The Lexington advertiser., 1909-05-14
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
May Term 1909.

May Term 1909.
At a regular meeting of the board OF
supervisors of Holmes county. Missis
sippi, hegun and held in the court
house in the city Of Lexington, Miss.
this, the 3rd day of May, 1909, being
the firstMonday of the month, with the
following officers and members. present,
to-wit: Il. E. Buck, president; 7. g..
Stephenson. d. j. Crwford, w. J. Po-
sey and w. L. Smith, members; g. G.
Reid. sheriff, and Parham Williams,
clerk
A. r. Frazier, ct al, filed their Pc
tition to change the public road from
Ingold corner 10 Bates corner COM
mencing near Sam Rodgers, thence TO
run North acr oss part of section I, t.
IA, T. 3 east. VIM. Schild, ct al, fled
their counter petition opposing said
change, and asking that the read con-
tinue to run as heretofore. Ordered,
that the petitions be filed and take the
usual course required by law.
Prof. W. HSmith, superintendent of
education, filed his regular monthly
report and his salary for $3.50 for the
month of April was allowed, payable
out of the school fund.
DIR q. G. Phillips, county health
officer, filed his monthly report, aud
upon bis ecommendation, the follow
ing order was made, to-wit Ordered,
that the colored churches and other
public gatherings be closed temporarily
on account of small pox conditions in
Beat No s. te-wit: Gatherings at
Cypress Grove, Meeks Chapel and
East Bank churches, and that all pub
lie funerals by negroes be suspended in
the vicinity of said churches
1t appearing to the board that DR..
A. NJ Davis, Belzoni, Miss, s. j,
Broadway, manager of the ounty con-
vict farm and q. G Reid, sheriff of
Holmes county, had filed their written
statements as to the physical condi-
tion of Burt Harrison, county convict,
and it appearing further to the board
that said Burt Harrison was not able
to do manual labor. 1t is therefore
ordered that he be released by the
manager of said farm upon the receipt
of certified copy of this order.
1t appearing to the board that after
legal notice had been published asking
for loan of $15, 900 to Holmes coun-
ty, for the benefit OF the general or
County Fund, to meet the current ex-
penses of the county other than the ju.
dietary, until after January 1, 1910;
and it appearing further that bids have
been receivedt, one filed by the Capt.
tai National Bank of jackson, Miss,
and the other by the Merchants &
Farmers Bank d Trust Co., Lexing
ton Miss, both offering to make said
loan at the rate of 8 per centum per
aunum it is therefore ordered, that
the bid of the Merchants and Farmers
Bank and Trust Co. be accepted, and
that the clerk of this board be, and he
is hereby authorized to issue a county
warrant, as loan warrant, for the
sum of $l5, 900 to cover the principal
and interest to accrue thereon, payable
January l, 1910
F. NJ. Estes. ct al, filed petition to
place. swamp roads in beat 5 be under
the contract system. It is therefore
ordered, that the petition be fled to
take the usual course by law, and that
the clerk of this hoard be and he is
hereby required and authorized to ad-
vertise for open bids to be submitted
at the next meeting of the board on the
first Monday of June to work said
roads by contract in accordance with
plans and specifications published dur
ing month of May. Said contracts to
be let by precincts and the board re-
serves the right TO let by contract any
one or all of said precincts and further
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Report Of Superintendent of poor
house: To the Honorable Board of Su.
pervisors of Holmes County-Gentle-