The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-02-14
BOARD OF SUPER
V|S0RS PROCEEDINGS
FOR FEBRUARY.
State Of Mississippi,
Hancock County

State of Mississippi,
Hancock County.
Be it remembered that a regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors
Of the aforesaid State and County was
begun and holden in the City Of Bay
ST. Louis, at the Court House on the
First Monday of February, A. D. 1914
the same being the End day of said
month and the time and place for
holding said meeting, there were pres
ent Wiley Smith, President, II. S.
Weston, N. T. Mauffray, ]. E. Smith
and JOS L. Favre associate members;
E. Van Whitfield, sheriff of said coun-
ty, and A A. Kergesien, clerk of said
Board.
The report of the County Superin-
tendent of Education was read in open
board, examined and ordered filed.
The report of the County Health
Officer was read in open board, ap-
proved and ordered filed.
Pursuant to an advertisement in
viting bids for the keepership Of the
County Home at Gainesville, there
were several bids submitted and after
careful consideration the bid of Alon-
20 Nellums was accepted at and for
the sum of thirteen (s13.00) dollars
per head, payable monthly, same to
take effect upon the said Alonzo Mel
lums furnishing the bond in the sum
of one hundred (s1Oo.0O) dollars.
Ordered by the Board that John
Craft, County Superintendent Of Edu-
cation, be allowed and paid out of
the School Fund as pro-rata salary
for the month of January, 1914, $64-
Ordered by the board that the fol-
lowing amounts be allowed and paid
out Of the General County Fund as
per bills on file, examined and ap-
proved, to-wit:
Gulf Coast Progress, publishing list
of internal revenue licenses, sec.
326 code 1906 -. ...... ..Slfio
Gulf Coast Progress, publishing no.
tice sale of contract, sec. 326,
code 1906 ...... -. ..... .Sf.zo
S. P. Driver, repairs to county jail,
sec. 315, code 1906 ...... ....s3.00
Hancock County Bank, interest on
loan $4,000 from Dec. 6, 1913, to
Jan. 1, 1914 ...,..... ......Slz'to
Ordered by the board that the sum
of $500 be refunded to Louis Thigpen
from road and bridge fund for COM
mutation tax enormously assessed,
being a student.
Louis Thigpen, refund com. tax. $500
Ordered by the board that the fol-
lowing amount be allowed and paid
out of the 10th Section Fund OF TIP.
7 S, R. Is for repairs and fixtures
furnished Dead Tiger School, $1,000.
w G. Thigpen ......... ..91V.uo
After several bids to furnish the
County Assessor with blanks for per-
sonal assessment of the year 1913,
were considered, it was decided by
the board that the bid Of the Sea
Coast Echo at and for $4.70 per
thousand was the lowset and best bid
submitted. It was therefore ordered
that it be awarded the contract to
furnish said blanks.
Ordered by the board that the fol-
lowing amounts be allowed and paid
out of the General County Fund as
per bills on file, examined and ap-
proved, to-wit:
Cumberland T. & T. Co., rentals
Jan. 1914 (315-1906). .$11.90
Sam C. Ladner, treas, salary S26.0O
Sam Breard, janitor, salary, sec. |
chapter 142, 1908 $50. ....S25.OO
The applications of E. j. Gsx and
w. w. Stockstill for the attorneyship
of the Board of Supervisors were
taken up and considered and after due
considerations it was ordered that E.
J. Gex be appointed as the attorney
of this board for one year from this
date at salary of twenty-five dollars
per month payable semi-annually out
of the General County Fund.
The clerk of this board is hereby
directed to advertise for plans and
specifications to line the County Jail,
both upper and lower story, plans for
each floor to be made separately.
Pursuant to an advertisement for
the lining of the upper floor or story
of the County Jail, there were sev-
eral bids submitted, all of which af-
ter careful consideration by the board
were rejected.
Ordered by the board that the fol-
lowing amounts be allowed and paid
out of the Road and Bridge Fund as
per bills on file. examined and ap-
proved, to-wit:
A. j. Bilbo, 8 days labor at $1.50 $500
Clarence Bilbo, days at $3.50. $500
Edwards Lbr. & Mfg. Co, lbr. s1o.7C
Ferdinand Casanova, labor. .0(