The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-08-12
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
A General Summary of
the Regular August
Meeting

/ ~ i'Jti4 u VI s9tsE'SAN >siS OF w ASH
ing ton county met at the court house
last Monday, August 9TH, with the
following members and officers pres
ent: H. Wilczinski. President; J. K.
Coleman, F H. Hutson and 7. S.
Redd. members: andJ H Crouch.
sheriff and T. H. Hood. clerk.
The petition of r. Y Garner for
plank road along foot Of Lake Wash
ington was granted, and the Clerk
was ordered to advertise for sealed
bids to build same
In the matter Of the change Of pub
lie road between Stonevile and Le-
land, east Of Deer Greek, petitioned
for by T. l. Skinner, said petition
was granted
In the matter Of obstruction OF pub
lic highways BY telephone poles be-
longing to the Cumberland Telephone
& Telegraph Co, it was ordered that
wherever they Inconvenience travel
a ON public road running from Lake
Washington, that the company be or
dered 10 remove same in given
time and if not removed by the time
given the attorney IS directed aud in
structed to take such steps against
said company as he may deem proper
to accomplish the purpose desired.
1t was ordered by the Board thar
the sheriff have the Jail screened and
that lime and oil be used where there
/ Is any stagnant water.
The petition for a public from
Ira Lake to Bourbon was granted,
and commissioners were appointed and
ordered to ride over the new route
as uggested by the petitionr3, and
report their decision at the next meet
ing Of the Board
In the matter of the report of B. l..
Lee and H. H. Profit, commissioners
to lay out public road from BourboA
in said county running north along
the railroad to Section 10, II. Is and
a, then running west on north side
Of IS to the corner OF 10. etc, be, and
the same is hereby accepted and
adopted, to the bank Of Bogue Phalia.
and no further, and that the hands on
Mrs. Johnson's place, south OF line
east and west through center of Sec.
9 and 10, all hands on So OF Sec. o, all
on Sec. Y, ali hands On DR.. Walkers
place. all hands on west half OF Sec.
20, east OF Bogue Phalia. and ali
hands on Sankston's piacebe and they
are hereby assigned to duty on said
road
The petition Of T I. Skinner to b.
allowed to cross the public road with
railroad track at a poins zone mile
west Of Stoneville on Deer Creek.wa,
grautd with the understanding tisat a
suitable railroad crossing is made and
sustained.
In the matter Of personal assess
ment roll, il was ordered that same be
received and hled and the Clerk order
ed to make publication to all par5ie'
that the said roll will be on file sub
ject TO inspection until Monday, the
4th day Of September, 1905, at whici
time the Board Of Supervisors vii
take up and review said roll and hear
any objections that may be properly
brought up.
It was ordered that the property be
longing to Church Of Godsbe stricke.
from the assessment roll
In the matter OF insolvent polls an,
personally assessments for 1904, re
ported by Sheriff Crouch, shows tn
insolvent personally for the fisca
wear 1904 to be I84,865, and the insol
vent polls at Io,8o8. 1t IS therefor
ordered that the Clerk of this Boar
credit the sheriff with said insolven
cies on his regular account and charg
the same to him on his insolvent &C
. count
1t appearing to the Board mat tn
: said sheriff has made assessments o
5sz polls and S72,oIo of personality,
{ 10 therefsre ordered that the Clerk c
this Board charge the sheriff with tn
d additional assessments.
) Sheriff's Convict Report.
:. Fines amounted. ......-..-.. 81, 10Y c
]. of P. costs. ........-.- 1913
Q Sheriff's costs .........-.. or
SI,621 {
: Ordered that the sheriff be credite
with the above andthat the same b
n charged to the county convict COZ
/. tractor.
: In the matter of obstruction of pt
road No. 1o8 by the Delta Southei
d railroad by telling trees. and failure
: provide suitable and sufficient drai
age through or under its tracks, it
d ordered that the county attorney
e. directed to giue-notice at once to sa
Delta Southern R. R Co. to at on
ID or within ten days remove all obstru
IN tons and provided drainage under
tracks as will meet the approval