The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-11-13
On motion the Board adjourned IN
til Tuesday evening, Nov. >, 2 o'clock.
SECOND DAY.

Present, same as yesterday.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Jim. $. Boone, repairs on bridge, lumber,
I. $. Hoggatt. temporary relief Mrs Rea O.
Jesse May and child, temporary relief Is o.
J. {. Bryant. inspecting road one day. q
Dr. T>Buller, services as county health
officer for 6 months 0.
City OF Brookhaven. fines, etc, worked ont
on farm--.--.-...-....--.-... -.-...--..... % :.
Paxton Linton, hmbeT.----..---.----.-..--..- II o.
| Brookhaven Mercantile Co., coal for court
house and Mrs McCalip's res. x drayage,lls Il
Il. I. Hobbs, stationery for all Offices in
Guiding road commissioner % Ok
3 T. OLIVER; {. C., transcript of Nose An
GIN and John SaSSer- .--.--.... --..-. u O(
". II. Penn, black smithing for county - IL II
Price x Watson. med. for Mrs. Rnsh -. 10 /;
Mrs. Angln, nursing Mrs. Rush.--..-----.--.. % OC
| Watt lligdon Nursing smallpox patients Is OF
> T. eagle. Supt. farm, keeping paupers
and for -. Go 90
J. NJ. Carlisle, guarding prisoners .. 10 q
| Il. w. McNair merchandise for W I.arkn 8 l.
| farSon- MOreton-W entwOrth Co. merchan-
disc for smallpox patients --.--. .-...-.-. IL %
;. L. eagle. Parsons Moreton- Wentworth
Co, supplies for county farm . ~ 1879 Q.
|. T. Williamson, working 29is miles road 80 u
Albert Evans, working 81 miles road 90
+. H. Smith, working 10 miles road ---- 81 800 OK
1t is ordered by the Board that the
clerk of this Board be instructed to
issue warrants for S415 90 in favor OF
British q American Mortgage Co,
for part of principal and interest of F
M. Dunn note. SID 90.
The report of the county superin
tendent was received and the salary
and postage allowed $40 90.
In the matter of the resignation OF
J. Hardy Magee, constable.-J. Hardy
Magee, constable of District No
Lincoln county, Miss, having rendered
fol la a
the Board having considered the same
it is ordered that his resignation be
accepted.
In the matter of the petition of S
p. Oliver, ct al for public road This
cause coming up for hearing and it ap.
pearing that a motion to dismiss the
petition was filed by f. H. Hartman
when, S. L. Oliver appeared before the
Board and asked that the cause be
continued and that he be allowed to
file an amended petition. 1t is there
fore ordered that the cause be contin-
ued until the next regular meeting of
this Board. and that S. p. Oliver be
allowed to file an amended petition.
In the mater of the petition of Geo
W. Ivey ct al, free holders and house
holders of Lincoln county, for open
ing public road.-This cause coming
on for hearing on the petition of Geo
w. Ivey and other house holders and
free holders of Lincoln county, Missis-
sippi, praying for the opening of new
public road commencing between the
: and s mile post from Brookhaven, on
the Monticello road, at or near Bill
Nations, running in "a southeasterly
direction through the lands as shown
> 10 T.; L. nf Il i
intersecting the Smith d Wesson road
near Geo. w. Ivey's residence, and it
appearing to the Board that the open
ing of said road is a public convent
ence and necessity, and it further APP
pearing to the Board that the course
of the lands through which the said
road runs, has been given five days
notice. which in person to appear be-
fore the Board and show cause, if any
they can, why the road should not be
opened in accordance with Sec
of the Code of 1892: and they having
failed to appear before the Board and
make any objections to the opening of
the road, but wholly make default,
and it further appearing that the petit
TONERS have put in good condition and
equal or nearly so to public roads of
the second class, and that it has been
inspected by the commissioner hereto
fore appointed by this Board, except
about one-quarter of a mile which was
changed by this board; aud, it further
appearing, that Geo. W. Ivey has
agreed to put this Of a mile in good
condition in accordance with the con
tract and order of this Board made at
a previous meeting and has given
Charles Chrisman and Il. G. Apple
white as sureties, in the penalty of
two hundred dollars $500 for the
faithful performance of his duty in
the premises it is ordered, adjudged
and decreed that the prayer of the
petitioner be granted and said road be
laid out and worked by the petitioner
and the changes made be and are here
by received by this Board as public
road and said road is by this Board
declared to be a second class road of
Lincoln county, and is dedicated as
such and shall be used as such. From
this date said road is included in the
contract entered with +. Baker Smith,
as contractor to work the public roads
of the county on the east side of the
| Illinois Central railroad, and this road
is this day turned over to him to work
as other public roads are worked in
this county. 1t is further ordered by
this Board that the sum of SIT 80 be
and is hereby allowed the said Geo. w
Ivey 10y this Board for working said
load i'll accordance with contract
hereinbefore entered into with him
him by this Board to be paid out of
the county treasury, for which war,
rants may be issued.
BRooKHAyEN, Miss. Nov. ), 1901.
To the Honorable Board If Supervisors OF
| Lincoln county:
| herewith file my second monthly
report as road commissioner and in
spector, for your consideration and
approval have collected the commu-
tation money from 1925 hands; 515 be;
ing on the west side and $40 on the
east side of the railroad. have in
spected the upper NatcbeZ and Brook
haven road from Brookhaven to the
Franklin county line, n distance of 1873
miles. The Brookhaven and Meadville
road from the End mile post to the
Franklin equity line, II miles; also
the Brookhaven and Summit road
from C.P. Herrington's to the johnson
school house, 4 miles sail worked by
|. p. Williamson. | have inspected the
Brookhayen and Summit road from
Thayer to the Pike county line, 1l3l
miles. The Bogue Chitto and Mead
vile road from Bogue Chitto to the
Franklin county line, l09f miles
Brookhaven and Meadville road from
the 6 mile post to the Franklin county
line, 8 miles all worked by Albert
Evans. have inspected on the east
side of the railroad-the China Grove
road from Brookhaven to the Pike
county line, % miles; the Bogue Chitto
and Monticello road from Bogue Chit
to the Lawrence county line, IA miles
Brookhayen and Summit road from