Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-14

FOJY house --.----- -. - - 150
Lewis & Mckee nidse for county e.sS
sariow * Davis, IS feet Of beidx-
J L Leach. building bridges Ioo.o0
Dr. A Young, medical attention
70 paupers ---------------- -------- 800
A Il kene-l, medicine fos paupers
AND prisoner SIS
Graham Bros lumber for bridge SIS
Joe Ntlsr, lanitor's fees I0ec
" Z Neii. udse Tor prisoners $40
l. Cullen, tax assessor, was allowed
$50 I'D tor 100 assessments and 81 ~
for postage.
Ordered BY the Board that the raise
OF al ,1oo IN the personal assessment
OF r ;. LsaveH be and the same IL
hereby reduced the amount OF said
raise, and the clerk Of tins Board is
directed to erase the same from the
personal roll.
The petitions OF L VI. Brur.mett. ct
nj. Henry Mullins, st nj, AMI >. u
Ian gstou, for changes in roads were
rejected
I. ID Ragiaud was appointed -peci
quarantine pffeer. vino shall meet ali
trains az the depot in Oxford and to
perform al other duties regcired ot
Dim a. quarantine officer At the sals y
81 81 ~ per mouth.
Frank Mccord WIS appointed over
seer On tie Oxfcrd ard outosoc road
link No i55. Commission To expire
the first Monday II March, 1906.
William Houston and II L. Davis
were appointed a committee 10 in
spect the levee at the Mitchell cruss-
iHg on Yocona River and report AZ
the October meeting OF seis Board.
The Board fixed the tax levy Of ~,
mills on 1T the taxable property IN
he county IN al Il1ion 70 the q Ezil-s
state TIA Tor The asc1l yea< beginning
Oct :, 1872.
Villain EcCst0u vaz appointed to
have the l-vee on the College Hin
road completed BY employing some
one TO do the work
Mckinney & Nichols we're allowed
800 advance on the levee wvrx. a.
awarded 70 Rundrsn, FUR. Ct Al
The clerk was ordered - advertise
tor sealed bids to De iied before l.
o'clock, room, on Tuesday, Oct 18th
for the building % y bridge On the
Wyatt an. Aboevilie road, aeross a
/ slough In the Tallahatchie bottom
Sad Bridge TO be built according -
plans and specifications nov 0a ale.
Upon the favorable report OF j. a..
6urx AMI ). J. Palmer, commissioners
appointed az The June terra To view
tut and make change u the pubic
road ~ prayed for ny :. 7. Lyiao, ct
nj, Ire and the sane u hereby received
and approved, s1i the said change il
hereby established u prayed fsr and
Carl Lyies Is appointed overseer and
10 directed 70 warn cut ali road hands
IL once and put in good condition That
space OF the old road from. where the
new changs takes pl1es to its utter
section OF the Iayior's AMI Paris roasi
on top of the Nil and the said piece OF
road u hereby annexed TO and made
part of the Taylor and Paris road,
hrs No. Ist. The commissioners
were allowed 81 o. each for their ser
vices
The petition of R. 4. Dean, ct a.,
Tor repairs and the building Of ievss
ACROSS TaIlahatcnie bottom az the
Iron Bridge crossing. The petition
was granted upon the following cen
ditions- The survey, plans and speci-
rcaticns thereof Co De made by . civil
engineer, employed by this Board fol
that purpose. Is being Rnds Rstos
that the said levee Work shall ID
AZ -=rtised for BIRDS for the cons<ruc.
ton Sf said Ieves And To be eompleees
in every detail by sept 1s-, 1903.
: b. T. Murray was appointed over
seer on the new road "a established q
this meeting Of the Board From n.
Porter pl1ce TO the intersection al
the Oxford and Paris road ar or nea,
the dve mile board, said link 20 b.
/ known IS link No. 3l2. The follow.
ing hands are Assigned To work tni.
link: b. +. Aurry aud the h,rds or
his place, Baddie Jones and the hand
On ais farm, Mitchell slack and ths
hands farm. z T. Harkins and ths
hands on his farm and I. r. Mech
and the hands on bis farm The saic
Murrzy's Commission to expire ON Ia
lst Monday in March, 1905.
l. Fudge and J. il. Mooney com.
missioners appointed 10 view and n,
out a new road beginning 1t vii
Perter's place On the Oxtord and De,
liy road and running west to Mead
Gen's, thence on by Haxkins' Nil
lintersee.ing the Oxford and Pari.
road near tse dive mile board. Tbs
commissioners were allowed sl.0(
each for their services
The repor. Of Prof. r. IL. Anderson
County Superintendent OF Education
! presented his report for August
showing the amount paid teachsrs
81. 7es. The report was received ana
approved, and the said T, u. Ander-
son was allowed sd3-25 salary ane
postage.
Rev. N W. p. Bacon was allowed
the privilege of erecting i telephone
line on the Oxford and Isstseyili-
pchiic road from his residence to OK
tord- The polls and wires Of the said
. line are not in anyway whatsoever "a
obstruet the public travel along the
said road.
Z George Thompson and ?. e. TUX
er's sisters were allowed SEQ each
per month as temporary relief until
further notice
There has been Only 70 reports al
, road overseers Is they are REQUIRED
by law to make; therefore. it = or
dered by the Board that al reports 4,
disapproyed and all ovsrsears are
hereby granted until the firye Nonsisv
in October, l905. to pur their road. ia
GOOD condition and to make their
report to thiz Board All overseers
failing To make the said report. and
not having put their roads in GOOD
condition viii be tned in the sum Of
go 90. AZ the law provides. Various
and deyiers complaints have been
made 20 this Board OF the condition Of
the public roads. Some of the report.
that have been flied, show that rheir
roads N the past SIX monfhs nave
been worked only ous- half . day.
Ordered that the otfcsss and m~m-
oers be allowed thsir usual Amounts
per diem and n,i4<Azs-
Ordered tina. court do now adjourn
until the lisa Monday in October
u. J.. ASIGHT, Prssiaeas