The leader., 1899-04-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Proceedings of the Regular
April Term. 1899.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, I
FIRST DAY,

LINCOLN COUNTY.
FIRST DAY.
Be it remembered, That at regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors in
and for said county, begun and held at
the Court House in the Chancery
Clerks office in the city of Brookha-
ven, on Monday, the 3rd day of April,
1899, the following members and Off
GERS were present, towit: w. F. Par
sons, president; j. G. Bryant, Sam A.
Brister, G. T. Montgomery and Zetus
Linton, members; R. c. Applewhite,
sheriff, and Felix May, clerk.
BRIDGE CONTRACT.
1t is ordered, That bids be received
at the next regular meeting of this
Board for the erection of bridge
across the creek on Red Star and
Caseyville road below East's Mill; said
bridge to be built according to plans
and specifications in the Chancery
Clerks office.
1t is ordered, That Monroe Kerfield
be appointed overseer on road No. 19,
in place of James Quinn.
ROAD PETITIONS.
1t is ordered, That the prayer of the
petitioners to kill the Brookhaven and
Topisaw road where the Keystone and
Topisaw road leaves it near the IA
mile post, to where it intersects the
Brookhaven and Monticello road, be
rejected and said petition denied.
The petition of w. T. Jordan ct al
for charge in the Brookhaven and
Holmesville road has been filed in
chancery clerks Office and committee
composed of z. T. Linton and G. L.
Montgomery is hereby appointed to
inspect said road before next meeting
of this Board and report thereon.
The committee to report on the ad-
visibility of changing the location of
the steel bridge across Homochitto
river reported as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors: Gentlemen-Your committee,
appointed at a previous meeting to IN
quire into the advisability of building
the steel bridge across Homochitto
river at Mr.. Buies instead OF at Mr..
Watson's, beg leave to report that
from the best information we could
obtain, and from our observation
would recommend that said bridge be
built ON the Union Church road near
Mr.. N. r. G. Watson's.
(Signed)
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PUBLIC ROAD NO. IL.
Hons. Zetus Linton and G. L. Mont
Qomery, members of this board, ap-
pointed a committee at a former
meeting to inspect said road, having
reported the same to be in good con-
dition and according to plans and
specifications, it is ordered by the
Board that the contractors, William
son, Hilton a. Co., be allowed their pre-
rata share of the one-min levy, less
| s2O1 90 Communication money collected
by them from road hands assigned to
said road, to-wit: $4,000.
| APPLICATION TO POOR HOUSE.
| To the Honorable Board of Super
yisors of Lincoln county, respect
fully request of your body to receive
into the Poor House of your county
Mrs. Parnecie Ray, pauper, witnou,
means or relations, whose bounded
duty it is to suppout her.
CHANGE OF ROAD.
II is ordered, That the prayer OF
r. Nalty ct al for change OF Bogue
Chitto and Monticello road so as to
begin at Topisaw creek and run ON the
line between Ben and BOD reeves
places, be granted; provided, that SAID
road be laid out and built up accord
ing to plans and specifications or al
first class roads, at the petitioners ex
pense.