Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-12-11
coNWcTs WILL WORK ROADS
Supervisors Make Arrangements to En-.
pIoy County Prisoners.

members present and transacted the
following business:
Superintendent of Education Nor
gan reported as follows: Amount of
pay certificates issued to white teach
ers, 500; Negroes, $50. Report for
November: Amonnt of pay certifi-
Gates issued to white teachers, 81 ,095;
Negroes, none.
The following contracts were
awarded:
Bridge over Johnston ditch on Lau-
derdale road let to w. L. Farley for
81. IS per foot.
Fill to above bridge let to j. E.
Brewer for 20 cents per cubic yard.
Bridge over Cane creek on Pamela
road let to G. e. Emerson for $1.24
per foot.
Bridge over Byhalia creek on Red
Banks road let to Droke Bros. for
$2.s5 per foot.
Filling at end of above bridge let to
J. M. Myers for 12 cents per cubic
yard.
Bridge over slough on Holly Springs
road let to J. M. Myers for 15 cents
per foot.
Contract to keep paupers was
awarded to 1. G.. Coward for the sum
of $40 per month per capita.
We, the committee appointed to
inspect the fill and bridge on Knight
road, recommend that same is satis-
factory. L. L. JONES,
M. @. DICKSON.
On the petition of more than ten
citizens Of DeSoto county, it is or
dered that the Office Of game warden
be created for the term of four years.
1t is further ordered that r. f. John
ston, a reputable citizen of the coun-
ty, be and he Is hereby elected game
warden for the term of four years
Should the said r. h. Johnston fail
or refuse'to qualify in is days then
said Office shall beqcoiisidered vacant,
and be filed at the next meeting of
the Board. 1t is further ordered that
until the formation by the Board Of
rules and regulations, the warden
shall be governed by general laws.
C0NVICs ON ROADS
1t is ordered by the Board that on
and after Jan. /, 1909, that the county
convicts shall be worked on the pub
lie roads of the county, but in no way
to conflict with the present contracts
for road work that is to say the con-
victs shall be used in doing such pub
lie work as may from time to time be
directed by the Board. 1t is further
ordered that M. G. Dickson and G.. r.
Thomas, members of the Board, be
and are hereby appointed to procure
on the best terms possible one pair of
first-class mules, one substantial two
horse wagon, scrapers, plows, tents
for the convicts and guards and other
necessary tools and equipment.
1t is further ordered that the presi-
dent of the Board be and he is hereby
directed to make arrangements with
some grocery merchant to furnish
supplies to the convict camp, but all
orders shall be inwriting prepared by
the chief guard, and In all cases to be
q. KID by the president of the Board.
1t is further ordered that III. M. Shan
non be and he is hereby appointed
chief guard at a salary of $45 per
month, and an assistant guard at a
salary of $15 per month and supplies
furnished for board, but the employ
ment OF these guards is at all times
all times under the control of the
Board, and no guard shall have any
vested right in his employment, and
the Board may discharge him without
assigning any reason therefore at any
time. And the arrangements for sup
plies shall not be contract, but the
president Of the Board may at any
time transfer his account for the con-
Wet camp from one merchant to an
other, the purpose being to procure
supplies at the best terms possible.
1t is further ordered that at a subse-
quent date rules and regulations for
the discipline Of the convicts will be
promulgated BY the Board The pres
ent county convict contractor is or
dered to have all convicts in jail by
not later than 10 o'clock Jan. /, 1909.
The following road contractors
bonds were approved by the Board
P. M. Ross, j. w. Entrikin, r. r.