The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-15

such sick paupers with nurses. He
shall treat all paupers humanely and
see that they are cleanly and properly
clad. And said Thomas c. Crawford
appearing before the board and enter
ing into bond in the sum of Eighteen
Hundred Dollars with himself as prin-
cipal and j. G. CoSnahan and w. A.
Decell as sureties conditional for the
faithful performance of said contract,
wherefore said bond and the sureties
thereon is this day approved and or
dered to be recorded in the record of
bonds for other county officials.
1t is ordered by the board that the
Illinois Central Railroad Company be
and is herenow granted a perpetual
right of way of fifty feet between
parallel lines across such streets alleys,
roads or ways as appear indicated up
ON plain plat or annex filed in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of Lincoln
county, known as Seavey Addition in
the proposed "Y" made from point
on the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany's main line to the n, B. & Meri-
dian Railroad, north of the city of
Brookhaven, subject to the laws of the
State of Mississippi and chapter on
railroads, without expense to the
county.
IRON BRIDGE.
1t is ordered by the board that a
steel bridge be built across the Homo
chitto river at or near N. r. G. Watson's
ford or at such other point as this
board may determine within thirty
days from this date, and that the New
Jersey Steel and Iron Co., of Trenton,
N. j., being the lowest and best bidder,
all of which bids having been opened
and read in open board, is hereby
awarded the contract at and for the sum
of Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred
and Fifty Dollars, of which S25OO is to
be paid when the bridge is built and
completed according to the plans and
specifications received and accepted
by this board, and the rest due thereon
to be paid in two equal payments i'll
one and two years, drawing 6 per cent.
interest per annum from date. Where
fore, the president of this board and
clerk thereof are hereby ordered to
enter into a contract with the said
New Jersey Steel and Iron Co., which
is this day accordingly done on the
condition that the board pay the said
deferred payments earlier at their
option. Said New Jersey Steel and
Iron Co. guarantees said bridge for the
term of five years from its completion
without additional cost or expense to
the county of Lincoln, the contractors
to execute bond payable to the State
of Mississippi in the sum of Sixteen
Thousand Dollars within thirty days
from this date conditioned for the
faithful performance of the work &C
cording to the contract and plans and
specifications now on file in the office
of the clerk of this board. Said order
was first proposed in writing, read by
the clerk when the following vote was
taken: Ayes, Linton, Montgomery and
Parsons; Nays, Bryant, and member
S. A. Brister in the chair and not
voting.
FINES RENTED.
1t is ordered, that the fines imposed
on Chas. Stanley and Jasper N. Smith
at previous day of this meeting be
remitted.
CARE OF COURT HOUSE.
r. C. Applewhite, care of court house 5 90
PER DIEM AND MILEAGE.
1t is ordered, That the members and
officers be allowed their per diem and
mileage:
w. +. Parsons, days.............-...-..-- Si2O 90
j. G. Bryant. days, miles----------------. 1260
s. A. Brister days II miles .---.---. 1910
G.. T. Montgomery days. Is miles 1880
Zetus Linton days. az iles.-..-.. H. 45
r. c. Applewhite sheriff. 3 days.-.-.-.....-., 600
Felix NAV, clerk 8 las .........--- 800
1t is ordered, That the Board do now
adjourn.
= ~-ARSONS, President.
FELIX iaA2, Clerk.