The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-09-07
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
HOLD THEIR REGULAR SEP
TEMPER SESSION
And Allow One Thousand Dollars
for Construction of Road by Gov
ernment Engineers-Othe Mat
ters of Importance Allowed


ernment Engineers-Other Mat
tsrs of Importance Allowed
The regular meeting of the board
Of supervisors convened at the court
H. Wilczinski. +. H. Hutson and r
s Redd, members, being present.
The petition of the Interstate Coo
perage Co. to construct narrow
efuage railroad along the south side
OF road No. SIG, near Belzoni, was
granted. but the board reserves the
right to reject same when road be-
comes nuisance or Interferes with
public travel.
The clerk was ordered to adver-
tise. for sealed bids to be presented
at the next meeting for the coustruc-
ton of a bridge across Whiskey
Bayou and two bent bridges near
the Branton places.
The petition of the w. J. Pate
Lumber Co, to use part of road for
tramway near Wayside for a period
of seven years, was granted but to
be removed when it becomes an OBJ
struction to public travel
1t was ordered by the board that
the timber. not including cypress, on
See. I6, I. I6 R 3. be sold TO H H.
Alexander for $Iooo.oo. and that he
be allowed to construct a tramway II
feet wide across said section for re-
moving same; the said trarnhyay to be
used for period OF three years
Petition of L. ]. Parne11 ct al, for
money to work road from Avon =,
4 of
sufficient labor was granted. and the
sl9fn of $4,000 was awarded by the
board for the work
The contract for a bridge across
TupDer's Bayou was awarded to S.
p Sparks at $500 per 1ineal foot
The contract for the con struction OF
a bridge across Bogue Pha1ia was
awarded to r. T. McAtee at $475
per lineal foot
The report OF the tax collector on
enormously assessed lands showed
1870 acres, a total valuation of ST.
$50. is enormously assessed and the
clerk was ordered TO credit the tax
collector with the amount and report
same to the state auditor, and in the
poll tax with 40 polls.
In the matter of the report of ad-
ditional assessment of realty and
polls by the tax collector it is shown
that the realty is 86e acres. at val
uation of Seo4So and $40 polls, So5S,
total of S27, 500 1t is therefore
ordered that the clerk of the board
charge this amount to the said col
lector and that he certify to this or
der as required by law.
The clerk was authorized to adj
vertize for sealed bids to be submit
ted at the next regular meeting for
the construction of a bridge across
Goose Lake.
Report of B. L. Lee, county con-
vict contractor:
Amt. paid shift. . .$I3I rs
To 1867 days at 45c. 5000 IS
Bal die county. ;. 52S. 90
The board appointed the delegates
to the Deep Waterways convention
as appears III separate article IN
this paper.
Thursdays Session
Ordered that the board allow the
sum of ST 10000 for the purpose OF
building and constructing a piece of
public road by government engineers
which allowance was to be paid by
the city of Greenvil1e and paid out
by the city as the work progresses.
The city obiigates itself to return any
part of said sum unused on the COM
p1etion of the work
Ordered that sealed bids be sub
mittec at the next meeting for the
putting up of necessary work On
Rattle Snake Bayou.
Sheriff's convict report:
Convict INES -. S2S5. o.
]. P. Costs. -. 49,. ;. II5.25
Sheriffs costs. .. 10 90
The final assessment of J. H.
Crouch. sheriff and tax collector, was
examined by the board and found 20
that the same be taken as a correct
tax collector.
The board adjourned Until We'd
nesday morning.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
nlent.
1t was decided at a meeting of the
heads of families in T. IS. R. 6, w.
held on Saturday, May 4th. at the
Hollandale white school, to lease
Sec. 10. for a term of FIVE fears from
Ian. I. 1908. and on their decision
the board ordered the superintendent
of education to- lease said section on
the Ist Monday of November, 1907,
at the office at II, noon, to the high
est bidder.
Petition OF w. S. Knott for suh-
division of District into three dis
tricts, was granted.
Petition for lumber for repairs of
Six Mile Bayou bridge was granted
and John Cummings is authorized to
purchase 5000 feet of same
1t was ordered by the board that
the clerk advertise for bids to be sub
n1itted at the next regular meeting
for repairs on Washington Bayou
bridge as Indicated in report Of A.
K Parker.
Following are named the school
trustees appointed by the board up
on. the recommendation of the SUI
perintendent of education:
For T. I8, r. 8, w E. Hunt, Her
bert Hirsch and Henry Startling
For T. I8, r 9. E r Wortham,
Leop Lewey and w r Randolph.
For T. 10. r. 9 F. L. Butts John
Bergin and L. A.. Bell
The assessment roll for 1907 was
approved, after making necessary
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