Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-25

from road tax was rejected.
The action of the board ut forme
meeting in raising the assessment {
the A. Wells Lumber Co. was rt
scinded, and "the assessment as here
tofore made and given in by the sal
lumber company be and the same
hereby fixed as the proper and true as
sessment for the year 1914.
| W. A. Walker and A. H. Bush. com
mittee appointed to inspect bridge
built on Memphis good road beg t,
make the following report: We hav'
been on the ground, inspected thre,
bridges on Bogue Chitto bottom am
round the-work done to specification
and recommend payment for same.
A. Fl. Bush and w. T. Showers, com.
mittee appointed to inspect bridge built
by c. E. Robertson on Summerville and
Kelis store road, reported that eve
went upon the works and made inspec-
tion and find that said bridge is not
built in strict compliance with specifica-
tions and we recommend that he be
paid $l00 in lieu of s145, the contract
price"
The following accounts, petitions, etc.
were continued: W. A. Cheatham, ac-
count of $22 80 expense as commission
er; in the bridge across Wolf creek on
Jackson new road; bridge across Plum
creek on Macon and Fairfield road; DR..
Q. R. Bush, account for services as ply
sician; Simon Smith. ct al, petition for
new ferry boat; Jno. A. Tyson, accounts
against Districts and 3; S. M. Thomas
for repairing bridge aid surveying; G.
w. Harris, petition to force open road;
Towles Bros. account for lumber.
The following accounts were received
and filed: Coal for court house; re-
pairs for bridge across Noxubee river
at Bugg's ferry; ]. @. Poindexter, ct
al, petition for tax levy for Agricul-
,ural High School; w. A. Cheatham
1t al, commissioners, petition for tax
evy for roads in District l; N. Scales,
'ame for district 8; G. E. Lindley ct
H., same for Salem Consolidated school;
mo. A. Tyson. chancery clerk. petition
or setting aside funds for December
ourt expenses found to be unnecessary;
". b. Bell, ct al, petition for tax levy
Dads in District 5; W. e. Doyle ct al
editions for tax levy for Lynn Greek
chool.
W. A. Walker and w. t. Showers,
ommittee appointed to inspect bridge
cross creek on Macon and Dancy road,
uilt by E. 0. Kirby reported that same
ad been built according to plans for {
pecifications.
The contract to build four bridges |
ere awarded to L.. H. and w. T. Z
towers and they furnished bond in the +
I'm of $3.50 with the United States {
idelity and Surety Co. The bridges e
ere as follows: Across Plum creek
, Buggs Ferry road on Zepernick and
avett place, at $19 per thousand feet; I
'idge across ditch on Union Acamedy >
i'd Pickensville road for sum of STA; h
'idge across Joe's creek on Buggs b
erry road, for the sum of STA; bridge p
ross Misso creek ON Sandy land road
r sum of $62. a
The assessment of real and personal h
operty in Lynn creek consolidated h
hool district is approved and sheriff "
rected to collect taxes as required by in
W.
S. w. Adams filed bond as treasurer Of
the Salem Consolidated School dis al
ct and it was approved. he
Clerk and advertise for bids to build
idge on Macon and Binnsville road. ell
so for bridge on Crow creek on Pierce TO
d Nashville road and across ditch on ar
ooksville and Louisville road. ey
On petition and after being examined be
surveyed change was made in the an
B. Porter public road. go
Harry Harlan was made overseer If
" road recently opened. tn
\. H. Bush and w. T. Showers, com an
ttee appointed to inspect bridge re- tn
red by j. L. Bell across Noxubee Is
er on Macon and Louisville road at
ggs ferry reported that same had =
IN done according to plans and speci- B.
,tions.
v. r. Swindle, supervisor from dis
It A, made emergency contract with of
d. Rogers torepair bridge on Adams let
Triplett road for $25 and another
dge on same road for 500, same hav-
been washed away by freshet.
count for same was recommended to CO
paid. sb
IN petition by commissioners of dis -
It 5, part of Macon and Starkville -
d, beginning at Dixie in said county
running north two miles, thence
It about three-quarters of mile,
nee north TO the Crawford and Louis
e road at Gilmore's be considered
t Of the Good Roads district of No.
vas granted.
TAX LEVY FOR 1914.
he tax levy for Noxubee county for