East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1912-01-12
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Monday, Jan. 1st, 1912.

Monday, Jan. 1st, 1912.
| This being the first Monday O.
January, 1912, and the day upor
which the term of Office Of thu
officers who were elected on the 7tf
day of NOV. 1911 to serve foul
years, beginning on the first Mon.
day in January, the following
named citizens who were elected as
members of the Board of Supervi-
sors appeared at the court house
and each having given bond and
taken oath of Office proceeded to
organize:
/ District il. c. McCreight,
District 2r=A, A. Montgomery.
District 3-W. F. Thompson.
District &c, 5. Fondren.
District Sd. w. Outlaw, Jr,
A. A. Montgomery was unani-
mously elected pres. L. FL. Nickels
who was elected Sheriff, and E. o.
Mc1lwain who was elected Chan
Gerry Clerk, were present, each hav.
ing given the required bond and
taken oath of office and the follow
ng was sstransacted:
The Board proceeded to let all
roads that were ADVERTISED and
receive bids on same. 1t was
ordered that the matter be contin-
ued until later for the approval or
disapproval of the said bids as the
Board may see proper.
The petition signed by many
voters of Oktibbeha county asking
that the Board take action in mat
ter of eradication of the cattle tick,
the Board, after having heard the
discussion, ordered an election held
on first Tuesday in February, 1912,
as to whether Oktibbeha county
shall be placed under the law gov
erning or regulating the cattle tick
eradication,
On motion, the Board adjourned
to meet Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1912.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment; all members and officers
present.
The following accounts were
allowed and ordered paid:
Wilson Hammond, tax refunds 2 90
Foot Davies & Co., tally sheets % 80
Foot, Davies & Co., stationery 2S II
A Charleston, building bridges q 30
l. Ii Nickels, inspecting. =. :. 6 90
s S Bank, amt paid road fund 1872 65
r NJ Bynham, lumber. ......... Al 80
Mrs. Sallie Johns, pauper 49,. 4 90
q s Fondrer, inspecting 80. 10 90
M K Fulgham, postage. ....... 6 90
r. K & f l. Wier, stationery. 5 55
" " 75
i" =" supplies. .... IA 81
w III Gum, unloading tiling. 90
Ill G Butts, plumbing ... 80. 70
r X 6 f l. Wier, stationery -. rs
IL G Doxsey 81 Co., LUMBER. Al
NJ A Saunders, salary ...... rs %
Caldwell & Lampkin, oil, ETC.. 90
r w Gay, survey 'ng ..... 80
j 9 Lewis, nails -. .... 90
S s Bank, freight ........... 80 64
j w Perkins, keeping pauper.. 102 60
w Ii Miller, salary ........ 81 90
w w Magruder, prosecuting
violator game law. . 15 90
W w Magruder, sal. as atty. 100 90
w @ Gum, supplies. ...!..... 3 25
Starkville News, notice for shift | 40
Starkville News, sub. for Cl'k l 90
@ w Parker, road work. ...... 40 90
Spence s. Kenard, build bridge so 90
A ID Skies, tax refunded. ..... 10
M Connell, tax refunded. 80. 2 90
Dumb. Tel. Co., service ...... 2 rs
f Davis, dragging road ..... 0 so
r w Gay, work on roads Sc
j ID Hartness, dragging road. "a 90
l. G Beverly, draggring road. 90
ID ID Hartness, dragging road 13 90
r j Taylor, dragging road =. 10 90
Turner q Pierce, brooms, etc.. 8 90
ID d Hartness, nails, etc.,. q So
Caldwell & Lampkin, nails, etc 80
d ID Hartness, nails, etc .... l 81
East Miss. Times, letter heads / IS
East Miss. Times, print blanks 7 90
East Miss. Times, print. notice So
East Miss, Times, print.dodgrs 80
w ID walker, lime. -. - :. 4 so
7. A. Keelton, ct al, asked for
partial stock law in Sections %,
.26, 30, and 36, in township II,
range 13 east. Said petition was
granted and it Is ordered that Sec-
tions above mentioned be placed
4 under partial stock law, to take
effect as the law directs.
The resignation of w. w. Ma
gruder as attorney for the Board