Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-07-08
SUPERVISORS SESSION
Board Receives Quarterly Reports and
Proposes to Issue Bonds for Road
Building.

Building.
The Board of Supervisors met in
regular session last Monday and held
two-days' session, transacting the
following business:
Tax Assessor Robt. Coward filed
land and personal assessment rolls for
1909, which were received and filed.
Superintendent of education report
ed amount of pay certificates issued
as follows: White teachers, $77.50;
Negroes, none.
The Board, which met by appoint
ment on June 20 to appraise damages
caused by change in Mt. Pleasant road,
report damages as follows: P. M.
Black, $25; J. M. Gray, $50; Henry
Moore, SIPS; Total, 5000. Parties own
ing land agree to remove crops by
November first.
J. M. Gray and Henry Moore APP
pealed from above decision of the
Board to the circuit court and were
given to the first Monday in August
to file bond and bill Of exceptions.
Supervisor Wilson submitted second
quarterly report on condition of roads
as follows; "Ihave carefully inspect
ed all but two miles of road in the
fifth district. The roads in the eastern
division are all in good repair, and
that portion required by contract to
be in standard condition ! found in
the best of order and strictly UP to
requirement. The roads in western
division are not so good and I have
recommended disallowances on 10
miles of same on account of washes,
1ruts, lack of elevation and ditching.
/ recommend to contractors they clear
off bushes and overhanging limbs on
all their roads and especially near the
bridges, also the proper working of
the bottoms as the contract di-
rects.u
Supervisor Long reported as fol-
lows: "The roads iii the first district
are all in fair condition and practic-
ally up to requirements, except in
Coldwater, Pigeon Roost and Camp
Creek bottoms, and it has been i'm
possible for the contractors to work
these portions of the roads on account
of SO much rain. The parts of roads
required to be worked up to plans and
specifications are so nearly up that I
recommend payment on same"
Supervisor Jones reported as fol-
lows: II Inspected my roads closely
and found them in better condition
than I expected after SO much rain.
In the low bottom places they are
muddy and bad. think my contrac-
tor has tried his very best to keep his
roads up, and under the circumstances
I will be as Intent as | possibly CAM
Supervisor Thomas reported as fol-
lows: II have carefully inspected all
the roads and find some of them in
fairly good condition, but great
many Of them in mighty bad shape,
for lack of culverts in some places
and for lack of repairing culverts and
small bridges. In my Judgment the |
roads are in the worst shape they
have been in for some time at this
season Of the year. The portion sup
rosed to be up to requirement is not
up by good deal. =
Supervisor Dickson reported as fol-
lows: II have been over all the roads /
N the second district, and found them
n fairly good condition, except the
New Hope road, miles, Church road,
miles, Bridgforth road, 1 mile, and
Perkins road, mile. That part Oft
Mr. Ovens road which he is required
% work up to plans and specifications
5 model road. That part of Mr..
road which he is required
% work up to plans and specifications
s SO near up to requirements, that /
recommend full pay on said part, ex-
,ept 1 mile on south end Of Horn
lake roadu
Salary Of DR.. 7. NJ. Jones, County |
Health Officer was fixed at $250.o0 per
,ear, beginning May lst, 1909, same
q be paid semi annually. In addition
Q the usual services, said county
lealth officer shall investigate all sus-
'icious cases Of the following conta-
,ious diseases; cholera, smallpox,
'ellow fever, scarlet fever, diptheria,
to-, upon request of the Board or