The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-09-14
PROCEEDINGS BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
New Court House Accepted. Assess
menls EauaIlIed. Tax Levy
Made. EtC.

Board met September 3, 1906, and re-
NAMED in session five days the follow.
ing members and officers being present:
3 f. NJ. Aldridgc, r. A. Joiner, T.. Ray, S.
/, Brown, Hi Ethridge. members; r, c.
Carrot, sheriff; c. W. Crockett, clerk;
r. W. Williamson, attorney.
Ordered, That the realty and personal
rolls flied by Lee Artcrbury, tax asses
scr, be received and approved as
changed, corrected and equalized.
Having examined the new court house,
built by r, Jesty & Co.. same was ac-
cepted by the Board. $4,000 Of amount
due said contractors was held back IN
til they shall have repaired leaks in roof
and cutters.
The Board having accepted the new
LeIore county court house, it is hereby
ordered that all courts circuit and
chancery and board Of supervisors be
hereafter held in the new court house.
The tax levy made by the Board for
this year foots up a total Of 70 mills, in
Guiding State, leyec, county and bridge,
except in Beats 4 and ), where a mill
road tax is added.
Final settlements Of T. G. Garrett,
tax~collector, were approved, and orders
to this effect certified to the State Aud
itor by the Clerk.
The Board elected the following Com
missioncrs for the Ellsberry Drainage
District in and for IeHore County:
John Obergfell, &. ", Holmes and D. T..
Mitchell said Commissioners being re-
CURED to give bond in the sum of $500.
Contract for repairing artesian we'll
Mt poor house was awarded to r. G. Gar
rott for $500.
Contract for painting buildings at poor
farm was awarded to Allison Il Burtch
for $l5J.50.
Contract for tending new court house
was awarded to W. T. Davis at $4,000
per month.
Contract for building Abiaca bridge
was awarded to D. 0. Alexander at $3.50
per foot.
The following accounts were allowed:
/. G. CARROT, cost, : II 50
j. B. Humphreys, cost, 7 so
Marshall Il Bruce, docket, etc, SO O5
G. II. Gossom, mdsc, 10 a.
II. W. Cooley, tending bridge, 40 90
j. b, Humphreys, postage, etc, 3 "a
viii Hendricks, ]ianitor, 4 G5
John Spencer, ]ianitor, Is 35
Mrs. Nellie Myers, feed. paupers, IS 10
Chas. V. Strub, work 4 so
w. NJ. Peteet, Supt. 3D., salary G7 81
The Commonwealth, printing. II u
$, G. Wilson, colin for pauper, 6 90
Barrett 81 Son, lumber, ... 100 80
c. W. Crockett, postage, 10 30
T. c. Garrett, feeding prisoners IS 10
NJ. NJ, Phillips, coal, etc, 81 rs
Blanton Thurman Co., lumher, ii 40
Lee Artcrbury, enumerating ed
ucabIe children, POI 50
Jones Saw Mill Co., lumber, y 16
J. NJ. Sykes, lumber, - 81
W. NJ. Peteet, insurance pre-
mium, .. 1870 OO.
Chambers & Williams, two trees 6 90
Acy Smith, repairing bridge, % 90
L. Ray, inspecting bridge, ; 90
Eli Ethridgc, inspecting bridges 4 90
D. O. Alexander, repair. bridge, 626 s.
Leon Stein, stationery, / 50
+. B. Morris, pension examiner, 2 90.
f. N. BOwles, pension examiner, 2 90
d. T. Mitchell, pension examiner, 2 90
Flanagan & Ross, lumber, 81 Il
Geo. D. Barnard & Co. stationery so
Courier Job Print. Co., binding
papers, ... 10 30
Eli Ethridgc, to pay for Town
ship school houses, SOS 90
f.. NJ. Aldridge, inspecting roads 2 90
Ed.Ayer, verifying measurement 3 90
D. Nj. Lott, repairing bridge, 20 90
Il. A. Joiner, inspecting roads, 10 90
ltta Bena Progress, stationery , 90
II. Aron, for mule killed 10 90
b L Jones, lumber and nails 81 10
J Il Cole, burying pauper 5 90
Lee Arterbury, accounts % 90
7 c Garrett, costs 5 10
f Bowlcs ct ais, lunacy case 6 90
Il Jesty 4 Co, on c H contract 1000 90
Il II Hunt, architect 1000 90
Mann Hardware Co, mdse ~ 80
The Enterprise, printing 6 50
Light and Water Plant, service II 80
Acme Furniture Co, account AHA 80
W V Thomas, freight, etc 10 So
Members Board and officers 152 10
John spencer, ~ianitor 3 80