The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-07-06
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
Uusua1 Routine Of Business Dis
posed off, R East Reap
pointed Examiner.

Board met Monday morning, all
members and officers present. The fol-
lowing business was had and done,
! to-wit:
Henry Allen was excused from duty
on road No. 6, beat 2, for twelve
months.
In the matter of the request of the
trustees of township s, range 4, to sell
all the merchantable timber on section
16, township 8, range 4, except white
oak and hickory, the board on motion
granted said request, and when John
P. Keiser and @. O. Luke shall pay to
d. W. benson, county treasurer, or
Sol Dobson, clerk of this board, the
sum of $500 that they be and are here
by authorized to enter upon and cut
and remove all merchantable timber
upon said section 16; township s.,
range 4, Except white oak and hick-
ory) provided the said timber is cut
and removed within five years from
this date. At the expiration of 5
years all timber remaining upon said
land shall revert to said township.
The application of G.. W. benson
and H. q. benson for the loan of
$400 township money, and Offering as
security therefor lien on the VIZ
swA section IA, and ne1 of nw1
section %, all in township s, range 4,
was on motion granted, when salts
factory abstract of title is furnished
by the county attorney, and there
should be sufficient funds on hand to
make said loan.
The application of J. @. Robinson
and wife for the loan of 5000 town
ship money, offering as security there.
for lien on lot 2, section 80, town
ship s, range 4, ESQ acres) was on
motion granted, when a satisfactory
abstract of title to said land is
furnished by the county attorney and
there should be sufficient funds in the
treasury to meet said loan.
Ordered that Will King be appoint.
ed overseer of road No. 25,
beat 8, with the same hands assigned
to said road at the March term, 1905.
Ordered that Lee Thames be ap-
pointed overseer Of public road No.
40, beat 5, in place of Joe Murray ap-
pointed at the March term, 1905.
Ordered that the clerk issue a war
rant to Archie Bowling, refunding to
him So poll tax paid for 1904, being
over age, and warrant to Allie Crot-
we'll for So poll tax paid by him in
1905, being under age.
The report of W. B. Smith, justice
peace, and j. J. Daniels. justice
peace, as coroners, were examined,
and on motion, approved.
The account of Paul r. Bierdeman
for lumber furnished road overseer, on
road No. 90, beat 2, was continued for
further investigation.
On motion the board re-appointed
j. R. East as examiner of teachers for
the term, commencing September 1.
1905. and ending September 1, 1906.
The petition of M. A. Carson and
T. H. Williams to attach their lands
to the full stock law district known as
the j. II. Whitfield district, was con-
tinued until the next regular term.
Ordered by the board that the clerk
advertise for sealed bids up to IL
O'Clock m. on the first Monday in
August next for building the following
bridges in Rankin county according to
specifications filed in the chancery
clerks office at Brandon, Miss, viz:
One across Campbell's creek near
Johns and one across Purvis creek in
Ross field, both-of said bridges being
in beat No. 5.
Ordered that the following allow
ances be made, to-wit:
j. W. Gain, jailer, feeding
E. H. and E. H. johnson, at
| Jackson Observation-Disclosures $50
| j. L. Buchanan, sheriff, con-
veying Johnsons to Jackson--- $40
| j. L. Buchanan, sheriff, work
on court house yard Csc
/ J. L. Buchanan, conveying
Cattle Taylor, lunatic- 4.4C
J. L. Buchanan, costs in VIM.
Johnson case AZ
r. F. Brown, clerks COSTS 2 81
Sol DobsoD, clerk, postage
second quarter 10 .0C
Gayden & Co., wire and sta
pies for county farm 10 9E
/ S. r. Myers, superintendent,
salary for May and June and
Charlie Sheely, IS !. feet of
causeway for road ad------ 81
/ A. G. Thornton, medicine
for county farm rm------------ A. Al
Marshall & Bruce, ream of
typewriter paper 5 9(
w. b. Collier, wages of