Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-08-09
Proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
WILKINSON COUNTY.

Be it remembered that at 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 1st
Monday, being the 4th day of Au-
gust, a. D. 1902.
PRESENT.
l.. T. Ventress, President. A NJ.
Shepherd, ]. A Carter, & 7. Net
terville, w. L. jenkins, members.
G. II. NEYLAND, Sh If.
c. A. Coon, Clerk.
This day Jos johnson, Supt. CT
Education presented his report for
the month OF July 1902 which was
ordered to lie filed and is approved.
1t is further ordered that a warrant
issue to him for $57.21 payable out
Of the school fund.
This day David Carter, Treasurer
ofssaid county presented his report
for the several county funds which
we're examined and approved and
ordered to be recorded.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors Of
Wilkinson county:
Gentlemen-l beg leave to report
that / have hired out the following
named prisoners, to be paid to your
Hon. body on the lst Monday of Dec
1902: Ezra Lowry TO S. r. Jones and
VIM Lowry To d. NJ. Haney, all for
81 per month.
Yours Respectfully,
G. II. NEYLAND, Shift.
In the matter Of the petition of d.
Babers ct. ais, to dig channel for
Smiths creek, 50 as to protect the
public road, it is ordered that the pes
tition be granted on condition that il
costs the county not over 500. IL is
further ordered that the Clelk adver-
tise for bids to dig said channel.
Ordered that z. II. Neylaud, Sheriff,
be and he is hereby authorized
to hire out the county convicts cons
fined in jail under sentence for term
of days or months, upon the same
terms and conditions as required by
law for the Sheriff TO hire 0utconyicts
confined in Jail under a sentence of
fine and costs.
TO the Hon. Board of Supervisors:
Gentlemen-I beg leave to report
that l have the following number of
prisoners now in Jail, as follows: One
awaiting action of Circuit Court, two
serving sentence from Circuit Court
and four awaiting action of Justice of
Peace Court.
Respectfully,
G. Fl. NEYLAND, Shift.
Ordered that G. Nettervle be re-
appointed IA member of the Board OF
County examiners.
Ordered that Q. II Neyland, Sheriff
be charged, as per report of Circuit
Clerk, as follows:
Fines imposed SIS.
Jury tax SO.
The following report of court AL
lowances of the Circuit Court we're
examined and approved.
witnesses in State cases, $l25 30.
Jurors Fees, 375 85.
General allowances, 1872 80.
Bids to build bridge across Plney
creek near Dave Anderson's we're read
as follows:
T; A; Johnson, for sum of s "a 90
w. G. Huff, 3" % on
Robt. Murray, ia 90
Ellis L. Hart, l2O 90
j. II. Smith, 6 l58 90
Ordered that the contract be awar.
ded to L. A. Johnson, the lowest and
best bid, w. g. Huff having Withdrew
his bid, upon his giving bond for twice
the amount of his bid. Bond given
and approved.
TO the Hon. Board of Supervisors of
Wilkinson county, Miss.
Gentlemen-The undersigned COM
miLJee, appointed to inspect the b'dge
near the HomOchitto steel bridge, and
the work done on the trestlng ia the
same swamp, beg leave TO make the
following report, viz:
The bridge Is completed according
to specifications. except the STRAPS
used are lighter and flooring not quite
up to specifications. The straps are
secured by heavy nails or bolts. The
timbers used are good and it looks like !
a good job.
AS to the trestling, we 6nd that
the "a spans are not all strapped, and
the 80 foot span has not been replaced |
in position and is resting on about 4
inches hold at one end. This span
should be moved about inches to the
eastward aud placed in the original |
position.
I. A. CARTER.
w. L. JENKINS.
WoodYille, Miss, Aug. 4, 1902.
The Hon. the Board Of Supervisors.
Gentlcmen-Having been appointed
by your Honorable body to inspect the
bridge recently built over Steeis creek,
Two bridges on Woodlawn, and repairs
~ bridge over Buffalo at Smithiand,
especially submit the following re-
bort; Bridge over Steels creek, built