The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-01
Proceedings OF Board Supervisors
October Term.

At a regular meeting of the Board of
Supervisor begun upd held in the Court
House in the city of Canton on Mon
day Oct eth 1895 there present. F.
Battley Pres. T Luckett. Ed
Coleman. ! c Steen. Jas Priestley
elk: q Il Kemp, Shift.
The following orders were passed
and accounts paid i. /. Pat Donohoe pd
under section 3006, $25 90. /. Steven
Milton pd mdse poor house So s5....
Steven Milton pd building bridgas on
Re IS $40 IS. Canton Times pd ST.
ationary Circuit Clk's office SO 90. j
NJ and A d Coleman pd repairing
bridges Rd IL $35 10. Ross and
Almon pd printing Supt Ed, Sl4 25....
# Whitworth I'd repairing bridge
los, $40 0....W C Milton pd for
lum Der Rd 1873 SIG 90. w M Ward
pd repairing bridges Rd 1871 $44 so. -.
Petition of r l. Smith ct ais for change
Of Rd bed of Jackson and Madison lille
road from J Ii Rays residence one
half mile to intercept the Calhoun and
Madisonville road Is hereby granted.
W $ Kent pd Poor House Ply stefan
$40 25.. J Mcmillan pd work on
Court House 81 IS ID f Btttley pd
days inspection $40 90 S NJ CoIem an
pd repairing bridge Rd l2 500 OO.
A d Coleman repairing bridge Rd ~
$95 90. /. Bob Watkins lumber for
? or House 81 90. 81 Hart pd as
Poor House keeper S92 49,. ~ Hart
pd as keeper Mrs Bono and Walker
Sli 20. !. /. Able Brown pd burial of
De uper Dave Wilson and Prudence
Wilson. SO 90. p q Wales repairing
bridges Ra's s, 1872 and ., $55 80. -.
J N Sumeral pd bridge I'd las Sl2 Is
....S A Milton pd for carrying prison
err Sam Saunders to Jail 81 20 :. q N
Manning pd building bridge Rd No -
S4S 20. ID A Gully was awarded the
contract for working the public roads
in Dist. 3. Madison Co., for the sum
Of $500 90 and So 90 from each and
everv hand on roads subject to road
dnty. The above SUN is to be paid
yearly for years, the time for which
i his cor ,ract is awarded. This con
tract shall be- similar to the contract
made with the road contract or of Beat
] and b. subject to the same stipula-
lions except, the contractor shall not
he compelled to use any particular
machine or class of tools. Board adj
ieurn,d till tomorrow morning at 0
o'clock.
] F BATTLEY Pres. b s
Board convened in regular session on
Tuesday morning with same officers
and meInb hers present. Ii ii Mellow
IN having reported. took his seat as u
Of the Board II Turner
pa repairs on Rd No So $40 o.. ...Peti-
ton of VIM Harris ct ais from Beat No
I. for change of road bed through lands
tf " B Jones and E T Gadd:s near
Elora is hereby with consent of WIN
Harris ct ais, Withdrawn. This peti
ton was filed at the Sept meeting Of
this Board. 500. g l Thompson pd lumb-
rr az pr itemized acct for roads in
u. st SOS 80 Specification for work
ing the public f,ads in Beat No OF
Madison County Miss as authorized by
special act OF the Legislature of 1884
for Madison Co: Said Contractor shall
furnish all necessary tools and animals
to work the roads at his own expense.
except re snail have the use of the
road machine now in said district be-
longing to the County, provided he
keeps the same in good repair. lie Is
authorized under this contract to call
the road hands TO work under his
directions the number of days pre-
scrihed by law, BUT may in lieu OF
labor. accept from each or any road
hand the sum of 80 % for total amount
Of years road duty, il said So 90 is
rendered or paid by the LIST day OF Dec.
each year. but after that date, the
shall be So % Tor total
amt of road duty or IS cents for each
work day, payable on the day OF
summons or the day after. They shall
have The privilege of rendering their
work or in lien thereof the above
specified amt of communication money
MS they choose and no rnad hand shall
he required to furnished team or i'm.
plemeut Delinquent road hands shall
be dealt with according - law ana the
tines and penalties imposed snail DC
forthe benefit Of the contractor. Inc
road overseer will he instructed to
furnish the contractor list OF tue
roads bands on their respective
links They shall summon the hands
TO work when ordered to do so by the
contractor and meet with the hands at
the required time and place and report
absenlees, his duty shall then cease for
that call and shall be exempt from
work or Communication tax. They VIII
be required to examine and see that
their roads are in good order and re-
mort b. the Dist. Supervisor. whenever
roads are DISTRACTED or out of order:
The coptractor shall keep all roads .of
the district and overlapping links 10
general good order ana condition. No
rp.,d bed shall be less than III nor more
than 80 feet wide between the ditches'
/, nd shall l,e raised in the center 81 AS
-. ,barooyhIv drain into the side