The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-08
BOARD or SUPERVISORS MEET
100000 Appropriated for Confederate
M0nument---Usudl Business
Transacted.

Board met Monday morning with
all officers and members present. The
following business was had and done
to-wit:
Road Changed Ordered that the
order made at a former meeting Of this
board to change the Brandon and Cato
road, on petition Of II. o. Welch ct
al be rescinded, and the road to be
placed in the old Brandon and Cato
road, as formerly.
Confederate Monument-In the
matter of aiding in erecting confed-
crate monument: At the request Of
the daughters Of the confederacy, Of
Brandon. Miss, the board being salts.
fed that said request was generally
endorsed by the citizens of Rankin
county, to make an appropriation to
Aid in building monument in the
town OF Brandon in memory of the
veterans Of the lost cause, who so
nobly surrendered their lives, and
their all, in defense of their rights.
The board, after maturely considering
the same, being satisfied that it was
due the veterans, on motion agreed
to appropriate the sum Of two tnous-
and dollars out of the general county
fund to aid in erecting q suitable
monument, which is hereby ordered.
Warrants to Be Issued-Ordered
that the clerk issue warrants on the
order Of r. E. Knight to the follow
ing named persons, viz: To D. J.
Robbins for $25 for cutting ditch on
road; to R. F. Grimes for $50 for re-
placing bridge, and to r. F. Grimes
for $l5 for building dumps, all in beat
| 4.
Township Loan Granted-Tbe ap.
plication Of J.. A. Robinson for an
additional loan of 500 on the land
embraced in said petition was on mo-
tlon granted.
Trustees T. 5, r. A, Application
Granted-The application Of trustees
T. 5, r. 4, for 80 to pay teachers at
Shiloh school was granted ont of funds
of said township.
Trustees T. B, R. 5, Application
Dismissed-The application Of trustees
T. 3, r. 3, for $40 for repairs to
Mossey Oak school house was dismissed
for want of funds.
Trustees T. s. R. 4, Application
Granted-The application of trustees
T. s, r. A, for $50 to be paid Miss
Lou Holmes for teaching Welcome
school was on motion granted to be
paid ont of funds Of said township.
Township Loan Granted-The ap-
plication Of W. @. Barksdale for loan
of 5000 on swA sw1 and seA nwA
and neH nwA and e1a swI section
81, township 8. range 4, was on mo.
tion granted provided q satisfactory
abstract approved by the county attor.
ney is furnished.
Account for Overplus Paid Con.
tinued-The account of j. G.. Patrick
for overplus paid at tax sale was con.
tinued for further investigation.
Stock Law Petition Granted-The
petition Of, L. E. Burnham to annex
the WI of nwA Of section 13, town
ship 5, range 5, owned by him to the
J. A. Spann partial stock law district,
was granted, to take effect and be in
force four months from this date.
Petition for New Public Road Dis
missed The petition of Joe Chapman
ct al for new public road in beat 5,
was on motion dismissed.
Section 16, T. A., r. /. Lease Of
In the matter Of 10th section, T. 4, r.
|, lease Of J. N. Holcomb: That to
settle the controversy between the
said Holcomb and the trnstees Of said
section, it is agreed that said Holcomb
vacate the premises in contract men.
toned, towit:: 10th section T. 4 r.
east, on or before the 1st day of Jan.
uary, 1907, and hereby deliver pos
session thereof as Of that date to the
trustees aforesaid; and agrees to pay
$3.50 cash for timber cut and used off
the said premises; and to allow trus-
tees or their leasees ingress and egress
over his land and to maintain gates
there for to said 10th section, in con-
sideration Of which his pretended lease
is hereby cancelled and held for
naught and the trustees acknowledge
satisfaction for all rents and for tim
Der cut on said land.
r. L. LANE,
p. r. FORD,
in. HOLCOMB,
Trustees.
Private Right Of Way Granted
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