The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-10


to lay out road from East Union
Mill to Pike county line, beg leave to
report that we have discharged that
duty as best we could according to the
petition, commencing at Holmesvllle
and Brookhaven road near East IN
ion mill, laid out said road with blazes
and marks intersecting Pike county
line near Bogue Chitto river, all OF
which is most respectfully submitted.
w. j. PRICE,
| J. b. HART.
| J.R. ABORTION, J. P.
The resignation of j. Il. Albritton,
Justice of the Peace of Dist. No. 4, was
received, accepted and ordered filed.
w.R. CADE, CONSTABLE.
The resignation of w. II. Cade, con-
stable of Dist. No. was received, ac-
cepted aud ordered filed.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
HE. Cushman. 400 #. 2x1Ox16. i. $500
| It is ordered that N. f. Hudson
i
| Of pauper Peter Lee. ......... o.OO
| F. II. Hartman, mdse for poor hse
farm, wire fencing, etc, Sl669;
| wire, nails, etc. for bridge 5l.oO;
F. III. Hartman, 546 #. lumber for
road s.. 46; 1902 #. lumber for
road No. 60 $1,000; sol TT. lumber
for Bigner overseer, S5.0l. 80. .20.4l
j. E. Adams, 1895 fit. lumber, go
shingles and 100 feet weather
boards for poor house farm. -. .3J.Oo
w. p. Smith, 116S TT. lumber for
bridge. .............. S.25
j. S. Mcclellan, transporting two
paupers to poor house .......... zoo
On motion the report of County
Superintendent to be made in accord
ance with Section 1882 of the Code of
Mississippi of 1892, was re quested, be-
cause of it's informality and non-com-
pliance with same section, and the
sd me is herewith referred back to him
| for correction.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
absent from his Office on Saturday
| of the scholastic month, towit: in the
month of February, 1897, without
leave previously granted by the
Board of Supervisors, the same was
considered by the Board, and on mo-
ton duly seconded, it is ordered that
the sum of ten $1,000 dollars be de-
Quoted from his salary for said days
absence, when the same is allowed by
| the Board.
County convicts: TO Daniel Buie
for medical attention on county
convicts. $500
| Marshal & Bruce Co., Gem index
to Chattel Deeds, & c.......17.15
Lincoln Co. Times, 800 pamphlets
for Co. Supt. (Zetus Linton vot-
ing against this order). ......... 900
w. H. Penn, repairs on sheritf's
locks .......... .oo
G. w. Maxwell, one map of Lin
coin county, Supt's office. DIS
allowed Observation-Disclosures. 800
c. L. Montgomery inspecting
bridge l day 200
w. F. Parsons, same. 200
Sam A. Brister, same. ......... 200
Charles McNair, cleaning court
room and office for month of
February NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..lOOO
G. T. Montgomery, for temporary
relief of pauper ..............1 1000
w. L. Powell, 10 #. lumber for
road No. lob. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ITO
COUNTY sUPT's. REPORT.
The report of County Supt. Ed
gar Green, as amended in &C.
received, approved and ordered
to be filed, and his salary allow
ed for Feb. $4,000, less the fine
of $1,000 imposed at this term of
the Board for absence from his
Office, $1,000, $1,000; postage for
February, S1.20. ................3 20
B. T. Hobbs, county printer, sta
tionery for Circuit Clerk, 1918;
same, for Chancery Clerk, $500;
same, for Assessor, $3.50, total. 1925
ALLOWANCE MADE BY CHANCERY COURT
AT ITS FEBRUARY TERM.
Chas. McNair, sheriff and depu-
Felix May, clerk, days. 1900
Felix May, stationery 800
R. w. McNair, jailor, care of pris-
oners for month of Feb. 1897. $40
Britton Hail. 2 days service as
peace officer in Nov. election. 200
Ordered that the Board do now ad-
journ until tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock.
THIRD DAY.
Wednesday morning, March Sd, 1897.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members and officers pres
emit.
| ROAD OvERSEERS.
1t is ordered that j. H. Hodgman, J.
L. Montgomery, Jack Magee, Virgil
Coon and G. E. Matthews, overseers of
public roads, be and they are here now
fined the sum of $1,000 each for failure
to make their reports as overseers.
Hartman Lumber Co., 1886 #.
lumber at $1,000 per M, less 406
#. rejected 81 .O6. ............29. $3.50
The account of Easterling Bros. for
$500 for care of pauper was disallowed.
The report of the committee APP
pointed to inspect the bridge across
Fair River on Rockport road between
7 and mile post was received and or
dered fled
G. T. Montgomery, com.1 day 80. ZOO
Zetus Linton, same. ............. 200
PETITION FOR BRIDGE ACROSS FAIR RIVER
The petition of w. L. Powell and