Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1902-06-20
Board of Supervisors.

DOard OF supervisors.
A. 7. Oily. having corplied With the lao
for snch cases mede and provided SuOCD Il
the fund ofTo,R,A was loaucl him.
In the matter 81 the peuli,m oi y. A
swayae and others, praying 60 have public
road established from FORKS Of road ueog
Christopher place, through The land OF Mn
NJ. 5 Bridge and others il was ordered that
consideration OF this petition be- conunued
TN July term, aud Mublcy and Hart wgr
appointed to view the premises and make
report Al said Term
W. W, iookari, County Superintendent
Of Education, made report, and was allowed
S1il.20 salary and s. paid for stamps
The following contracts wcp awarded:
'. NJ. Jenkins, 70 repair bridge over Barton
Bayou, $500
Ihos. McGmw, to repair bricgc near EN-
ine's at SIS
l.. P, Stan, to rebuild bridge near Nancy
Frceman's, at S}3.
J. NJ. Jenkins, to move and put up wire
Tense, road 80, a; $3.50,
Thos, McGnw to build bridge at Abydus
at $50.
Thos McGnw, to rebuild bridge over Dulls
Brake, at So -.
J. NJ. Jenkins to rebuild bridge over
French Bayou, SS775,
Ihos. Nc jnw appeared and positively as.
sured the Board that Panther Creek bridge
would be repaired before or BY July T.
Gus harris, who has been confined 10 the
jail as lunatic was ordered TO be discharged
and turned over TO his daughter, Bete
Thurman, she agreeing 10 care Tor him and
prevent danger by him,
The following order was passed
Ordered That each and every road-oycr-
seer Of the county be, and he is hereby cnm-
handed to work his road at least six days
between January /, and the fourth Monday
in August, 1902. and all that failed % do 50
will be reported to the Grand jury
Ted Pepper was appointed overseer Of road
O. Beat 5.
Bob Johnson was appointed oyerseer al
road 50, Beat /.
lobe Nicholas was appointed overSeer OF
road %, Beat l..
Lorenza Irving was appointed oyerseer of
road 20, Beat 8.
The claim Of A. d. Lcokrdge for mule
killed ON bridge or by jumping oil bridge
was rejected.
The Township trustees having 50 recon-
mended the following appropriations Sere
made
70 pay teacher Of ZION white school Y, Y,
r. 2, W., $40
To pay Mrs. Clara Mabry, I A. Il. 8. W.,
5000
To poy Miss Maggie Mercer, r. N, Il. B.,
w, so.
The request Of f. II Tompkins to have
additional allowance made him for extra
work on map was not granted.
The communication from publisher of
Evening News offering TO publish proceed.
ings of Board and notices to contractors for
500 per annum came up for consideration.
The Board thought the proposition could
not be entertained before January !, 1908.
The petition Of w. r. Courts and others,
praying the Board TO have public road laid
out from South enc Of Front street IN Pick
ems, southwesterly 200 yards. was granted
aud W. r. Courts and f. II. Davis we're ap
pointed commissioners to lay off and mark
out same.
At July term the contract to clean cut and
recurb well at Hilton will be let
The assessments made by the Assessor I'M
der The direction of the State Revenue Agent
were approved as corrected, except ASSESS
ment against Mrs. +. J. Kicks and that
against Miss Emma g. Hemingway, which
were continued.
The following cl inns were allowed