid repairs on bridge ON
W, D. Owen, paid lumberfor roads, dist
No. ~. .... .... y. II IS
G. H. Hayes, paid for lumber for road IS S IS
The new bond of Mrs Julia Moore as keeper
OF the public ferry. at Moore Bluff, across Big
Black river, approved and old bondsmen are
hereby released The names of bondsmen are
Walter Stokes, r. c. Oh .ndler and J. M. Allen
and the Same to continue in force for five
years.
the Board of Supervisors for 1895 at salary
OF S25 90 per month.
Geo. W MCDANIEL paid for building
bridge on road 1853, 2914 IT. at sl.05; and
for repairs on road 10 -. =. :. S341 20
The following township trustees for
different tow nships, as named below
are hereby appointed for one year:
Twp. 8: range 2. east: J. M. Gay, r. 8. Stinson
and B r. Passmore twp. II, range 3 east ].
A
range T. east; A Magruder j d Cooper
W W Dickerson twp, II, range 5, east. B
Linn, Jas. Parker, F Barrett twp. 10,
range 2 east; R. G. Chandler, Horace Pane,
&c Sanders; twp, Orange T. east M Pace.
G Luckett, G Pitchford; twp. 8, range /,
west; w Jones, A Hammock. W Gar
ollie Childress Hugh Thompson; twp 9,
range 2 vest F Lane, J R Smith, F b
Williams.
Speaks paid as ferryman Meeks
ferry for December 1894 ........... -. s 10 90
J Hart appointed keeper of the Poor
House for the year 1885, at 4.75 per
month for each pauper
Geo P Luckett paid erroneous tax assest II IS
Jno 7 Semmes paid as teacher of Hick
DRY Grove schl for weeks at $40 per
month. same to be paid out of interest
funds of twp.l0 range 2, east ...... 60 90
Above on recommendation of township trus-
DR. w S Kent elected poor house physi-
clan for the year 1895 for the sum off,. 1859 90
hereby appointed trustees of twp. 8, range 3,
east.
J, Hart paid as keeper of poor house 7se g
Arthur Lucas g 50 . 70
G F Walker 9 70
Total for poor Vi OF
Board adjourned till Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock j. F. BATTLTY,
Pres. B. of s.
Board met, persuant to adjournment,
on Tuesday morning with same officers
and members present.
w Eastwood appointed overseer road No.
95 in place of Amos Shannon
Pat Hafey paid erroneous tax assest.. So
Varnell paid repairing bridge road 81.
Nat Moore repairs Of bridge on road 65 SO
The following laid changes ordered
made on assessment roll to-wit:
Mike Haffey. III &C of Y. lots and 2 in sec
Z, twp. 10, range east
Pat Haffey, SO ac off n end lots and sec T and
% ac in SO cor Sc a sec s all in twp. 10 range
w H Brown to Jas Allen Sc Il NV a and sw 4
ne 4 less &C out ne cor and W u sw 4 sec %
twp. II. range east
Change to C F Worthy, u Sc 4 sec II and ne
n ne a sec 20 and n 4 NV a sec 81,
Twp. liz TduSC CdSb. Ioih
w b Jones to Mrs. Addie Long. S ac
off ne cor ne 4 sec s, twp. s, range
west; change sw 4 sec 33, twp. 8,
range west to Gross; change NV
a sec 33, twp s, range 2, west, to w
b Jones; change from j Fl Evans to
B Cauthen NV a sec IL, twp IL,
range 5, east; change from Kate
Luckstt to Alice Luckett, a &C in
ne Il sec 10, twp 9, range 2 east, and
from Richard Luckett 10 Alice Allen,
FAC in ne a sec ID, twp 8, range 2,
east.
Jonn Lowry paid erroneous pool tax. 100
W e Hoy pairs bridge and freight on
lumber 81 90
T L Grisham paid lumber for road 49, Is 90
P Bratton repairs bridge on road l6s.. 30
C L Gross paid clothing Jno Alexander.
convict 8 90
Ross & Almon paid pub. notice for let
ting out prisoners 275
Grenada Sentinel paid stationery Cir.
elk office 10 %
Greneda Sentinel paid stationery sheriff
Office II go
Canton Picket paid pub. Dec. minutes. 4 Is
w H Benthal paid opening safe in sher-
ifs office 90
ct for pauper Cough to Memphis 565
The Board adopted resolutions granting the |
light to construct, maintain and operate |
telephone system in Madison county to b l. |
Roberts and associates, approved and ordered
spread out on the minutes; said resolutions |
vent into effect from and after its passage.