The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-04-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
APRIL MEETING.
lcontinued from the wednesday issue.

FIRST DAY.
The petition of Fl. p. Becker
and IL others petitioning the
Board of Supervisors Of Lincoln
county. Miss, to grant the road
commencing at Rocky Bluf
church at or near the 4 mile post
on the Brookhaven and Wesson
public road and run to intersect
the Caseyville and Brookhaven.
road between Mt. Zion church
and Charley Burgess place, a
distance of 4 miles, public road,
was filed.
The petition of T.. C. Hemp.
hill and 21 others petitioning the
board to change portion of the
lower Brookhaven and Monticello
road, was this day filed.
j. G. Miller, Supt. of the Coun-
ty Convict Farm, submitted his
regular monthly report. which
was received and ordered spread
upon the minutes and is as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Board of Sup
ervisors of Lincoln County,
Miss.
Gentlemen:-I submit my re-
port as superintendent of the
county convict and poor farm for
the month of March, 1908. | have
II paupers and 9 prisoners.
First-class prisoners worked on
their fines and costs are:
JEFF Mccullough, 81 days at
court house, $500; Will Warner,
81 days, $500; Lucius Sanders,
81 days, $500; Guss Williams, 80
days, $6; Hartwell Scott "a days,
$4. 80: Milt Moses, 90 days, 81;
Fred Magee, II days, So. 40; John
Banks, 10 days, 80; Buck Moses,
z days, $1.40. Total days 201;
amount, $1,000.
Second class hands worked:
Addie Williams, 81 days, So. 10;
SaIlie Brown, 81 days, So. 10; Rosa
Griffin, 6 days, 60c; Frank Schied-
Ier, 4 days, 40c; Willie Blue, 3
days, SOC. Total days, Is;
amount $3.50.
Prisoners serving days:
Garfield Purser, 81; Willie
Blue, 2S; Clarence Peaches, 19;
Eugene Jupiter, 12; MiIt Moses
IL; HartWell Scott, z. Total num-
ber days, 108.
| Discharged: Sam johnson, by
an appeal from j. B. Daughtry's S
court; Frank Schneider, Guss
Williams, Clarence Peaches, by
working out their time; Rosa
Griffin, by cash, $109.25; John
Banks, $84.35; Eugene Jupiter,
ST. 90; Buck Moses, $3.50. Total,
$203 40. Cash for work on iron
bridge, $76.25.
The work on the farm since last
report has been pIowing. By the
experimenting of Mr.. q. M. Bris-
ter, the prisoners built one
bridge in Beat 3, 80 feet long.
j. G. MILLER,
Supt. County Farm.
In the matter of the petition of P.
A. Price and II other free
holders of the proposed public
road beginning at Esco Boyd's
place at the county line near
Providence church, running
northwest through places of w.
E. Boyd, z. A. Price, B. f.
Boyd and Abe Harness, A. M.
Brister, and B. W. Brlster, in
tersecting the Monticello and
Bogue Ch1ttoe road on B. w.
Brister's place; also through the
Coon Bros land the nwA of
seA and seA of swAof neA
section 13, township 5, range 8
east.
It appearing to the satisfaction
of the board that all of the petit
TONERS are interested in said pub
lie road and that the same is abso-
lutely necessary as public con-
venience, and that all of the par
ties through whose land said road
traverses have been notified and
assent their willingness to have
said road opened; wherefore it is
ordered by the board that Hons.
w. Fl. Furr and Louis f. Mobiles
be and they are hereby appointed
a committee to lay out, stake and
mark said road and report their
action in the premises at the next
regular meeting Of the board.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
Hyman Zwirn, excess on land
bought al tax sale, S51.25; Clarke
& Courts, teachers fund war
rants, $3.50; L. D. Boad wee, re-
pairing pipe for jail, 81; The
Semi Weekly Leader, publishing
| poll tax list (delinquent) 2 weeks.
1856 lines, SIS; stationery for
circuit clerks Office, Sl.75; chan.
Gerry clerk, 1915; sherlff's Office.
$16.40; Underwriters Agency, to
policy, $22. so; Parsons, May
Oberschmidt Co., account for pau
pers, BIO; w. w. Hall, COM
missioner of election, 6 days, SIS;
j. M. Tyler. same. | day, So; w.
w. Hall. postage for election,
s1.3O. To managers Of election: