The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG
ULAR MAY TERM, 1909.
The State of Mississippi,
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lar meeting of the Board of Sup
revisors of Lincoln county, Missis-
sippi, begun and held in the office
of the Clerk of the Chancery Court,
in the court house in the city of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, on the
first Monday in May, 1909, the
same being the third day of May,
A. p. 1909. at 9 O'Clock, A. M.
being the time and place fixed by
law for the holding of said court,
there were present the Hons. 2. p.
Jones. president of and from Dis
tirct No. l.; VIM. H. Furr, Dis
trict 2; G. M. Brister, District g.:
Geo. H. Moak, District 4, and
Louis F. Noble. District 5: R. W.
McNair, clerk, and j. Frank Greer,
sheriff. the following proceedings
wert had and done, to-wit:
70 the Hon. Board of Supervisors,
Lincoln county, Miss.
Gentlemen:-I submit my report
as Superintendent of the County
Convict and Poor Farm for the
month of April, 1909. | have on
hand Z paupers and Is prisoners of
the first-class.
Prisoners worked on their fines
and costs are:
Hartwell Scott, Lea Willoughby,
John Lynch, Lea Willis, Carine
Scarborough, Sim Edwards, Mary
Davis, 80 days, each, So; Cliff Full
Ter. Arthur Smith, Charley Turner.
"a days, each, $6.4O; Robert Leary,
13 Gays, S3.48; Frank Smith, 6
days. SLIGO. Total days, 301;
amount, $890.28s
Second class hands worked:
Cliff Scott, Henry Haynes, Will
liam Kennard, 80 days, each, SIS;
Addie Brown, Rosie Wells, 26 days
each $4.34; Will jackson, % days,
$3.70 Total days, 1854; amount,
$27.38
Prisoners serving days:
Silas Davis, 80 days; Rosie Wells,
Addie Brown, A. Total, 38 days.
Frank Smith, an escape. has been
returned to the farm since last re-
port.
Discharged:
Arthur Smith and Charley Turn.
er, working out their time, less 5
days, given by farm committe on
good behavior; Will Jackson, by
cash. 81; Cliff Fuller, less one
fourth his time, by cash, $33. Az.
Total $37.42.
Wood sold, cash, So; 100 stalks
sugar cane, $4.75. Total, $43.17.
Work done by prisoners since last
report has been farm work,
j. G. MILLER, Supt.
In the matter of the assessment Of
E. Pfeifer.
1t is ordered that the order rati-
flying the adjustment of the State
Revenue Agent and which was
rescinded the last meeting of this
Board, be now reinstated and the
sheriff ordered to collect same as
originally adjusted.
1t appearing to the satisfaction
of the Board that certain lot of
land assessed to d. T. Smith and
described as Lot 300 by $50 feet in
Ia of e Ia Sec IL, T. S, R.
z, assessed at and for the sum of
one hundred dollars, and that the
same is erroneoeusly assessed, and
the same having been sold for taxes
both State and county, for the
year 1905 by j. F. Greer, tax col
lector; Therefore, be it ordered
by the Board that ]. F. Greer be
and he is hereby credited with the
taxes, both State and county, in
the sum of $1O0, and said sale is
hereby declared to be null and void.
and j. F. Greer, tax collector. is
hereby authorized to refund to the
purchaser thereof the amount of his
bid.
The petition of 7 B. Price and
Others. filed at the April meeting
of this Board. petitioning the Board
to grant them a new bridge or re-
pair the old one on one prong Of
I. B. Prices Mill Creek, the same
being on the Bogue Chitto road
leading from the Summit and
Brookhaven road to the HolmesviIle
and Brookhaven road, was this day |
granted. and ordered that a new
bridge be erected
The petition of HI. R. Stringer
and others, peitioning the Board to
build a bridge across Gill's Greek
where the Brookhavn and Bogue |
Chitto road crosses near the eight |
mile post at the Moreton & Helm
Lumber Company's farm, was this
day granted and ordered that a
new bridge be built.
The petition of 7. L. Smith and
others wherein they petition the
Board to erect and build a bridge
over and across Beaver Creek on
the old wire road near Albert
Smiths gin, filed at the April I
meeting of this Board, was this day
granted and ordered by the Board
that bridge be built.
The petition Of w. G. Summers
and others, filed at the April meet
ing of this Board wherein they
petition the Board to grant them
an extension Of the Topisaw and
Bogue Chitto road, commencing
with said proposed extension at the
west end of said Topisaw and Bogue
Chitto road just north of Joe
place running by Finch
house and on South / IL miles and
intersect the Monticello and Bogue
Chitto road at or near the old 8
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