The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-03-12
Board Proceedings.

present with @. w White, sheriff,
and John A.. Gayden, clerk, in at
tendance.
Petition of Emma and Ellen Burd,
by Margaret MCGEE, to revoke APP
premiership of minors-The said
minors had been apprenticed at a
former regular m e t i n G to
Charlie Burd, but after listening to
testimony pro and con the order
was revoked and the custody of
said minors, Emma and Ella Burd
was granted to Mar geret MCGEE,
their mother.
Bridge contract awarded-On
opening bids the contract to build
bridge on Jackson and Georgetown
road near Mrs. Whites place, was
awarded to E. Q. white for sls5,
with usual provisos.
Petition for loan of township
funds dismissed Ordered that pc
tition of Miss Ida Lee for loan Of
township funds be dismissed.
Stock law petition granted-Pe-
tition of Hill Pickett to annex lands
to j. A. Spann partial stock law
granted, and to take effect in four
months from date.
Stock law petition granted-Pe-
tition of Harrison Pickett and d.
M. Robbins to annex lands to j. A.
Spann partial stock law granted,
and to take effect four months from
date.
Petition for partial stock law dis
miSsed-Petition of j. E. Murray
ct al for partial stock law dismissed
Application grandchildren d
that trustees township 3, range 4
for $6.85 be paid Joe Lewis out of
said township funds for work on
Eureka school house.
Application granted-Ordered
that $3.50 be paid out of township
q, range 2, for a stove for Green
field school.
Petition for new public road con-
tinued-Ordered by the board that
the petion OF j. j. Kersh ct al for
new public road in beat 8, be con-
tinued.
Stock law petition -Ordered that
petition of S. H. Forbes to attach
his lands to stock slaw district, be
continued.
Petition to change public road
Ordered that petition of D. M.
Robbins ct al for change in Brandon
and HillSboro road, continued.
Ordered that the following allow
ances be made, to-Wit.
G. w. White, sheriff, fees in case
OF lunatlc $II. 90
Jno. A. Gayden, clerk, fees in
Brashfleld lunacy case-- 100
L. M. Berryhill, overplus in land
tax sale. ---.--------------- 10 50
j. H. Clark, making mile boards 200
Brandon Mercantile Co., sacks
cotton meal 800
6. w. White, sheriff, feeding
prisoners observation-disclosures 1880
6. w. White, postage and drayage $40
A. B. Collum, keeper of poor house
for February, Ioo8----- $500
d. A. Collum, guard at poor house
for February, 1908 &c. 90
Viola Smith, cook at poor house
for February, 1908 90
Sam Smith, laborer at poor house
TOR February, Ioo8------- 1880
j. A. Morris, coal at court house 1915
w. M. Corley, justice peace cost in
case of Ed Sims------- SIS
Sol WEIGH, lumber and nails for
road beat 100
P. B. Berry, days inspecting roads
and receiving bridges II 90
+. b. Walrod, repairs to Jail and
court house ocks 425
h. A. Busick Co., merchandise for
poor mouse 2.2o
J. & G. Hatrick, $50 feet oauseway
for road in beat 5------ $50
Eugene Huff, 40 feet causeway for
road in beat I.7o
q. II. Huff, 45o feet causeway for
road in beat $50
Bob Laird, lumber for bridges in
beat I-z-------------- % IS
J. L. Mcdonald, $500 feet cause
Way-continued.
Brandon Mercantile Co., merchan-
disc for poor house. Gas
Brandon Mercantile Co., mdse. for
sheriff'S office I.15
Brandon Mercantile Co., mdse. for
beat 5z------------- 10. 90
Frederic Disinfectant Co.. 20 gallons
disinfectants 1000
Geo. d. Barnard & Co., stationary
for sheriff observation-disclosures 400
r. E. Patrick, repairs to bridge = 40 90
Constable, beat $, cost in T. j.
Weathersby ase-----A- 225
}. L. Bass, justice peace and con-
stable fees in 7. j. Weathersby
ase-diScontinued.
H. r. Myers, tools for road, beat 2 70
Will Lewis, 40 feet causeway in
Deat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1.2O
John Shivers, lao feet causeWay in
beat ------------------- lao
M. Hobson, IS feet causeway in
beat 4------------------------ ~
L. Parker, 20 feet causeWay beat 20
Jerry Harper, poll tax refunded 200
Nathan Harper, tax enormously