Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-17

| Pension fund. d............... 8 u
Good Roads, Dist 2. ...... 1915 5
Interest and Sinking, Dist 2 224 g.
Good Roads. District 3 .... Ia, 633 8;
Good Roads, District s.. 2l.2l9 81
Sinking fund, District ST.. ISIS q
Total amount. 49,. $l03, 803 a
The contract for bridge across Dry
creek on Salem and Stewart road wa'
let to R N Stuart at $129.
Bridge across Coon Creek was let tt
D Cade at Sc 95 per thousand feet
board measure.
Bridge across Lynn creek in Archer
Lane was let to w A White at Sc 81
per thousand feet.
Bridge across Yellow creek was lei
to Roy Williams at $6 SO per Thousand
feet.
MI Cotton was appointed road com
missioner in District 4, in place of H E
Flora, the change to take place October
18th. 1918.
The following accounts were rejected
Walter Brown, $40 for building bridge
F E Houser, account for two iron dragsi
w A Cheatham, 81 60 for nails; W
Bryant, $40 for moving drift; New Or
leans Roofing & Metal Co.. $67 SO; El,
bert Allen, SIS 80 for conveying wife to
asylum; S w Heard, $5S 20 for lumber
D B Cade, $19 10 for lumber; W F Trip.
lett, petition for changing road.
The following communications, re-
ports. etc., were received and ordered
fled w E Mauldin, report as convict
overseer; Attorney General, opinion as
to roads; S D McNair, communication
as to disinfectant; Talmage Rife, repor,
as road oyerseer; J R Jackson, report
as Supt of Education; Gallon lror
Works, as to culverts; E o Kirby, re-
port as to poor house.
The following accounts and petitions
were continued: ] L Bell, lumber, $40
J w Smith, 81 60 for lumber; Jas Z
Sparkman, $14 63 for sundries.
The State Auditor having received
and approved the Land and Personal
roll of the county, same was ordered to
be recorded on minutes.
The petition of Mrs F Mcleod ct al,
for change of public road, was granted,
and A H Bush and w 7 Showers were
appointed committee to inspect, mark
and lay out same.
The following petition, accounts, etc.
were rejected: A J White, ct al. peti.
tion to open new road, E F Num- & Co.,
account for $2S5 92, contained in anoth-
er account; ~Chas Barnes, $40 for cap
turing escaping convict; Walter Brown,
$40 for building bridge; Stiles Bros,
S25 for building three bridges; R Z
Meade $416 O6 percentage.
The following accounts, petitions
etc. were continued: W H Hill ct al,
petition for public ferry; c S Field et
al, petition for laying out and opening
new road; w P Chappell, account Of
SO rs for lumber; E F Mum & Co., ac'
count of $3.50 70 for lumber; E H John
son. petition for extension OF loan
Dave Matthew'S, account of $l3 for sane
pit and wire.
The following reports were received
and filed: H E Flora, report as roat
commissioner of District 4. II Il
Brooks, Jr., communication as to 16tt
section lands.
A H Bush and w T Showers, commit
tee, reported that bridge built by Stiles
Bros, had been built according to plans
and specifications and recommend thai
account for same be paid.
Same report was made as to bridge
built by G B McCuen.
Clerk was ordered to advertise fo1
bids for printing blank books, Office
supplies, etc. to be let the 1st Monda.
in December.
Petition of R G Patty to be allowe'
to correct clerica! error in land rol
was granted, valuation of land assessed
to H B Gurler having been EXTENDED
S5l5, when it should have been SIS.
Same action was taken in regard to as
sessment of w w Shannon, valuation
of certain lands being raised from $40
to $1400.
The following action was taken in re
gard to assessment of Patty Dry Good
Co. and Patty Bros: Whereas tn
above firms were assessed each wit
stocks of So. 500. and whereas said as
sessments are erroneous and said valua
tions excessive and known to be such
it is, therefore, ordered that said as
sessments be reduced from $500 t
50, 500 and that the tax collector b
credited with taxes on s30o0, being