Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-01-08
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
Members Report on Condition Of Roads
and Transact Other Business.

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last Monday and remained III session
until Thursday, passing On annual re-
ports and large numb Of accounts.
From their actions onnun3er of queG-
tions that arcse, it seems that the
Supervisors have DECIDED that poly
cG of retrenchment ia tie expendi-
tura of the county, funds. They are
apparently determined TO give a
more economical administration Of
the affairs Of tke county this year
than last.
1 Owing TO the fact thar the Board
did not adjourn until yesterday, all
the proceedings could not be publish
I ed this week, but viii appear IN next
issue.
Superintendent Of Edaeation re-
ported for December as follows:
Amount of pay certificates Issued to
white teachers $4,000; Negro teach
ers, $1,o05.
Contract to cement stUcco outside
Of jail was let to T. M. Dobsor for
$40, the county to furnish material
Insurance on Jail for IS, 600 fer three
years was awarded to Hugh Foster
and r. P. Cooke for a premium Of
$3.50.
Salary of N. E. Wilroy as county
auditor for the year 1909 was fixed at
$500.
Supervisor Wilson reported on con-
dition of roads for tho past quarter as
follows: 1.-THE roads in the Fifth
district are in fais condition fJr tie
season of the year."
Supervisor Iosg reported as fol-
lows: II have examined the roads
il the first district, and as a whole
they are in better condition tha j
they have been at this season cf the
yea. since I have been member of
the Rolrd. There are several roads
not up to the requirements, bu5 a
great improvem mt has been made in
the roads in the first district. The
bottoms are getting bad in somo
place on account of the wet weather.
There are five bridges on the Pigeon
BOOST road east Of Miller in Cold
water bottom on the levee that are in
bad condition, which will have to be
r,btist. / recommend to the Board
that the levee be repaired when the
bridges are rebuilt. =
Report of Supervisor Dickson. II
find all the roads in my district in
.passable condition. Some creek bot
toms are not good. With the excep-
tion of some of the roads being too
narrow, they are in fairly good CON
dition as whole y
Supervisor Thomas reported as fol-
lows: II find some roads in fine
condition, and some bad mudholes.
There are. some culyerts needed in
places"
Report of Supervisor Jones: In
riding my roads over I find them
quite muddy and some two or three
bad places, but, take them as whole,
they are in better condition than /
ever saw them at this time of the
year, and was born and raised in
this county,
1t appearing to the Board from the
petition of j. F. Lively that the fol-
lowing land: Is acres middle s. part
Of S. =. Or, Of s. IA, T. /, r. 8, is
neither claimed or owned by the
state or individuals, and that said
land has escaped taxes for the past
six years, and that fair assessment
for said land is $5 per acre, it is or
dered that the sheriff assess land to
owners for all taxes due and
sell the same according to law, unless
said taxes shall be paid prior to sale.
Contracts to work roads for the
next three years were awarded as
follows: Third district to ]. w.
Combs for $35 per mile. In the east
ern division Of the fifth district to e.
E. Walden and J.. O. Crawford for $35
per mile.
Contract to replace all wood work
on iron bridge over Coldwater river
On Pigeon Roost road was let to r.
L, Roper for $1.20 per foot.
Contract for publishing proceedings
If Board, together with ordinances
ard notices to contractors, was
awarded TO The Times Promoter for
lae ear 1909 for the sum of $125.
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