The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
OCTOBER SESSION
BOARD SUPERVISORS.
General Routine of Business dispatched BY
County So!ons.

Be it remHn hered that on the 2ad day
and first Mocday of October 1911, the
Beard IF Supervisors Of Ii fore unity
met at the courthouse in the city of
Greenwood, there being present r. T
Jones, n l. Walton, M s Wilson, J.
Haley, | Brown, supervisors; S z
Prophet, sheriff: G W Crockett, clerk !;
ana e ID Stone attorney.
lie appearing that the term of Jno.
Obergfell as Drainage Commissioner
having expired, he board there upon pro-
ceeded to- elect commissioner and Jno
Obergfali was duly and legally elected
and bond fix-d at $500.
County attorney was ordered to bring
suit against ] kochtitzky for one half
the cost Of the well on the county con-
vict farm.
Application for appropriation of Ma
tional Guard passed to the November
term
The petition came on hearing of A +
Gardner ct al asking for public road
to commence and terminate as follows:
beginning at the SuDflower line at or
near he sw corner of the NV of sec.
IS, IS, range 2, w. and running thence
in an easteriy direction until said road
connects with the road running from
Pnrneil to Morgan City. r T Jones and
Nj S Wilson were appointed committee
to examine and view the contemplated
route, and if found practicable, to lay
out and mark said road and render re-
port at next meeting.
Petition Of c L Townes ct al for road
to begin at Compton Place, intersecting
public road at Minter City to the c l.
Townes place heard, ard l Brown and
Nj Wilson were appointed to examine
same and make 1eport.
Petition of NJ E Haley ct al for road
to begin at east bank of Gin bayou and
to terminate at point to the public
road running west of Itta Bena. and r
T Jones and Ii l. Walton appointed to
examine same and make report.
Petition of W Dent ct al for road
zstste-. Mofsaa City parallel with South
ern Railway to Sheppardtown heard,
and X I Jones and Nj Wilson appoint
Petition of r W Sullivan ct al for
roao from Morgan City to Peteet, paral-
lei with Delta Southern Railway, heard
and Il Jones and Nj S Wilson were
appointed to examine same and make
report.
Application for loan made by L P
YeIger granted.
The following contracts were award
ed: Widen fill at Avent's Switch and
shannondaie to + H Scott for 25c; fill
at or near Highiandale to + H Scott for
zoe; all merchantable timber on W IL of
at Sl02; change in iron bridge at Swift
to W L Young Bridge & Iron Co for the
sum OF $3.50, i'll addition to the orig iual
contract price.
Petition of Nm Jones ct al for public
road to begin at Pra6er Mill, through
Holly Grove Place, thence through
Brummett Place, was heard, and r T
Jones aud Nj 5 Wilson appointed to ex-
anime same and make report at next
III setiDg.
Clerk ordered to make statement of
account Tor Till work done at Shellmound
ircn bridge and collect same from W s
barry Il 20.
An order, apprenticing Bennie Clifton,
a miner, to Mrs. Southwulth, was
gsanted. Also al order apprSnticing
Lovenia Lewis, minor, to Mr~. p
Suuthworth was granted.
Ordered that no accounts fc r station
cry or records for county or county
district officers shall be allowed unless
redaisition for such matters shall bt.
tiied with the clerk of the Board and
order gwen under it's direction.
Order was made for the provision for
the, county to borrow the sum of $751;
euO for the purpose of defrayiug the
expenses Ct the county other than ju
diciar,: Si0,0o0 for the pay ment Of road
fuud, $4,000 for the payment Of general
: county fund warrants. Said loan war
rants to bear 5 per cent. interest
Accounts Allowed.
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