The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF Su-
PERVISORS.

AT regular meeting of the Board oi
supervisors of Holmes County, Miss.
held In the courthouse In the town oi
Lexington, on this, the 5th day OF
March, A. d. 1906, being the first Mon
| day of said month, the following mem
| bers and officers were present: H. f
Buck, President; T. c. Stephens son, II
Barger. G. S. Rogers and W. L. Smith
| members; w. w. Wilburn, Sheriff and
| Parham Williams, Clerk.
Ordered that the petition of W. It
| Ellison ct al, asking that a public roat
be established commencing on line be.
tween John Y. Rogers and Mary Gid
deons, to intersect the Horton publ,
road, adding one mile to public roads
| in District 3, be filed with the Clerk
of the Board to take the usual course
ordered that the Clerk of this Boare
be authorized to issue a county warran,
| quarterly, or every three months. fol
$3.50, commencing April l, 1906, for thu
balance of the current year, to the
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
Company, for telephone service at the
! County Jail.
Ordered that II. r, Buck, as President
| OF the Board of Supervisors, be author
! lied to sell the lots of land and schoo
| houses erected thereon, situate In
| Holmes county, Miss. one nj Yeargain
on the YaZoo river. and the other near
| II. f. Terry. both in District No 6, to
| execute deeds of conveyance to pur.
| chasers thereof. the proceeds of such
sale or sales be paid into the general
| county fund.
1t Appearing to the Board that petit
ton had be filed with the Board for the
time required by law. and that no
counter petition had been filed against
same, for public road to commence at
the r. c, Lipsey place, and running
| south to the intersection of the public
| road that runs due east and west
| and that said petition was signed
| by b. 4. Hoover ct al, free holders, and
that said route had been agreed on by
all parties concerned. and that IL was
without cost to county for right of
way, IL is therefore ordered that said
| route be declared a public road, and
that the road contractor for District
be required to work same from and
after this date.
Ordered that the Board of Super
visors, or a quorum thereof, meet on
the premises of Richard D. Binford or
the 18th day of March, 1906, five days
notice having been given him by the
Clerk, to assess damages he may have
sustained by laying out of a road across
his land, he having petitioned the
Board to that effect.
Ordered that Madison Moorhead and
S. w. Ellis, freeholders, be hereby ap-
pointed commissioners to lay out and
work the route of the proposed public
| road commencing on the Emory and
West public road at II. II. Harthcock's,
and running north to county line near
! Monroe McCreary's, and that they are
requested to report at the next meet
ing of the Board at the April term
thereof
1t appearing that the bid made and
submitted by G, ID. McCaleb was the
lowest and best bid to build a county
| bridge across ditch on the Lexington
| and Ebenezer public road near his
place, at and for the sum of 9S cents
per running foot it is therefore or
| dered that said bid be accepted on his
entering into bond for 800 for the
| faithful completion of said bridge with
in sixty days, according to plans and
specifications in the Chancery Clerks
office.
1t appearing also that the bid made
and submitted at this meeting of the
Board by j, w. Eakin, to drive two
piles, tighten all taps and repair all
woodwork on the iron bridge across
| Iarland's Creek, in District No. 4, near
the Wyatt place was the lowest and
best bid submitted, IL Is therefore or
dered that his bid be accepted on his
entering into an approved bond for
1925 for the faithful completion OF said
work within 80 days from this date.
Ordered that the Clerk of this Board
be authorized to issue a bridge warrant
to J, A. Hearn for building a county
bridge across Butterworth Creek, on
the Lexington and Yazoo CITY road, Dis
trict No, !, when completed according
to contract and received by g. q. Steph-
enson, M. b. S.
Ordered that +. f. Mullen ct al, trus-
tees 7. is, r. e, be allowed, payable
out of said fund, S725 for heater and
necessary pipes, etc, for school In said
township. said warrant to be made pay
able to Hardware Lumber Co, Lexing-
ton. Miss.
Report Of w. l.. Smith As a COM
mittee of one, appointed by the Board
at the December term sos, to lay out
and mark a route for necessary changes
in public road, District No. 4, would
respectfully report that 1 recommend
this particular change be made: TO
commence at the residence of Jonas
Marks and tc run to and iptersect road
from W. w. Lunsford's to J. G. Nixons,
Jr., as a most practicable route. Re
spectfully submitted. w l.. Smith, NJ
B. S.
Communication. School and County
Funds-Ordered that VIM. Fisher and
James Graves be refunded road and
poll tax for 1905. being permanently
disabled and not liable for such taxes,
and that Jim Travis be refunded county
part Of taxes collected on one set har-
ness and one vehicle. valued at $125.
viz. e5 cents. he not owning such prop.
erty.
Communication Fund-Ordered that the
following road taxes be refunded: r.
c. Coker MANNED and not liable, Dis
trict No. 4, 50; William Coleman. double
collection. District No. /. So: 3. II.
Chunn. being exempt, District No. 4, So.
School Fund--ordered that the fol.
lowing poll taxes be refunded, payable
out Of school fund: Nose Richardson,
over age, 81: Charlie Jackson. over age,
81 Marshall Taylor over age. 81: sam
johnson. over age, 81; Jack Bates. over