The Lexington advertiser., 1909-05-14

PRESIDENT.
The board of supervisors of Holmes
county, Miss, met in the court house
in the city of Lexington, on this 4th
day of May, 1909, being the second
day of said term, with the same officers
and members present as on yesterday.
Ordered. that William White he and
he is hereby allowed the county's part
of taxes, payable out of the county
fund upon a personal assessment OF
1865 be SO. 80, when the auditor files
his voucher allowing the states part,
namely, 50. 49,. 1t being proven to the
satisfaction of the board that it was q
double assessment, and that he be re-
funded road tax. SO. 00, payable out OF
commutation fund. and that he be re.
funded poll tax, 20, 90, payable out OF
school fund, same also proving to be
double assessment.
This day appeared R. G Lipsey,
county treasurer, and filed his monthly
report, which shows the following bal.
ances in the various funds, to.wit
County fund, $1.25; school fund,
$21s7. 70; bridge fund. $35. II; advalo.
rem road fund, $5311.S S6; commuta
tion road fund, beat 1, 1866 GA; beat
8, $122S s5; beat 4, $S, TO- twp. ID, r.
3 east, $19 81; twp. ID, r 2 west
$323 81; twp. 10, +. 2 east, $27h. 33 ;
twp. 15, r. 3 east, $29S. rs; twp. 16, T.
Q east, $24 AS: twp II, r. 1 east,
$27. 26. All other funds as heretofore
reported. Ordered that the reports
be received and filed with the clerk.
1t being time to prorate the adva-
loren fund among the various corpor-
ated towns and villages according to
their taxable values. it is therefore or
dered that the clerk of this board be
authorized to issue warrants payable
out of advalorem funds, as follows 3;
Lexington, $679. 33; Durant, $2S7 20 !;
West, $57. 80; Goodman, $95 05; Pick
ems, $3.50 25; Ebenezer, $50. go; Tchu-
la. $116. 81; Cruger, $47. 50.
Ordered, that the following distribu
tion is hereby made out of balance
due advalorem road tax fund, to.wit !:
beat I, $1,000 90; beat 2, $1,000. 90; beat
4, $400 90; neat 5, $400.
The above amounts to be transferred
to the communication funds of the va
rious supervisors districts designated.
1t appearing to the board that this
being the time for the reports to be
made bv each supervisor as to the con-
dition of the public roads of the vari-
Gus beats, the following reports we're
made and submitted, to.wit
Report from Beat Ito the Honor
able Board of Supervisors of Holmes
Couny I find that the most of the
roads,in District ! are needing grading
and / will withhold the contract price
for this quarter, as the roads were put
in fairly good condition a few days af.
ter the expiration of the past quarter,
| will hereby recommend that contract
or be paid for the second quarter of
the third year, III miles at $22 % per
mile, less paid for extra work. $500,
leaving net amount due contractor,
$943. 20. II. q. Stephenson, M. b. s.
District No. I.
Report District No. 2-Honorable
Board of Supervisors | have made
partial inspection of roads in Beat No.
2. and an recommend pay TOR 80 miles,
the same being in fairly good cOndi.
tion, $4t9. 90, less $685. paid out for
repairs, balance $402. 10. ID. J. Craw-
ford, NJ B. S. District No 2.
Report District No. 3--To the Hon
orable Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County: / find the roads in District
No. in very good condition, except
some washouts caused by the last rain
and recommend payment for the second
and third year, 153 miles at $l4s45 per
mile, $110. "a, less amount paid for ex-
ira work, $146 rs, net amount due con
tractor, 1858. 81. w. j. Posey, M. B,
S. Beat No. g.
Report District No. 4-To theHonor
able Board of Supervisors of Holmes
County: Gentlemen have examined |
parts of my roads, finding them in
condition, some few places are
caved until too narrow the contract |
or must 90 at once and widen all such |
places. / recommend payment for sec
ond quarter of third year, amount |
1897. SO, less $27. so, paid out for re-
pairs, balance due contractor, $270. II. |
w. L. Smith, M. B. s. District No.
T.
Report Beat No. 5-To the Honor.
able Board of supervisors Gentlemen /:
[ have examined part of the roads in |
this beat and find them IN bad condi
ton and need work badly ask that
pay for the last two quarters be with
held. H. E. Buck, M. B. s.
Ordered that the above reports be 70.
,eived and filed and the amounts so
be paid out of the COM
mutton road funds for the districts
Ordered that the following accounts
Do and they are hereby allowed