The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-05-12


To the honorable board of super
visors of Bolivar county, state OF Mis-
sissippi: We, the undersigned COM
mlssioners appointed bv your honorable |
board at the May term, A. ID. 1906, to
view the route for public road desig-
mated in the annexed commission, beg
leave to report that we have carefully
viewed the route designated, and deem
the same a practicable, and the land
good and suitable for making good i
road; and believing the said public
road is necessary for the accommodate
tion of the travelling public, we have
plainly marked the Same, and would
recommend that said route be opened
as d road for public travel.
Given under our hands this 9TH day
of May, A. d. 1906.
W. T. MATHEWS,
T. l. SANDERS.
Commissioners.
Ordered by the board, that the road
be established as recommended by said
committee, and A. l.. Bene fel is hereby
appointed overseer, with hands on the
following places: South half OF sec
tons % and "a. and north half of sec
tions % and 25, township p, range 3;
and south half of sections 10 and 20,
and north half of sections 80 and -,
township p, range 5.
ORDERED SURVEYED.
Ordered by the board, that J. M.
McBroom make surveyor the judicial
line on the Pritchett property, so that
the district attorney may be able to
ascertain as to the locality of the kill
ing by Hat;on Almon.
ROAD SUPERVISION.
Ordered by the board, that ]. L.
Perkins, assistant engineer and super
intendent of guards under the Missis-
sippi levee board, be authorized to have
supervision over the road hands OF
Bolivar county of those roads lying
parallel to the line of the levees or ad-
jacent thereto, without compensation
or expense to the county, and he shall
have authority to call out such hands
to work said roads, under the pro-
visions of the state laws governing the
same; the board reserving the right to
rescihd this order whenever it may
think best to do SO.
PETITION FOR N EW ROAD.
A petition having been presented to
this board signed by ten OF more free
holders and householders, praying this
board to appoint a committee to view
and lay out public road as follows
Berinuinr at the corner common to
sections %, 20, 27, D, township y,
range 6, and running east on section
line between sections % and % and "
and Is to intersect public road running
due east from corner common to sec
tions "a and Is, township p, range 3,
and sections 10 and 80, township u,
range s, and beginning at the corner
of sections 10, 20, %. 80, township y,
range 5, and running due east along
the line between sections 20 and y and
q and % to to a point where said iiIe
intersects Jones bayou and the public
I road-and said petition being in the
form and showing that the same Is in
accordance with law, and that all per-
sons whose land the road touches have
had the notice required by law, and
the board being of the opinion that the
public necessity requires the establish
ing of said road, w. T. Mathews and
I T. l. Sanders, two disinterested free
holders of the district in which the road
is situated. are hereby appointed a
committee to view. and examine he
contemplated route of the road under,
oath and report to this board, and If
| they find the same practical they shall
| Law out and mark the road, aud report
: their proceedings in writing to this
board.
LAND ROLL CORRECTED.
Whereas, On the Sd day of March,
1902, the southwest quarter OF the
northwest quarter. less 10 acres, OF
section u, township 20, range west,
Bolivar county, Mississippi, was sold
to f. H. Wray for the taxes due there
on for the year 1901; and
Whereas, On the 18th day of May,
1902, the east half Of lot 10, of the Ma
son Promised Land addition, was sold
10 the state for the taxes due thereon
for the year 1901; and
Whereas, Itappears from the records
that the east half of lot 10 is a part OF
the southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of said section u, township
and range aforesaid; and it further
appearng that the whole of the Mason
Promised Land addition is located in
the said southwest quarterof the north
west quarter. less 10 acres, OF said sec
ton II, and was included and EN-
braCeti IN the sale and deed from the
tax collector TO E. H. Wray on the date
above mentioned, and that the sale O
May u, 1902. was erroneous, and the
assessment of said east half of LOT Il
was a double and erroneous assess
mept and sale, the same having beet
. assessed to the estate of William NJ asor
and sold to the said Wray on the 3l