The leader., 1897-08-18

wednesday morning, Aug. ii, 1891,
board met Pursuant to adjournment,
al members and officers present.
PUBLIC ROADS.
The sealed bids filed with the clerk
of this board for working the publ C
roads of Lincoln county, Miss, of the
first class and des' gnated and number
e1 by an order of this board heretofore
adopted as Nos. ,, 3, 4, I, s, 8, 10, II. 4
and l3 were opened in open boa"d ond
! read by the clerk, tabulated aud on
mCt;on were received and considered
by the boGrd, and it appearing TO the
| satisfaction of the bo0rd atGer a care
| FIJI examination of each bid filed that
williamson, Hilton d Co., e the low
est RESPONSIBLE bidders for each Of said
roads aForesa;d, therefore be it order
ell by the Board OF Supervisors of Lin
co'u county, Miss, that the said Will
liansor, Hilton & Co., be and they are
tris day awarded the contract of each
of 50 d roads which were let separately,
tov t: F'rst class roads Nos. =, 3, 4, I,
8, 8, 10 u, II and l3, first class roads
Nos. |, ) and having been heretofore
let separately and awarded to Willifm-
son ard Smith at II fixed price for the
tenn of four years in addition to the
commUtat'on money aud labor of
napds assigned and subject to labor on
50 d roadss Nos. ], 5 and 6, and the
board having decided to levy no moe
thai one mill on the dollar on the tax
able property of Lincoln county as a
road tax, out of which Williamson a1d
Smith are first to be paid for said roads
Nos. ], 8 ana 6, wherefore the firm of
q i
TO and with this board that they will
work the roads according to plans end
specifications ou file aad adopted by
this board with such modification as
tbe board may make from tine to time
not N violation of the contract herein
entered into for the term of four years
from this date, at and for the net sum
lealized ard collected as a road tax by
the levy of one mill on the dollar on
The taxable property of Lincoln coun-
ty, Miss, each yea, after paying Will
iamson Il Smith the amounts of their
respective contracts for roads Nos. |, D
and and such other expenses as may
be necessary for the inspection aud re-
ception of said roads i'll accordance
with the order heretofore adopted 10y
his board. In addition to said sum
| dIObtStlu St5lu w Il'lUOll ~ w.
are allowed the communication money
aud la@erzof all hands ass, ,g1ed to said
roads aud subject to such road duty
under the laws OF this State. They are
allowed the use of the road machine
end such tools as may be under the
control of the overSeers, whose COM
N 'ssious are this day recalled on the
condition that the said Villa nson,
Hilton & Co. shall enter into bond pay
able to Lincoln county in the sum of
Ten Thousand dollars, or One Thous-
end dollars for each road thus let con-
d, ooed for the faithful performance
c Iheir contract according to law and
ihe plans and specifications on file and
adopted by this Board, which order of
the boer6 and the plans snd specifica-
tiOrs aforesaid are made pat of the
contract.
1t is further ordered by the board,
That no money shall be paid to the
road contractors, Williamson. Hilton
& Co. and Williamson and Smith for
labor performed on the said roads Nos.
l,2, 3, A. 3, 6. I, 8, 8, TO- II. II and Il except
the commutation money until they are
inspected and received by the board as
provided for in The plans, specifica-
tons and orders of this board.
NEW PUBLIC ROAD.
Inc petition OF J. T. Porter and
eleven others, freeholders of Lincoln
county, praying for change in road
No. - be- inning at z. Lotions and ter
miuat'rg at the Franklin county line,
was on mot on, received and consider
ei by the board and the prayer of the
petitioners granted on the condition
that sad road be opened and worked
according to rule and specifications on
| fl le; provided said road be laid out and
worked without expense to the county.
rNCRrAS IN ASSESSMENTS.
| f hf of NV or of ne or known as lot | |
in the division of Thos. Price estate
section l3-7-7 assessed to j. f. Sessions
al 1890 be Increased to 2O00.
Assessment changed-Unknown own
er to P. B. Britt-nw or ISL.
r. II. Thompson to w. P. Hubert
c3 feet on side lots 13, and 10 feet on
W side OF lot 4, block -, Brookhaven,
Iuerea5e in r. W. Millsaps essess-
ment-It is ordered that part of lot 4
block A, beg;uping at SO cor of said
block, running so ft north parallel with
r. r. avenue, thence west l25 It thence
80 fl, thence 125 tt, block A, Brook
baven, assessed 30 r. w. Millsaps at
1900 be increased to 10000.
Part of lot commencing IL TT n of
Sc cor of said lot J, block l, running n
% IL ft fronting on r.. r. Ave, thence
200 #, thence % l-2 fit, thence Zoo
TT, block A, Brookhaven, assessed to
r. w. Millsaps at 25oo reduced to p
! 600.
Increase in assessment-l a on IL side
of Brookhaven and Monticello road
known as the Abram Bullock place as
sessed to Thos. Breedlove be changed
to Nathan Lotion and assessment in
creased from 80 to loo.