Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-06-15

d. Turner, Frank McLendon and c. p.
Eubanks, members.
The following business was done, to-
wit:
Ordered, that the following amounts be
allowed to the following named persons
ont of county treasury for holding in
quest on the body of Mack Sturdemene
on the 18th day of May, 1899, to-wit:
E. B. Box, J. P............. 90
j. X. Box, constable. ........... l so
M. d. Crenshaw, juror ........... l 90
Isaac Fry juror ................ | 90
d. l.. Eubanks, juror .............. l 90
Dan Fry, juror. ............ l 90
David Gibson, juror .............. l 90
w. l. Taylor, juror. .............. l 90
Ordered, that the petition of j. Byrd
and others to establish the old Mobile
and Winchester road from the fork of the
Leakesville and State Line road, leading
south to the Alabama line, be granted !;
provided, the same does not incur adj
ditional expense to the county.
Ordered further, that the following
named persons be assigned to work said
Mobile and Winchester road, to-wit j.
l.. Williams, B. N Williams, and that ]
P. Williams be appointed to serve as
| overseer on said road
Ordered, that the petition of J.J. Bexley
and others, for establishing a public road
from Merrill station and intersecting the
Miller Ferry road at J. J. Bexley's place,
be hereby declared public road pro-
vided the same does not incur any ex-
pense to the county.
Ordered, that H. G. Turner, treasurer,
be appointed as overseer on said new
road, and that said road be known as the
Merrill road.
Ordered, that Sid Odom and Vince
| Odom be RELEASED from duty on road No.
20, and assigned to road duty on road No.
1S.
Ordered, that Dan Mcleod be allowed
the following amounts out ofi,..the county
treasury, to-wit:
First half year, ex-officio fee for
l dozen pen holders. ...... %
l broom, clerks office. $50. ..... rs
l dozen bottles of ink 49,. ..... so
Iotal ....' ..'.... ...... 30 0U
Ordered, that state warrant No. 81, to
tie amount of $10S 5000, and also state
warrant No. SO, to the amount of 1884,
44-100, both payable to James Beard.
treasurer of Greene county, be placed on
the pauper fund, and that said county
treasurer is hereby empowered to place
the above amount to the pauper fund
Ordered, that j. L. Mills be appointed
to serve as overseer on road link No 10,
| Leakesville and State Line road from
middle of Greene Creek Bridge to middle
of Byrd Creek Bridge
Whereas, the specification describing
| the work and contract for building of a
new courthouse for Greene county, Miss,
| entered into between this board and f.
b. and w. ;. Hull, at a regular meeting
| in June, 1898, provided that said court
house should have slate roof, but the
| said June term, after general discussion
as to the kind of roof that would be best
for the building, it was agreed to between
| the board and the agent of said F. B. and
| w. S. Hull that tin roof would be
most desirable. This change was then
and there made, but failed to be put on
the minutes of said June term of this
board. 1t is now ordered that the said
contract be amended by substituting a
tin roof for slate roof for said court
house without any change in the monyed
consideration against either party The
tin roof having been already put on said
building, as heretofore agreed to in open
session of this court, and at the same
term at which the said contract was
awarded, it is further ordered that the
the chancery court upon which said court
is asked to discharge the injunction
against this board in the case of j. j
Dixon and Others versus this board and
Others in accordance with the decree of
the supreme court of this state in said
cause.
Ordered, that L. c. Peaster be allowed
the sum of $62 out of c. B. and Jail Fund
for experimenting the building of the
new courthouse.
Ordered, that J. E. Miller, sheriff, be
allowed $500 out of county treasury for
first half year ex-oficio fee for board of
supervisors.
Ordered, that Os Hillman be allowed
the sum of 800 out of c. B. and Jail
Fund as balance due him for building
bridge on Whisky creek in district No. 5.
Ordered, that Frank McLendon be al
lowed the sum of two dollars out of c. B.
and Jail Fund as balance due him for
inspecting bridge across Whisky creek in
beat No. ).