The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

A regular meeting of the board of gu
pervisors was held at the court house
Dec. 9th. Present F. NJ. Aldridge. Pres
ident r. A. Joiner, beat /; Eli Ethridge
beat 2; L. Ray, beat 4; r. W. William,
son, Attorney; T. C. Garrett, Sheriff; C
W. Crockett, Clerk.
An order in relation to the sale oi
bonds to be issued for the purpose 81
providing the county with a court house
and site in the city of Greenwood:
Whereas, on the It'll day Of November,
1904, said day being the FIRST day Of the
regular meeting Of the board of super,
yisors OF Leflore county for the Noyem-
bcr term, 1901, an order was duly passed
by said board Of supervisors directing
that notice be published in the two
newspapers published in the city Of
Greenwood, Miss, to-wit the Common
wealth and Enterprise; that it was the
purpose and intention of this board at
this, the Decemb n meeting, 1904, to is
sue bonds to the amount of 800, 000. 90,
bearing 4 per cent interest, payable
se~mi-annnally, said bonds to run for
twenty-five years, as more fully appears
by said order, which is in words and
tigures as follows, to-wit; Notice APP
peared in Commonwealth issue Of Nov. 1871
And whereas, it appears that said
notice has been published for more than
three weeks next preceding this order
In the Greenwood Commonwealth and
the Greenwood Enterprise, and it APP
pears no objection has been made, the
county treasurer, MS authorized by said
order, has sold said bonds to the Bank
of Leilore for their face value. The price
appearing to be as much as could be oh
tanned, and a fair price for the bonds,
same were ordered issued and the sale
to the Bank Of l.eilore ratified. Ii was
ordered that the bonds be properly sign
ed by the president Of the board and
countersigned by the clerk, and the seal
of the board impressed on each bond.e
All expenses attending the issuance of
the bonds We're ordered paid.
The following claims were allowed
Mrs. Mary Sue Harper, $500; Mrs. Mel
lie Daniels, board Of pauper, 500; Enter
prise, printing, 30.40; Itta Bena Cotton
Oil Co, call bells, $50; j. W. Dulancy,
vaccinatins, 465.00; j., W. Quinn, station
cry, 2.05; G. Il, Wright Coal and Ice Co,
coal, $500; r. +. Jones Co, merchandise,
300; Edwin A. Mckay, typewriter rib
bons, $50; Greenwood Electric Light and
Water Co, lamps, 800; Cumberland Tele-
phone Co, telephone rent, 800; Lefore
Lumber Co., lumber, PHO; Nj. Nj. Phil
lips, ianitor and coal, l3.45. The follow
ing for teaching Il. 10 |. W. School NJ.
NJ. Phillips, 1000; Miss LATHE Wiggie,
$500; j. II. Townsend, $500; Miss Pink
Cone, $500. The following were allowed
$500 for services as election officers /:
Minter City,. p. Peasants, W. S.
Joiner, W, NJ. Cox, William Cox, William
Duke, j. Il, Sweeney.
Sunnyside j. W. Stall, B f. Jamiscn,
J. ?. Joiner, W.. A. Harding, Jacob St,ll.
McNutt W. II. Crowder, c. Al. Dixon
John Chatonly, p. S. Cowsert.
She'll Mound r.. s. Wing0eld, +. L.
S. A. Egglcston,
Woodland j. D. Money, D. NJ. McGee-
hce, A. Q. Peterson, ], A. Lundy.
Greenwood Il. d. Stone, r. II. Hicks,
I NJ. MILESTONE, J. II. Hughes, ]. W..
Wade, i. W. Parish.
ltta Bena II, IL. Majors, j. NJ. Andcr-
son, w. I. Rcck, J II. Moore, +. b. Nor
ris, A. Robinson, $. S. MelehelI.
Rising Sun ]. II. Sutton, j. S. Kent,
P. Orr, viii Minyard, W. i. Steven
son.
Sldon j. r. Prophet, A. N. pentecost,
A. ]. White, W. Il. Prophet, Jr., q. W..
NJ. Carter.
Sheppardtown j. II. Cole. p. NJ. Kim
.rough, W. G. Poindexter, S, r.. Lano.
S. s. Steel & Co, insurance, G035;
Board Of Health, t20.s5, for vac
points; G. W. Crockett, postage,
100; l.. W. Parrish, tending bridge, 1000.
Road Commissioner Etheridge, beat
No. >. submitted report showing the
he had inspected since his last re-
port as being very muddy but passable,
md recommended that the contractor
% paid for his third quarter, 33.5 at 7.aJ
ser mile. aa2S7.
Ell Ethcridgc allowed 200 for one day
Inspecting road; j. II. Afford for building
ridge yer Dear Creek; II. A. Joiner,
.hree days inspecting roads, 500; Doe
bright and Dickens, examining two
n~natics, 1000; Brandon Printing Co.
ithossaphing bonds, 1880; County SUI