Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-16


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The clerk is directed TO advertise
for sealed bids up to IL O'Clock, noon
on Tuesday, Aug. 4th for the bailding
of a bridge across Clear Greek near
L. =. billiards. place on the OXFORD
and Pamela rUad and the same TO be
built according to plans and specitica-
tons now on Tile.
The personal roll OF the tax assessor
for the year 1908 was received anc
examined and ordered filed.
The educable roll filed by J. G
Wsolverton, tax assessor. for the
rear 1905 be and the same il hereby
approved.
William Huston and C. {. Stephens
the committee appointed to examine
the county Jail, reported that they
had made acsreful inspection fad rh-
lail well kept aud clean both inside
and out, and the county IL 10 be con
graduated that the present Jtilor. J
r. Rurrow, il coming fully up tn ali
the duties required Of him Toe prs
oners were well cared for and fed and
they spike in the highest terms of Dr
e :. Bramlett. the county physician.
The Board having under coa-id-rA
ton the question Of working tn
roads by contract and DESIRING that
the citizens Of the county have 4 voice
in deciding this matter, doth request
the Judges and officers who hold the
Congressional primary to provide
tally sheets. boxes and to properly
record the vote of tie citizens of the
county relative thereto and report the
same to the Board of Supervisors
forming n near as possible to the
primary election laws.
The i;oard Is of the opinion that all
road hands legally 80 called ami all
men who are tax payers and above
road age, and all women who pay tax
should vot- upou this question. The
5oar3 realizes that there Is NO pro-
vision of Law for holding such an
election as this, but they deem this
the best method of ascertaiDing the
wishes of each citizen of the county
who is in anywise either by his labor
or financially interested in the road
question. The Hoard is further OF
the opinion that the decision of this
question should be decided BY each
beat, that is TO say, each Beat is to
be the unit, If the people OF one Beat
vote for the contract system and an
other Beat vote against the system
then the vote of each Beat should de-
eide the question for themselves. The
new method should not be imposed
upon the cIzens of any Beat if they
do not want il.
II. l.. Davis and NJ. d. Wait the
committee appointed to visit the poor
house, reported that they hal male
a careful examination and found every
thing in q sanitary condition and the
inmates properly cared for. They
found THAI the church had been blown
from its foundation by storm and
recommend that the Board have the
said church house placed on is foun-
dation and also make some other
small repairs on the church.
o. A. Hartley was awarded the con-
tract to make a ford on a dry ditch
between c. F Cain and Manfred Price
residence on the oxford and Toby
Tuooy road, link No. II tor IL i-2 cts
per cubic yaru to be laid II by Will
liam Huston and done according 10
nis directions.
l.. 5 DTllard was appointed to take
charge of the county couvlcts and
work them upon the public roads and
public works ant Mrs Ella Pegues
was given the contract TO board the
conyicts at SIS per month.
Mrs. E \, Thompson, proprietress
OF the Oxford Eagle, was awarded
the contract for printing the station
cry, legal blanks, etc, tor the county
and district officials for the two year,
ending July /, 1910.
The petition of Arthur Freeman, et
al, filed April 9Th, praying for a
change IN the public road or anew one
and the same is hereby granted and
Ii. l.. Davis and J. c. Treloar were
appointed TO 20 upon the gronnos
and mark out said proposed line of
road and report at the August term
of this court.
Upon the favorable report of u. d.
WAX and William Huston, the com
mittee appointed a. the May term OF
this court to view out the change o.
road as prayed for by J 81. timer, ct
al, recommended the change be grant
ed and the road opened up for public
travel and the Old road be kept open
and used as a neighborhood road.
The petition of k. Price ct al, pray
ing for a change in road link No. Is;
was granted as prayed for, and VIII
liam Huston and u. ID Wait were ap-
pointed a committee &c view q aud
mark the change.
All bids for ''record and blank
books, tax receipts, warrant and pay
! certificates books as set out in Sec
ton 4767, Code of 1906, and all such
bids were rejected, and the clerk il
directed TO advertise for sealed bids
for such books in conformity with
Sections iT67. 1868. f77O and All, Code
Of 1906, up to O'Clock, pm on Thurs
day, Aug. 6th-
o. A. Hartley wa awarded the cor
tract to buiid \ bridge across Hurri-
I cane Creek at Moss Hill at sI.67 per
inesl fooG- Said BRIDE to be com
pieted by Aug. It'll.
Mindhom & Russefl we're awarded
the contract to build a bridge aeros,
a dry creek in the Slough Lane Al
81 IS per hneal foot, and the szic
bridge Is te be completed by Aug. 7th
E. L. Huston was awarded the con
tract to build a levee across Pas Gu
Greek at 10 l-2c per cubic yard. Tbs
said Huston entering into a bond o.
$50 for the faithful performance OF
this contract Said l-vee TO be com
pleted BY Sept. iss.