Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-07
]. r. BOLTON,
Secretary of Board

The Board of Commissioners Of
Roads and Revenues Of Sumter Coun-
ty met in regular monthly session.
June 9Th, 1911. Present, J. f. Bolton,
Secretary; A. F, Hodges, II. J. Webb,
n. B. Hooks; absent, Frank Sheffield.
chairman Upon motion Mr. A. F.
Hodges was elected chairman.
Minutes of last regular meeting
held on May 1st 1911 and minutes
of call meeting, May 18th, 1911, read
and adopted
Motion made and carried that
Ephraim Brooks (colored) be allowed
81 per month towards his support.
Motion made and carried that the
county's road force grade and raise
the embankment of the rifle range of
the Americas Light Infantry.
Mr.. IA. l. Smith presented his claim
of SO, damages to mule sustained
by falling through bridge, Motion
made and carried that he be allowed
$50 The same was accepted.
The Librarian of the Carnegie Ii
brary appeared before the board and
stated that the last grand jury (May
term of Sumter Superior court rec
commended the appropriation by the
r1r,f,r Of coz vo,, ,,,o,+l, Gov, +[a et,,
port of the Carnegie Library of Amer
icus, as the library would be open and
free to the use of all citizens of the
county upon the terms and conditions
as are now extended to the citizens
of Americas in the event the County
Commissioners should see fit to make
the appropriation and thus secure
the benefits that would accrue gener-
ally to the public of this county
Wherefore be it resolved that the
county appropriate $25 per month to-
wards the support of the Library
Upon application of R. D. Mcneil,
G. w Mcneil, W. C. Grant and Ben
Weston, ct. al, to have first-class
new road opened up, worked and es-
tablished in the 18th District of said
State and County, which said new
road is to commence at New Era
School House and running thence
south on the land line dividing w. C
Grants land on the east and r. D,I
Mcneil and G. w. McNeil's land OnI
the west, and through about 100 yards
of Ben Weston's land to Salem
Church public road, a distance FROM
said starting point south of about
one-half mile and one-quarter, said
road intersecting the "Old Lucius
Hudson Road" at said New Era
School House and thus connecting
said two % public roads, to-wit: Sa-
lem Church Public Road, leading east
from Americas and the "Old Lucias
Hudson Public Road"
On motion duly made it was re-
solved that said road would be Of pub
bic utility and convenience, and that
the same be opened up, worked and
established as prayed for; that r. D.
Mcneil W. c. Grant and J. J Grant
examine into the matter and if they
find it to be Of public utility to mark
the same out and report under oath
to this body pursuant to the proyis-
ions OF the law; and further that pub
LEGATION be published in the Weekly
Americas Times-Recorder as requir-
cd by law, and upon the report Of
the reviewers being filed and said
publication given, as required by law,
and in the event no objections are
filed the same without more is here
by established as a public road OF
Sumter county, should there be no OBJ
jections the same to be determined
as provided by law
Bids for supplies for the month Of
June were received, read and care
fully compared as to prices and quail
ity submitted Motion made and car
ried that J. II. Poole G Sons bid be
accepted
There being no other business 20
come before the Board, after passing
upon and approving bills against the
county to the amount Of $IS5011, the
Board adjourned until the first Moa
day i'm July 1911.
J. r. BOLTON,
Secretary Of Board.