The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-10-04
THE SUPERVISORS
Regular Monthly Meeting Held
this Week.
REPORT or THE TREASURER
Special Session Will Be Held on the 9th to
Open the Bids Submitted for Building
Annex to Courthouse Contract for Cable
Bridge Awarded to jackson Contractor.

Board met Monday morning with
all members and officers present, when
the following business was had and
done, to-wit:
Bridge Contract Awarded On open
ing the sealed bids filed for building
bridge across Walters Greek, near
franklin place, the board awarded the
contract to Luther Burnham for the
sum Of $175. said bridge to be COM
pleted within 60 days, said contractor
to give bond with approved security
for keeping said bridge in good repair
for five years.
Bridge Contract Awarded-On open
ing sealed bids for building a steel
cable bridge across Rocky Greek ac-
oording to specifications on file in the
chancery clerks Office, to board
awarded the contract to Q. P. Mat
thews, of Jackson, Miss, at and for
the sum of 81 ,050, said bridge to be
completed within 60 days.
Trustees T. 6, r. 2, to Sell Build
ings Ordered by the board that the
trustees of section 16, township 6,
range 2, be authorized to sell to the
best advantage the buildings and sheds
left on said section by the mill men
who sawed the hickory timber on said
section, provided said sale is done
with the approval of majority of the
citizens Of said township.
Township Trustees Appointed-Or-
dered that James Purvis be appointed
trustee of township 8, range 5, in
place Of H. w. Kennedy, resigned.
Trustees T. s, r. A, Application
Continued-The application Of trus-
tees T. 8, R. 4, for $50 to be paid Miss
Lou Holmes for teaching, was con-
tinued for want Of funds.
Township Loan Granted-O On mo-
tion the application of NJ. ". Tnbbs
and wife for loan Of $3.50 township
money on the neI Of neA and swI
Of neA and e1z of nwA Of seA sec
tion IA, 7. s, r. east, was granted,
said parties to furnish an abstract Of
title, approved by the county attorney.
Road Changed-The petition of J.
/. Waldrop ct al to change road %,
beat 8, as suggested in said petition
was granted, provided the parties in
terested will make said change with
out charge to the county.
Account Oontinued-The account Of
J. G. Patrick for overplus paid on
land bought by him at tax sale. was
continued for further investigation.
Change Of Road Granted The Pc
tition Of D. T. Bilbro ct al for q
change Of road No. 10, beat 8, was on
motion granted as prayed for.
Stock Law Petition Granted-The
following lands belonging to J. O..
Berry and Alfred Bibb were attached
to the Aills full stock law district, to-
wit: All that part Of VIZ Of seA
south Of Steen's Greek Of section sS,
T. 4, r. 2 east, and nwI Of section 4,
T. 8. r. 2 east, and swl Of section 3S,
T. 4, r. 2 east. 1t is further ordered
that this order shall take effect -four
months from this date.
Road Petition Continned-The pc
tition Of Joe Chapman ct al for new
public road, was continued.
Stock Law Petition Granted-The
petition Of L. e. Burnham to annex
his land to the Spann partial stock
law district, was on motion granted.
Change Of Road petition Of
J. T. Myers ct al for change ef public
road in beat 5, was continued.
Township Loan Granted The pc
tition Of s. B. Slade and wife for loan
Of 5000 township money kon the same
lana on which they had already Sc.
cured loan, was on motion granted.
Ordered that the following accounts
be allowed, to-wit:
Smith Taylor, shovels for road
beat 3------------------- SOC
J. G. Atkins, assessor, making
personal assessment ent------------483.4e
~. L. Buchanan, sheriff, Septem-
Der chancery court &C
y. L. Buchanan, sheriff, fees in Ann
Lewis case. lunatic S