The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-10

COUNTY SOLONS IN
FEBRUARY SESSION
Supervisors Wind u0 Heavy Work In
Two Days This Week.

Be it remembered that the Lefior
County Board of Supervisors of Leflor
County assembled at the Court Hous
Monday, it being the first Monday o
February 1911, at 10 O'Clock. there be
ing present President B. T. Sayre from
Beat One, J. M. Sykes from Beat Two
r. T. Jones from Beat Three, ]. L. Hale,
from Beat Four and Solon l. Brown from
Beat Five. Clerk G. W. Crockett, At
torney E. D. Stone, and Sheriff s. z
Prophet were all on hand at dae time.
The Clerk Of the Board was authoriz-
cd and ordered to procure from the
State Land Commissioner certified
copies Of all patents granted from the
United States in Lefiore County.
The Committee appointed to inspect
the Quito Iron bridge came and render
ed favorable report, stating that said
bridge had been constructed as per
plans and specifications. Messrs.
Brown and Sykes were appointed a COM
mittee to inspect the public roads in
Beat Three. Then the following COM
mittee were appointed for the current
year 1911: Brown and Sykes for Beat
One, Sayre ard Halev for Beat Two,
Haley and Sykes Cor Beat Three, Jones
and Brown for Beat Four, and Jones
and Sykes for Beat Five. The commit
tee to inspect the canal on the Green
wood and SidoE road made favorable
report on same. The Committee in
spected the road in Beat Four and found
all of the 86 miles in good condition
save the following, which are not rs yet
up to contract: road from Lake Henry
up to the Beat line near the Wills
House, which needs grading; Road from
Blue Lake to the Sixteenth Section Wis
Guide, also in need of grading; road
from r. F. Loves place to the end of
road up to Culver, in need of grading.
Recommendation was made for payment
OF all due save enough to insure that
the work would be completed properly
within three months. and the work to
be done should he in place Of that
" s,ch could have done before the 3lgt
of December, when inspection would
have neen made owing 60 the fact that
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Tie Cous,ty Treasurer was ayhhoE IL
ed and ordered to mako transfer OF
N3,07O.33 to meet a deficiency in this
ind. He was also ordered to proceed
foreclose deed of trust to secure
,onsy for the county due from G. Nd.
Dixon, a township loan.
President WAS empowered to sign
contracts with the towns of Sidon and
Itta Bona in the renewal Of the agree
uont for thsse towns to work their city
rfsoners on the County Convict Farm.
resident was further instructed to en-
i into a samo agreement and sign
,ntract with the City Of Greenwood,
g Mayor and Board of Aldermen hav.
I applied for such n agreement.
/ An order was passed to enforce Chap
$50 of the 1905 Code of Mississippi
relation to the working OF public
ads in the second, third and fourth
!, stricts in the county, providing fol
4 ) collection of a Communication tax o
: rec dollars on all persons subject t.
: ad duty, and to make payments com
nlsorv on or before the 31st day o
s acembsr. Tax Collector was author
, ,ed to prosecute such offenders, an
he Tax Assessor instructed to enumeI
ta all persons liable therefor and plac
lat within proper column OF persona
M roll. An a1ditional levy was order
s Il. advalorem tax, en- the assessment
property in those districts covered D
this law. and a fine of Sc and all cost
of prosecution to be assessed agaln'
I. all further violations.
! Messrs. Sykes and Jones were q
pointed to buy seven mules for worklr
roads in the Beat Two. three mules Il
Beat Three, and all necessary tools al
implements. Messrs. Haley and Say
r were selected to purchase sixteen mule
= for the Convict Farm, and four for ro'
work in Beat Four.
The following poll taxes were refun
= ad At this session: f. NJ. Aldridge
= n. W. Pettey, 81. Louis Sykes 81, W
u Bradley 81. and E. T. Morgan -. Amo
: the assessments changed wer. az :
:. lows: B. Dantone's on Lot Block
ssAA lsaovard Addition, from $4,000 Co ~
Miss A. e. Breeding's personal asses
= ment from $1,000 to $500; Chronic
4 Publishing Company's from $4,000
j a 500: and Miss vestry Kings Q"
IN Austin Wright Addition from $4cO
3too. Collector was authorized to
.>ct ON T. B. Cockrell upon valuat
3 4 $4,000, now the property OF h.
Fitzpatrick.
u The following accounts were then
ND Stevens, lbr for county. =
s II r. lbr Co
GN Crockett copies OF bond