The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-08-12

$3.50 for supplies at county farm; t. A.
Hightower $1.35 for supplies at coun-
ty farm; Hawkins & Co. $1.9S for sup
plies at county farm, H. Bruce $1.SS
for supplies Cat Lofts Creek, Hat
tiesburg Grocery Co. $67.16 for supplies
at county farm; Farley Lumber and
Mfg. Co. SLABS for lumber (Mixon
Creek BRIDGE; DR.. Robert Donald $25
salary.
Committee on petition of N. W. Lee
ct al praying for change in public |
road reported duty performed and rec
commended said change. Signed by ].
P. Pace, and John L. Davis.
Report adopted.
j. G. Magruder, tax collector, filed !
sworn report of additional personal
assessment amounting to $49,S9S in
| city of Hattiesburg and in the county
outside of city SPOOL. Also polls in
city $676 and outside of city $65S.
At the same time he filed sworn re-
port of additional realty assessments
amounting to $4,000 in city and ST.
215 outside of city.
Said reports were examined, APP
proved and copies thereof ordered
made as provided by law.
Third Day.
D. G. McGilvray allowed $3.50 for
stamps and printing dodgers.
]. C. Magruder, tax collector, filed
| report of delinquent and insolvent
taxes and at his request action on the
same was deferred till next meeting.
The following allowances were
made: J. w. Baggett $40 for guard
ing convicts, Will Crawford $40 for
guarding convicts, H. G.. Culpepper
$S5 for experimenting county farm,
City Water Works SIS for water till
October Is, 1908.
The claims of Mrs. w. A. Mosley
and Mrs. Laura Henry each for $1.99
refund of poll tax rejected for want of
law to authorize payment.
! e. L. Yates was appointed as a
member of the county board of pen
sion inquiry from Beat in place of B.
F. Simmons, deceased,
Petition of Wentworth, Steadman
ct al for change in public road con.
tinued till next meeting.
Fourth Day.
Whole time given to inspection of
personal assessment roll.
Fifth Day.
Allowances as follows were made:
A. D. Carter and w. j. Bass, election
commissioners SIS each for five days
SERVICE, National Bank of Commerce
SO for rent of box No. 10; Moore Bros.
Grocery Company o cents for Gold
Dust; Hattiesburg Daily Progress
$3.50 for publishing list of internal
revenue licenses; Hays & Field $500
, for drugs Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company $3.50 for phone in
sheriff's office.
: The petition of A. E. Causey ct al
praying for no change in game law
be made, filed and consideration de-
ferred till next meeting.
Report of David Farley, coroner
and ranger received and filed. Also re.
port of H. G. Culpepper, superintend-
ent County farm.
The following convicts working UNI
der the direction of the board of SUI
pervisors were allowed deduction of
six days per month from the term of
their incarceration to-wit:
Floyd West, November 20, 1907.
Jas McCalum, ..ovember, 1907.
Jennie House, December 1S, 1906.
Julia Peacock, May 26, 1907.
Rosie Fowler, January 1. 1908.
Annie Green, November 80, 1907
Patience Watts, November 80, 1907.
Will Volking, March 10, 1908.
George Vaughn, October 8, 1907
Philip Weidman, May H. 1908.
Edna Gilbert, September, 1907.
Waiter Eure, November 80, 1907.
Annie Green, November 80, 1907.
Mary Mitchell, October IL, 1907.
Perry County was allowed $1,164.3s
as interest on court house and Jail
bonds due August 1. 1908.
e. J. Wall, J. p, was allowed as fol