Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-12-20
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1870
agree with you in regards to pub
fishing the proceedings of the Board,
especially in the disbursement of the
peoples money, at least three or four
times a year. Surely they are not
ashamed of the way it has been spent
perhaps they refuse as matter of
economy, if so, it is a noble idea.
Economy is grand thing, in private
matters, and a great deal more so in
matters pertaining to the people S
interest, but they want to see how
the money is being spent. | can t
say that the Board hasn't exercised
proper economy in county affairs,
but there is something pertaining to
the outlay of the money that and a
great MANY of our taxpayers can't
understand. Therefore | offer a few
problems which no doubt the Board
can explain to the full satisfaction
VI VIC OoA- pdJ CA ?.
1st. Was proper consideration and
care taken in receiving the work on
the River Bridge, East side, two or
three years ago? Did material and
workmanship comply strictly to
plans and specifications? If not, why
not? No use to give bond and sign
a contract and not hold the centrac-
tor strictly to it. Such cannot be
considered economic and If so, there
is no one to blame in such cases, but
the Board.
2nd. Was economy properly con-
sidered when the Board refused to
give Barnabel six or eight hundred
dollars to cut the ditch above the
Bridge?
Bird. Was economy properly con-
sidered when they employed men to
superlntend the work on the public
roads as commissioners, who knew
SO little about grading? Wouldn t
it have been better to get an expert
to spperintend the work who knew
how, although it NAV have cost $3.50
or $500 month? And was the law
complied with strictly, in regard to
furnishing supplies, machinery etc.
for road working?
18th. Why did the Board turn off
the commissioners and turn the job
to themselves, at the rate of three
dollars per day? Does the Board I'M
derstand grading better than the
commissioner who had picked up
some little experience at $50 per
month. The law gives So to each
member per day for this job, which
would be SO a month, if each mem
Der put in five days time in the
month. Funny ism t it?
9Th. Is rigid economy exercised
by the Board at their regular month
ly meetings? Do they economic in
tine, as either of them would xpect
a hireling to do on their farm or
other work, at 81 per day. while
they get So day and mileage?
9Th. Was the school interest prop
erly cared for when the Board sold
the timber off the several 10th sec
tions at the prices received?
have been told by several men
who are considered reliable, that
Sec. Is 7 N. r. W. is as fine a
body of timber as there is i n the
County. The Board sold the timber
on it for $1,000 and I'll bet my old
shoes, worth soc, that no one could
buy. the timber now for less than
$50, 900 or $4,000. The county
should have had the benefit OF at
least $4,000.
7th am inclined to think all of
the 10th Section timber was sold for
great deal less than the actual in
terest of the county. | don't think
the parties owning the lease on these
lands should be made to pay full val
ue for the timber, but it is unreason-
able and unjust to the people 10 be
put off at about one tenth of the real
value.