Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-08

lands of J. w. Clopton, J. E. Ranew
B. j. Ranew, Mrs. J. j. Davis, A. T.
Johnson and j. NJ. Summerford and
interesecting the public road at Les
lie, Ga, was taken up, and said petit
ton having been published in Times
Recorder as the law directs, and no
one opposing the opening of said road,
said petition was finally granted by
the Board, and said road was ordered
opened as soon as practicable
Petition of J. w. Clopton, E. L. Will
son, T j Wade, j. M. Summerford,
w. J. Joiner and others to discontinue
and abolish as a public road, the pub
lie road running from the M. j. Nor
gan place in the 18th District of
Sumter county, Ga, on a land line
for about three and three-fourths
miles to the Tatum place, now owned
by j. NJ. Johnson, was considered and
said petition having been published in
the Times-Recorder as the law directs
and no one opposing the closing of
said road, their petition to abolish
said road was granted by the Board,
and said road was declared no longer
a public road, and the county not res
ponsible for any damage thereon.
Petition of T. B. Hooks, G. M. Ed
ridge, L. G. Council, and others for
a second class public road running
through the lands of T. B. Hooks in
the 10th District for one and one
fourth miles, connecting the lower
Danville road and the Lee county
road" was taken up and it having
been published as the law directs, in
the Times-Recorder, and no one op-
posing the opening of said road, said
petition was finally granted, by the
Board and said road was ordered
opened as soon as practicable.
The petition Of A E. Lockett, A. D.
T. F. Gatewood and others
&" to make a second class public road
of the private road now running from
school house" to the pub
lie road at the Barlow place, COM
ing around by Councils mill in the
9th District, was taken up and said
petition having been published in
the Times-Recorder as the law di-
rects and no one opposing the open
ing Of the said road, said petition
was finally granted by the Board |
and said road was ordered opened as |
soon as practicable.
Petition of Arthur Rylander, G. D. |
Jones, c. c. Clay, w. J, Hill and |
others for a second class public road |
from Cobb to DeSoto nthe 18th |
District of Sumter county, Ga, run
ming near the right Of way of the |
Seaboard Air Line Railway" was
taken up, and said petition, having |
been published in the Times-Recor-
der as the law directs, and no one
opposing the opening of said road,
said petition was finally granted byI
the Board, and said road was order
ed opened as soon as practicable.
Petition of F. A. Wilson, E. S. Fer
guson, NJ. B. Council, G. w. Num- and
others for second class public road |
from the Lee county line at G. T.
Derisos in the 18th District, running |
a northeasterly course through the
lands of NJ. B. Council, F. A. Wilson
and others was taken up, and after
action on said petition was
postponed to some future date.
Petition of G. T. Deriso, w. A. Will
son, V. D. Bass and others "to dis
continue the public road running from
G. T. Derisos to w A. Wilson's in
the 18th District, also the public road
from G. T. Bass to the
Lee county line" was taken up, and
three being objection to the clos
ing of said road, said petition was
not granted, and said road was not
abolished.
Petition of B. J. Lane O. J. Can
non, and others for a second class
public road in the 28th District. after
action on said petition
was postponed to some future meet
ing.
Commissioners Johnson and Thorn