The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-04
AUGUST MEETING
OF SUPERVISORS

Gerry clerk, in the town of Brandon, Miss,
regular term of the board of super
visors of said county, there were present
all the members of said board with G..
W. White, sheriff and Jno. A. Gayden,
clerk, and the board being opened in
due form of law by said sheriff, the fol-
lowing proceedings were had and done,
to-wit:
On opening the seal bids filed for build
ing steel approach to the Iron bridge at
Terry, according to specifications on
file in the chancery clerks office at Bran
don, the board on motion, awarded the
contract to E. N. Matthews, at and for the
sum of $4,000
Road Petition Granted-On motion the
board granted the petition of R. E.
Patrick, ct al, for change of road in beat
5, as prayed for in said petition.
Change of Road Granted-On motion,
the petition of w. c. johnson, ct al, to
change road number "a, beat I, was gram
ted as prayed for in said petition.
Clerk to Issue Warrant-On motion,
the clerk of this board is authorized to
issue warrant to J. @. Ferguson for
$3.50, when said work is completed and
received on order of G. W. benson.
Petition to change road continued-The
petition of J. S. Munsterman, ct al, for
change of road in beat was on mo-
ton, continued until next meeting of this
! board.
| Clerk to Issue Warrant-On motion, the
clerk of this board is authorized to issue
a warrant to Henry Purvis for building
a bridge in beat number two, for $3I.7s
on the order of r. d. McRae, when said
bridge is inspected and received, also q
warrant to Willie Gill for 5000 for
building bridge in beat 5, on the order
of n H. Nash.
| Account DismiSsed-On motion, the ac-
count of W. H. Berryhill for extra butt.
to bridge on Richland creek for $500
| was dismissed.
Bridge Contract Awarded-On, open
| ing the sealed bids filed for building Z
cable bridge across Purvis' creek in bea
s, according to specifications filed in tht
chancery clerks Office The board on mo-
| ton awarded said contract to E. n.
| Matthews, at and for the sum of $4,000
| On motion, tie board adjourned u1ti
tomorrow morning, TUESDAY at o'clock
| R. ID. McRAE, President.
| TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST aNL
1910.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at o'clock. Same present as yes
terday, when the following proceeding
were had and done, to-wit:
Ordered thata the clerk issue warrant
for the following allowances, to-wit:
E. T. Alexander, 1908 feet lumber
for bridge beat D.. ;. 5000. STA Il
R. F. Brown, clerk, fees in state
cases July 1910. ...... II 3e
G. W. White, sheriff, fees in state
cases July 1910. 22 OK
G. w. White, sheriff, feeding pris-
oners, July 1910. IS &c
G. w. White, sheriff, commit
ment fees, county prisoners ). 8 ot
Pat Henry, attorney, salary for
July 1910. -. II Sc
J. [. Buchanan, salary for July
1910. -. 81 Sc
E. N. Ross, overplus on lands, Sec
tion aS, 8, S.. 5 81
Iroquois Mfg. Co., one half barrel
chlorosate. -. 50 81
Jno. A. Gayden, clerk, postage July
1910. :. ;. ... IS
G. T. Darnall, juror, Andy STAN
differ, lunacy.... 90
w. S. May, juror, Andy Standifer,
lunacy.. :. oc
A. M. Shields, juror, Andy Standi-
fer, lunacy o0
| w. Waddell, juror, Andy Standife.,
lunacy.. "
w. 6. Loveless, juror, Andy Stan
differ, lunacy. 90
L. o. Gayden, juror, Andy standi-
fer, lunacy. I 90
w. D. Ragland, juror in Anna
Quinn case 90
E. D. Robbins, juror in Ann Quinn
case. ... 90
H. o. Welch, juror in Ann Quinn
case / 90
w. NJ. Watson, juror in Anna
Quinn case. oc
]. S. Roberts, juror in Anna Quinn
casc.... oo
d. @. Ragsdale, juror in Ann
Quinn case. .... .1. 90
A M. Shields, mdse. for county