The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1907-05-11
the BOARD or SUPERVISORS
Proceedings of the Regu-
lar May Meeting Held
at Rosedale.v
STATE or AiIsSIssIPPI, !
I{OI.IvAR COUNTY.


First judicial District OF said county
wns begun and held Mt the court house
in the town Of Rosedalc. on Monday
the 9th dav of AIny, 1907. Present:
S. {. Taylor. President; W. A. Spenkes.
]. G. Laurderdale. 7. L. Raincr AMI L.
H. Wrnv, members oi said Board; Claud
Seals sheriff. and l.. L. Edwards, clerk
OF said board. Alter proclamation duly
! made by the sheriff. the board proceed
cd to business. aud tho following pro-
ceetiiig were held. to-w;,:
DELEcArRs APPOINTED To DRAINAGE
CONVENTION AT MEMPHIS.
Ordered by the board that the follow
ing named tnx payers and residents nf
Bolivar county be md appointed deli
gates to represent this county i'll all
matters to be considered and acted up
OIL at Drainage Convention to he held
in Memphis. Tennessee, on May 18th.
1907. to-wit: H.
w b Parks, v A Drenner, ] h Lee. F.F
Terry, ! M Golf. G Wilmot. w A
Sanders.J r Smith. I T Montgomery.
Chas Banks, AW Franklin, G A Lee.
G r Jacobv, G H Rreen, r N Sheffield,
+ J Poitvent-. r n Smith. H L Wilkin-
son. A NJ Wdoteu, Wm Connell, K L
Bilcs, L H Gaines, ] Watt Bishop. A L
Benefield, Tom Sanders. w B Meadows.
w L Pearmar. r NJ Dakin, J. Patton.
w w Dickson, r S Miller. X NJ Ed
wards, Claude Snnill, W { Boyd. G L
Wremn. ] NJ Kirk. o l. Shelby. 9 6 Jones
r A Stacy. ] B Walton. ! b Bond. " I
Cassitv, ] n Stafford. w H Fitzgerald,
w Biles. s T Jones.
REDUCTION OF LAND ASSESSMENT OF
| H. c. WILLIAMSON.
Ordered that the lands assessed to
H e Williamson on the land roll ol
1907, and name and described below,
I've and the same is hereby changed aud
reduced as fpllows. to-wit:
All section 10, township %. range 7,
reduced from $6360. 90 to $l632.0 90.
All section 2, township '22. range Z,
| reduced from $3s4O.OO to $144O.0O.
| All section II. township ~, range Z,
reduced from $4,000. Or to $245O.OO.
All section rs. township %. range Z,
reduced from $64oO. 90 to $972. 90 90. q
33-S Thartnc r-THT CSsIscsrr he niis'wed
J credit for the above reduction in his set
! Elements Tor taxes with the State and
County auditors aud with the Lcvee
| BOARD, and that the clerk Of this
board properly certify this order to
said tax collector and auditor Of pub
lie accounts.
SUIT AGAINST W. S. DILEs, EFT. AL. Dis
MISSED.
/ We the trustees of section l6, town.
ship 25, range S, west, Bolivar county,
Mississippi, most earnestly recommend
that the suit ordered by the board oi
supervisors OF said county to lie brought
against w Biles and X P Henrn. be
dismissed and their contract considered
fulfilled.
Respectfully submitted,
X p Hcarn.
&c Erittuin,
S Simpson.
We will add to the above recu,nnem-
dation that we ieel that every citizen o!
the list supervisors district would join
| us in the above recommeutln ton.
S ! Simpson.
l. c Britain,
X r Hearn.
This day come on to he heart! the re-
commentator OF the township trustees
for section 16. township 25. range 5 W..
Bolivar county. Mississippi. request
ing the board OF supervisors to dismiss
that certain suit ordered by them against
w s Biles and X p Hearn tor the alleg-
ed nonfulfillmcntof their lease contract
with the superintendent of education of
Bolivar county, and the board being
duly advised, and being of the opinion
that the said matter should be controll-
ed by the trustees oftic said township,
doth order, and it is now ordered that
upon payment by said Blles & Hcarn ol
all accrued court costs and attorneys
fees so as to save the county treasury
harmless and protect this board and
the county from all expense.
Ordered and adjudged this 9Th day OF
May, 1907.
REPORT OF COUNTY TREASURER.
n Stafford. county treasurer. having
filed his report OF receipts and disbursc-
ments for the quarter ending Marcl,
3lst, 1907, and this board having ex-
niimef the same aud found it supported
by proper and legal vouchers, it is now
ordered that the said report showing Il
balance in the hads Of the different funds
on March 32st, 1907. of fifty-sevcn
thousand three hundred and twenty
six and 33-10O dollars, be and the same
is ratified and approved. and ordered re.
corded as required by law.
Ordered that Mr.. ] H Stafford, county
treasurer, be and he is hereby authoriz-
ed and directed to charge the general
county fund with the sum OF nine thOus-
and dollars and credit said amount to
railroad bond aud interest fund, and to
charge the the general county fnnd with
three thousand six hundred and ninety
two dollars ann credit said amount to
the bond aud interest fund, transfers