The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-09-12

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member from beat /.
Change Of Road Overseers Ordered
that j. T. Cooper be appointed over
seer of road No. 6, beat 1, in place Of
Eugie Cooper who was appointed at
the March term, 1907, with the same
hands formerly assigned to said roads.
Ordered that J. S. Holmes be ap-
pointed overseer of road No. 25, beat
3, in place Of Albert Holden, re-
moved. with the same hands assigned
to said road at the March term, 1907.
Land Assessment Reduced-E. G.
Peatross having filed his petition for
q reduction Of his land valuations,
and the board being satisfied that the
valuations of his lands was in excess
of the valuation of similar lands
adjoining, on motion the board
ordered that all the lands in township
| 4, range 2, assessed to said Peatross
at so per acre be reduced to SIS per
acre, and all lands in township 5,
range 2. assessed to him at $40 per
acre be reduced to $8 per acre.
| Stock Law Petition Continued-On
motion the petition of A. J. johnson
and II. L. Gibson to attach certain
lands mentioned therein, to the Aills
full stock law district, was continued.
/ Claims for Damages Continued
On motion, the claim of r. L. Wilson
for damages in laying ont the public
road prayed for in petition of P. III.
Williams ct al was continued for
further investigation
Pension Commissioners Report
The report of the pension commission
ers in reference to the case of Mrs
Miranda Tucker, was on motion ap-
proved and the following order
adopted.
/ This day the Pension Board of In
quiry certified to this Board, that at
the September term. 1906, of said
Board of Inquiry that the application
OF Miranda Tucker, widow, was duly
acted on and approved, but was left
off the report of the clerk of the
chancery clerk, and asking that her
lpension money for 1906, be paid to
Miranda Tucker out of the excess of
Pension funds for that year, with the
approval of the auditor. 1t is ordered
that said request be granted and the
same certified to the auditor, for his
approval, by the clerk of this board.
| Estray Report Approved-W W.
Robson, J. P. having filed his report
of an estray bull sold Dy him show
ing balance due Rankin county of
% 20 from the proceeds of said sale,
was approved.
Petition for New Road Continued
The petition of A. L. Martin ct al for
a new public road, was continued.
Petition Dismissed-On motion,
the petition of L. S. Kelly ct al for a
change in the trustees Of township 3,
range 8, was dismissed
Estray Report Approved-The re-
port of Jno. s. Davis, J.. P, Of an
estray sold by him in August, 1907.
was examined and approved.
Petitions to Change Lands Con-
tinued- The petitions of the Mis-
sissippi Saw Mill Co., and the
Yellow Pine Lumber Co., were con-
tinued for further information.
Bridge Bid Rejected bid fled
for building bridge across Mt Greek,
near Star, being considered by the
board excessive, said bid was rejected,
and the clerk directed to advertise
said bridge to be submitted at the
next regular meeting.
Land Owners Changed-On petition
of P. j. Cox, 263s acres off of west
side of ne14 of se1, section 80. town
ship 4, range 5, formerly owned by
him was transferred to Oliver McAvoy
Lumber Co.
Private Right Of Way Granted
On motion, the board granted the Pc
tition of W. E. Murray for q private
right of way, as prayed for.
Road Commissioners Report-To
the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Rankin county: We, your COM
mittee appointed at the August meet
ing of said board to view and lay ont
the road as prayed for in the petition
of P. H. Williams ct al would
respectfully report that we have per-
formed said duty, and recommend
that said road be eopened as prayed for,
except that it leave the Homewood
road at the mile board and run back
of Mt. Carmel church, as practicable
Respectfully submitted
j. r. BARKSDALE
J. q. O, DONNELL
| Committee.
Ordered that the following allow
ances be made toWit:
Marshall & Bruce, ream linen