The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-09-08
PROCEEDINGS
BOARD SUPERVISORS

The account of Henderson & Baird
for S24 was rejected.
w. M. Peteet and s. L. Brister,
commissioners to view out change in
Carrollton road, reported favorably.
The committee appointed to exam
inc the new bridge across Ruebuck
Lake reported that the contractor
had complied with all requirements
and the same was accepted. The re-
pair work IN Money and Wilson
Bayou bridges was also reported sat
is%factory.
The contract for building a new
bridge at Greenbrier was award to D.
o. Alexander at $3.50 a foot.
The contract for building bridge at
Price MeLemore's was awarded to j.
H. Afford at 81. 20 a foot.
The following order was passed:
1T is ordered by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Lelore County that any
and all persons can cross the bridge
which spans the Yazoo River at
Greenwood on bicycles, subject to
the following condition.: Not to ride
at a greater speed than the average
walk of a saddle horse, to dismount
at once when meeting any vehicle
drawn by horses and when meeting
anyone approaching on horseback.
This applies only to persons legiti-
mately crossing said bridge. No n
will be permitted to use said bridge
for pleasure riding. 1t is further or
dered by said Board that persons
crossing said bridge in automobiles
shall not move at a greater speed
than is necessary to propel the ma
chine at the slowest rate of speed, and
before entering on said bridge or it's
approaches shall ascertain that there
is no vehicle or wagons drawn by
horses crossing said bridge. 1t is fur
Their ordered that any violation Of
said order shall subject the person so
violating it to a fine of not more than
ten dollars. 1t is further ordered
that the bridge superintendent shall
see that this order is not violated and
shall report all persons who violate
the same"
ALLOWANCES:
I. G. Garrett, holding inquest
OF lunacy ..........,.......$ D ~
G. w. Crockett, clerk, same. 8 80
Six jurors for same. ......... 6 90
Henderson & Baird, tiling for
roads ...................... $50 90
E. A. Mccoy, spring for type
writer. $3.50, ID
Alex Hollis, road tax refunded 3 90
M. Mccullough, same.... -. B 90
City of Greenwood, advalo-
rum taxes collected on road
fund ................. ~. 1884 AZ.
| Greenwood Light & Water
Plant, lights for jail........ rs
| Greenwood Enterprise, print
ing road laws, etc. ......... 20 rs
R. Jesty & Co., 3rd estimate
on court house work.. 5,319 90
j. w. Quinn, medicines for
poor house and jail ........ II so
Robt. Herman, mdse. for Jail Z rs
T. @. Garrett, feed'g prisoners 107 so
Ben Humphreys Rifles, al
lowance for maintenance. $40 90
G. w. Crockett, postage. 90
Efie Harris, services as jani-
| NJ lJOT ~ w
|. w. Parish, tending bridge, 40 90
| Greenwood Enterprise, no.
tees, etc...-..........,,... ~ 90
| Mann Hardware Co., mdse.. 81 55
j. H. Afford, flooring Money
bridge. 204 20
VIM. Harvey, erroneous as
sessment refunded. ........ %
r. r. Jones Co, broom for
court house ........,.. 49,. 40
S. G. Wilson, shades for Cir
cult Clerks office.......... so
Itta Bena Mercantile Co. coal
for school r.. n 35
Illinois Refrigerating Co.,
desks for Itta Bena school. 100 so
Progress Publishing Co,
prlnt'g for Itta Bena school II %
Clanton & Webb, mdse for
Itta Bena school 43 IS
M. M. Phillips, mdse........ 1880
E. Fl. Obgles, repairs on Itta
Bena school building 80. 81 so
G. Dunn, furniture for 1tta
Bena school building ...... 48 "a
L. N. Chandler, glue for Jail, IS
John Watson, lumber for
a ..... .............. D W
Progress Publishing Co., sta
tionery for J. P........... is 90
Leon Stein mdse for Circuit
Clerks Office. ............. 65
d O. Alexander, building
bridge. o3f 81
L. Herd, lumber for bridge. 81 so
G HI. Gossom, Foil for bridge, 90
A. J. Hatch, building bridge, 30 %
Price & Brown, nails for b'dge, l go
Holly Park Lumber Co., lum-
Der for bridge ............. 20 70
Eli Ethridge and s. !. Brown,
inspecting roads 2 days each 90
r. A. JOINER, inspecting Mon
ey Bayou bridge. ......... 90
u. Ray, inspecting work on
Money Bayou bridge ~. 90
Road tax refunded ....:.... Is 90
ID. s. Jones, lumber for bridge 20 90
Mallory Davis, nails for bridge 40
". M. Peteet and s. l.. Bris- p
ter, reviewing road 1860. 90
r. A. Joiner, inspecting roads 8 90
u. Ray and Eli Ethridge, in
speeding bridge .......... 4 90
N. Carter, building bridge
over Wilson Bayou ........ s14 SO
Floyd A. Stevens, lumber NJ. % 0s