The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-07

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september. 1911 Il
. Total Receipts, s..s.,..... sfH,3Hi ~
Disbursements for July ag, s25,g0f 9S
" August. 1888 Il
September 2S.i2s a
Total Disbursements. ....... Sd7f los q
T Bal. ON hand oct. ], 90 sIl,4G6 T.
F Consolidated receipts from Oct. Isl
1895 10 Sept. 2gth 1899, 1898, 500 :.
J Consolidated disbursement from
/ Oct LIST 1903 to sept alth 1883.
1 Sfsaga2.U5.
Balance ON hand -..... sIliub.02.
1t was ordered that the sum Of
ISlS15.24 be allowed ID Relnsch in
full settlement for damages by
reason Of construction of Riverton
levee, as awarded by Bolivar
county commissioners, and that
appeal from said award be dis
missed, Reinach paying costs.
JAYNE voted no,
Ordered that Sl,0s4. - be al
lowed Mrs. Maria Richardson in
+ settlement of award made by Boil
var county commissioners, and APP
peal dismissed, she paying costs.
Jayne yotingno.
Ordered that Mrs. ). l.. Harris
/ be allowed $40 for damages for
land taken fol leyee purposes.
500 for taxes refunded was
allowed to Mrs. Amanda Williams.
F S160.5O was allowed to K. Q.
Boyd for freight on outfit.
At the August meeting OF the
Board the land holders whose
lands were left outside the Hunt
ington short line levee submitted
two propositions to the board that
were referred to the attorney.
The decision of the attorney Is as
follows;
The first proposition was that the
board pay Mrs. Mary Ella Hughes
| $1,000 per acre for all of her clear
ed land left outside the levee, and
to the other land holders $3.50
Der acre.
Second. If the board was not
willing to settle at these figures
| that tWenty-four Jurors be sum
moued to assess the damages sus-
tanned by such land holders by
reason of the construction Of said
Ieyee with privilege of challenging
the iurv to twelve men. and that
tbe iurv finally selected should be
COMPOSED of twelve men. The
award of furv to be final.
,o,7,-,,o thot 4lo trs+ rronosi-
finn, d" ho I rn;a yl Lncan.a 7 believe
u ,,g' all ~ f l. now hafora mo
the parties have sustained no
damages that the board could legal
" pay. The real damages sus-
tanned by the parties whose prop
erty was thrown out by the Hunt
ington short line Ievee, was be-
cause of its being left unprotect-
ed from the river. The payment
os such damages are expressly for
hidden by Sec. 23S of the cOnsti-
tuition Of the State.
] advise that the second propo,
sltlons be rejected because a trlal
such as proposed before jury
without instructions from Il com
petent court for their guidance
would be unWorranted by the law
or the circumstances of the case,
The parties have their recourse
al law and / think IL best 10 ailo"
theiF Ilght" TO oe aq u9leo III ''lo
forms PfQyloed by Jaw
W after olIier'' Attorney
The report of the Finance Com
mittee shows that the books Of
the secretary and treasurer have
been examined July lst 1899 toI
Sept. 18th, 1899, and found prop
erly kept, with the items therein
supported by true and proper
vouchers. There have been re-
turned to the board interest cou-
pons 10 the amount of 1872, 1850
all OF which have been burned.
Tho .ononittoa ranort that con
non honds issupJ under the Act of
i--G fo the amount of 5000 and
-. - Il, tl,o o,,,,,,,,,t
coupon Dol,t9 lS9'S. - 'ii0 ''ii''''i'
Of 81, 900, all of which were burn
ed leaving outstanding -. 300 Of
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