Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-08-10

lowed the following amounts out of the
county treasury @. B. and j. fund.-
One lock on Jail. -. .......... 60
Two pair hinges -. .... b5
Six feet addition to wall in size 81 "a
Board adjourned until s a. m. Tues
day.
Met with same present as on pre-
ceding day.
Ordered, that John Mcintosh and
@. o. Backstrom be appointed to ex-
anime wall around jail.
REPORT.
We, the undersigned committee,
appointed at the August meeting of
this board, 1900, beg leave to submit
the following, to-wit:
We find the wall to be of good,
heart lumber, and full fifteen feet in
the weather. Some of the posts are
not inches in diameter, but we think
the posts just as good as inch posts
would be. Although the work is
rough, it is done in substantial man
ner, and we the committee. do recon-
mend that the board receive said work
this the 7th day of August, 1900.
JOHN MoINTosH,
@. o. BAcKsTRoM,
Committee.
Ordered, that the report of John
Mcintosh and G. o. Backstrom, COM
mittee to examine Jail wall, be re-
ceiyed and committee discharged; and
the clerk is authorized to issue war
rant to the contractors Os. Hillman
and Harry Moody to the amount of
contract price, $139. so of @. B. and j.
fund.
Ordered, that the clerk be and is
hereby authorized to procure map of
Greene county as per agreement and
sample filed this day, by P. s. Lay
ton, at the price and sum of $1,000.
Ordered, that the report of John
Mcintosh and j. NJ. Miller, commit
tee to locate bridges on McInnis Mill
creek and slough near Merrill fled
this day be received and committee
discharged:
We the undersigned committee APP
pointed at the June meeting, 1900, to
locate bridges on McInnis Mill creek
and slough near Merrill beg leave to
report to your honorable body that a
bridge on McInnis Mill creek is highly
necessary, but it is impracticable to
put bridge on the slough near Mer-
rill and we find that the bridge on
McInnis creek will be 200 feet long.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN MoINTosH,
j. NJ. MILLER.
Ordered, that plan and specification
ON McInnis Mill creek filed this day
be received and the clerk be author
lied to advertise for bids to build said
bridge according to said plan and
specifications: Same to be let to the
lowest responsible bidder on 1st Mon
day in September, 1900. The party
contracting will be required to enter
into bond double the amount of his
bid for keeping said bridge in good
repair five years from date of COM
pletion of same and work to be done
in an efficient and workmanlike man
ner.
Ordered, that J. J. McInnis be al
lowed $2 90 out of G. B. and J. fund
for washing 20 pair blankets.
Ordered, that W. G. Roberts and
John Mcintosh be appointed COM
mittee to examine bridge built at Big
creek by Fred Amsler and P. G. Hill
man and report to the September
meeting of the board.
Ordered, that John Mcintosh and
G. o. Backstrom be appointed CON-
mittee to examine bridge built by
Dan Mcleod and J. S. Lackey on Big
creek and also the bridge on Big creek
at H. G. Balls and report to the Sep
mben term of this board.
Ordered, that J. E. johnson be APP
pointed a member of the school ex-
aiming board for the ensuing year.
| Ordered, that J. E. Alderman be
employed as legal counsel for this
board for twelve months at the price
and sum of $4,000.
Ordered that J. d. Turner ana L.
W. Beard be allowed $500 each out
of the B. B. and j. fund for services
rendered as committee to examine
on Greene's creek.
Ordered, that contract to publish
proceedings of this board, and all lie
gal notices for twelve months from
date, be awarded to James Faulk. Ed
itor Greene County Herald, for thu
sum of $4,000.
| Ordered, that contract for furnish
| ing Greene county with blank books
stationery, etc., for two years from
the 4th day of July 1900, be awarde'
to Walker & Evans and Coggswell Co.
they being the lowest bidder, AM
bond for said work fled with the SAL
bid.
| Ordered, that R. D. Cochran be as
SCISSOR, be required to file his real ant
personal roll ON or before the 18th da,
of August, 1900.
| Ordered, that this board adjourn
unil the first Monday in September
1900.
| G. P. SMITH,
President.