Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-01-18
Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
WILKINSON COUNTY.

meeting Of the Board of Supervisors
of said County began and held al
the Court House in the town Of
Woodville, said County on The LIST
Monday, being the 9th day of Jan
uary, A. D. 1902.
PRESENT.
L. t. Ventress, President. A M.
Shepherd, /. A. Carter, q r. Net
terville, w L. jenkins, members.
q. Ii. NEYLAND, Shift.
CA. Coon, Clerk.
To The Honorable Board Of Superyi-
s0rs-Gentlemen:
All the roads are getting bad and
very little or no work done en them 10
the last month. Mr.. Il. A. Leak has
put in good many culverts. The
main th0r0ughfares are very good, ex-
cept the Centreyille and Wo0dyille
Road and Percys creek road. The
roads in the first and fourth District
are very good. The second and 18th
District have some very tad roads.
The third, except links would. call
it. with any kind OF load, impossible
from une end TO the other. The road
at ArtOniSh has caved in the river.
Mr.. Gillespie says he will give a road,
about one half mile from the river,
If the Board will build a bridgeaeross
the leyee about % IT long, and he will
let the contractor have such timber
as he needs free and all he will have
to buy will be the plank and railing
| found four culverts washed entirely
I'D by The recent rains, making travel
ing impossible. | notified the con
tractors at once, found a good many
trees blown across the roads, which
| had cut out, by order of the c0ntrac-
tors. / also had cave IN the road, at
the W0Odvile steel bridge, fixed, by
the different links of road, with Mr..
Coon, | found that ha6 failed to put
iu one Of MIR. Alex Leaks, links-Of 6
miles, 230 yards, which would make
his total mileage l05 miles 7l2 yds,
Hardy LEAFS road miles 200 yds
making the total mileage for the
County 4l2-miles lll2 yds.
Respectfully.
JNO. d. NORRIS. <
Bids to publish proceedings Of
Board Of Supervisors and legal adyer.
tisements for year 1902, were opened
and read, as follows: RObt Lewis,
Proprietor OF WO0dvllle Republican,
for $l60 per year and legal advertise
ments at legal rates. 1t Is ordered
that contract be awarded to R0bt.
Lewis of Woodyille Republican at
above rates
Bids to keep the Poor House were
opened and read as follows: Miss
Clara Walker for the sum of S. per
mouth each inmate, H4guod Morris
for the sum OF 81 per month each in-
mate. Ordered that the contract be-
awarded to Miss Clara Walker for the
sum of So per mouth for each Inmate
for a period Of two years.
On account of change of ownership
assess 10 Huldah Gavin ne or of S>e
or of sac. Is, rs II | east, instead of
D.. c. Bramlette Assess to B g Ja :
c0bs l55 l7-l00 acres s>w or sec. 8 L 3
r east, instead of Ben Haynes.
Assess to Bradley Williams Sc ar Of
s-w or of sec. 43, T r eaet, instead
uf Nj e TimmOndS. Assess to Niece
hee & Merwin 80 acres s-w vr ssc. 81 i,
+ ], RAW, instead Of VIM. II. Hens
dersun. Assess to estate of Martin
ROthschild W half Of the nSe or and
80 acres in the east half Of NV or sec.
10, To, II w, in all about 100 acres,
instead uf j M and Mary Ii Meter
Vile. Assess to Vim. Ray I57 acres
Of land, sec. Al, L l, Il east, instead
of NJ. @. Bridges. Assess to James Il
Wilson all lands now assessed to L A
McLemurry. Assess To Mrs. Octavia
Woods, lot 8, square l Div 4. town
of WOodvlle, instead of j. h. McGes
hee. Assess to Harry Ford W half of
s-w ar, sec I, Il p r 2 west, 80 acres,
and south half of ne or, except 1900
of an acre, and south half of s>e or
and NE qr.0i Sc or, all In sec % L 2,
r 8 W, 205 1-5 acres. Assess to II l.
jackson bIuck. 2, in town of Centre
vile, instead of Il. C. Stuart. Assess
to Newton McGraW NV Or Of s-w ar,
sec 20, T 2, II east, instead of To
Eliza A. and 2. j. Smith. Assess to
N McGraw 80 S3-100 acres in sec 10, L
II, r east, instead Of Saml Williams.
Ordered that the salary OF los. johnson be
raised from hfty-tive to sixty dollars per
month.
Ordered that the names of Jim Wyatt, Jr.
Jerry Brown be stricken from road tax roll.
Ordered that personal assessment of Dolly
Smallwood amounting to one hundred ana
twenty dollars be stricken from the roll, and
the assessment of VIM. Carter be reduced
from 80 to $50 on account of error.
Ordered that warrant issue to Margaret
Brown for IS cents due her on county tax re-
funded on account of error. Also that war
rant issue to Mandell Stuart for 10 cents due
him on county tax refunded on account OF
error.
ordered that the following change in the
specifications of the Pinckneyville bridge be
made viz: instead of one span 30 feet long
put in two spans OF is feet each, and instead
of one span 30 feet long put In Two spans IL
Ordered that the bond of J D Murray, con.
tractors this day submitted to the Board bt
. and the same Is hereby approved and ordered
Ordered that the name of Jim Brown BIZ
stricken FROM the Poll tax roll he being ovel
age.
Ordered that the Board do now adjourn
until O'Clock tomorrow morning,
l.. 7. VENTURES, Pres'dt.
Second Day, January Term.
Board met pursuant to adjournment. pres
ent same as Yesterday. Minutes of yesteFda!
read, approved and signed by the President
Ordered that on account of error that
} acres In seA sec %, t2 r east, be raised iron
500 to $500 and lots I, 4 and 8, block % tow
of Centreville. reduced from $500 to 500 as
sessed TO + V Hagaman.
Ordered that warrant issue to f Haga
man Iof oSuz county YAK FeAuhueu oH aCCouh
] OF error.
In regard to application of X f johnson TO
loans OF school fund, 1t is ordered that O
Coon. clerk, investigate title and valuation
I according to law and report at next meetin
OF the Board.1
The report Of w Bryant, coroner and ran
ger, this day submitted TO the Board and 1t ]
!. ordered that said report be received and flee
Ordered that JnO d Norris road commits
: sioner, inspect all lumber to be used In tn
construction of bridges now under CONTRACT
At aArta.u afNFa ri
ges and that he is not required to perforr
e further services during the month of Jan
1902, and make specifications for bridges ad
:. vertised for.
Ordered that the assessment of Y acre 0
land. Parker ReseFv alton. town of Centrevill
to j A Anderson be stricken from land rol