The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-05-12
BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Minutes of Regular May
Meeting Held at
Cleveland.

Bolivar county, MISS, Was DeSun anu
held at the court house in Cleveland,
second district of said county, on Mon
day, May Z, the same being the first
Monday in said month. At said meet
ing the following officers and members
were present, towit: S. &. Taylor,
president; E. H. Wray, w. S. Speakes,
J. c. Lauderdale andJ. C. Raines fnein-
bers;L. E. Edwards, clerk, Claud Seals
sheriff. Thesession having been opened
by proclamation of the sheriff, the fol-
lowing proceedings were had and same
ordered entered on the minutes of said
board:
CLERK TO ADVERTISE.
Ordered by the board, that the clerk
of this board advertise tor bids for
building a bent bridge across Jones
bayou where public road leading
through Bass Beevers' land strikes
said Jones bayou.
Ordered that the clerk of this board
advertise for bids for building bent
bridge across Dry bayou at Raggin
place, on public road leading from
Duncan to Pecan lake.
Ordered that the clerk of this board
advertise for bids for building a bent
bridge across Deep bayou on road run
ming from Coahoma county line to Dun
can and Africa.
Ordered that the clerk of this board
advertise for bids for building bent
bridge across tour sloughs on public
road leading from Kentucky ridge to
Bolivar on Buck ridge front.
Ordered by the board that the clerk
of this board advertise for bids for the
building of the following bridges;
One across Icy bayou;
One across East Bogue Hasty;
One across West Bogue Hasty.
All on road running from Bogue
Phalia to Meadow place, and all to be
bent bridges.
Ordered that the clerk of this board
advertise for bids for buildidg bent
bridge across Cypress bayou and for
repairing bridge over Turkey Run
slough, on road running south from
Clear lake to ntersect Shelby road.
PETITION FOR ROAD.
Two petitions having been presented
to the board, each signed by ten or
more freeholders aud each showing
that the public interest and convenience
requires the establishing of public
road, and that the land owners have
had the notice required by law. one OF
said petitions describing road as fol-
lows: .'Contaencing at Washington
county line, at point one-halt mile
east of line between sections "a and 3d.
in said section 35; running thence III
hortherly direction through section IS
to Choctow boundary line; thence south
on Choctaw boundary line to point
where Hanks and Carpneter's places
join; thence north through section 2o
to Porter's bayou, township 20, range
6 west, intersecting the Shaw and In
dianola public road along Potter's
bayou" and the other describing the
road as follows: "Commencing at
Washington county line at point
where sections "a and IS corner; run
ming thence north along the section
line between said sections "a and 35 tc
Choctaw boundary line; thence north
along the section line between sections
26 and 27 to the Shaw and Indianola
public road along Porter's bayou, in
township 20, range 6 west" 1t is
hereby ordered that W. H. Meadow
and l.. G. Dean, two disinterested
freeholders of the district in which, the
road is located, are hereby appointed
a committee to view and lay out the
most practical of the two routes and
report their action under oath to the
next meeting of this board.
ROAD OvERSEERS APPOINTED.
Ordered that Will Staples be and is
hereby appointed overseer on puoiic
road known as the Suntiower ano
Mound Bayou Lead road, and that the
following hands be assigned to worl
the same, towit: L. Braxton, Junius
Braxton, e. l.. Richardson, Antor
Sern, L. Eisinger, John Hogan, VIM
Clark, silas. Lacy, Will Pearman
A---A- Mccullough, Jim Greathouse, Lon
ME Lyars, Charlie Jones, Will Tharp
B. Tharp, w. Holmes, John Lyars
Lee Henderson. Ordered this 9TH da,
of May, 1906.
Ordered by the board, that Fores
Stephens be and he is hereby appoint
ed overseer on pablo road leading from
Skene to the Grover place, and hand
on the following places be assigned t
do the work, A. Howarth, Thomas
West, John Allen, Crawford, Q. Fergu
son, Howard, X. M. Dakin, Price
John Gertrell, j. Watt Bishop, Jewel
Howard, John Woods, A. Moody, VIM
Virgins.
John Todd is hereby appointed over