East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-01-12

j M Carpenter
The Board adjourned to meet
Thursday morning at 9 O'Clock.
| Thursday, Jan. 4, 1912.
! The Board met pursuant to ad-
journment, all members and Off
GERS present. ...
| Ordered by the Board that the
order made Jan. L, to hold an elec-
tion in the matter of eradication of
ticks be rescinded, and that a
small sum of money will be appro-
priated to parties not able to build
watts, and will furnish such parties
the cement and poison for such
yats, provided they will build good
and substantial vats and that all
vats thus built by. the help of the
Board shall be open for the public.
Not over five watts to each super
visor's district, and the location Of
these vats shall be left to the Board
of Supervisors from such district.
The Clerk was ordered to adver-
tise for bids for Macon road from
foot of hill south of Turkey creek
and ending at Agency store place
to be let under contract on first
Monday in February for period
of two years, to be worked accord
ing to plans and specifications on
file in the Chancery Clerks office.
1t was ordered that the Sheriff
confer with city officials in regard
to using the county Jail, and report
same at February term whether or
not the city of Starkville will pay
for the use of the Jail. 1t is fur
ther ordered that the Sheriff is not
to put negroes in the new cells
reserved for white persons.
1t is ordered that road contract
ors make report to Board of the
amount of communication road taxes
collected by them, and If none is
collected report same,
The reports of Z. G. James.
sheriff for 1911, were approved
and filed.
The following accounts were
ordered paid:
L G James. feeding prisoners. S Sc 90
Il L James, conveying lunatic 30 70
i James, postage ........ 10 so
L u James, making assessment
realty ... .......... 80
L G James, making assessment.
Rev. Agent AZ 40
L u James, assessment, person'l 4 60
Nose Simmons, porter, Q. FL. Is 90
WV Richey, keeping clock. 80
j r Blake, tax refunded , 90
Starkvil'e Mer. Co., comforts 40
Nancy Chaflen pauper -. 90
y Waldrop, pauper 90
Ann Chatlin, pauper -. :. 4 90
Is Waldrop, pauper . 90
ID w Outlaw, Jr,, inspecting. u 90
Champion Bridge Co., bridge
material -; -. Lib 36
A A Montgomery, per diem.and
| nneaSe .'..,...,...,....... 16 30
! ! 9 9 MNeoareight, NsSasig per diem & m Is 70
=, = f0nuren, ono y '' IL 80
w thompson, . 6 II so
ID w Outlaw, ,Jr.," !" q is 10
E 0 Mcllwain, Clerk OF Board 70 00
l. II NickelS, Sheriff, .....,. 90
The matter of appointing road
overseers was postponed until Feb
ruary term.
The Clerk was ordered to check
up the fines due to be collected by
I. G. James, Sheriff, and make
settlement with him and report
same to next meeting.
The Merchants & Farmers Bank
having deposited with the Board
: $50, 100000 in registered State
, Bonds to be held by the Treasurer
until said Bank makes q bond in a
Surety Company to be approved by
the Board, it was ordered that said
Merchants & Farmer $ Bank be
declared the legal depository for
the county of Oktibbeha.
On motion, the Board adjourned
until the first Monday in February.
f.; A. A. MONTGOMERY,
g. President.
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