The leader., 1902-05-14

Gentlemen:
herewith petition your Honorable
Body to furnish new docket for
District No 2. CT. DOUGLASS.
The clerk is hereby authorized to
order new docket for District No. 2.
At meeting of the Sylvester Gwin
Camp No. 235 of Confederate Veterans,
held on May 5th, 1902, in Brookhayen,
Miss, the following order was adopted:
We hereby select and recommend to
the Board of Supervisors OF Lincoln
County, Miss, the following names of
the Board of Inquiry in accordance
with an act of the legislature of Mis-
sissippi and approved March 9TH 1902,
amending Section 2, Chapter 73 of the
laws of Mississippi for 1900 approved
March 10, 1900, before whom with the
Chancery Clerk application for re-
lief under this act shall be made: Best
No. /, John NJ. May; Beat No. 2, A. w.
Smith; Beat No. 3, A. M. Summers;
Beat No. 4, A. j. Martin; Beat No. 8,
w. w. Davis.
hereby certify that the above is a
true copy of the minutes of said meet
ing as far as it relates to said subject.
j. B. DAUGHTRY, Sec.
Camp No. 235.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors:
| have inspected the following sec
ond class roads, worked by +. b. Smith
and Son, and find same to be in good,
passable condition. Norfield road to
David Moak's 51a miles, road from
Shady Grove to Andy Greer's, q miles;
from keystone to Lawrence county
line, 615 miles; from Lawrence county
line to Pike county line 71a miles;
lower Monticello road, IA miles; lower
Monticello road to Lawrence county 8
miles; Brookhaven and Monticello
road to Lawrence county line l41a
miles and Brookhaven and Holmes
Vile road 10 miles.
also find the first class road, New
Prospect, worked according to plans Il
specifications for distance OF 8 miles
by Albert Evans. The following sec
ond class roads worked by l. T. Will
hanson, are in good passable con-
dition: Meadville and Hazlehurst road
IL miles, Port Gibson road 3la miles,
old Sweet Water road 4 miles, old
Sweet Water road running to Gal
latin road 3 miles, road running from
Union Church road at mile board to
Red Star road 2 miles, and Mont
gomery road 3 miles. l also find the
Union Church first class road worked
by him to be worked according to plans
and specifications 81 miles. I have
been informed by the president of the
Board of Supervisors that it Is the
duty of each member of the board to
assist me in the inspecting in each OF
their districts, which assistance l most
cheerfully expect, and will begin the
entire inspection with the board at
once. / find great many roads need
| ing raising in low places and in some
instances being too narrow by reason
of fences being too close to the right
of way. / find dead timber standing
too close to the road that should be
cut down; but / have had no instruc-
tions in regard to the duty of the con-
tractor in regard to these trees. also
find in many places that the mile
boards are torn down or so badly de-
| faced by having been shot, that they
are worthless so far as information Is
concerned. This matter should be
looked after. But ! have received no
instructions neither do / know what
my duty is in regard to same. Ii you,
gentlemen, will give me your co-opera-
tion, | am sure that we will have the
roads in fine condition. am delighted
with having tine members give me in
structions in regard TO how the roads
should be worked and believe this Will
do much good to both roads and your
commissioner. The road working
question Is big one and needs the