The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-08-13
Proceedings Board of Supervisors
AUGUST TERM 1909.


j. II. SulIavan. :. D. Ritter. A..
c. Love, ". J.. c. Bailey, mem
bcrS; T O. Jones, sheriff; c. 7.
Smith. cl,rk
Report IF \ Tulh. county treas
ucr. was examined anI approved
Report Of E. z. Cowlry, Supt. If
Education. was examined and ap-
proved
Tax Assessor G. Ray submitted
his real and personal assessment
rolls for 1909, and the clerk was
ordered to give notice by publica-
ton that said rolls will remain on
file until the first Monday Of
September, for objections, if any,
which must be made in writing.
The same action was taken in
regard to commutation road tax
assessments; also the James Greek
Drainage system.
Supervisors Sullivan and Ritter
were appointed to view route Of
change in Aberdeen and Cockerham
Bridge road, petitioncd for by T.
Y. Owens and others.
Supervisors Sullivan and Ritter
were appointed to view route Of
change in Aberdeen and Richmond
road, in ffh district, petitioned for
10y NJ. G. Ridiugs and others.
Supervisors Ritter aud Eikner
were appointed to view route Of
charge ii the Strongs road, in
fourth district, petitioncd for by
A. s. Dukenimcr and others.
Supervisors Sullivan and Ritter
were appointed to view route of
new road in the fifth district, petit
toned for by J. r. Baker and
others, beginning at the corner Of
section / ,, u and 13, township
10, range 6 east, running thence
east along section line to where it
strikes the Cotton Gin and Okolona
road, distance about half mile.
1t was ordered that $4,000 of
James Greek Drainage system bonds
of the county maturing January l,
1910, be delivered to the Sprankle
Construction Company upon pay
ment by them to the Commissioners
of said James Greek Drainage Sys-
tenn, District No l of the sum of
$4,000 said money to be used in
defraying the expenses of engraving
the bonds of said district, printers
fees and incidental expenses.
Several parcels of land were
ordered advertised and sold for
delinquent taxes to the James Greek
Drainage System No 1, for 1908.
The following persons were ap-
pointed as members of the Monroe
County pension Board:
First District-W. NJ. Morgan.
Second District-Jo ohm G. Roberts.
Third District-T. y. Owen.
Fourth District-G. w Elkin.
Fifth District-Charles Word.
Contracts for working certain
roads in first district from August
6, 1909 to March 1, 1912, were
let to the following bidders;
Smithville and Athens road, link
l, from Smithville to New Trace
road, to w. NJ. Phillips, at S65 90
per mile for the contract period.
Link No 2, from near Trace road
to Tubbs Cross Roads. w. NJ.
| Phillips, at S55 90 per mile. Link
| 8, from Tubbs Cross Roads to second
district line to l.. G.. Pullin, at
s57. 90 per mile.
Aberdeen and Russellviile road
from Cox's store to county line. to
~. NJ. Stafford, at $4,000 per mile.
| Old Cotton Gin road, via, Kirk
patricks school house from Geo,
Cook 5 TO Amory, G. w. Smith, al
$500 per mile.
Smithville and Quincy road
Link /. to Barkesdale church tC
Amory, Cotton Gin and Smithvill'
road, 10 Will Ausborn. at s42 81
per mile.
Detroit road, from Smithvill,
and Millville road to Sipsey Vail!
road, to Hard Saudlin, at S37.5t
per mile.
Williams aud Black road, Linl
,, from Sipsey Valley road to Aber
deem and Russellville roaA, to r
NJ. Harris, at s3s.75 per mile.
Nabus road. from Amory t
Old Cotton Gin, to J. NJ. Fowlkes
at $4,000 per mile.
: Jonesboro road, from John Par