The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-12
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Official PROCEEDINGS Of Regular March
Term. 1904.
FIRST DAY.

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March, the same being the 7th
day of March, A. d. 1904, there
were presentthe Hon. z. P. Jones,
Dist. No. /: J. G. Bryant, Dist.
No. 2; q. M. Brister, Dist. No. 8
j. B. Wells, Dist. No.4. and John
Walker, Dist. No. 5, members,
and r. G. Applewhite, sheriff, land
r. w. McNair, clerk. The fol
lowing proceedings were had and
done, to-wit:
It isordered by the Board that
B. A. Williams be awarded the
contract for building a bridge
across ditch at or near Andy
Greer's place at and for the sum
and,price of $500.
1t is ordered by the Board OF
Supervisors that the report OF
Hon. G. T. Montgomery, road
commissioner, be received.
RENT FOR COUNTY FARM LAND.
At the February term the
Board rented to D. D. Posey &c
acres of county farm land at
and for the sum of $1,000
for the year 1904; and the said D.
D. Posey has this day paid into
the county treasury the said sum
of $1,000 for rent of said land.
GENTLEMEN:-I have examin-
ed the bridges that were built
by B. A. Williams near jim
Rawls' place and find them in
good working order.
G. M. BRIsTER.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
B. A. Williams, building two
bridges as per contract, $3.50.
Edwin A. Mccoy, / doz. type
writer ribbons, $500.
The Novelty Store, l dozer
spittoons, 2. 40.,
Walker Evans, Cogswell Co.
stationery for sheriff, $30.68.
Clarke & Courts, stationery fol-
clerk, $75.05.
d. D. Posey, mdse. for coun ty
farm, $6.7O.
S. T. Moak, building bridge
$3.50.
| W. F. Kyzar, repairing bridge
$500.
Ordered that the Board do nov
adjourn, until tomorrow morning
at 900 o'clock.
q. P. JONES, Pres.
SECOND DAY.
Tuesday morning, March 9th
the Board met pursuant to ad
journment, present same as yes
terday.
REPORT OFCOUNTY FARM SUPER
INTENDENT.
To the Honorable Board of Su
pervisors, a true and correct re
port for February, 1904, of the
hands on the county farm, and
lines collected.
Charlie Watts commenced worl
on the 18 day of December, 1908
paid balance of fine February 4
1904, amounting to $51.60.
George White, Henry Haynes
26th day of January. Mary o.
Neal commenced work the 26tl
day of January, 1904, and to pay
a cost of $685., which was work
ed out by herself and Ed Ed
wards February 20.
Jonas Thomas commenced
work the End day of February
1904: still in my custody.
Sol Bruce commenced work
18th day of February, 1904; still
on farm.
Kid Richardson commenced
work 18th day of February. 1904
still on farm.
Lucian Dixon commenced work
on the 9Th day of February, 1904
still on farm.
Sam Jones commenced work
the 10th day of February, 1904
and worked six days and was te
pay a fine and cost of $50; paid
balance of fine, $29. 80.
Bette Jagins commenced work
the 29th day of February, 1904.
/ Squire Miller was returned
February16 16, 1904; escaped from
farm January 19, 1904.
George White was convicted
December /, 1903, 80 days in jai
and to pay a fine and cost o1
$l09.65. Paid the balance of his
fine March 3rd, which amounted
| to $97. Yours truly
S. p. eagle.
State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.
Your committee appointed By
the Board of Supervisors of Lin
coin county, to lay out, alter, and
change a road commencing at {
point at.or near the three mile
post, ,onthe Brook okhaven and Unior
church public road and terminal
ling at a pointon the old wire road
lat or near Patterson Cases, beg
leave to report that we, as
tdisinterested free doIders