Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-10-09
SUPERVISORS SESSION
County Fathers and Road Contractors
Couldn't Agree on Price.

HOSb VI Une udy ulScuSSing WlUn clUl
zens plans to better road conditions
While probably little of value wa
gained by the members, the discussion
gave people an opportunity to express
their opinion on this important sub
ject. Beside the allowances, which
will be published next week, the fol
lowing business was transacted:
Petition of j. N. Brown ct al fol
new road from Kirby mill road to
Miller road, granted, and M. G. Dick
son and G.. IT. Thomas appointed 6
committee to view proposed route
and report at next meeting.
Treasurer Wilkinson submitted 3rd
quarterly report as follows: General
county Fund, 1882. 10; School, $166.-
70; Advalorem road, $2,43O.97; Dist.
com. first district, $96.61; second dis.
trict, $139.97; third district, $614.29;
fourth district, 1894; fifth district,
$25.54.
1t having been brought to the at
tention of the Board by R. F. Cow
ard, tax assessor, that under section
2193 of the code that he was allowed
for assessing 1907 Communication as
sessments for years 1904, -5, ,-6,-7 at 10
cents each, aggregating $13O.7O and
owing to the conflict of section 2193
and 4374 he is now of the opinion
that he was not entitled to said
amount and at his request that said
amount of $130.7O having enormously
been allowed him for said years he
deducted from his account for max
ing personal assessment roll for 1908
and at the request of said assessor it
is ordered by the Board that the clerk
issue warrant for $433,sO, being bal
ance due said assessor for making
personal assessments roll for 1908,
after said deduction q $3.50. 20, as re-
quested by said assessor.
Supervisor Wilson reported on roads
for 3rd quarter as follows: 81 have
inspected all the roads of the fifth
district, except two miles, and I beg
to report an'improveInent on most of
the roads. Some of them still show
little attempt to bring them up to the
specified width and some are quite
rough"
Supervisor Thomas reported as fol-
lows: "I have careful inspected the
roads in the 3rd district and find
nearly all Of them fih good smooth
While theYf are not all up
to plans and specifications. / think
the contractor has been trying to do
bis duty and I cnly Hocked him for
failing to build some culyerts." +"
Supervisor jones' REPORT: II in
spected my roads and found them in
good condition, but nat TIP to plans
and specifications ahh my reason for
cutting my contractor what | did
was because [ found some mud holes
in his roads,
Supervisor Dickson reported as fol
lows: 81 have Inspected all roads in
second district ana find them i'll the
eastern division in fairly good con-
lition, bu5 not up ta apeeifie stions,
and western division iii b1d eondi-
jon. / find bridges n my district 20
9e in fairly good condition."
Supervisor Long'sreport; II have !
the roads in the first dis
jrict for the third qaaTter and find
hem all 70 be in pasgable condition.
There are some bad loles and cul-
Terts which have be9n neglected. I
nave deducted from Hhe contractors
oay one quarter on tse mile for each |
nile having places that are not in
rood condition.
Personal assessment roll was ap-
proved by Auditor Smith.
It is ordered that the letting of
public roads for the years 1909, 1910,
OIL be continued until the next
Meeting.
It appearing that fhat portion of
he annual report Of the superintend-
mt of education which gives list of
chools not visited is informal, it is
rdered that the county superintend-
mt be and he is hereby granted leave
0 file a perfected report of the
chools visited, toSbe considered at
he November meeting 1908.
Petition of w. r. Halbert ct al for
Dad from Alden to Horn Lake was
elected for lack of form.