The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-12
COUNTY S0LOkS
IN MAY SESSION.
Small BUSINESS wss Dispatched OF
May Term 81 Supervisors.

Be IL remembered that on the Rrst
Monday OF May 1911, the Honorable
Board of Supervisors OF L. f,re County
met at the Court House, at Greenwood,
Mississippi, pursuant 10 law, there be-
Ing present J. NJ. sykes Beat 2, r. r.
Jones' Beat Three, J. l.. Haley Beat
Four, 5. /. Brown Bsat Five, Clerk G. W.
Crockett. Attorney II. D. Stone, and
sheriff s. n. Prophet.
Hon. Is. T. Sayre, President OF the
Board and a member from Bat One.
rendered his resignation, which WAS at
cepted, and the Election Commissioners
Of L..1 ,re cIunty were ordered to held
an election in the p~reciDctsuf the Firft
Supervisors District OF Leaore County
to fll said vacasey.
Hon. r.. 7. J,ines, Supervisor from
Beat Three, Green wood District, was
unanimously elected a. President to
Ill out the nnexpir. d term.
The petition Of W. II. Rucker ct al
came On TO be heard for q road to com
mence and terminate as follows: Begin
at W. II Fuckers house on the Haley
Rucker Railroad on the south end OF a
psblic road that runs north and south
through sec. 8 T 10, RE- W, thence
south through Sec 8, said township and
range. to intcrsect with the public
road that runs from Itta i5ens, t. En-
sing Platt Mill site on Culver river at
the termination Of tine Haley. Fucker
Railroad at a point 30 1t. EAST OF the
public bridge over Bear Cut Bayou, 10
Sec. s. said township and range; aud
10 having appeared to tho Board that
said petition had beeen signed by moro
than ten freeholdars OF h~puseholders OF
the county Interested in the road,
deem that petition should DO granted
and appointed n. 7. jones and s. I.
Brown to examine and view contemplate
cd route, and lay out and mark road II
s.me be practicable ahd report to next
meeting Of beard.
Tho Committee appointed at April
Term to inspect contemplated route OF
the petition Of K. M. Streater ct al, re-
ported that change As asked for would
be impracticabls and recommended that
same be not made.
Ordered that II. T. Jones be appoint
ed a member OF Board OF Control on
County Farm In place Of b. T. Sayre,
resigned.
Bid Of timber on ", Of SCI, Sec 80, 7
20 N | n, be r, cted and clerk author.
lied to advertise for new bids.
Ia the matter ~ y steel bridge across
Tallahatchie River at ], A Townes
place between Leiore and Tailahatchie
counties, the Board having determined
that said bridge Is necessary, and
Tallahatchie County having joined il
a ID agreed To bear half expense of said
construction, this Board ayr, ed to III
in the expense OF building same. Clerl
was ordered to advertise for letting ii
contract for erection Of same according
to pl ms and specifications fied.
A. J. Hatch was appointed Trustee d
Township IL Range 1 East.
Then the following accounts were al
lowed, the Board adj turning Tutsda,
noon until next regular session.
L. N. Chandler. med for city..S Is Q,
" T Davis, bridge tender jan So 0,
@ W Crockett, postage-~..- s. OF
W Q Chathim, bridge tender 80 0l
X Plew, vet services. ....-.... z q
s Prophet, chan. cuurt fees "a 0,
c W Crockett, chan court fees rs Ot
Harry BROS, culverts ..~... :. 1874 Of
W. W. Scrap, " Gu, scraper ....... z "
Henderson II Baird, mdss Tor
roaus ........,~.--...., .-.,-","..~-. "a 81
Cumb Tel Co, phone service. u 81
Enterprise pu biishiDg,.. 47(
Reese Lbr Co. Beat 4 Rad Ac. 81
] B Horton, Beat 4 Road Az 2 VI
Townsend h King, Beat A
Road Ac ~. ,....- - s SC
Marshall Carpenter, Beat A
r --HIE.. -E#
Rad Ac1..,. -. - . 90
] e Langford, Beat 4 Road &C 10 90
NJ y Haley, Beat 4 Road ac... " 70
Ino TiDg'es. Beat 4 Read sc... Oh 00
Town of Itts Bena, lines .,. 10 90
Chas. Esper bdg paupers. so 80
Jno 0hergfell, cutting ditch 90 50
l T Mcintyre, med for county / 35
First Nat Bank, amt wkrg
reads ... so 04
D p Montgomery. fees in
cases s...,......-.-.a. ,..-.s..~,,..... 30
q R James, fees in cases. .. es
r + Love, fees in cas,s.~.. 20