The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-07

meeting of the Board Of Supervisors in
and for said county, begun and held in
the Chancery Clerks Office at the
Court House, in the city Of Brookha-
ven, on the 9Th day of April, 1897, the
following members and officers we're
present, towit: w. F. Parsons, ]. G.
Bryant, Sam A. Brister, G. t. Mont
gomery and Zetus Linton, members !;
Chas. McNair, sheriff, and Felix May,
clerk.
ROAD ovERsEERs.
1t is ordered that the following nam
ed persons be appointed overseers, to-
wit F.:
Will Hammond, overseer Road No.
80.
n. q. Butler, overseer Road No. Ia
John Erwin, overseer Road No. 80.
Martin Case, overseer Road No. 90.
Sam Alfred, overseer Road No. 10.
Hamilton Smith, overseer Road No.
76.
r. G. Applewhite, overseer Road No.
~.
Road 81 shall be changed on road
docket so as to read as follows Com
mencing near Wellman p. o. and end
ing near J. S. Boone's as Road No. 20,
and all hands at Keystone Palmer
Mills and all hands in houses west of
Keystone No. Saw Mill, and section
crew on west end of Keystone r. r. are
assigned to said road.
Ordered that Geo. A. Love be ap-
pointed overseer of Road No "a.
1t is ordered that C. T Montgomery
and Zetus Linton be appointed as a
committee to investigate and report ON
the necessity of bridge across Myers
Creek near Pleasant Hill church.
1t is ordered that John Dickson be
appointed overseer of Road No. 4515.
MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE COMPANY.
1t is ordered that the Wesson Tele-
phone Exchange be granted permission
to erect telephone wires, along the
public roads in Lincoln county pro
vided, however, that said telephone
wires shall be so erected and construct
ed and operated as not to be danger
Gus to persons or property, or in any
way interfere with the convenience of
the travelling public, or the common
use of such roads, or to interfere with
the right of land owners along said
roads.
The petition of r. M. Brister and
others for a change in Road "A, coming
on to be heard, it is ordered that
said change be granted as prayed for,
towit Commencing ON Road No. "A,
between the II and IL mile boards,
leaving the road about 200 yards east
of the house known as the jamie Hay
mes house, intersecting the road at or
near Richard Brister's house, to be on
the north side of the road as at pres
ent used, ce distanof about 600 yards,
in length the farthest point from old
road being about 140 yards.
1t is ordered that Marshall johnson
and Will Williams be transferred from
Road No. 101 to Road No 100
1t is ordered that bids be received at
the next term of this Board for build
ing bridge across Bayou near Jno. 0.
Martins place.
1t is ordered that bids be received at
the next term of this Board for build
ing a bridge across Big Creek near
Jno. OWNS place.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
w. d. Rutland, lumb'r for bridges $40
T. G. Crawford, keeping paupers
Tor March OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Io.OO
CORONER AND RANGER ON BODY OF PATSY
Milan.
Bartlett Smith, j. P, as coroner,
So; J. A. Decell, deputy sheriff,
$3; Jno. f.. Decell, juror 81; n.
f. Hudson, same, 81 S. r. Sax
on, same, 81; Sandy Borden,
same, 81; Isaac Montgomery,
same 81; Will Carter, same 81. 400
Felix May, clerk, recording five
Land Deeds given as security
for funds of 10th section school
money 500
Putting up 2mile boards ON Rock
port road. 80
Chas. McNair, sheriff, cleaning
Court House for month of Mar
1897 Observation-Disclosures. 1000
r. W. McNair, jailor, feeding pris-
oners to date .............. 1880
Daniel & Willoughby, lumber for
poor house 10
G.. H. Penn, repair on vault doors $50
Albert Evans, 5 mile boards. go. 1.25
James King, 336 feet lumber for
bridge. .................. 3.02
j. A. Decell, conveying prisoners
Charlie Washington, Bud Will
liams and Lizzie Lundy to Jail
at $1.20 each. $50
w. f. Kyzar, lumber for bridge,
% p's 2x8xl6, 533 feet. 1913
Chapman, Turner q Co., station
cry for Chancery Clerk, Chat
tel Deeds SIT .83; for Board of
Supervisors and Chancery Crk
as per bill s4O,75; Chas. McNair,
sheriff, S4.55. GIL
D. L. hODDS, stationery, DeeuS IOf
Chancery Clerk, $500 posters
for sheriff $3.50; Deeds, trans
script paper and letter heads
S1775; blank subpenas $50. %. rs
Elk PARTE, MARY DEPRIEST, LUNATIc-,ON
INQUIRY OF LUNACY.
Chas. McNair, serving writ, So;
Chas. McNair, conveying to