The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-07-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Of THE REG,
UlAR JULY TERN. 1909.
Allowances Made ReGundine School Taxes
Collected from Separate School Dis
tricts for Years lOO2-IOOS.
The County Health officer Makes a Very
Suggestive Report.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock,
July 9th. 1909, the Board met pur-
suant to adjournment; present,
same as yesterday.
In the matter Of back tax assess
ment OF f. +. Clark.
This cause came on to be heard
on the assessment of property that
escaped taxation made by the Rev
enue Agent, and the objections
thereto by F. L. Clark, and the
Board having considered the same
and all objections, it is therefore
ordered by the Board that said
assessment is approved for the
several years for the following
amounts, to-wit: For 1902, $73;
for 1903. S423; for 1904. $3.50; for
1905, S517; for 1906. $1O47: for
1907, 1872; the same amounts being
for solvent credits, on which the
taxes for the legal rate for each
year is due thereon. The said
assessment is diapproved and dis
allowed in all other respects.
In the matter of bridge across
west prong Of Topisaw Creek.
This cause coming on to be heard
on the petition of w. G. Price and
Is others for bridge across the
west prong of Topiasw Creek or
the public road leading from Jesse
E. Prices Water Mill, and the
Board having considered the said
petition and being satisfied that
the bridge is necessary for the
travelling public; it is therefore
Iordered that the prayer Of the
petitioners be granted and that G.
M. Brister, member of this Board
from District No. 8, be directed te
have the lumber necessary to build
l4said bridge, placed upon the ground
where the bridge to be built.
Semi-Annual report OF County
Health Officer.
To Or. S H. Mclean Secretary
and Executive Officer Board oi
Health State of Mississippi,
Jackson, Miss.
Brookhaven. Miss
Sir:I herewith submit the
semi i-annual report for Lincoln
county for the half year ending
June Both, 1909. Number Of nui-
sances investigated and suppressed,
none reported to county health
officer: number of dumping
grounds visited. No town ii
county has regular dumping ground
condition of dumping ground, good,
bad or indifferent; all waste il
dumped in gullies; number o1
schools visited. IA; one college,
IWhitworth; number of schools ir
good sanitary condition. Is: number
schools in defective sanitary con.
diton, none; number of hygienie
lectures delivered to schools, none;
number of pamphlets, tracts. tc,
distributed to schools, none fur.
nished me; number Of manufactur
ing plants visited, 8; number Of
jaiIs visited, 8; number eff depots
visited. 3; number of public build
ings visited. 10. which includes
schools, theatre and hall; number
of churches, theatres, public halls.
etc. visited, 6; number of ceme-
teries visited, 8; number of meat
markets visited, s; number of mar
kets screened and in good sanitary
condition, al partly screened: poor
sanitation: number of markets not
screened and in bad sanitary con-
dition. all partly screened, all bad
sanitation; number at slaughter
pens visited in bad sanitary con-
Idition, 3; number Of fruit stands
screened and in good sanitary con-
ldition, q: number of fruit stands
mol screened, in bad sanitary con-
Idition. 2l:; milk supply Of towns,
good. bad OF Indifferent. fairly
good number Of towns in county
with sewerage system, none; num-
Der Of towns IN county with open
vault system, none; number of
towns with deep wells or other