The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-05
PETITION OF E. P. CASE.

PETITION OF E. P. CASE.
The undersigned, your petitioner,
signed the official bond of J. o. Fair
man as Justice of the Peace of Dis
trict No. 5, of said Lincoln county,
as one of the securities, and being de-
sirous of being relieved as such Sc
curety, would respectfully ask for the
relief sought, etc. (Signed)
Dec. 3, 1900. E. P. CASE.
1t is ordered by the Board that E. P.
Case be cited to appear before the
Board on the first Monday of January,
1901, to show cause, if any he can, why
he should be released from the said
bond of J. o. Fairman as prayed for in
his petition.
PUBLIC ROADS.
In accordance with the chapter -
of the Laws of Mississippi of 1900, fix
ing the compensation of members of
the Board of Supervisors, it is ordered
by the Board that the sum of $40
be, and the same is here now allowed,
to each member of this Board for ex-
ira services rendered during the year
ending December 81, 1900, to-wit w.
F. Parsons, w. j. Williams, J. c. Bry-
ant, John Walker, Joseph Sasser.
COUNTY CONVICT FARM.
The sealed bids filed with the clerk
of this Board, for working and COM
pleting the public road, as laid out
from Brookhaven to the county con-
vict farm and cutting the ditch through
said farm at the points and places re-
quired by this Board, having been
opened in open court, read by the
clerk and tabulated, and it appearing
to the satisfaction of the Board that
F. B. Smith & Son are the lowest re-
sponsible bidders; wherefore the con-
tract is awarded to said F. B. Smith &
Son at and for the sum of $4,000 on the
condition that no money is to be paid
or warrant issued for said work until
the same is received and approved by
the Board of Supervisors or of COM
mittee of said Board appointed for
that purpose.
1t is further ordered by the Board,
that the said contractors be and they
are required to execute bond in favor
of the county for the sum of $4,000 to
be approved by the Board, conditioned
for the faithful performance of the
work under the direction Of this
Board. The ditch is to be AS yards in
length and feet in depth, and 10 feet
wide at the top and 6 feet in width at
the bottom.
The public road is to be of the same
grade and plans and specifications as
public roads of the first class in Lin
coin county.
r. w. McNair, one days service
locating pest house----.-----..-------s 90
1t is ordered by the Board that E. F.
Brennan, county attorney, be allowed
the sum of $500, as per bill rendered.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
village of Bogue Chitto be and is here
now allowed the sum of $2964 out of
the road fund for the year 1899 and
the sum of S33.l9 for the year 1898.
Total, S62 SO.
ARMORY,
1t is ordered by the Board that the |
sum of 800 be and the same is here
now allowed to the Stonewall Guards |
with which to liquidate the indebted
ness now due by it to z. d. Davis, and |
the balance of 1925, when paid on the
1st Monday in January, 1901, will en-
title the county to the possession and
absolute title of said armorv. This al
lowance is made in conformity with |
law and the necessary bond still in
force $500, and E. f. Brennan, county
attorney, is authorized to receipt for
said warrant and pay the same over to
said z. ID. Davis.
Carroll Bardwen days labor on Bogue
ChttO Bridge at 81 per day. ---..---.. 10 90
w. f. Parsons, days inspecting county
convict farm during the year l9oo.-----.~- II 90
j. c. Bryant. same. -. 10 90
r. II. AppIewhte fees in lunacy OF Thos.
r. ". McNair. same 5 80
jurors for same at 81 90 eaen--.--.-.----- 6 90
sherman Il Davis coal for court house
r. K r. Applewhite. sheriff, for feeding
prisoners in jail for Noy....----..-.------ 81 20
Ordered by the Board that the mem
bers and officers be allowed their per
diem.
w. r. Parsons. President. 1 day -.....--.s AGO
j. c. Bryant, day, 6 miles s..-...----.- 46O
j. Williams. day. IL mlies----,.-.-..--.. $40
Joseph Sasser. day. 13miles $50
John Walker. day, miles 4s0
X, X. Applewhite. Sheriff. day.----..-.--... zoo
X. w. MeNair, Clerk, day 500