Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-05-10

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Il / Dorroh, postage for April .. 0C
Iynes Lumber Co. lumber a
u Stlles, repairing two bridges q .!
a Myrlck, framing bridge .,.. q
II Patty, nails ....,, 2 Al
4 l. Neville, buryinG pauper On
ot0kes-EVans, sundries for roads 4.
W j. Featherston wood for Jail II
w Paulette, amt Oyerpaid on tax
es lour years ..... ......... II &
G W Locker, hauling lumber 49,. );
d Ferris. blanks for officers ..... II 7;
A Klaus lumber, ...... ........., & "a
) W p0ulette, lumber an nails b.
W raulette, repairing bridges and
| IullotT .,......,...,.... ..,..,. 90 II
J l. Kinard building bridges ....... 81 0C
Colburn u Locker, buildtn bridge 40 OC
| X \ Stuart. . bridges ard lumber =, 81 OF
) ID Tyson AZ Co, sunds for roads "A &c
j l. klnard, building bridge ........ 30 on
The following were rejected:
Peter Frierson, acct for timber.
Mats johnson, acct for timber.
Following rejected
Peter Frierson, timber.
Mats johnson, 8"
} F Rlnehart, under age, was releas
| W tiplll pay menu VI pun YAK
The petition of j B White, ct al. for
changein Masaulayille and Bugg s ferry
road was granted and the road will run
will run as follows: Leaving the
Memphis e. Bagg ferry road about one
and half miles west of Bugg's ferry
bridge and running due south to Adams
d Trplett rad and thence following
said road one mile west and thence
leaving said Adams G. Triplett road and
running due soush, intersecting the
Macon & Louisville road about two and
a half east of Mashulavile The old
NJ & B F road was ordered to be dis .
continued and the overseer was directed
to remove the bridges on the old road
and place them across the streams on
the new road with the road hands,
The cross petition of G D Russell, ct
al. against the above change was re
iected.
Petition Of d B Cade, ct al was c1u-
tinued until next meeting.
Petition Of W, F Allen, agent for NJ
& O railroad, was considered aud
granted, and the county assessors as
sessment was revoked and the company
relieved Of county tax on Ger ain proper
ty.
Reports of Sheriff, Superintendent of
Education and Superintendent of Poor
House were received and filed
The appointment of L Henderson as
deputy assessor for district was con-
firmed
Tuesday, May 6,
ALLOWANCES:
| Il W JamsOn, boardsng Gus Bush
| As days at 80 cents Recommendations. IL 10
| Chris Dantzler, framing twO,brldges 3 90
Petition Of T J Wilkins, Jr., ct al.
for change in BrOoksyille g. Louisville
road was granted and it will run as fol-
lows. Beginning at north end OF
Archer hoad or lane and running thence
due south to Cumberland Presbyterian
church, thence due west to Mrs. n j
McCuen place, intersecting the pre-
sent b & L road Old road was ordered
discontinued and hands assigned to new
road.
Chas Hopkins, over age, was re
leased from poll tax,
On account of fire the assessment OF
Mississippi Cotton Oil Co., was re.
duced from $4,000 to $4,000,
The bdiiding of bridge across
Woodwards creek was given to c q
Thompson at Sl94, IS, he being the
lowest and best bidder,
The clerk was oreered to advertise
for record aud blank books, tax receipts,
warrant books, pay certificates, station
cry, legal forms, &c. See advertise
ment in tins paper,
PC Lucas was appointed overseer OF
Macon & Louisville road in place OF
jeff Bell.
Wednesday, May Z.
The Board proceeded to examine the
additional assessments on solvent
credits assessed by the tax assessor OF
said county, at the instance OF the
state revenue agent, and which had eS-
capped taxation by not being assessed
And the Board having heard objections
to the addition assessments, along with
the proofs, and it appearing TO the
satisfaction of the Board that said SOL
vent credits as correctly amended ana
revised. had escaped taxation and NOT
been heretofore assessed, doth HEREBY
adopt and approve said assessments
The parties against whom said assess
ments are made, and the amounts as
approved, and the years for when the
assessments are made, appear recorded
in the original assessment roll Tor l'o!,
ON pages $40, 94l, 242, 243' aud Sa'o
additional assessments are hereby re-
ceiyed and ordered filed, and the county
auditor directed to charge the sherln
with said additional assessments anu
forward copies of same to auditor u
public accounts as required by law
Thursday, May g.
The appointment Of Trustees toI i WI
section school fund was considered "H'
the following were appointed;
For township IA, range 10 L u No'S''
G d Russell, Hiram Lipscomo' :,
For township 10. range To- y ~
Simmons. JB White, J E Sennett'
The above named Trustees were ,' or :,
dered to proceed and their ACTIONS Il
the premises to be governed by tho Ia"
elatiye to 10th section lands