Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-02-14


taxes
WI Thornell and Jim Shaw were re-
leased from tax on dog
Petitions of Sid Webb and Imperial
Cotton Oil Co., for refund and reduc-
ton of taxes were rejected.
The following changes in road over
seers were made:
Ed Norwood resigned; ] F Barnhill ap'd
BIG Coleman w E Dee
A M Dinsmore K C Smith
G Dinsmore !" Jim White -
w J Barnhill Henkle Moore"
Jim Stewart no Overseer
Leon Dent g Pomp Smith
The resignation of Jim Garten was
not accepted, and clerk was ordered to
return commission to him.
w E Mauldin, convict overseer, was
ordered to make complete report of all
property in his hands at next meeting
of board ss s.s
Isham Bell was refunded poll tax
Contract for building bridge on Shu
qualak and Wahalak road was awarded
to N L Cotton.
+ O'Byrne and Tom Williams were
released from poll tax.
| In the matCer of additional assess
ments, made under the direction OF the
State Revenue Agent, it was ordered
that the clerk of this board furnish
copy of said assessments to the tax col
lector and to the auditor of public ac-
counts. s.
In the matter of additional assess
ments made to w w Shannon and w
E Stokes of SIT 600 made by this board,
it is ordered that the action of the
board is hereby reconsidered, it appear
ing that said sum was bearing per
cent interest and 10 exempt from taxa
tion.
The road commissioners In district 81
were ordered to have the street in front
of the court house graveled the full
width of the street
A G Cunningham was appointed over
seer of road link No l4l in place of
Walter Parker.
Brewer, Sr. was appointed over
seer of link No 22 in place of A G Cum
ningham, Jr.
M G Weybnrn was released from tax
on land enormously assessed.
] l. Robbins, j l. Grace, l. L Good
win, T J Maxey and G S Hines were
released from deg tax.
' The following accounts, petitions, !
etc., were continued: X T Mcleod,
petition for new road; in re repair of
river eridge in Macon; in re bridge over
{ s.tas~a.r OK err Macon .sand Memphis !
road; E L Carpenter. communication;
j 3 Jarvis, jus,ie of the peace. petit
ton of substitute for bond; E L Car
penter, account for moving drift; J J
Prince & Co, account of SIS IS for sun
dries; j P Hunter, $428 for repsiring
river bridge.
On application of trustees of Hancock
county school fund, it was ordered
that the sum of S53i 3d. being amount
on hand, be and the same is appropri-
ated for the purposes mentioned in
Code.
Petition of ] S Deale- to buy Deale
school house was rejected
Petition of Mrs Emma Cockrell for
refund of expenses of abstract was re-
jected.
Clerk was ordered 10 advertise for
bids for building bridge in Boykin field
and Harlan bridge on w K Skinner
link of road.
Petition of trustees of Martins
Chapel school was referred to County
School board.
Petition OF Chas Hardin for correction
of assessment was granted.
Petition of E e Dantzler for correc-
tion of assessment against Sarah Rob-
ins6n was granted.
The following trustees of 18th sec
tions in following townships are hereby
appointed for year 1918: I 13, R Is:
7 H Hurst, G B. Reynolds, Geo Connor;
T ID, r Is: w c Strait, w B Rodg-
ers, Inge Russell; T Is, r Is: E H
Burch, N Boykin, B. Triplett; I 16,
r Is: w G Morgan, ID l. Archer,
F NJ Allen; 7 13, R l6: w Rogers,
J f Dugan, N L Cotton; 7 H., K l6;
G Guy, Tom Jackson. c J Byrd; 7
Is, r l6: B CtMoore, l. Bell, B w
Craig; # Is. K 16: J 0 Cook, I F
Harper, j R Carpenter; 7 l3, R II:
J w Jenkins, ] G Flora. l d Tyson; I
I Ia, r II: r Evans, Gus Mcleod,
Z Coburn; T'15, r II: w Y Rogers,
Philip Goussett, H B Gurler; T II, R
II: t w Madison, R S Curtis, T W.
Tate; T 13, R Is: w Thornell, w A
Pate, Will Hill; T IA, R 18: X 7 Nc
Leod. Leon Dent, w r Bush; 7 Is, R
is: S NJ sCockreli, J F Carr, j S Cav
ett;T 16, eR 49,: Jno M Robertson, C
I Douglass, Thos M Dee; 7 13, z l9:
DR. R l. Holladav. j E Robbins, J r
spark man; T Ia; r l9: j B White, w
W Binion,, w e Skinner; 7 Is, r 10: !
w A Cheatham, 7 w jackson, w H
Smith; 7 16, r 10: w S Mullins, J l. T.
Patty, J @ Poindexter.
Said trustees were directed to make
'eport at the April meeting Of this :
BOARD, which lands or proceeds belong 7
ng to said township and when leases .
Expire, and such other. recomm enda-
ions as they may think proper.
E 0 Kirby, supt of poor house. made !
eport and IL was ordered that said re- n
,ort be returned to him for completion,
o De filed at next meeting of the board.
The following petitions were received I
nd filed: ] S Carpenter, communica- n
ion as to road; J R Moor, communica- c
ion as to hack taxes. |.
w E Stokes was granted permission =
o buy two or three pieces of culvert at u
he original cost of same. "
w A Williams was released from
og tax.
The appointment by county assessor
w N Haynes as deputy assessor of
istrict 4 and G M Gilmore of district 5
1as confirmed
Petition of Gus Mcleod, guardian OF al
'inifred Mcleod, for change of asses . N