The leader., 1904-04-09
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Proceedings Of Regular April
Term, 1904.
State of Mississippi,

State, begun and held at the Chan
cery Clerks Office in the court
house of Lincoln county, Miss,
on the first Monday of April, 1904,
there were present the Hon. q. P.
Jones, President, j. G. Bryant,
G. M. Brister, j. B. Wills and
John Walker, members; R. G..
i Applewhite, Sheriff, and r. w.
i McNair, clerk. The following
proceedings were had and done to-
wit:
In the matter of the sale of
4 the Poor House lands.
1 This cause coming or to be
] lheard ON the report of Hon. u. P.
Jones, President of this Board,
who was authorized and empow-
cred at previous meeting hereof
TO sell the lands owned by Lincoln
county, heretofore used as a home
for the poor of said county, at the
bestsprice obtainable, and it ap-
lpealing to the satisfaction of the
Board chat said lands, towit the
1SEK of NEA, and 81 acres in the
lSE sorner of SWAof NEA lying
east of the Brookhaven and Mead
vile public road, had ceased to be
used for county purposes, and that
His Honor, the President of this
Board, had contracted to sell the
tsame to A. D. McGuffie at and for
the sum of eight hundred dollars
cash, and that said price is largely
in excess of the price paid by the
county for it, and almost double
1.-THE original price thus paid, and
is the best price obtainable.
/ Wherefore, On motion duly
seconded, it is ordered by the
Board that the report of Hon. Il.
tP. Jones, be and the same is here
with received and the contract
made by him with the said A. D.
|McGuffie, be and the same is here
by fully ratified and confirmed
and he is this day authorized, en-
powered and directed to execute
and deliver to him, the said A. D.
McGuifie, for and in the name of
Lincoln county, deed to said
land.
The report of S. P. eagle, Supt.
of the County Farm, was submit
tied to the Board, showing true
land correct report of hands on the
farr]Fe February, 1904, as follows:.
Square Miller, Lucius Dixon, Kit
Richardson, Joe Thomas, Henry
Haynes, Walter Garroway, Lee
Edwards commenced with the 21st
day of March. All still on Farm.
Sallie Bruce worked on Farm un-
til March 17th, and paid $32.78,
balance of fine. Nelson King was
carried out on Farm March 11th,
1904; was unable to work and was
discharged March 81. He was to
pay a fine and costs amounting to
l$14.40. Andrew Fester paid bal
ance of fine amounting to $780,.
/ Bridge Contract. The contract
for repairing the bridge across
Bayou Pierre, near G. T. Doug
lass, was this day awarded to
w. B. Allen at and for the sum of
$685. said bridge to be repaired
according to plans and specifca-
ltions now on file in the Chancery
i Clerks office.
i 1t is ordered by the Board that
the clerk of this Board be and he
hereby is directed to advertise for
bids for the building of a bridge
across Bogue Chltto near D. l..
Smiths place, on the Brookhaven
and Summit road; said bridge to
be let out at the May term of this
court to the lowest responsible
bidder, the Board reserving the
right to reject any and all bids;
the bridge to be built according to
plans and specifications now on file
in the Office of the Clerk of the
Chancery Court.
ACCOUNTS ALLowED-FIRsT DAY.
Clark & Courts, stationery for
sheriff's office ce............$ 11.75
Lincoln County Times, publish
ing delinquent. polls ....... 25.00
j. B. Daughtry, j. P, costs work
ed out on farm by Walter
Gearing ............................. 4.7o
j. d. Blue, Constable, same. 290
B. A. Williams, building bridge
across ditch on Summit road Is 00
T. J. Gill, costs of Wilson King,
worked out on county farm 205
Ct. FL. Vernon, Constable, same. STE
w. G. Summers, j. p, costs OF q
Hollis Hail, worked out on
farm OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. z Oe
B. A. Williams, Constable, same At
Jesse May, temporary relief for
Mafcn ,....--.---......... loVt
Mrs. Adcock, temporary relief
= for March ........................ ON
Charl;,tte Giveus, temporary re-
lief for March ..... ON
Mrs. Donahue. temporary relief
+ Tor March .-..... .........-. -. v
j. A. Ott, temporary relief for
marcn e; y
Frank Waldrop. temporary re-
lief for March s. ... 5.0(
s j. G. Williams, working road to
be paid out of road fund,
east of I. @. railroad ....... 80 90
Z. J. Gill, costs worked out on
Iarm. ..-....-...... LIN
w. q. Summers, witness fee,
worked out on road ......... 1.0(
B. A. Williams, costs worked out
0n iaI 4.5t