Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-10-14

Inc following allowances were
made to members of the Board:
JC Long. s5s i
54 y
w Barbee-. oS ol
Thomas 50 s.
B Lauderdale 6l 81
The following warrants were
drawn for working roads:
Myers Bros, $12; r. ?. Fun,
derburh, s131 35; j M. Myers,
S140; j G. Treadaway, $50: Isom
Emerson, $40; W. G Greer, $50.
25; w. r. Dye, S37, so; w. ?. Har-
ris, S566.75; A. L Jarrett, S37 SO;
j, W. Edwards, s41. IS; j. B. Lee,
$12o; S. ]. Boyce, $50; Baucum &
! Boyce, $50; Chas, Baucum. SIS;
j. Il. Logan, S26.25; ]. q. Lomax,
Jas. Richardson, $25; NJ. G. Dick
son, $40; J. d. Perry, $45; Davis
Bros, $35; Williamson & Bridg
forth, working street in Pleasant
Hill, $75; G. l.. McPeak, $3.50;
g. 4. Emerson, $993 rs; d. E.
Wilson, $346.75; .. 2. Burford,
$4O0.
Supervisor Lauderdale report
ed on condition Of road as follows:
II have been over most of the
roads in my district, and find
some Of them haye not been kept
in good condition, but most Of
them, while not up to specitca-
tions exactly, arein fair condition.
Petition Of z. FL. Nail ct al for
new road was dismissed, and pc
tltioners allowed 30 days in which
to file appeal to circuit court.
The following parties came be-
fore the Board by petition and
1asked for an appropriation out OF
! the surplus school fund to repair
land furnish their respective
school houses. After cal eful ex
animation of said petitions and on
the recommendation Of Supt. Nor
gan, the following amounts We're
allowed:
| L. L. Jones, Jones Chapel. !. IS 25
/ B. G. Stewart, Cedar View. 125
j. b. Lee, Stonewall. ...... 60
j. H. Harris, jackson. ~. 25
w H Wheeler. Wheeler. .... %
| d Z Wilson, Nesbitt. ........ 25
| J HI Davis, Elmore.. ...... so
w L Wilkins, Lewisburg.... co.
|G w Laughter, California. 25
A P Lamb, Loves... 400
} H Henley, Kelly. $50
G T Thomas, Wilson. $50. 25|
Josh Simmons, Hurricane. I. 25
$ A Hnghey, Poplar Corner. 25
r P McCargo Ollie Branch. 25|
Jesse Burk, Miller. $1,000. 25
e T Wilkinson, fernando. 25
j G Treadaway, Shady Nook 25
Board let to II. II. B. Logan the
contract to draw afull and com
plete map Of DeSoto county for
$50 to be completed in 60 days.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Supervisors
OF DeSoto county, Stats Of Mississippi. that
the roads OF said county shall continue to be |
worked by contract And to that end. 1t is |
ordered that the clerk Of the board caused to |
Be published iii The Times Promoter. for the |
time prescribed by law.and in the Memphis |
Scimitar for one. week. daily. notice to the I
effect th at at the November meeting 1904 Of the
Board, bids will be received for the working /
by contrat0f all the roads in the county said I
contracts to begin on the first day Of jan
uary. 1905. and END on tlir,3lst day Of Decem-
ber. 1905. The roads In tbs second third and
fourth districts 70 be les BY districts, each
road. however. c0nstitutslg a separate item:
the roads In the first distsict TO be offered In
three lots. as follows: TIE northern division
to comprise al the territory from. the Ten
nessee state line to the south line OF the sec
ond tier OF sections In town. two; the territory
from the last named point, south. TO the south
side of the first tier on sections In range
three. to comprise the middle, or second di-
vision; and from Che last n named point. south,
to the south boundary OF the district. TO COM
prise the southern, or third division. and the
roads In each to be offered. but each road to T
constitute aseparate item
And In the fifth district, the territory vest