The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-01-17
Proceedings of the Board of SUI
perViSors.
JANUARY TERM, 1905.

Present.. H. SULLIVAN, :. D.
Ritter, r ". Eikner. W. L. c..
Bailey, A. C. Lowe, members,
r 0 Jones. sheriff and c. ?.
Smith clerk.
T O Jones was qualified for
sheriff ard G. p Smith for chan
. Gerry clerk according 10 law.
On motion and second, R. W
! Eikner was elected president % the
Board
The bonds of an the county and
district officers were examined, ap-
proved and ordered TO be recorded
as the law requires.
Mr.. A. Y. Hid. county surveyor,
elect, having rendered his resigna-
ton. filed no bond
Supervisors Sullivan, Lowe and
Ritter were appointed a committee
to examine the books and accounts
Of c. 2. Smith, county auditor and
report to the Board
DR.. J. NJ. Greene, the retiring
county treasurer. presented his re-
port. the same was examined and
found in all respects correct, and
was accordingly approved, ratified
and confirmed and the clerk was
instructed to record same as required
by law. The balances shown by
said report were ordered handed
over and charged against n.
Tubb, treasurer.
Leftwich & Tubb were retained
as county attorneys for the year
1905.
Petition of J. H Fowlkes ct. al,
for new road in second district was
continued for contest of Mrs Bam
and Dave Moffatt, should they SO
advise, at next meeting of the
Board
Supervisors Eikner and Lowe
were appointed Of committee to re-
port on proposed change i'm Cotton
Gin and Carmargo road in fifth dis
trict.
Back tax assessments against pi-
emo and organ companies filed by
Revenue Agent Writ Adams We're
continued for further investigation.
T T. Davenport, the retiring
Superintendent Of Education, pre-
sented his report, which was ex-
amined and approved.
Ex-Supervisors Brook and Jones,
committee previously appointed 10
report on the practicahility of a
new public road in the third dis
trict, reported that they found the
road needed and marked out same
as petitioned for. The route as
mapped out in the report was
adopted 10y the Board
On petition of O H Richardson
for tAe apprenticeship Of Ryan
WhitI minol, it was ordered that
citation notice be published for the
app arance of the father of said
minor. to show why said petition
~hnula net ne granted.
The Supervisors of the several
dis rjct~ ported IS follows on the
condition of the public roads:
Fir-t District-Roads in pretty
bad shape incident to bad weather
and heavy travel-passable, how
ever, with Improvement IN sight.
Second Distnct-Roads in bad
shape. made So by bad weather and
constant travel,
Third District-With exception
/ Of few mud holes, roads are in fair
/ ~ good shape.
Fourth District - Condition Of
roads in much better shape than
ever before at this season of the
year.
Albert Bogal, Nose Watson, and
Dave Ware We're released from pay
ment of poll tax-'over age.
Petition Of citizens of the Rural
Hill and Greenwood Crossing vicini-
ty for new voting precinct at
( Greenwood Crossing was deferred
for further consideration.
The County Treasurer was au-
thorized to transfer from the COM
mon county fund, interest at 6 per
cent. per annum on S4706 "a from
June s, 1906 to June Sth, 1907
same being interest due on above
amount borrowed Of the 10th sec
+ ton school fund.
Lands Of r / HatcbcOck ct al