Greene County herald., 1900-09-07
PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SUPER.
-s-.s YISORS,


county met in regular session at the
court house in the town of Leaks
vile, on the first Monday of Septen-
ber, 3rd day, 1900, with full quota OF
officers and members in attendance.
The following business was trans
acted:
Ordered that the election comis
sioners of Greene county make all
necessary requirements for and hold
I'm election In supervisors S district
No. 5, of Greene county for the cleo
tion Of a justice of the peace and a
constable to fill vacancies IN said dis
triot; the election to be held on the
regular election day on Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1900,
and that the clerk of this board fur
nj 'h, copy of this order to the cleo
tion commissioners at their October
meeting.
Ordered, that the report of commit
tee appointed to examine bridges built
by Dan McLeod and j. S. Lackey on
Big creek, near @. G. Brewers and
the bridge built on Big creek by Dan
Ball, neal Ii. G. Balls, be received
and the clerk be and is her sby au-
thorized to draw a warrant on treas
urer in favor Of contractors to the
amount of con tract price.
Bridge built by Dan Ball. 1914. so.
Bridge built by Dan Mcleod and
j. S. Lackey, $500. Contract price
less $3.50. already maid.
Report If Committee.
Sept, 3rd, 1900.
We. your committee, on Big Greek
bridges:
We carefully examined the bridges
on Big Greek near G. G. Brewers,
bnilt by Dan Mcleod and J. S. Lack
ey, and found it all right, and we ex-
amined the bridge built by Dan Ball
and find it all right, and recommend
that the board receive the same.
G. o. Backstrum,
John Mcintosh,
Committee.
Ordered that the plans and speci6-
cations for the building of bridge
across Boykln creek on State Line
Road. near Joe Byrd 8, as offered by
W. G. Roberts, be accepted and filed.
Ordered. that the report of commit
tee appointed to examine bridges on
Big Creek, at E. Rose Mill, be ap-
proved, and the clerk is hereby au-
thorized to issue warrant to amount of
contract price for $499, in favor of
contractors, Fred Amsier and P. G.
Hiliman.
Report Of Committee.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
ors. Greene County, Miss, Sept,
Sd. 1900;
We, the undersigned committee, beg
leave to report that we have carefully
examined the bridge at the mouth OF
Big creek, and find the bridge 292 feet
long, IA 1-2 feet wide. said bridge
was to be 100 feet long, said bridge is
to be made in a good and sub
stantlal manner, and the materials in
good heart.
John Mcintosh,
W. c. Roberts,
Committee.
Greene County, Miss. Sept. 3rd. 1900.
To the Honorable Board of super
vlsOrs:
We, the committee appointed to
lay out said road link S6 from the
PauldIng, at Indian Hill. to the Au-
gusta road, at Lane Hill church, do
hereby make the following report:
We have marked out the road the
nearest and best route that we could
get on that line and SO we beg leave to
be discharged.
]. l.. Prime,
j. N. Dunnam,
Committee.
The above report was received.
Ordered, that the following hands
be assigned to Road Link No. S6,
from Indian Hill to Augusta road. at
Lane Hill church, to-wit; Il. II, Wal
ley, ir., Riley Valley, q. II. Wade,
Forest McLain, J. Fl. Holdern, Isiah
Smith, W. d, Mills, Jos. Valley,
Robt. Prime, jr.
Ordered; that plans and specifca-
ton as submitted this day for bridge
over McLeoi's Mill Creek west side OF
Leaf, rivsr be ac,spted, and the clerk
is hereby ordered to advertise for
bids for building same to be let to
the lowest responsible bidder at the
front door of the court house in the
town of Leakesvllle on the first Mon
day IN October, 1900 Party con-
tracing will be required to enter
into hond IN a penalty of double the
amount of his bid to keeping eel
bridge in good repair for five years
from completion of same. work to be
done in O substantial and workman
like manner.
Ordered, that Dave Gibson Frank
Dickens and W. J. Pritchett te ap-
pointed committee to lay out a pub
llc road from Lucedale station to the
jackson county line, provided it in
ours no expense to the county.