The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-06-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG
IJLAR JUNE TERM.
Plans Adopted and Bids Invited at July
Meeting for Steel Bridge Across
BOeue ChittO River.
FIRST DAY.
State Of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.


court house of said Lincoln Coun-
ty, Miss, in the city of Brookhav
en-. on the first Monday in June,
1907, there were present the Hon.
w. II. Furr, president pro tenn,
District No. 2; C.M. Brister, Dis
trict No. 8; Edward Smith, Dis
trict No. 4; John Walker, Dis
trict No. s; r. G. Applewhite,
Sheriff, and r. w. McNair, Clerk.
The following proceedings we're
had and done, to-wit:
1t is ordered by the Board that
R.. P. Furr be authorized to erect
two gates over the Brookhaven
and Little Bahala road at his
place, for a reasonable time,
within which to erect his fences
which were washed away by the
recent rains; provided, however,
that he erect gates of sufficient
width to allow the safe and easy
passage of all wheeled carriages,
keep them in good repair and
maintain a hitching post, a block
for alighting and mounting on
either side thereof, as required by
Section 1899, of the Mississippi
Code of 1906.
To the Hon. Board of Supervis-
ors of Lincoln County, Miss:
! beg leave to make my report
as superintendent of the county
convict and poor farm for the
month of May, 1907. | have 10
paupers and 16 prisoners of the
first class. Prisoners worked out
on their fines and costs are: Char
ley Robertson, Bert Nelson, Mar
Gus Thompson, 81 days each,
$500; Bruster Flowers, George
Butler, 25 days, each, S.; Tao Mil
ler, "a days, $3.50; Cleveland
johnson, IS days, $3.50; Moses
Wilson, II days, $3.50; John
Britt, 13 days, $3.50; Charley
O'Neal, 10 days, 50; totals, 225
days, $45.20.
Second class hands worked out:
Mary Smith, 81 days, $3. 10; Ad-
die Williams, $3.10; Susan Hol-
+loWay, 81 days, $40; totals, SO
days, $3.50.
Prisoners serving on their days,
Wess Applewhite, 81 days; Hiram
Leggett, 81 days.; Tom Hender-
son, q days; Jesse Buckley, IA
days; Will Watson, II days; Ash
ley Rawls, IS days; total, 1876
days.
Cash received from prisoners:
Bert Nelson, $35, Discharged;
John Britt, $31.10; Jesse Buck
ley, $12.55; CleaverIand John
sou, $12.25; Tas Miller, $3.50,
Total $3.50
Since last report | have planted
10 acres in corn and worked out
40 acres of corn, repaired eight
bridges.
]. G, MILLER,
Supt. of Farm.
The petition Of W. N. May and
others petitioning the Board for
public road commencing at or
near j. p. RutIedge's on Brook
haven and Smith Ferry Public
road and running thence north to
Nays Crossing on the Brookhav-
en- and Pearl River Railroad.
thence north to the Mississippi
Central Railroad, crossing thence
North to the s mile board on the
Beauregard and Monticello road,
was this day received and filed.
10 the matter of the petition of
j. M. Williams and others, petit
tloning for certain public road.
This cause coming on to be
heard upon the petition Of j. M.
Williams and twenty others petit
tioning the Board for a public
road beginning at point near the
Gage old Mill place and running
Southeast inteFsecting the Lower
Brookhaven and Monticello road
between the Il and 10 mile board.
and the Board having heard and
considered the same, is of opinion
that the prayer of said petition
ers should be granted. Its there
fore ordered by the Board that
said road be granted them: pro-
lvlded it be kept up according to
plans and specifications of the sec
ond class roads Of Lincoln County,
and without expense to the coun-
Ity. Edward Smith and John
Walker are appointed Commits
Isioners to lay out said road.
In the matter of Che petition OF
j. L. Carruth and others for GER
tain changes in public road.
This cause coming on to be
heard upon the petition of j. E.
CarrutI, and others, praying for a
change with the public road known
las : Hodges Road, leaving said
road in Lincoln County, between
the s and 8 mile boards, and rum
ming to Amite County line, near
the westcorner Of Northeast quar-
ter OF Section I, thence South,
Icrossing the Summit and Mead
willie road near r.. M. Carruth's s
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