Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1908-08-07
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS

Road Contractor Scott Released. Other
important Business.
A lot of business was transacted in
three-days' session of the Board of
Supervisors this week. Below is a
summary of their proceedings, with
the exception of the allowances,
which will appear next week:
The superintendent OF Education
submitted monthly report, showing
the following amounts issued to teach
ers: White, $445; Negro, $165.
Petition of P. M. Black ct al for.
new road from Lake Cormorant bayou
to Y. & M. v. r. r., was granted,
provided that petitioners put road in
condition for contractor to work.
The following contracts to iuild
bridges were let: r. P. Funderburk,
bridge over Pigeon Roost creek on
Holly Springs road for S2.32 IL per
foot. Guy Faulkner, bridge over
slough in Camp creek bottom for
$3.50.
Petition of Lewis Christopher to be
relieved of poll and road tax was
granted.
Committee report on road asked
for by T. E. Sanders ct al: I'VE,
your committee appointed to view
out road asked for by Il. E. Sanders
ct al, beg leave to report: That we
have gone over the route suggested
in said petition and find the same inn
practicable. We suggest that this
neighborhood needs a public road,
and if they will present petition we
would recommend a road be opened
on a different route, provided the
committee will open the road.
D. e, WILSON,
M. c. DICKSON,
Petition of w. A. Williamson ct al
to reopen jeremiah Lodge road from
New Hope church east to Naples
road, about 1-2 miles was granted
and j. G. Long and G 81 Thomas
were appointed commiS - yttgN
and lay out said road.
Petition of D. r. Lauderdale TO be
! relieved of payment of road tax was
granted, he having lost a hand and is
exempted by statue.
Tax Assessor Coward fled personal
assessmentroll for 1908, which was
ordered filed for one month for in
! spection.
The offer of the Hcrnando Bank to
lend $5, 900 to the general county fund
from the fourth day Of August until
the first day of January, at per cent
interest, was accepted. For the pur-
pose of paying said loan, the Board
hereby binds itself, at the September
meeting, the time fixed, by law for
levying county tax, to levy a special
tax for the purpose Of paying said
! five Thousand dollars and interest.
Petition of E. L. Bass for road was
granted and D. E. Wilson and M. @.
Dickson were appointed committee
to view and lay out said road.
Contract to print stationery and
blanks for the county officers for the
next two years was granted to The
Times-Promoter.
The resignation of r. l.. Dabney,
county attorney, based on insufficient
salary was accepted, and he was re-
employed at salary of $25 a month
for the remaining five months, but in
I consideration of such employment,
said attorney agrees to prosecute OF
! defend all suits for or against said
Board during his employment.
Petition Of T. j. Wilroy ct al for
change in College road was granted,
and G. T. Thomas and J.sC. Long ap-
pointed a committee to view and lay
/ out said road and report at next
meeting.
A. d. Nichols was appointed mem
Der Of county pension board, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation Of Mr..
Sing.
Resignation Of r. r. Scott, road
contractor of the western division Of
the Second district, was accepted.
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Report Of DR.. T. NJ. Jones, county
health officer, was received and fled.
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