The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-07
PROCEEDINGS OF
BOARD SUPERVISORS


of July, 1910, it being the first Monday
of said month, and the time fixed by law
for holding the same, there was begun and
heli a regular term of the board of SUI
per- isors in the office of the Chancery
Clerk, of Rankin county, Mississippi,
The following members of said board be-
ine present: r. d. McRae, Pres, beat , !;
P. ;. Berry, beat I; @. w. benson, beat
8; Z Z. Knight, beat and n. H. Nash,
bea, $, with G. w. White, sheriff of said
county and Jno. A. Gayden, clerk, and
the board being opened in due form Oh
law by said sheriff, the following proceed
ings were had and done, to-wit:
Bridge bids rejected-On opening the
sealed bids filed for approach bridge across:
Pearl River, near Terry the board or
motion, rejected said bids, and ordered
that the clerk Of this board advertise for
sealed bids up to II o'clock, m, on the
1st Monday in August 1910, for building
steel approach, as per specifications flee
IN the Chancery Clerks Office.
Bridge contracts awarded-On opening
the sealed bids on file, the board on
motion, awarded the contract for building
the bridge across Eutahuchie Creek II
beat number 1, according to specification:
on file to T. @. Lawrence at and for the
sum of $500, and the bridge across Noun
tain Creek on road number S., beat
was awarded to r. NJ Laird, at and fol-
the sum of $125.oo.
Time of fling personal roll, extended
On molten, the board ordered, that where.
as the assessor has not completed and re-
turned his assessment roll of personality
and on account of delay in receiving the
roll, and the said assessor is capable, and
it is manifest to the board that the as
sessment will be completed by the assessor
by the first Monday in August, the time
in which the assessment may be completed
is hereby extended to the first Monday
in August, 1910.
Application for loan granted-On mo-
ton, the application of W. E. Cofer ant
wife for loan of $4,000 township money
on the east half of north east quarter, Sec
tion II, township 4, range 8, east, was
granted, on the usual terms, when an
approved abstract o. tide to said land
by the boards attorney. is filed.
]. A. Morris and wife land released
Ordered by the board, that the 1-2 acre.
of land fronting on College Street, in the
town of Brandon, sold by J. A. Morri:
and wife, to Mrs. F. c. Burney, as de-
scribed in deed recorded in the Chancery
.. Clerks Office, at Brandon, Miss, in deco
number II, on page s74, to which
Aence is hereby made for a more
particular description of said land. be
and is hereby released from the deed OF
trust from J. A. Morris and wife to ]. P
Barksdae, president of the board of su-
pervisors of Rankin county and his sue
cessors in Office, recorded in Land Trus
Deeds, number 66, page IS6;-Ssoo.oo hav
ing been paid into the county treasury fol
release of said IL acres.
Road Committee Report-To the Hon
board Of supervisors of Rankin county
We, your committee appointed to inspec
and receive the Cable Bridge ever Steen':
Greek near Florence, beg leave to report
that on the 10Th day of June, 1910, we
visited the same and found it built ac-
cording to specifications, as near as we
were able to Judge.
@. w. DENSON.
r. D. M'RAE.
July 4th, 1910
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY S, 1910.
The board met pursuant to adjournmen;
at O'clock 4. N. Same present as yes
terday, when the following proceeding:
were had and done, to-wit:
Clerk to Issue Warrant-On motion
the board ordered that the Clerk issue a
warrant to Benton Murray for $4,000 foi
y repairs to bridge across bangle creek, beat
/, en- the order of P. B. Berry, when said
work is completed.
Account Dismissed-On motion, the ac.
count of LoveIess and Loveles for hire
of horse and buggy, be and is hereby
dismissed.
Stock Law Granted-Ordered by tn,
board that the application of ]. J., R.>C
and W. NJ Thomas, to attach lot No. ?
section rc, township 4, range I, and south
west quarter, less IS IL acres south cas-
corner; 4s I-2 acres west end and north
half south east quarter and acres south
west corner of south east quarter of south
west quarter, in section II, township 4
range /, be granted to take effect months
from this date.
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