Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-04-07
NEE TING OF BOARD IS
HELD ON MONDAY
GOunty Commissioners in
Session April 4th.

The Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues of Sumter County
met in regular monthly session on
April 4, 1910. Present Frank Sheffield,
chairman; ]. f. Bolton, secretary; T.
B. Hooks, J. H. Webb and A. F. Hodges.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted
Motion carried that Dick Horn, Lu-
cinda Williams and Walter Homer be
allowed 81; $3.50; So respectively per.
month towards their support.
Upon motion Frank Cleveland was
ordered sent to the poor farm.
r. G. Christian, superintendent, is
authorized to purchase one car of cor
rugated metal culverts, assorted sizes,
to be used on the roads; steel eye
beams for five bridges, and four new
two-horse and one one-horse wagons
to be used on roads.
Messrs. ]. F. Bolton and Frank
Sheffield were appointed a committee
to obtain quotations on coal and to
report at next meeting.
Messrs. J. H. Webb, A. F. Hodges, T.
B. Hooks and ]. F. Bolton were ap-
| pointed committee to inspect the
route of the proposed new road lead
ing from THE Rouse place to Anderson
Vile
Motion made and carried that the
county appropriate thirty-seven ($37)
dollars quarterly towards the payment
of armory rent of the Americas Light
| Infantry, from January l, 1910.
Upon motion Messrs. Hodges, Webb
and Bolton were appointed commit
tee to purchase an automobile to be
used by the warden solely for the
county's interest.
Upon motion the following parties
were elected road overseers to collect
the Communication tax:
Albert Brady, overseer for Old 10th
District
H. w. Virgins, overseer for New 18th
District
T. J. Bowden, overseer for 9th Dis.
j. G. James, overseer for 18th Dis.
viii Daniel, overseer Old 26tht Dis.
Drew Murray, overseer 18th District.
James Reayes, overseer New 26th
District
A. w. Parker, overseer 28th District.
Motion made and carried that the
Communication Tax for the year 1910 be
fixed at three ($3) dollars per head.
Upon motion the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
WHEREAS, in the former years the
collectors of the Communication Tax for
the County of Sumter have had a good
deal of trouble in tie collection of
sad tax, by reason of the fact that the
parties owing the same have put them
off, and
Whereas, such postponement in the
collection of taxes is very expensive as
well as delay in the collection of the
revenue for the working and building
of roads in said County.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
OOdGu Vi COMMISSIONERS VI tIlC INOcluo
and Revenues of Sumter County, that
from this date, that said collectors Of
sad communication tax shall make only
one demand for the payment of said
tax upon each of said parties due the
tax.
Should any one of such parties who
is liable for said tax fail to pay the
same upon demand, it shall be the duty
of said collector to summons such
defaulting tax payer to work upon the
roads as the law in sucL' cases is made
and provided, unless such defaultlng
party shall, between such demand and
the date fixed for such service upon
the road. pay said communication tax to
said collector, or to such person au-
thorized by law to receive the same.
Bids for supplies for the month of
May were received, opened and read,
prices and qualities carefully COM
pared Upon motion ]. H. Poole &
Sons bid was accepted.
There being no other business TO
come before the Board after approving
bills to the amount of $5,610.25 the
Board adjourned until its regul ar
monthly meeting, to-wit: First Monday
in May J. F. BOLTON,
Secretary of the Board.