The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-02-07
lOticial.l
Board Of Supervisors.
JACKSON COUNTY.

The Board met in regular session on Mon
day, February 3, 1896, with all the members
present.
Road No. 4G Is divided as follows: From G.
mile branch to WIN. Cowart's, W. 4. Clark,
0verseer.
From VIM. Cowart's to State Line, W. II.
Pool, 0verseer.
Road hands residing south Of the north line
of section %, township 7, range ., are assign
ed to lower division, and those residing north
of said section line assigned to upper division.
Member from each beat authorized to as
sigssi hands to roads in their respective beats.
Tie following overseers were appointed:
BEAT No. |.
Road No. S-Jasper Finch, vice VIM. Finch,
excused.
BEAT No. 2.
Road 10. 26-Wm. Mizelle, vice Joseph
Walters, e%xcussd..
Road No, 1W-Chas. Ehlers.
Road No. y-John Graham, vice l.. A.
Terrell, excused.
Road No. l2O-Rolland M;Iicr.
BEAT No.,4.
Road No. j9-Erncst Seymour.
Koud No. 6O-IIarry Oasis.
Road No. 6l~-Alphonse Ryan.
Road No. G2-lussell Bradford.
Road No. 72-Alfred Ravens.
Road No. 73-Allred Ladnier.
Road No. 76-S. Ladner.
Road No. 7-Albert Raymond.
Road No. 8e-Frank Byrd.
Read No. ga. r. Breland.
Road No. ll0-Alfred Ladner.
Road No. lil.-Joseph FURRY.
Road No. H.-Davc Martin.
Road No. ll6-Aiex Mallet.
Paupers allowed Si.l5 each for the month of
January, 1886.
Mary Clark placed on the pauper list from
and after February !, 1896.
Contract for building bride over Little Blnff
creek let to s. bradford, lowest bidder there
for in the sum of $iiS.
The following trustees of sixteenth sections
appointed as follows; Section 10, township .,
range 5, G. W. Pierce, j. II. Golf and ID. b.
Cunningham.
Section IS, township s, range s, Henry
Fletcher and Albert Ladnier.
Section Ii, township D, range 9, Louis Ed
wards, Alice Scarborough and Seburn Bilbo.
Section IL, township q, range s, John Rouse,
W. W. Willis and Geoege Mallet.
Ordered that an election district be cstab-
lished KNOWN as Fort Bayou precinct and to
include township 6, range 8.
Ordered, That the following amounts be al
lowed:
d b Cowan, supt. of ed, stationery 81 30
d ID Cowan, supt. of ed, moving desk 2 %
John Helvestion, inspector OF special
election ........ ! W
Philip Howell, same service, .......... | %
V A Golf, same service =. ....... | %
& II Wood, CON- election, 2 days service 4 90
| P Delmas, same service, 2 days 49,, 6 90
L 5 Davis, same service, | day ...... 3 90
G H Wood, distributing ballot boxes 81. ; 90
Farnsworth Lumber Co.,, lumber ....,.. l 90
Ordered, That the report of d. ID. Cowan,
superintendent Of education, be accepted and
approved.
Ordered, That the county treasurer is direct
ed to proceed at once to the collection Of all
notes, mortgages, interest or other indebted
ness now due the county.
o. Randall is authorized to take charge of
county poor house and negotiate a sale or rent
said property.
The resignation of S. s. Henry as pilot
commissioner was accepted and VIM. Watkins
appointed 70 fill the vacancy.
Account of fines. forfeitures ordered ere dit
ed with $79l. 40 uncollectable fines, etc.
o. Randall authorized to sell 4Ox6O feet OF
northeast corner of courthouse lot to Scran-
ton State Bank. The consideration to be the
erection of a brick building by said bank. and
u perpetual tease w tue C'uutl VI"
ished hall, 4Ox20, for a grand jury room.
The following amounts were allowed:
G D Moore, sheriff conveying prisoners.S %
C b Mooae, sheriff burying pauper =. 10 90
C Moore, sheriff, repairing jail 49,. 70
W A Cox, medicine to prisoners ....... 70
j F Casanova, blankets for Jail ....,.. u w
J p Smith, excesson to land bids, trust
fund man. ......,.... $50. .t'.. ~ w
Democrat Star, blanks for assessor 10 90
Democrats Star, blanks for clerks office . 90
Democrat Star, blanks for sherif's office 10 70
Democrats Star, special election notice =,
n " Csrmer coffin for p,uper ..,...... 6 90
Per diem allowed to members and officers
the hoard until the LIST Monday in March.
o. RANDALL, President.
=. H.. LEWIS. Clerk,