The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-14
Meeting Of Board of Supervisors.

The Board Of Supervisors re
sumed their session Wednesday |
morning. Present, Hon. Battle |
Bell, President: S. W. Caldwell, |
". F. Barksdale, r. P. Hairston |
and G. H. Jordan, associate mem
bers. and D. D. Richards, Clerk, |
T. A. Eggleston, Sheriff, when
the following proceedings were
had.
The Commissioners of Tusca-
Ioosa road were ordered to sell
two mules and deposit money
with the Treasurer for future
disposition by the Board.
The Clerk of the Board was
ordered to issue a warrant on
the Treasurer for $1,000 in full
payment Of the principal and in
terest on bonds numbered from
: to II inclusive, issued by the
Board on Jan. 1, 1902, and due
Jan /, 1904, and for S27O, inter
est on bonds numbered from 13
to 80 inclusive. The bonds is
sued by the Board on Jan. 1,
1902, and due Jan 1, 1904, in the
sum of $500 each, were cancelled
by the Board and destoyed by
burning IN the presence of the
Board
The following corrections in
assessments were made: AS
sessment of $1,000 against John
w. Steen cancelled as false as
sessment; r. E. Cheatham on
roll for 1903 reduced 1910 to
| So. 40; Linton Landrum for
/ 81 900 loaned money on personal
roll of 1903 be cancelled as false
assessment; Mrs. Sam Kline,
mill property, be reduced from
| Isl. 500 to $500.
S. M. Nash, Superintendent
of Education, reported 81, 1872. 80
issued in pay certificates.
The following road overseers
were appointed z. T. Halbert
instead of CIeve Taggart on Road
No. So; w. F. McCrary instead
of w. w. Sharp on Road No. II.
Fifteen dollars was ordered
payable to @. P. Waller for land
| in Crawford for County school
purposes,
One hundred and seventy five
dollars was ordered paid the
Commissioners Of Tuscaloosa
road.
| Report of J. H, Kinnebrew,
coroner and ranger, was read
and fled.
The following business was
transacted Thursday:
On motion, it was ordered that
the Standard Oil Co. s assess
ment be reduced from S15, 900 to
/ 81, 500. Ordered that the addi-
tional assessment of Sheriff
Of poll and personal filed and
charged.
J. T. Armstrong, Tax Collec-
tor, was allowed credit for
Sc, 7O6.78, State tax; 100000,
general county tax; and S6,908
turned over to T. A. Eggleston
lin the settlement of taxes for the
fiscal year 1903, and that T. A.
Egglesston be charged with the
same, and the Clerk will certify
this order to the Auditor.
The public will be required to
pay for all trust and warranty
deed blanks received from the
| Clerk after this date.
Loeb & MCGOWAN were award
ed the contract for pauper collins
for the ensuing year at 81. so each.
G. A. Goree wass appointed
trustee instead of A. A Minga
in District 5, T. 10, r. Il, East.
S. NJ. Nash. Superintendent OF
Education, was authorized to
make best terms and buy fifty
! desks for public schools.
The proposed change in roads
petitioned for by B. F. Symons,
ct al, was granted.
The petition for stock law
signed by Flood, ct al, was fled.
J. T. Armstrong. Sheriff, filed
his report of additional assess
ments of poll and personality
made by him for fiscal year 1903,
as follows: Poll tax, S172; State
tax S106; and general county tax
| 500 AThe Clerk will certify