The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-08-11
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
AUGUST TERM VERY IN
PORTANT ONE.
Allowances Made-Reports of Off
cials Received and Approved
Other Matters of Business.

in this city last Monday, there being
present the following members and
H. Wilczinski, president; J. R
officers:
Coleman, w. w. Worthington, T. H
IIutson, t. S. Redd, members; J. H
Crouch, Sheriff and T. H Hood,
Clerk.
In the matter of the bridge across
the Yazoo River at Belzoni. the Board
notified Secretary of War, Hon. VIM
Taft, that all surveys, and plans ana
specifications and every act required
for said bridge by Congress, had been
complied with, and the Board re-
quested said Secretary of War to
proceed at once and issue the order
authorizing the construction OF same.
Ordered that $22, 500 be borrowed
from the funds of the County Treas
urer, not in the general fund. (said
fund not apearing to be sufficient
TO the credit OF the general fund.-. af-
ter publication has been made of the
proposal of the Board to borrow
same, and the Clerk was ordered to
publish the said proposal for three
weeks
The Clerk was ordered to advertise
for bids, to be presented at the next
meeting for repairs on the bridge
across Bogue Phalia on Road No. 4,
also bids for the construction OF
pile bridge across the ditch between
the Prince and Williams plantations,
said bridge to be built in accordance
with the plans and specifications now
on file in the Clerks office.
Bids are ordered for the construc-
tion OF steel bridge at Belzoni, ac-
cording to plans and specifications on
file IN the Clerks office.
w NJ. Pippin and J. b. Hutson
were appointed Commissioners to
ride over and view the route of
road on county line between Wash
ington and SunAower counties and
report at the next regular meeting
Ordered that Road No. I26 be
changed as follows: beginning on the
railroad at the present public road at
Bourbon, thence south Of the Walk
er gin, then crossing the railroad at
that point, thence west one mile to
the western boundary OF Section IS,
intersccting the present public road
at that point.
The petition OF ]. T Casey for
change of hands on Puzzle Bayou
road was ordered made as follows
The hands on T. w. Holland, J. J..
Richards, ]. w Magruder, Mrs.
Vaughn, Satterfield; F. E Wright
and II. J. Vincent places, be and are
hereby assigned to duty on said road
and any other hands heretofore as
signed to duty on said road are
hereby exempt from duty thereon
Ordered that the Clerk publish
notice that the assessment rolls of
, the county are open for inspection
until the first Monday in September,
1906, at which time the Board will
, titions and fix the levy for the year
1906. The list of eduable children is
also completed and is on file with the
Clerk as required by law
Allowances and claims against the
county were made.
In the matter of the petition of
c. E. SSpivey, ct al, trustees, the
Board ordered that sealed bids be
submitted at the next regular meet
ing for the rent of Sec II, T. 7, R. e,
for term of FIVE years.
Board adjourned until tomorrow
at o:3o a. m.
Tuesdays Proceedings.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
nIent with the following present:
H. Wilczinski, president; J. R.
Coleman, and T. S. Redd, members
J. III. Crouch, Sheriff, and T. H.
Hood, Clerk.
Minutes of yesterday read and
approved.
Report of M. Rosenstock, county
convict contractor:
To Ioo days at 32e, $s2448; amount
paid Sheriff. $2o2.2o; by check, Saga
Ordered that above report be re-
ceived and approved
Allowances against county made.
The assessment of $3.50 and for a
poll tax against w n Hood was or
dered stricken from the rolls, it ap-
pearIng that he has no personal prop
erty and is over the age limit
The Clerk was ordered to advertise
for sealed bids for repairs on the
Lubby and Nomini bridges across
Deer Greek.
Bids for forty tons of coal for the
Court House and Jail are advertised
for
The Fidelity and Deposit Co. were
released from liability on the bond oi
w S. Knotts, notary public, another
bond being substituted.
In the matter of the petition of ]
r. Williams for public road, o. NJ
Johnson, J. D. Bryant and Fl. D
Hawkins were appointed commits
sioners to examine proposed route
and ordered to report at the next
regular meeting.
Sheriff's convict report:
rlncs 9Oo5OO
J. OF r. osts .............. 333.4C
Sheriff's costs .s.....-........ &c
Ordered that the Clerk credi,
Sheriff with above amounts. Chargs
same to the county contractor.
The Sheriff and tax collector IN
sol4ent report for the fiscal year
Io05 was accepted as follows: II,42:
polls and $I86.48o.oo insolvent per
sonalty.