Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-04
MINUTES OF BOARD AT
MEETING ON MONDAY
Official Report of County
Commissioners

bOdFu Ol county commissioners Ol
Sumter County met in regular meet
ing June 1st, 1908. Present, Cham
bliss, Andrews, Sheffield, Ray ant
Thomas. Communication from Capt
John A. Cobb, ordinary of the county
officially notifying the Board of the
resignation of Mr. A T. Johnsno as
| member of the Board, and Of the ap-
pointment of Mr. Frank Sheffield fol
the uneXpired term of Mr.. Johnson
was read, and Mr.. Sheffield was well
coined as a member of the Board
On motion, Mr. n. A. Ray was elect
ed Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners in the place of Mr.
A. T. Johnson resigned.
Request of Mr.. j. F. Daniel to be
relieved of taxes on 110 acres of
land given in through error, was re-
terred to County attorney.
On motion, application of Miss Wal
ker for aid, referred to County attor-
ney for the law in such cases.
On motion, the request of Mr.. J.
B. Mathis, to be relieved from road
duty, was referred to the county at
torney for the law in this case.
Petition of e. l.. Wilson, J. M.
SummerfOrd, J. A. Renew and others
for help for Walter Holman granted :;
and on motion was allowed $3.50 per
month
All the district superintendent ex-
cept d. P Murray being present, they
were called on to report progress of
the work of collecting Communication
road tax. After these reports were
made they were instructed to collect
all road taxes, and make a final re-
port at the regular meeting in July
Petition of Mrs. n A. Thomas, f..
T. Smith, j. j Smith, w p Thomas
and others 'for a second class public
road in the 18th District" leaving the
Plains and Smithville POad just above
Mrs. n. A. Thomas house; running
easterly direction to just beyond w
p. Thomas; connecting there with the
road leading into Lee county, from
there due north through the lands of
Mrs. n. A. Thomas, w. P. Thomas, E.
T. Smith and son, Mrs. B. L. Hollen-
beck, Mrs. S. E. Smith, j. j. Smith,
and E. Zimmerman, on and through
the lands of Mrs. S. E. Smith, for
nearly a mile, then in a northwestern
ly direction, connecting with the Am
ericus and Dawson road at E. r.
Smiths house, length of road about
two miles," was taken up, and it
having been published in the Times
Recorder as the law directs, and no
one opposing the opening of said
road, said petition was finally grant
ed by the Board, and the road was or
dered opened as soon as practicable.
The Americus Printing Company
were awarded the contract of print
ing summons books" for road sup
erintendents, they submitting the
lowest bid.
J. H. Poole & Sons were awarded
contract for furnishing supplies for
chaingang for June, they submitting
the lowest bid.
Supt Paschal was instructed to
finish the Americus and Smithville
road, and then move to 18th District.
On motion gang under j. T. GOdby
were ordered to open the new road
known as the Maddox crossing road
and then return to 18th District
On motion it was ordered by the
Board, that the road machines finish
certain roads in the 28th and 9th
Districts and then move to the New
26th District
On motion, Messrs Dykes and Tay-
lor, members of the Legislature from
this county were requested to pre-
pare, introduce and pass bill in the
next House changing the manner of
electing County Commissioners in
this County, and they be elected
hereafter three at one time, and two
another, as recommended by the
Grand Jury of this County, at this
term of the court. Mr.. Sheffield was
appointed to confer with the members
of the Legislature from this county,
and have the proper advertisement in
serted at once.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted by the Board:
WHEREAS, the Board of County
Commissioners of Sumter county are
much interested in building good
roads, and after they are built, hav-
ing them maintained and kept in good
order; and whereas narrow tires
on vehicles are a constant menace to
good roads; in that the tires cut up
and injure the roads.
Therefore, be it Resolved by the
Board of Commissioners of Sumter
county that our Representative in
the Legislative House, Jas. Taylor
and W. w. Dykes be and they are
hereby requested to introduce and
pass through the Legislature at the
coming session, a bill requiring that
from and after January 1st, 1910, all
tires on one horse wagons, shall bo
of the minimum width of inches
and on two or more horse wagons o.
the minimum width of three inches
and to provide in said law a fine for
the violation of this Act, said Act
not to apply to old wagons in use
on January 1st, 1910, but to become
operative on all wagons purchased
after said date.
Resolved further, that copy of this
Resolution be furnished Messrs
Taylor and Dykes.
After passing county orders amount
ing to $2,451 "A. reading and APPROX
ing minutes Board adjourned.
w. L. THOMAS, Clerk