The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-03-10

the same were built according to con-
tract and requested the bridges be re.
ceived and paid for.
T. P. Parks and W. R. Prophet, com.
missioners appointed to examine Stump
Bayou bridge, beg to report same not
finished. Report was ordered received
Ordered that contract be let at April
term Of this Board to put in tiling at
mouth of the ditch on the Greenwood
and Sidon road at J. r. Bew's residence
and build levee over same.
Ordered that account of Chapman.
Turner e. Co., for stationery for sheriff
amounting to 1850 be aejected.
That the road laid ont by Messrs
Pillow and Robertson through the How
ell place leading from bridge, be
assessed at $500 damages, drawn by
Mrs Jennie Howell. be allowed.
That the report made on the bridge
by Civil Engineer J. H. Frederickson
be received and spread upon the min
utes.
That the report Of Inspector Merrill,
employed to see to construction of
bridge. be received and spread upon
the minutes.
Ordered that bids be received at April
term to build bridge on road GS. Glen
Mary to Rising Sun.
On petition Of Dr. w. T. johnson and
others to pay $50 for levee across bayou
on west bxnk Of Yallabusha and the
board having considered the names
orders said go to be paid when the
levee is completed.
Be it remembered that whereas at
the September term Of the Board an
order was passed and entered upon the
said minutes Of said board on page SO
Of minute book, entitled. An order to
reduce and increase the acreage Of the
land roll of said county 1t is now or.
dered and declared that said order was
made TO increase ald reduce the said
acreage as shown by said order and
said order was not intended in any way
or In any manner to alter the valuation
Of the land as the assessment appears
and was thsn ON said land roll.
Ordered that the the sheriff's report
of the condition Of the convicts be re.
ceived.
Walter Pillow and J. H. Robinson.
commissioners to lay off roads, beg to
submit the following report: Beginning
at Capt Howell's line on first ridge
north Of Yazoo river in Capt. Howell's
field running out of said ridge, south
west course striking an elder tree al
Capt Howell's gate said tree being on
north line of said road.
Order that contract to repair road
with piling and earth work opposite L.
p. Yerger's property on Greenwood and
Sidon road be allowed to w. T. Young.
paying 1865 for the job.
On petition of A. McC. Kimbrougl
and Others to change road from Shep
pardtown to Head Of Henry Island or
west bank of Yazoo river and jeff Clark
and Frank Robinson are appointed com
missioners to lay off road and report al
April term.
T. P. Parks, G. A. Haley, T. S. Marie
J. H. Fraiser and w X. Prophet sub
init the following, in regard to the
bridge: Be it remembered that this the
9th day Of March, 1899, being the day
of the of the regular session Of the
Board Of Supervisors OF Lefore county
state Of Mississippi, The Groton Bridge
Co.. OF Groton New York. the contrac
tor who was employed by said Board Of
Supervisor to build and complete. the
steel bridge over Yazoo river and ap
proaches thereto at the city Of Green
wood in said county. presented to said
Board for their acceptance Of said
bridge and every member Of the said
Board repaired to the bridge and care.
fully examined the same for It's entire
length including earth dump or ap
proaches thereto and the said Board IN
addition to said examination carefully
read the report Of J. H. Frederickson,
an engineer appointed to examine said
bridge and its approaches and to report
to said Board whether said bridge and
approaches were built and constructed
accor'linx to plans and specifications on
file with the clerk.
The said Board accepts said bridge
and its said approaches with the direct
understanding that said Hr0tOn Rriduc