The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-08-08
PROCEEDINGS or THE
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.
Regular August Meeting ng--Personal As
sessment Approved--Loads Over
Roads and Bridges De-
fined.

Board of Supervisors met Monday
morning with all members and Of
fioers present.
The following business was had
and done, towit::
Road Overseer Appointed Ordered
thas A. L. Thorn be appointed over
seer OF road No. ~, beat 5, in place
OF v. Huff, removed, with the follow
ing. hands, towit: D. Henley, J.
Summers, w. Q. Moore, Jim Pace,
Arch. Guy, Hnlon and Charlie Purvis,
Lee Lewis, Robert Finch and Walter
Perry.
Private Right Of Way Continued
On motion the petition OF W. E..
Murray ct al for private right of
way was continued until the next
board meeting.
Stock Law Petition Continued-On
motion the petition Of S. II. Sowell
to annex certain lands to the Spann
partial stock law district was con-
tinued.
Requests to Reduce Assessment
Dismissed-On motion the application
of Mrs. r. A. Saddler to reduce her
land assessment, was dismissed. The
application Of the representative of
the estate of John Mcdonald, de-
ceased, to reduce the valuation of the
lands assessed to said estate, was dis.
missed.
Trustees T. 4, R. 4, Application
Granted-The application Of trustees
township 4, range 4, for $s1 to be
paid to T. Fl. Stevens for lumber for
Eureka school house was, on motion,
granted, to be paid out of funds OF
said township.
Trustees T. 4, r. Application
Granted-The application of trustees
township 4, range /, for $3.50 to be
paid to E. Misterfeldt for lumber
furnished Richland school, was grant
ed, to be paid out of funds of said
township.
Requests to Change Land Assess
ments Continued-In the matter OF
change Of land assessments as prayed
for by A. W. Maxwell, to the "Yel.
low Pine Lumber Go. - and "Missis-
sippi Saw Mill Co., - the board find
ing that all of said lands were not
assessed to John Hicks, but some were
assessed to other parties. On motion,
continued said petitions for further
explanation.
Ordered that the following allow
ances be made, towit:
Joel F. Johnson, overplus on land
at tax sale refunded -$II3.65
j. T. Ellis, wages as manager--- $500
T. Henry, attorney, End quarter -3I.25
Geo. D. Barnard & Co., stationery
chancery clerk 90
E. L. Ferguson, rapairs to bridge
and cauSeWay- so
}. L. Buchanan, postage July and
medicine for Jail ---------------I.Io
J. c. Bruce, postage and drayage-..--I.5 50
K. +. Brown, postage End quarter -I.55
J. 1. Buchanan, feeding prisoners
July-------------------- $500
John Boyd, repairs to Breakwater
F. B. Walrod, sharpening road ma
/ chine 50
Mrs. Duffey, relief for July and
burial expenses 90
]. w. Taylor, days laying out
roads, 600
Trustees T. 4. R. /, allowance for
Richland school 90
Trustees T. 3, R. a, allowance for
Eureka school, 90
E. T. Martin, repairs to Thomas
Creek bridge-------------Io 1000
5. r. Williams, building bridge-I2. 50
@. r. kersh, lumber for HomeWood
road .78
]. B. Williams, lumber for road 2. so
Pelahatchie Hardware Co., ploWs
and shovels, beat 4-------z.5o so
]. A. Taylor & Co., ploWs and
9 Shovels, beat q 4----------27. 90
F. S. Johnson, repairs to bridge &c. 90
West Patrick, building bridge 1000
Murray and Tucker, lumber for
bridge S.2s
R. E. Knight, idays contracting
and receiving bridges 100
K. y. McRae, day receiving
DrlQQeS 90
>. P. Barksdale, 4 days laying out
I0auS, etC. I 2. 90
J. @. & w. H. Patrick, / plow and
4 shoyels- 100
TUESDAY MORNING.
Road Commissioners Report 10
the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
Rankin County: We, your commits
sioners appointed ut the July meeting
Of said board to view and lay ont the
road IS prayed for in the petition of
I. r. Robinson ct al. bag leave to re-
port that We have layed ont said road