The leader., 1903-11-07

clerk and county superintendent
lof education, are hereby author
Iized by the Board of Supervisors
Iof Lincoln county, to deposit such
records as they may see proper in
|one of the rooms of the county
Jail.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
j. w. Coyington, mdse. for
small pox patient, $685.; r. w.
McNair, mdse. for Billy Larkin,
$3.50; James E. Adams, to AZ
| thousand shingles, $1l.6S; Chas.
Early, painting courthouse, $500;
D. D. Posey, salary for farm,
support of paupers and cook,
$65.00; Sam Posey, guarding for
county farm, one month, $4,000;
II. E. Magee, temporary relief for
/ Rachel Ratcliff, $500; E. f.
Brennan, X years salary as county
attorney, $500; Jesse May and
child, temporary relief, $16; w.
j. Williams, temporary relief of
A. J. OFT, S.; Adcock and wife,
temporary relief one month, $40;
Albert Blue, ianitor for court
house, one month, S.; r. R. Ap-
lplewhite, sheriff, commitment and
support of prisoners for October,
$9. 80.
1t is hereby ordered by the
board that S. P. eagle be appoint
ed to or elected superintendent of
the county fam for the year of
1904, at and for the sum of $65. 90
per month, with the express un-
derstanding that the said eagle
with bis family is to move to and
/ live on said county farm and to
superintend the farm and prison
ers and maintain all paupers at
and for the said sum of $65. 90 per
month. 1t is further understood
that the county is to furnish all
the supplies and bear all the ..ex-
penses of running the county
farm.
To the Honorable Board of Su-
pervisors, in and for Lincoln
County, in the State of Mis-
sissippi.
Gentlemen = Your committee
appointed by the Board of Super
visors at a former term of this
court, to inquire into the charges
preferred by Z. T. II os kins
against Edgar Green, superintend-
ent of education, in and for Lin
coin county, beg leave to report
that we have carefully examined
the books and vouchers and that
all moneys collected by him as
such superintendent, have been
disbursed at least in the spirit of
the law, if not in letter: We also
find that many warrants have been
drawn in favor of certain teachers
end others by authority of law,
and the warrants taken out by first
one person and then another, pre-
sumably by writetn order, but as
no charges are filed by the parties,
we believe that no injustice has
been done and that Lincoln coun-
ty has suffered no pecuniary loss
during the administration of said
superintendent. Afidayits being
necessary to all monthly allow
anees, and the same being over
looked by the board was, and is
covered by general affidavit,
for all transactions by the superin-
tendent with the board since Jan
uary, 1896, up to and including
September 80, 1903. 1t is proper
that we should state that we are
not expert book keepers and that
technical, legal and clerical errors,
may have occurredi in nearly every
report, yet on the whole we be
lieve that the books at present are
correct as far as the said superin-
tendent's collections and disburs-
ments are concerned ,and ifirregu-
larly disbursed, it is as we be-
lieve a matter of over confidence
and lack of business habits; that
is to say, in two instances pay
ments have been made direct to
the treasurer of the county, when
they should have been on pay war
rants through the clerk. All the
moneys having been properly ac-
counted for we are constrained to
report that no injustice has been
done to Lincoln county financially.
Vouchers and papers accompany
this report, all of which is re-
|spectfully submitted,
w. j. WILLIAMS,
E. F. BRENNAN.
Ordered that the members and
officers be allowed their per diem
land mileage as follows: w. F.
Parsons, 3 days services, $12. 90;
w. J. Williams, 3 days and Z
miles, $13. 20; G. Montgomery, 8
days and 16 miles, $l3.60; John
Walker, 5 days and 5 miles,
I$12. so; r. r. AppIewhite, 8 days
services on board, $500; II. w.
/ McNair, 8 days, clerk of board,
/ SO. 00.
Ordered that the board do now
ladiourn.
W. +. PARSONS,
President.
Tuesdays Election.