The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-01-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
JAN, TERM 1898.

DOAnD OC OO LIN AoOROs
JAN, TERM 1898.
Members present: J. A. Moody
pres, g. w. Smith, P. e. Williams,
J. A. H. Smith, members. w. @,
Stewart absent.
John Beal appointed overseel
on Poplarville and Red Greek road
in lien of J. @. CLARK, removed.
Gideon Lumpkin appointed over
seer on McNeill and Chinquapin
road.
The board examined the jail and
found it IN bad condition and Or
dered the sheriff and jasler to i'm.
mediateIy have it cleaned up and
put In good sanitary condition ~
the prisoners.
Report OF 81. x. Rouse Supt. Of
Education received and recorded.
The repors shows pay certificates
issuen to the amount Of $4,000.
Petition Of Il. $. Sweat and 9th.
ers asking for new road from
Orvisburg to Poplarville and Co.
iumbia rosd, received and Wash
Psnton and Yves Dees appointed a
committee to view said route and
mark out same IL they deem it
necessary, and make report at next
meeting Of this board.
The board examined the treasur.
er's report, Cancelled warrants and
counted the cash and found ST..
087 .35 to his credit in the bank.
w. O. Stewart member from beat
4, was excused from attending this
meeting on account of sickness.
Ordered that p e Williams and
G W Smith be appointed q cem-
nittee to examine the auditors's
accounts.
Ordered that hereafter this board
will not consider nor pass upon
claims of Justices Of the peace and
constables for fees AZ eonservators
of the peace aud examination of
State cases except at its regular
January terms.
The committee appointed at this
meeting to examine the auditors
accounts, reported that they found
same correct and recommended that
his salary be allowed for 1897.
Ordered that the sheriff's report
be received and recorded. His
report shows that Charley jackson,
turned over to him on Dec. 6, by
action of the board of supervisors,
still in Jail. Edgar Peters, arrested
Dec. q, on warrant from circuit
court, released on bond for his
appearance at next term of court.
Ordered that w. T. Scott, sheriff
be and he is authorized to procure
and have set out in the court house
yard sufficient number of oak
shade trees a0d at the proper tlme
to pillow up said yard and plant
same in Bermuda grass.
Ordered that the clerk advertise
for bids to line the jail With sheet
iron according to plan and specifi-
cations on file in the CLERKS office,
and contract to be let to lowesI
bidder first Monday in Feb. 1898.
Ordered that James NJ. Head be
placed on psnper Inst and allowed
$5. 90 per month from Dec. /, 1897
Ordered that the amounts for
support of paupers for December
be allowed, which amount in total
IS $500.
Report of the bondsmeh of con.
tractor to paint court house. jail
ETC., was received and q committee
appointed to inspect said work, who
presently reported that said work
had been flushed by the bondsmen
and recommended that they be als
lowed the remainder Of contract
price, $4,000.
The following sums payable out
of the county treasury, to wit:
N Batson ex oficio service s Is 90
w T Scott" i" {" 25 90
Chapman T. & Co., station.
cry for clerk & sheriff IL 98
L Ladner laying ont road 1 90
J H Bishop j r fees 3 10
A j Smith return taxes 4 20
B F Wheat quarantine guard 6 90
Albert Ladner I" 6 90
j E A Thomas /" 4 90
81 K Rouse salary & postage % 30
w T Scott feeding prisoners 8 70
and for incidentals l %
d g Stewart quarantine guard 4 90
j I Smith laying out road 90
N BatsOn attend chan court 3 90
W I Scott " =" 4" 2 90
N Bats0n Go. auditor SALARY 100 90
w W Strahan and Mrs E A
Briggs, bondsmen for con-