The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-09-07
SUPERVISORS MET
! IN REGULAR SESSION
During the Early Part of the
Week and Carried Out
Usual Large Amount
OF BUSINESS FOR
THE PUBLIC GOOD.
Tax Levy for 1912 Announc-
ed-More County Bonds
Sold-Other News.

Be it remembered that irregular meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors OF Han
cock county, Mississippi, was begun
and holden in and for the county OF
Hancock, in said State, at the court
house thereof, on the first Monday OF
A. D. 1912, the same being
the first Monday of September and the
time and place fixed by law for holding
said meeting.
There were present, to-wit: Wiley
Smith, president; H. S. Weston, J. E.
Smith, N. T. Mauffray and Joseph L.
Favre, associate members; Evan Whit
field, sheriff of said county, and A. A.
Kergosien, clerk of said board.
co. SUPT.'S REPORT RECEIVED.
The report of John Craft, superinten-
dent of education of Hancock county,
Mississippi, was read in open board, re-
ceived and ordered filed.
ROBT. BRIGGS TO A. &c M. COL'GE
Order that the certificate of appoint
ment issued to Robert Briggs by the
Superintendent of Education of this
county on September End, 1912, for ad-
mission as student to A. G M. College
of Mississippi, be approved and the
clerk of this Board is directed to attest
to the same.
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.
The resignation of A. S. Weston, w.
G. Thigpen, w. P. Lee, Jr., Theodore
Nicaise and j. w. Vairin, constituting
the county school board, was read in
open board and same was accepted
whereupon the County Superintendent
of Education appointed A. S. Weston,
for Beat One, w. G. Tnigpen for Beat
Two, w. p. Lee, Jr., for Beat Three,
Theodore Nicaise for Beat Four and j.
w. vairin for Beat 5, and the Board
unanimously approved the appointments
made by the county superintendent, ane
they, the above-named, shall constitute
the school board for the ensuing year.
AMOUNTS ALLOWED.
Ordered by the Board that the follow.
| ing amounts be allowed and paid out o
| the General County Fund, as per bill
| on file, to-wit:
Gulf Coast Progress, publishing pro
ceedings one quarter, $3.50; same, pub
fishing notice of teachers examination
4.20; same, to one years subscription
I.5O; Sea Coast Echo, one years sub
scription, 1.5O; Mrs. Mary Mars, keepe
of the county poor house, $500; Johl
| Craft, stamps for office, 3.62; F. c. Bor
dages, Sr., for assessing 1886 persons o
personal assessment roll, 1880; F. {
Bordages, Sr.. for assessing 1s49 per
s)ns at 1 cent com. tax, 18.49; same
| postage, 800; Marshall 6 Bruce, legs
blanks, 1925; A. A. Kergosien, copy
| ing personal roll for 1912, 10000; w. E
Rutherford, salary as ferryman, $500
| Samuel Breard, ianitor, 25 90; A.A.Ker
| gosien, express charges on book, 1.4C
| Underwood Typewriter Co., one recor
book, 1925; Cumberland Telephone |
Telegraph Company, rentals, 7.15; Ba
| st. Louis Ice, Light and Bottling Wks
| lights, 2l.28; E Van Whitfield, victual
izing prisoners, 67.20; Evan Whitfield
fees in habeas corpus case, 1850; Eva
| Whitfield, conveying prisoners to roa
camp, 47.S0; E. Van Whitfield, convey
inf Joe Rahoteau to asylum, 2990; Da
meron G Pierson, supplies for sheriff
Office, $500; Sam c.. Ladner, salary
25.OO;J. Q. Fountain, professional ser
) vices to Charles Waivers and medicine
1900; Carl Marshall, county attorne
salary, 1888.
II Ordered by the Board that the sum {
f64 90 be allowed to John Craft for his pr
rata services as county superintender
of education for the month OF Angus
ti912, out of the school fund.
Ordered by the Board thatth follow
ing amounts be allowed and paid out
the Road and Bridge fund, to-wit:
Joseph O. Mauffray, supplies, 6.3
Gulf Coast Progress, printing road haI
notices, 1880.
Ordered by the Board that the boa
: adjourn until $3.50 o'clock tomorro
lmorn1ng. WILEY SMITH, President.
IPETTVION OF A. BOUNDS TABLE
t The petition of A. Bounds. Jr., ct {
to move steel bridge was received
the Board and ordered tabled.
WARRANTS CANCELLED.
It appearing to the Board that wa
D rants Nos. 1859 1856 and i37, drawn u
t. on the interest fund of Township 8
= Range Is, we're erroneously drawn u
on said fund, it is, therefore, ordered
: the Board that said warrants be ca
Icelled.
r Ordered by the Board that the folio
ing amounts be allowed out of the scht
fund. said amounts being the same
v~,c.,rtc errnneouslv allowed at q form