The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-02-09
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
FULL REPORT OF REGULAR
MARCH MEETING.
WILL NOT CUT OFF COUNTY
For the Formation of a New County
-Belzoni Bridge Matter-January
Order Observation-Disclosures Let
Assessments Reduced.
WILL NOT CUT OFF COUNTY

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/ the board of supervisors Of Washing
ton county, the said board met at the
court house of the said county as
provided by law for the transaction
of such business as might properly
come before it
There being present. I. S. Redd,
president;l H. Wilczinsk ]. l. Par
nell, L. c. Hayes, members
In the matter OF the petition OF Lc-
Roy Percy, for resc,lission OF order
made on the day of January,
| 1908.
In the matter OF an order made at
! the January meeting on the petition
! OF A G.. Paxton. This matter com
| ing to be heard upon the petition OF
! Leroy Percy for the rcscuisslon OF
! the order made in January 1908, upon
the petition of A! G. Paxton and the
board after considering the petition
OF said Per&< being thereof suffi-
cicntly advised and being of the opin-
| ion that said order made in January
/ should not have been granted, it is
| therefore ordered that said order
made in January, be and the same is
| hereby rescinded and held for naught
| In the matter OF the petition OF
| Ike Mitchell to have lot 20, block 4
Leland stricken from the roll:
| This matter coming on this day to
be heard upon the petition of Ike
Mitchell herein, asking that Lot 2s,
block 4, Leland, Miss, be stricken
| from the ROLL and it appearing to the
satisfaction OF the board that said
prayer should be granted, it is there
fore ordered by the board that lot
a., block 4, aforesaid (same belong
ing to the Odd Fellows Lodge No
4es6l 4he and the same is hereby Or
dercd stricken from the roll as tax
able property, the same being assess
ed at $500 and the clerk of this board
will certify this order as requested by
law.
In the matter of petition OF w. w
Weeks to be released from part OF
lease of part of section 10, township
10, R. c.
This cause coming on this day to
be heard and it appearing TO the
board that said Weeks is unable to
carry any part OF. it, it was therefore
ordered that sad Weeks be released
from part petitioncd for.
In the matter of contract for
bridge across Grancus Bayou, at
Gracus gin.
1t appeared to the board that the bid
OF S. P. Sparks is the lowest and con
tract was awarded to same at $4.25
per lenial foot.
The various claims against the
county was awarded.
In the matter of certain convicts
turned over to the county contrac-
tor.
The sheriff has turned over to the
county Contractor certain convicts,
whose fines amounted to $Io5, J. =.
costs SIo8. so and sf1eriff's costs $34 80,
Said amounts were credited to sheriff
and charged to county contractor.
In the matter of bridge across Lit
tie Deer Creek near Nominni Plan
tation 1t appearing to the board that
a bridge is necessary and the board
ordered the clerk to advertise for
sealed bids to be submitted at the
next meeting for the construction of
said bridge
The matter. of cutting the coun
ty off for the formation of new
county was discussed by the board
and the conclusion was that it would
not be for the best interest OF the
county at large TO cut any part off for
the forming of new county and it