The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-08

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Commonwealth Co, stationery. II Al
The usual per diem and mileage was
allowed the members of the board.
The report of w. A. Gillespie and A.
Q. Peterson, commissioners appointed
to lay out and make a public road from
Kirby's crossing on Yallabusha river to
Dodd's ferry, was received and ap,
proved.
Ordered that the petition Of J. G
Peasants and others, to lay off road, be
passed until August meeting.
Ordered that J. J. Long and Others
to have bridge built across Long Gut
bayou be granted and that said bridge
be located at a point where the line be
tween Frasier and Cockrell plantations
cross said bayou. It is further ordered
that the road be condemned and closed
from Cockrell fat to the place where
the bridge nov stands.
Petition of Henry Stainback to have
lease extended: granted.
Ordered that petition of J. {. Purnell
and others for a change of road be re.
ferred to c. p. Stancill for examination.
Ordered that N. Carriers account for
building bridge ove Hall bayou be con
tinued until the list Monday in August,
Petition of J. A. Jones and Others for
road; ordered that same be referred to
the road commissioner.
Petition of w. A. Gillespie and others
for a partial stock law in Lefore county;
granted. That it was to be lawful from
that part of the county east of ITALIA
hatchie and west of Y%allabusha rivers.
Petition of John Dahmer and Others
for road referred to c. P. Stancill for
examination.
Ordered that resignation of Willis
Terry as road overseer be rejected.
Ordered that bids be received to build
a public privy in the court house yard.
Said building to bc 12xao feet; brick l3-
inch wall, 12 feet high, covered with
best tin, and latest improved sanitary
appliances.
Ordered that the assessment roll be
approved and that it remain on file un-
til the list Monday in August for in
spection,
Ordered that bids be received on the
LIST Monday in August, 1897, for repair
ing bridge over McNntt lake on road No.
Il. at Sanders Mill, and bids be received
to repair bridge on Shelby bayou At
Parks store, and bridge over Lake Hen
ry on road No. 50; road "a, bridge across
Democrat bayou; road 50, Bear bayou
bridge. road 81, bridge across Ash
brake; road No. /, bridge across Bear
creek; all to be built according to the
plans and specifications on file, and that
publication be made for same as pre-
scribed by law.
The report of c. 2. Stancil, Road
Commissioner, was received n ap'
proved. Report as follows:
TO the Hon. board of supervisors OF LIE
fore county, Mississippi,
Sirs Il herewith submit my first
monthly report AZ road commissioner of
Lcfiore county, Mississippi. have
visited and inspected the 81 public
roads, and find them susceptible and
in need of work and improving. Have
notified the overseers that they would
be required to work their respective
roads the full time required by law,
requiring that they have each hand to
work full time and in case OF failure
would be indicted.
| find two bridges on road No. 10, W.
r. Bell, overseer, needing repairs or
rebuilding. The bridge across Demo
crat bayou, road No. "a, E. Romine,
overseer, washed down and unfit to re.
build being rotten; would recommend
that if rebuilt location be changed and
built on higher and better ground.
The bridge across Deer creek, road NO.
/ sec. section down and needs rebuild
ing, timbers good. w. P. Dean over.
seer. Bridge on road No. 62, Will
Gillespie overseer, should be torn down
and have one built, old one rotten.
Two bridges on road No. ~, E. c. Scr
rel oyerseer, torn down before high
water. one can be rebuilt as timbers are
good. the other needs new bridge as
timbers are rotten. Road No. "A. j. II.
Moore overseer, one bridge rotten and
down. needs new one, should be about
GO feet long and 10 feet high at highest
place. No. q, Jim Howard overseer,
bridge ocross McNntt lake needs re.
pairing by flooring. new mud stills and
braces on piling, railing repaired, will
take some 10, 900 feet Of lumber. No.
nc. b. ]. Sanders overseer, n bridge
needs repairs. No. ii. Peter Christen-
son overseer, bridge across lake Henry
needs repairs or torn down and rebuilt
four mud sills gone. Road No l3.P. 3.
Peterson O~verseer. n bridge needs
being built small bridge. some 10 feet
long. old one rotten. Road No. ~.
Price McIemore overseer, bridge ACROSS
Kinkead bayou down and needs fear1ng
to pieces and rebuilding. timbers good
No. 30, Jim Gladney. colored, overseer'
bridge across Shirley bayou needs moor
No. 81, Geo. Wharton overseer. bridge
across Shirley bayou needs some repairs.
No. 81, g. P. Peasants overseer, bridge
needs two longer posts sud mud aIl.
Ma. Is, J, B Redditt oyerseer. bridge
needed over bayou. No. Al, y. L
Cnckrell oyerseer, bridge over LOue
Ont needs new bridge.
find tools on hand 10 dozen shcveis
four dozen spades. % scrapers, y piows
Road No. should begin at Loci
Leven and end at Washington count!