Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-09-06
SEPTEMBER TERM BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.

at the court mouse IN town OF beakes-
vile Monday and Tuesday, September
and and 3rd with all officers and
members in nattendsnce.
The following business was done:
The following allowances were
made;
James Faulk, publisher Herald,
publishing proceedings last quarter,
s26.
A. J. Bradley, balance due on
bridge :on Mcleod Mill Greek, s25.
R. l. Backstrom, repairs Oktibee
Greek, $40.
Taylor McCarty, burial expenses
Berthye Holloman, IS.
M. L. Batson, medical attention,
Ney McInnis, prisoner, 81.
Faux Drug Company, medicines
furnished prisoners, 81.
Joe McInnis, soap, broom, oil,
medicines, matches furnished prison.
ers, $1.55.
DR.. Sam Pool, four visits to prison
ers, So.
S. r. Mckay, clerk, making copies
personal roll 1901, $50.
r. D. Cochran, assessor, for 1874
assessments, at &c, sos. 70.
Usual allowances per diem and mi
leage made to officers and members
of this board.
The certificate of approval of as
sessment rolls, 1901, spread upon min
utes, as received from State Auditor
Cole.
Assessment of southeast quarter of
southwest quarter and southwest
quarter of southeast quarter section
twenty -one, township two north
range six west, at $40, changed from
United States to J. E. Alderman.
Clerk authorized to correct all
changes made in assessments made at
the August term, where the same
could not then be correctly made on
account of ownership and adverse
claim.
Following is the list of names of
persons granted pensions by the coun-
ty board of inquiry for pension year
1900, to-wit:
Form 3-Clarissa E. Anderson, Mrs.
Maggie Ham, Mrs. Mary Clifton.
Form At. @. Green, J. S. Tur-
nsr, F. M. Jenkins, Malcolm Nc
Lendon, J. @. Harrison, John A.
Byrd, E. M. Miller, J. @. Breland,
A. J. Denmar, S. @. Bradley.
Road ovsrseers reports as sent in,
filed.
Advertisement ordered for the let
ting of contract first Monday in Ooto-
Der for building bridge on Turkey
Greek as per plan and specifications
this day filed and received.
W. W. Valley, 7. c., allowed
credit for 81, 347. 43 on the settlement
with the company on the differens
funds, until the same which is now
enjoined from collection by writ of
Injunction from the chancery court,
be authorized to be collected by law.
Board adjourned and again set in
session Tuesday with same present as
preceding day.
Ordered that the following levies
be made on the assessment of real
and personal property of the county
for taxes, for the fiscal year 1901:
Genl' Co. three mills on the dollar.
@. B. and j., four.
Pauper, half of one mill on the
dollar.
Ordered that a levy of two and
one-half mills on the dollar of the
whole amount of the valuation of the
real and personal property of the
company be made for the purpose of
paying the interest and providing q.
sinking fund to pay the principal OF
the outstanding indebtedness of the
county.
Ordered that the clerk be author
lied TO advertise for plans and speci-
fcations and probable cost of steel
bridges, one on Leaf River near tho
mouth of Atkinson Greek, and @. q
Backstrom to select a place to build
said bridge, and the other bridge ia
be built at Leakesville at the most
suitable place, which is just below
the present ferry.
j. E. Alderman, overseer road link
No. 1, authorized to post and erect
such sign boards as he may think
proper for the convenience of the
travelling public, payment for same to
be made out of funds now in his
hands as Communication tax from hands
on said road.
Public road running from Lewis
Pipkin place to Fannie Moods place
discontinued from where said road
intersects Vernal and Deer Park Road
to Fannie Moody's place.
b. w. Mcleod appointed overseer
on road link No. 60 in place of West