The leader., 1904-12-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE DE-
CEMBER, 1904, MEETING.
Accounts Allowed. Road Orders and
General Routine Business.
State Of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.


of the county and state aforesaid, /
on the first Monday of December
the same being the 9th day of De-
.cember, there were present the
Hon. 2. p. Jones, district No. III
j. G. Bryant, district No. q; G.
M. Brister, district No. 8; j. b.
Wills, district No. 4; and John
Walker, district No. 5, members;
r. G. Applewhite, sheriff, and R.
w. McNair, clerk, the follow
ing proceedings were had and
done, to-wit:
Road Order. 1t is ordered by |
the Board that the road asked for
in the petition of j. w. Hux, ct |
al, commencing at or near the
Coon old place, near Mr.. Jesse
E. Prices place and running in a
west direction crossing west Topi- |
saw at or near Thos. Rollins
place, crossing Lazy creek at or
near Thomas Rollins old place and
intersecting the Summit and Top
isaw road at or near Mrs. Eliza
Prices place be granted, with the
express understanding that said
road is TO be opened up and kept
in good passable condition until
the expiration of the present CON
tract with the road contractors
without expense to the county.
1t is ordered by the Board that
G. b. Alexander, Ebb Allen and
Monroe Campbell eand they are
appointed commissioners to lay
out said road, and to report their
action in this matter to the next
regular meeting of the Board.
Road Order. 1t is ordered by
the Board that the road asked for
in the petition of Z. B. Price, ct
al, for a public road leaving the
BrookhaVen and Holmesville road
at Z. B. Prices mill about 11z
miles east of Bogue Chitto and
running thence in a southeasterly
direction and intersecting the old
mail route at or near Jimmie KY
zar's place, be granted, they haY-
ing agreed in their petition to lay
out, open and keep said road in a
good passable condition without
expense to the county.
1t is ordered by the Board that
G. D. Hodges and Archie Buie be
and they hereby are appointed
commissioners to lay out said
road, and to report their action in
this matter to the Board of Super
visors at their next regular meet
ing.
1t is ordered by the Board that
the petition of Frank Boyd ct al
for a bridge across the east prong
of the Topisaw creek on the Sum
nit and Monticello road, at or
near Barney Lewis place, be
granted.
1t is ordered by the Board that
the clerk of this Board advertise
for bids for the bridge across the |
east prong Of Topisaw creek at or
near the Barney Lewis place on
the BrookhaVen and Summit road,
said bid is to be received at the
next regular meeting of this
Boacd, and to be let at public out
cry at the court house door on the
first Monday in January between
the legal hours, prescribed by |
law.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
G. E. Grafton Drug Co., medi-
cine for county farm and Jail,
SIS. go.
Marshall & Bruce, letters and
bonds, guardianship and r. war
rants, $13.65.
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., poll |
books and express, $4.S5
Brookhaven Furniture Co.,
shades for court room, $26.
E. g. Smith, ginning and wrap |
ping IL bales OF cotton for county,
$24 10.
+. B. Noodle, merchandise for
county farm, $445.
i. C0hn e Bros, merchandise
as per bill On county farm, $58. SO.
S. II. Pepper, Conservation Of
the peace
G + Douglass, ]. F. same,
l$25.
q. ]. Gill, same
IN. G. Summers. same, $25
I'll. Smith same,
Bartlett Smith, same
J. B. Daughtry, same, $25.
R. R. Albritton, same, $25.
q. r. Jones, extra services I'M
specting roads, $50.
}. G. Bryant, same, $40.
G. M. Brister; same, $40.
j. B. Wills, same, $20.
John Walker, same, $40.
/ r.. 6. AppleWhite, extra SER
vices ending Dec. 1904, $25.
r. w. McNair, same, 500.
j. 4. Grant. merchandise as per
bill on HE, @D. %.
$. T Byrd brood SOW for coun-
lty farm, $15.
r. d. Lanier, cost ID ease Of
prisoners sent to farm, So. 30
S. +. Byrd. COST in cases Of
prisoners and witness fees So. I6.
Al. J. and :. n Bullock, build |
imp bridge as per contract. $94
Dorsey Printing Cos warrant
book and mortgage deed record
scr 30.