Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-07-19
(CoMPLETED FROM LAST WEEK.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, 4
WILKINSON COUNTY. 4
Be it remembered that at a regular
meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors
Of said County began and held at
the Court House in the town OF
Woodville, said County on the Isl
Monday, being the 9TH day of July,
A. D. 1902.
PRESENT.
L. T Ventress, President. A NJ
Shepherd, 1. A. Carter, e 7. Net
teryille, W. L. jenkins, members.
G.. IL. NEYLAND, Shift.
C. A. Coon. Clerk.
TO sthe Hon. Board of Supervisors OF
Wilkinson County, Gentlemen:
/ submit the following statement as
to the condition of the public roads in
/ 3rd Dist, viz: From Corporation oil
Ccntreville to GaSsaway fork and
from Mt Pleasant fork TO A Red
heads gin the road is in good cOndi>
tion it having been recently worked
and is near to specifications. From
Gassaway fork to Whtest0wn worked
very we'll and road very good but nc
hills graded or graVeled. From Viii
testOwn TO dist. line at Sockets gate
worked very well and road in good
condition, and one pipe clay hill grayN
eled but no hills graded. Road from 5
Petty'sto Macedonia church worked
very we'll Ia some places, other places
not well worked, too low in center,
two hills need work, one $50 yds cast
of M. Petty's residence and one about
GOO yards west Of residence. Some oil
road is too narrow C6on's Mill road
in some places has been worked very
well, other places not we'll worked. M
hills graded or graveled and needs
widening in places. Caledonia road ii
very good condition, some places ridge
in center which should be leyeled off
No hills graded or graveled. Roat
from Coon's Mill road TO Macedonia
read, about one mile west of Buffalo
very we'll worked. From Buffalo Il
Macedonia road not much work done
too narrow in places, not being oyer
It wide, no hills graded or grayeled
Natchez and Hom0chitto road worked
very well in places, other places no
worked much; several places neet
widening, no hills graded or graveled
Said road commences at Corporation
of Centreville and ends at dist. line
Road from Macedonia church, know
as GlosteT road and ends at AMT
county line about one-half of road
west end, very well worked, the othe
half not so well worked. No hill
graded or graveled. Road from Mas
Store to Thompson creek, with exccp
tion Of one hill, is In good condition
having been very well worked. From
Thompson creek TO Kellert0wn roa
at r. Whitaker's place not well work
ed and 20 hills graded or graveled
Road from Carriers creek to Whites
town road has been very well worke
in most places. The hill in front Q
Robt. McCraine's residence needs vic
ening in two places and one cnlveFt a
mouth Of II. b. McGehee's lane need
repairing. No hills graded. Roa
, from state line to Stewart place no
worked well, some places lower in Ger
ter tnan edge of road. Road frOr
state line on Clinton road some place
worked very well, other places lowe
in center than at edge of road. Roa
from q. Gaulden'S place to Kellertow
road via Whitaker station worke
very we'll in places, other places low
center, no hills graded. Road Know
as Jack Riley road has been very we
: worked in places. / see the low place
[ that should have been thrown up i
center last spring those places wer
very bad. Several places need widen
5 ing to make it a flrst-class road. On
bridge needs repairing and no hill
graded. Road from Centreyille an
Woodville road to Macedonia ehurc
is in good condition but not muc
work has been done on said road an
[ no hills graded. The Centreville
Wuodyille road is in very good condi
= tion and to district line has bee
t worked very we'll in places but cente
of road too low ia places.
, / find no roads worked up to speciti
: cations in this District. l see som
places that the road is pretty we
rounded up to near specifications.
: find that there has been culverts pu
in in nearly all places that needle
hem. | think the continued DIR
/ weather has been detrimental to SON
extent in the working Of the roads.
W. L. JENKINS, NJ. b. s
. To The Hon. Board or Supervisors.
s Gents Il beg leave to FepoI
on the roads in Dis. 3. The
j. all have been worked since my last r
n port and are in very good condition I
present, except the road through II
S Gravel pit which was not work !
/, good and was left in a rough condition
One very bad mud hole in j. s. Cobb
e lane which ought TO be filed up
: drained. One culvert washed out an
one wash in road in T. W. Gavin
II Lane. There has been no grayeliT
=. or grading done on pipe clay. The #
lowing bridges need repairing: Oh
# near John HazlIps needs plank: Il
r. trusscl in HomOchitto Swamp nee
. the flooring patched and hand raj
% Bridge needs the West apprOat
Strengthened up and few tiooriI
e plank. The one, across Piney cre'
n in a dangerous condition, one string
rotten and some repairing done al
a | recommend that it be fixed at ono
, One near Ollie FlOyd's in a dangerO
:, condition and has been so for :seyer
IL months and the road contract
&c ought to have fixed it before this tim
= The one near Dave Anderson snee
a a few plank. The steel Bridge aero
l. Buffalo needs painting. Yours,
70 g. Il. NETTERVILLE, M. b
To The Hon, Board OF Supervisors wilkins
County.
& Gentlemen:
Having Inspected the several roads in {
70 fourth District I beg leave to make the +
- lowing report.
~ The Telegraph road from Buffalo bird
A. to Jensens gate has not been worked latt
but is a good road To maintain its hi
re standard It should be worked soon A SIN
e bridge rear Rose Hin Is bad and should be