The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-03-11
MINUTES BOARD OF SUPERU-
SORS.
March Term 1900.

This being a regular meetlng OF
the Board of Supervisors of Wash
ton county Mississippi, said Board
met at the Court House of said
as provided by law for the
of such business as
might properly come before it.
There being presentC. A. Winter,
President; G.. b. Alexander, j. A.
Hollingsworth, T. S. Redd, J. b.
Hebron, Sheriff; I. II. Hood,
Clerk.
In the matter of employing D.
r. Yerger to examine redemp-
ton Of taxes.
Ordered that j, r, Gerger be
and he is hereby employed by the
Board to examine all records here
and at Jackson in regard to land
sales and redemptions of tax lands
to see what sum, if any is due the
county on this account, and that
he receive for his services 20 per
cent on all sums found to be due
the county on the dates of his IN
vestigation; and we agree to allow
him a fee to this extent when the
amount shall be paid into the
County Treasury after his notih.
ton to the County Treasurer OF
the sum due the county, and the
collection thereof by said Treas
urer.
III the matter of the petition OF
j. w. McMath and Il. L. Lee
for license to retail vinous and
spirituous liquors.
This matter coming on this day
to be heard on petition of j, W,
McMath and X. K. Lee and it ap-
pearing to the Board that the re-
duired number of names are at
fixed to said petition, and there
being no counter petition and the
bond having been filed with said
petition, it is therefore osdered
that the same is hereby allowed
upon petitioner paying Sheriff and
Tax Collector the SUN of 5000
and costs then license may issue.
In the matter of the various
claims against the county.
1t is ordered by the Board that
the following named paties be al
lowed the amounts set opposite TO
their names, to witt
], B, Hebron, sheriff various acts 500 ~
Alex Knight, refund poll tax, 80
school fund. ,rt,r,,. ''''',t't, w
In the matter of contract for
printing county blanks. This
matter coming on this day to be
heard, and it appearing to the
Board that the bids of The GREEK
VILE TINES and Greenville Demo-
crat were the ones submitted and
that contract be now awarded to
the GREENvILLE TINES for such
work as by its bid is shown to be
the lowest and to the Greenville
Democrat for such work as by its
bid is shown to be the lowest and
schedule of blanks is to be made
by each of the bidders and is to be
made up and kept in the Chancery
Clerks office for reference in
placing orders for blanks.
In the matter of construction OF
gates across road No. 70 at
either side of j. W. Wright
plantation and change LOCATION.
1t appearing to the Board that
the grant of land was made by
said Wright for aroadway through
his place to contract with road
No, 70, and in consequence of said
grant of land it Is hereby ordered
that said j. W. Wright be and is
hereby allowed to construct gate
across said road at either side OF
his plantation, and to move said
road from its present site one-half
mile, north, between sections 81
and SO T Is r 6, to the East bank
of Murphy Bayou.
Ordered that the Board do now
adjourn until tomorrow mornin g
at 10 clock.
G. A. WINTER, President.
MARCH I.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, there being present same as
yesterday. Minutes of yesterday
read and signed and approved.
In the matter of placing hands
on road No. As from road No.
81.
This matter coming on this day
to be heard, and it appearing to
the Board that the number of
hands on road No. As is inada-
quate to work same, it is there
fore ordered that the hands on the
following places be and they are
hereby assigned to duty on said
road. Those on Ingram and both
of J. NJ. Jayne's plantations,
O'Bannon, Heard and Williamson
places, Skinner place to the inter
section of read No. SO, B. T. Bolts,
place, Hawkins and A. c. and K.
/. Willis place, hands on Sterling
and Skinner plantations living i'm
neliateIy along road No. % are
to continue 70 work on road Nc
So.
In the matter Of various claims
against the county.
7 H Hood, clerk, stamps etc. .,,.s3 10
w E Hunt. road through Hunt