The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-01-15

Township fund, 5-13. .... 1875
Township fund, STA. ...... 1OS.15
Township fund, SIP. ..... 1900
State pension ............. 560.1O
Road fund ................. 1856
Total ....................$27,3 1885
On hand and deposited as
follows:
First National Bank of Com
merce Observation-Disclosures ,232.S 81
Citizens Bank ............ 5,766.77
Hattiesburg Trust and Bank
ing Company ......... 7,972.19
Fifth Day.
The following allowances were
made: R. E. Lee, $500, refund of road
and poll tax, he being over age; Otis
Smith, $1.00, mending pillow; Hawkins
Hardware Company, $3.50, supplies at
county farm; American Printing Com
pany, $40, paper for chancery clerk;
Central Hardware Company, $3.50,
supplies to county farm; G. E. Pickle,
$3.50, supplies to county farm; Lee &
Milstead, $3.50, supplies to county
farm; Creek Lumber Company, $1973,
same; Farley Lumber Manufacturing
Company, 1924, same.
The assessment for 1906 Of Lot 8,
Block 1 of F. F. Phillips survey, be-
longing to R. N. Steadman, was re-
duced from $500 to $780, and the
state auditor asked for certificate to
authorize refund to county tax there
on for the years 1906 and 1907.
L. W. Davis G Co. was allowed s.. 90
for team furnished B. M. Davenport
The following allowances were made
on account of November election: T.
]. MCGEE, manager, $500; E. E. John
son, manager $1.O0; C. F. Carruth,
manager, $1.OO; Thomas Carruth and
W. F. Nudge, clerks, $1.O0 each, and
w. L. King, R. O., $500.
Approved report of H. G. Culpep-
per, superintendent of county farm,
showing that the following named
prisoners are entitled to a credit of
six days each for good conduct dur
ing December: Sam Patterson, Will
McCalif, Sam Bennett, Ed Banks, Joe
Ponie, Dollie Patterson, Mary Mitch
ell, Patience Watts, Rosie Fowler, Ju-
liza Peacock and Marie Milligan.
]. L. Davis and ]. P Pace we're ap-
pointed as committee to investigate
and report upon a road petitioned for
by G. A. Hills, ct ais.
Assessment of Lot 2, Block 1, City
Park addition, changed from c. o.
Hundley to T. E. Cottrell.
Assessment of Lot 8, Block ISL,
Hamper and Whivery survey, was
changed from Lillian o. and T. Y.
Hill to Hattiesburg Hardware Com
pany.
]. G. Mcdonald and ]. L. Davis re-
ported favorably on a road petitioned
for by P. H. Clark, ct al, and Pat
Clark, Jr., was appointed overseer
thereof and the hands hitherto as
signed to Road Links AZ, 4S and 81
were transferred to him.
George fairfield was elected county
attorney at a salary of $25 per month
Four hundred names were selected
and placed in the box from the grand
and petit juries for the year 1909 are
to be drawn.
DR.. w. R. Thamas was appointed
physician to the Jail and county farm.
The personal assessment of DR.. w.
F. Howard was reduced from 1850 to
$500, and that of X. B. Allsup from
$500 to $780,
Adams Steel and Wire Works was
employed to do some additional plumb
ing at new county Jail for stipulated
prices, aggregating $105.65.
Pauper allowances were made as
follows: D. H. Alexander, $500; Wal
ter Sullivan, $500; Lou Ernest, $500;
Elizabeth Myrick, $1,000; Mandy
Bounds. $500; Mandy Truelove, $500;
Walter Richardson. $500; Mary VI
more, $500. Mary Waits, $500; 10
hannah Taylor, $500; N. and M. Ma
son. $500; Ellen Deakles, 5000; Moses