The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-09-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
JACKSON COUNTY.
September Term, 1912.

All members and officers present
Report of Superintendent of Edu
Z cation for month Of August received
and approved.
Report of, County Health Officer
received and approved.
Report of S. Bradford, keeper o.
Fl. Bayou Bridge, showing collec
ton of tolls for month of August tc
be S7O.15; received and approved
Allowances, as approved by Cir
cult Court for expenses for August
term, 1912, amounting to 81, ,695 as
approved and ordered allowed.
Fom of bonds for Separate Road
District No. 4; approved.
Separate Road District Road
Bonds, District No. 3, sold to the
Tillotson tx Wolcot Company, at
s25,S01.50.
Separate Road District Road
Bonds, District No. ., sold to May
er, Deppe & Walter, at IS, 1850.
Separate Road District Road
Bonds, District No., S, sold to Spit
zer, Rorick & Co., at SIS, ,249.0O.
Contract for operating free ferry
at Randall's' Ferry on Dog river,
granted to Peter Reus at $1,000 per
month, on the first day ofEthe term,
and contract rescinded, and all orders
heretofore passed by Board pertain
ing to such ferry rescinded, the
Board being advised. and Of the
opinion, that the law did not au-
thorze them to pay over $500 per
month for the operating of such
ferry, and that the amount was not
sufficient to run a ferry. Members
Fletcher, Robinson and Roberts vo-
ting aye; members Colmer and
johnson voting nay.
Bond of H. C. Watson, as road
commissioner for District No. 1, ap-
proved.
Reports of Road Commissioners
of District No. 4, of selection of
roads; approved.
Specifications for work on road in
District No. d; approved.
The letting of contract to build
road in District No. 4 by road COM
miSsionerS to Latimer & Son, at
S6,693.5O; approved by the Board.
Report of Road Commissioners of
District No. 8; approved and or
dered filed.
Commissioners of District No. 3 |
ordered to advertise contracts for
shells.
Commissioners of District No. 3
directed to purchase shell roller for |
such district.
Southern Paper Company ex-
empted from taxation for a period of
five years.
Road Commissioners directed to
do such emergency work as is ne
ceSSary during the month of Sep
tember, and report plans and speci-
fications to next term.
Salary of H. c. Watson, road
commissioner for District No. /,
fixed at 5000 per month.
George Robinson directed to have
bridge over Boswell Branch re-
paired:
Road Commissioner of District No.
I directed to have bridge over Flat
Creek, on Tanner road, repaired.
Clerk directed to collect prsmis-
ory note of T. G. Hicks due the
county.
Clerk directed to give notice of
an issuance of $1,000 bonds at Oc-
tober term for building school houses,
etc. for consolidated school at Van
cleave.
County Attorney directed to COL
lect amount due county for shells
heretofore sold the city of Pasca-
goula.
Petition of Trustees of section 16,
township 6, range 6, asking for re-
sale sf tie timber thereon; denied.
Cost bills of E. G.. Overstreet
until next term.
Petition of F. D. Cronier for
change in road in District No. 1; re-
ferred to Road Commissioner for re-
port on cost, ETC., for such change.
Petition of j. R. Baria, ct ais, rel
ative to change of system of work.
ing public roads in District No. /;
denied.:.'
Plans and specifications p.epared
BY W. j. johnson fc,. repairs to