The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG
ULAR MARCH TERM, 1906.
FIRST DAY.
State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.

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Lincoln County.
Be it remembered that at a reg
ular meeting of the Board oi
Supervisors, begun and held ir
the chancery clerks Office at the
court house of said county in the
city of Brookhaven on the first
Monday in March, the same being
the 5th day of March, 1906, the
time and place fixed by law fol
holding said court. All members
present.
To the Honorable Board ofSuper.
visors of Lincoln County:
Gentlemen:-I submit my re-
port as superintendent of the
county convict and poor farm for
the month of Feb. 1906. ! have
paupers and II prisoners. OF the
| first class prisoners worked on
their fines and costs are;
| Sam Thompson, 2s days,$ $50;
Bud Scott, % days, $500; Bake
Owens, % days, $3.50; George
Butler, % days, S.. 60; Joe Griffin,
2s days, $3.50; Glenn Sanders, 2S
days, $500; Bud Williams. 10
days, SO. so; Bill Jacobs, Is days,
$500; Jonas Thomas, 16 days,
1920; Cairo johnson, 10 days, 90;
Ed. Williams, 10 days, 80; Joe
Van, 8 days, SLIGO; Buck Moses,
5 days, 81; total days, 254; total
fines, $50.80.
Second class hands worked:
Mat Diggs, 28 days, $3.50; Ma
ry Jane Smith, 2s days, $3.50;
Amanda Lyons, 2S days, 80. 80;
Lon Baker, 90 days, $2; total
days, 104; total fines, 5000.
Prisoners serving days; Ernest
Sutton, John Sartin, Other
Knight, % days each; Barbara
Reed, 26 daysI Buck Moses 81
days; Jim Hughs, 8 days; total
days, 134.
One escaped since last report,
Bill Jacobs, who escaped on the
18th.
Cash received from prisoners:
Other knight, S.; Joe Van, $8;
Ell Moses, $S.95: Lon Baker, So.
Discharged; Joe johnson,
$7.s5; Ed. Williams, $24.75; Bud
Williams, $41.25; Milt Moses,
$156; total, S260.80 plus $23 for
wood sold, S283.SQ.
Since last report I have sown
| 80 acres of land in oats, plowed
up 10 acres. The balance of the
farm is ready for the pillow. /
have built one bridge and repair
ed two. j. G. MILLER,
Supt. of Farm.
The petition Of R. =. Furr and
fourteen others for a change in
the road that runs through on the
north side of Rahala creek to
Rrookhaven, commencing at a
tenant house on Mrs. Ella Coker's
place and running by Mrs.
Ceker's residence, thence to Mrs.
Florence Coker's when it will in
tersect said road was filed.
The petition of r. E. Furr and
eight others.far a change in the
Smith and Wesson road, to COM
mence at point near the Willie
Knapp place and run In a north
erly direction by R. E. Furr's
house to a point on said road at
the foot of a big hill was filed.
Edgar Green, county superin-
tendent.of education, this day filed
his monthly REPORT, and the same
was received, filed and approved
and his salary of $70.24 and 81
postage allowed.
In the matter of the application Of
Z. F. Noble to erect gates
across the public road leading
from Franklin county line, yis
Buie's mill and intersecting tht
old Liberty road near the Cross
Roads,.
This cause coming on to bt
heard on the petition of j. d
Wooley and ten other free holders
of the county interested in tht
territory through which the pub
lie road traverses, and the saml
having been heard and considered
the board is Of opinion that thl
prayer of the petitioners shoul(
be and the same Is hereby grant
: ed. It is therefore ordered b,
] the board on motion duly second
ed, that Mr.. L. f. Noble be allow
e ed to erect gates across the publi
!. road leading from the Franklin
( county line, via Buie's mill, ane
. intersecting the old Liberty roa'
s near the Cross Roads Of sufficien
( width to allow the safe and eas,
I passage of all wheeled carriages
g npon condition that the said L. Z
e Noble shall and will keep sal
Z gates in good repair and maintai
g q hitching post and a block 70
{ alighting and mounting on eithe
side thereof, under such restrie
tions as the board from time t
time deem properl but such au