The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-06
Board Of Supervisors.

| Board Of supervisors met Monday
morning with all officers and members
present. The following business wa
had and done to-wit:
Road Overseer Appointed Ordered
by the board that Bill Anderson b.
appointed overseer OF road No. 25H
beat 5, in place of W. H. Till, re.
moved, and J. M. Jones in place d
Jerome Purvis, deceased, on road No
81, beat 5.
Overseer Appointed - Ordered that
]. L. Curry be appointed overseer d
road No. 33. beat 2, from Brandon
and Steen's Greek road to Greenfield.
with the following hands, to-wit'
Farrar Hobson, Dan Kelly, Olin Cole
man, Bob johnson, Frank CromblJ
and Bob Barnett.
Overseer Changed-Ordered thai
W. e. Lofin be and is hereby appoints
ed overseer of road No. 33, beat l, il
place Of Norvell Hilton.
Petition Continued-The petition
of Mrs. F. E. and R. K. Harper for !
private right Of way was continued
for further investigation.
Account Dismissed 1.-The account d
Kinds county for burying Hettie DaviI
was dismissed, said Hettie Davis no
being q Rankin county pauper.
Road Petition Continued-The pt-
tition Of r. r. Echols for chang
of road No. 55, beat 5, was continued
Petition for New Road CONTINUED
The petition OF I. r. Robinson &
al for new public road in beat 4, wB
continued.
Account Continued On motion
the account of Fl. g. Hull for nev
slate roof on the old part of the cour
house, was continued until said ROOT
is made satisfactory.
Petition Continued-The petition
of DR.. D. B. Crawley ct al for reliei
of Mrs. Duffey, was continued fol
further investigation.
Trustees Application Granted Th,
application of trustees township 8
range 1, for $500 for stove, etc.
for Hickory Ridge school house, wa
on motion granted, to be paid out o.
funds of said township.
Ordered that the following allow
1 n to ~
L. Buchanan, circuit court al
lOWdnCeS 40 .O
r. F. Brown, circuit tcourt allow
ances ------------------- 400
c. H. Newman, circuit court allow
dnGcS---- 100 .O
Witness fees, circuit court 1856
~. I. Ellis, wages as manager, May
| Ioo7---------------- 25.ot
DR.. A. G. McLaurin, health officer
8 months 87.5
J. l.. Buchanan, feeding prisoners 28.o
Dorsey Printing Co., chattel deed
record 23.I
]. L: Buchanan, postage for May 40
W. w. Robson, inquest COST $50,
7. G. Sheppard, repairs to bridge 7.z
E. =. Weathersby, i" - $3.50
H. A. Patrick g = 100
ICE. Harrell, /" IS $50
Powie Johnson 's so,
S. F. Leggett, lumber for road AZ
| w. O. Worley, 3 mile boards IS
J. A. Taylor & Son, shovels,
j. <. spann & Co, 2 shovels-- :. 20 Q
j. w. Taylor, day contracting
and receiving bridges go
| R. D. McRae, 2 days contracting
and receiving bridges 60
J. P. Barksdale, days laying out
road and receiving bridges 60
| w. j. Horne, lumber for roads and
bridges ------------------ 20
R. E. Knight, days contracting
| and receiving bridges 90
| J. W. Boyd, repairs to bridges 200,
II. ShurldS, repairs on iron bridge so
Iom SoWell, 3 road ScraperS------ 1910.
w. II. McLain, repairs to 3 bridges 6.2
Pat Jones, building Drldge---.---- 45.o
Brandon Mercantile Co., merchan-
disc for sheriff --- To-
J. L. Buchanan, sheriff, costs paid
for Amos Mullen en-- 6.8
]. L. Buchanan, sheriff, inquest for
Jno. Armstrong, lunatic II.5
- DluSS, uI1uSot SOolo ChOs
Armstrong, lunatic atic----------- I.ol
j. G. Bruce, drayage and postage,
May 1907 II
J. L. Buchanan. conveying Arm
strong to asylum SIS,
j. G. Atkins ct al, overplus on tax
lands----------------------- 90. g
]. r. Barksdale and r. E. Knight
committee appointed at the May meet
ing to view and lay out public roat
as prayed for in petition Of Joe Tuck
er ct al, reported favorable and re
commended that said road be opene,
for public travel.
/ Following accounts were allowed:
Grover Hunter, ploW for roads, IS
| A. NJ. Shields, broom for chancery
clerk erk--------------------r--- =
S. R Myers, superintendent, salary
/ ord r%ocf0rn q