Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-05-13

near Tullifinny bridge, a few
miles from Coosahatchie-Adapt-
ed from Howe's History.
The Board of Supervisors.
MAY TERN.
An members and officers present,
cdurt was opened according to law.
after which the following proceedings
We're lad, to-wit. :
ALLOWANCES. +
J T Burrow main. prisoners -- ~ -
BV Nick. main paupers .- $3.50
Calvin Carothers, Ianitor's Tees - %
DR. T. ; Bramiett, medical stten-
ton tt paupers. zoo
Bramlett x sons medicine fer thu
paupers aud prisoners - L. 40
George BRADSHAW paupsr, temp
rtii~t --. . VI
Oxford Eagle, public printing 2S.sj
Mrs Nan Ha%rrison. pauper, temp
relief -.----- ------- - ---- tV"
Eobert Ware, pauper, tenn relief ID
Frank Smith. paup-r, tenn relief 2-JO
II + Groves, lumber, nails and
work on bridge 2 -
z y Robson, mattress tor Jail and
mdse for county 500
II V somerville, coal tor IIii go
W M Hendricks, repairing road
machine 800
Il W Hunter. two ruad machines.
cue - -.... .-.-..- .-.- 30 W
C Hodge, lumber and nails for
bridge ------.a. ---..- F.sB
Marshall & Bruce Co, blank books
IDf county I4t.A1
I Morgan, nails tor bridge Sc
z I Beilew, hsulin- aud stacking
mmDer - .---- --
W VI oodward, envelopes and
wrappers -- - 221s
6 b Taylor, making record in case
ut State W Charles Babb y 80
j G. WOolverton, tax assessor,
postage - - II
Lewis & Mckee. mdse county $50
II 81 Friedman. mdse, pa1pers II 81
& II Roach & e.. colin, pInpers II 90
r II kimmous. mds. court house 20
VI " Knight. lumber for roads asa
A II kendsl, mdse for court house
n latl lbO
wiz Franklin, nails for bridge soc
j = tiartsfield, stamped envelopes
n commission on ruad tax
in Beat No ) - Il0.62
o A Hartley, grading hill near
Free Springs - - 40
JC Hartsdeld, taxes erroneously
collected : ss
J z hartsfeid, conveying lunatic
70 asylum ---------...-. -.-..-... 3u.bO
Davidson & Wardlaw, stationary
Tor county 1885
DR. A "A Young, county health Of
HttT. AAIHTN y Dl
Relbue Price, mdse for Jail and
court mousse -----. --.-- ~
Benz Price, civil engin str, making
survey for levee On Iocoua Il 80
Claude Patterson building bridge 30 90
Dennis CarOth.rs, pauper, temp
retief --------- $780, ---------- = 80
Glenn kImmons, pauper, temp
relrt --.------------ ---- .-- $50
w { Neill, mdse for prisoners s o.
W L Harrison, lumber roads and
bridges Is5.ls
Ed McLartY. building bridge 9 so
J y Anderson, keeping drift from
Oriuge --- - % 90
j " Mills. nails for puplic ruads Els
William tiuston- nails for roads SIS,
The petition praying for a certain
change in the Oxford and TAYLOR rDad
hnk 10. -, is hereby granted and d..
b. +. Linder agrees To give the new
road ana furnIsa the wire aad the
Board agrees To put up
n Board discontinued road link
No. 1915 from quarter OF . mile east of
Liberty Hill church, colored, in a
" esteruly direction To the iuterssc-
ton OF the Oxford and W att road.
The petition of q. Robertson. ct al.
praying tor a change In tn Oxford
and IA Dallas road was received and
the change granted aud II. =. DAVIS
and illiam Huston we're appointed
a committee To view out said chings.
H v. Sumerville WA awarded the
contract To furnish the county win
% tons OF coal at s5 20 per ION.
The clerk was directed TO advertise
tor sealed bids up to Il o'clock, noon.
on Monday, june Tsh. for the placing
of 5,041 cubic yords OF earth upon the
levee at the Mitchell bridge crusri y
on Yocona River near Taylor.
IT. Burruw was appointed over
seer OF the county convicts and shall
work the said convicts upon the pub
lie roads, and he snail recsive 81 psr
DAY for a day employed.
j. j. Barlow was awarded the con-
tract to build a bridge on the Ozfort
and Pamela road near W. G. Wells Al
SLID per lenial foot. Said bridge 20
be completed by June Tlh.
The petition Of b. A. Bryant, ct al
praying for the establishments of \
new road was Received and granted.
and W lillian Huston aud IL. L. Davis
were appointed a committee To view
out said road.
The petition of VI. G. Ray, ct al.
praying for a change of road link No
Eli was received and granted, and {
q. Stephens and q. l. Davis were an
pointed a committee To view out said
change.
The report of NJ. ID. Wait and C.. @
Stephens. the committee appointed to
view u the change OF road as pray
ed for IN the petition Of L. N. Brum-
NETT, et al, and upon the favorsbi.
report of the committee the change
Vas ordered made.
The appointment of T. W. Avent
ana A. ~ Croweil as deputy tax as
SCISSORS was approved
The petition OF 4. @. White. ct al
praying for n construction of a Is
wee across Yocona River bottom at
the Hartsfieid bridge crossing on the
oxford and Pontotoc ruad. Ink No..
2os ID hereby granted upon condition
that petitioners deposit with the
county a certified check for $4,000 d.
Said levee to be constructed al soon
"a the necessary survey can be made
by n competent civil engineer b@fore
the pext meeting of this Board and il
Is further agreed that the right OF way
aud dirt TO De used in the eonstrue.
ton of said levee shall be furnished
without any cost TO the county.
w. j. McGonagili was awarded the
contract TO furnish at the mill s6 400
feet more or less of heart pine lumber
at $40 per Thousand feet.
heport Of Superintendent of
Education.
ON this day came on to be heard
the report OF Prof. Fl. T. Smith the
County superintendent of Education