The Columbus commercial., 1903-06-09
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PROCEEDINGS OF
BOARD or SUPERVISORS
Continued from last issue.)

Wn1cn was DeSuu dl bnC COoIt
house last Monday, the following
were present. Hon. I. B. Frank
lin, president; Messrs. S. W.
Caldwell, r. P. Hairston and G.
H. Jordan, associate members,
J. t. Armstrong, sheriff, and E.
S. Moore, clerk, when the follow
ing proceedings were had:
The board having been noti-
fed by Hon. T. B, Franklin of
the death of one of its members,
Hon. A. G. Easley, on motion, it
is ordered that S. w. Caldwell,
R. P. Hairston and c.. H. Jordan
be appointed committee to
adopt suitable resolutions of re-
spect and that same be spread
upon the minutes Of the board.
Ordered that the clerk notify
D. S. McClanahan to repair
Nails creek bridge or same will
be repaired at his expense.
The monthly report of S. M.
Nash, county superintendent of
education, which was fl d !,
showed that he had visited five
white and seven colored schools
and issued pay certificates to the
amount of S1315.00.
This day came on to be heard
by the board the application of
]. T. Armstrong, sheriff and tax
collector of Lowndes county,
Miss, for an order authorizing
and designating day for sale
Of certain lands in said county,
viz. Parts of lots 6 and in
square No. 3. south Main street,
Columbus. Miss, and the south
half of square 16, Grigsby and
Hopkins surv vey, Columbus,
Miss, assessed upon the assess
ment rules of said county to Mrs.
A. L. Baskerville, and it appear.
ing to the board that said lands
were liable to such sale by said
tax collector after delinquent
taxes due by Mrs. A. L. Basker-
vile, and that sale thereof had
not been made by said tax col
lector on the day designated by
law for sale of land for taxes,
viz: first Monday in March,
1903, by reason of their liability
thereof not then being known.
1t is therefore ordered by the
board that said application be
and is hereby granted and that
said j. 7. Armstrong, sheriff and
tax collector, be and he is here
by authorized to make sale of
said lands for said delinquent
taxes on the first Monday of
July, 1903, within legal hours at
the court house door in Colum-
bus, Lowndes county, Miss, af-
ter advertising the time, terms
and place of sale as required by
law.
T. B. Franklin, who was ap-
pointed at last meeting of the
board to examine Hills bridge
floor, reported that he had ex-
amined same and that a new
floor was not necessary. Said
report was accepted b Y t b 9
board.
Ordered that DR.. E. j. MUIR
ply be and he is hereby en-
ployed to attend paupers in Dis
trict No. 1 at and for the sum of
$4,000 per anrum, payable quar-
terly.
The contract for putting steel
benches under the approach to
the Columbus iron bridge over
Tombigbee river was awarded to
the Columbus Machinery Co..
they being the lowest and best
bidders therefor at and for the
sum of S2345. 90 on their enter
ing into bond in double the
amount of bid for prompt and
efficient carrying out of the con
tract, said work to be done ac-
cording to plans and specifica-
tions on file in the chancery
clerks office.
This day came on to be heard