The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

synopsis of proceedings of Board oil
Supervisors of Forrest County, Miss.
at January, 1909. term.
| First Day.
The board met in regular session at
the courthouse in Hattiesburg, on
Monday, January 4, 1909. Present: ].
P. Pace, ]. G. Mcdonald, j. L. Davis.
w. A. Conn and S. E. Perkins, ]. c.
Magruder, sheriff, and T. E. Batson,
clerk.
A. r. Sumrall's road tax and w. l..
Cooks poll tax were RENTED, the par
ties producing evidence that they
were not liable for same on account
of age.
]. c. Mcdonald and J. P. Pace were
appointed to investigate change in
Corinth road, petitioned for by H.
Bruce.
Ed Pride was relieved of payment
of poll tax on account of condition of
left hand.
j. G. Mcdonald and w. A. Conn
were appointed a committee to inves-
tigate change in Brooklyn and Pur-
Wis roads, petitioned for by ]. P. Per-
kins.
The contract with Ramsey & Co. for
burial of paupers at $3.50 each Tor rs
cents additional if grave is furnished
was renewed for another year.
w. A. Conn and ]. L. Davis, commit
tee, reported favorably on a bridge
built by w. A. Robinson across Double
Branches, and said bridge was re-
ceived and w. A. Robinson was al
lowed $225 therefor.
Other allowances were made as fol-
lows: A. D. Carter, ]. p, $1.30 in each
case of State VS.. Ed Mccall and State
vs. Dandy Dantzler, and ]. c. Ma
gruder, sheriff, $6.4O fees in said cases.
w. A. Conn, s. E. Perkins and J.
G. Mcdonald were appointed a CON-
mittee to examine the books of the
county officers.
Second Day.
H. D. Barnes was allowed $20.25 for
hauling lumber for Rawles Springs
bridge.
The Sutherland Electric Company
was contracted with to furnish lights
and fixtures in new Jail at sos.
The committee appointed to exam
inc the books of the county officers
reported that the duty had been per-
formed and that the books had all
been properly kept.
Report adopted and entered on min
utes.
The petition of w. L. Boyce, ct al,
for public road was ordered filed for
examination by any one interested in
same.
The following allowances we're
made: Hattiesburg TRACTION Company.
light for December, $259S; O'Ferran
Bros, $50 for shoes county farm; T.
e. Batson, $500; county auditor, Per-
ry county, $21.35 to cover error on
John Farley bridge; Enterprise Elec-
trio Company, $40 for supplies at
courthouse; E. Dill, $1.00, medical at
tention at county farm; James B. Cum
bingham, $500, witness fee in case
tried before e. J. Wall, J. P; DR.. E.
Dill, $11.00, service at county farm;
Hays & Fields, $50, drugs for county
jail; Marshall & Bruce Company,
1875. supplies for chancery clerks
office; DR.. Robert Donald, $500, sal
airy as county health officer for De-
cember; D. H. Ravesies, $54.55, sup
plies to county farm; Hawkins Hard
ware Company, $500, supplies to
county farm w. M. Conner, STATS for
supplies at county farm; J. c. Ma
gruder, $1.O0, kindling for courthouse;
Marshall G Bruce Company, $35.25,
supplies for Circuit clerks office; Ram
sey G. Co., $3.50 for burying pauper;
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
Company, $3.50, phone in sheriff's Of
flee; Drs. Hood and Dunlap, $775,
medical attention to pauper; Hawkins
Hardware Company, $6.75, supplies for
Rawles Springs bridge; DIR. w. B.
Shamburger, $12.70 for medical atten-
ton at county farm; Hays & Fields,
$3.50, medicines for prisoners in city
jail; T. J. Nixon, $11.S5, stamps six
months; A. H. Presley, $17.79, supplies
to county farm; w. A. Sumrall, $49.S8.
supplies to county farm.
Third Day.
Allowances were made as follows:
T. ]. Nixon, 1884 fees in case appealed
to supreme court; w. A. Blacksher,
so cents for repairing bridge; j. c.