Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-09-24

YIN 1884, on page SO. VA MinVtc uCok
"G.n said order directing publication
Of notice % the intention " the Bostd
of Supervisors % issue nonis in s1id
District, set torti ia said order, at this
session Of the said Board. and it ap-
pearing that there has been ne suifi-
Gent publication made on said order
and that a new publication saprld be
made Of same. Il 10 therefore ord red
that ". II. Woodward cleris, DO have
sasd notice pablished a. required by
law, rcturnshle to tue October terra of
this Board. 1914, when and where said
petition will be further considered -
the law directs. The said order herein
before menti ned appearing on page
4f3 Of Minute book sc" is hereby re
ferred 90 aud make a part os this pr
der as II same were fully set forth
herein.
3. ~ Wells. for work on pub
lie road, Beat I $500
This dav this cause came on - be
considered the matter az awarding the
contract for the construction of the
levee and bents work across Potlocoaa
tieek on the Oxford and Teia l.oas.
ear Delay, Miss and IL appearing 20
the Boari that + n. Houston, and p.
J. Lusk proposed 70 construct the lcvee
AZ said plrcs At aud for . cents per Gu
cic yard. for the earth vFo-k. aud also
per henai foot for the bents work.
This being the lowest and best bd
therefor. Il is therefore considered by
the Board and coutrart for Construct
ing this said ievee aud beBts according
to the plans ard sp~cidcaticu< on file
in the Chancerv Clerks Office be and
the sane = hereby awarded % L l.
Houston aul p J. LEsk. The said
Houston x Lu-k before entering upon
the performances ~ the contract are
hereby required TO enter into = penel
hond in Inc ann % ssc9 %, condition
Ell zetsordin- 70 law.
This day cane on 10 he consider
81 the matter ~ofassgriipg the Cuusrac.
or the Construction aud emotion OF
The bridges across Poti1cuaa Creek
and the opening left In the levee tO
he constructed ~ Houston 4 Luss and
i arpesrinx 20 the Il ard that Walter
Bariow ard El,oa Neal agrees 70 con
struct and erect said bridges n and
~ the sam cf II Il i-2 cent per In
eAi foot. sccoutl-g 10 the plans and
s~ne~shcasious in ass in the vh2ncery
Clerks Office and it appearing thGt
tais : the lowest ard best bid IL u
therefore considered by the hCxrd and
the euntr.ct for srec<ing the -fn-es1iu
hridxes i AWARDED u Waller Barlow
and klron Neal They sre 1 o constraci
aid tridgex ascordzng "a the ps1ns anl
<u~egnra@nn~A sn Gle in the Chanresy
Cserx's odiras aud before entering rrus
tne c~orStruttiou of SAID h-idx~. ar
ke-ebv required to enter into = penz.
bo-d, -@ccozd4as e. hw, IL the sara d
esso0 o
This dav came on TO b. eoEsti@re
the following betition, t0-wit sSsafs
- Ms~is-ipgi. Lafayette County. 40
ne RnAEf q Supervisors q Lafayette
County. Mississippi, we the nadersizn-
ed citizens wh0 are qualified electors
Of Dis:rirt Nos. ) AMI fof Lafayette
County. State q Mississippi. AMI who
represents uore than - per cent OF
/ the electors OF the proposed Road dis
tr : A. shown on Exhihif - which
= made a past a this petition respect
ively petition ySur horarable BODY
that . road District b. organized aud
created out OF the territory ~ shown
by sali exhibit a1i that said proposed
territory be permitted - e. me uncer
the provisions os Chap. iTs OF ths laws
iof 1915 OF the State Of Mis1Ssip / We
would respectfully show to your honor
abe body that TIE travelling public "
the proposed District Is shown by ex-
hihis ..Ar hereto attlebei needs bet
tsr system Of highways Tor their son
venIerce anil safety, and the petition
ers hereby aCfh1rize Won 20 proved To
secure fumes for the construction aud
m1tntenarce h contract, OF one or
rso<. highways IN the PROPOSED Dis
,1ict as provided for in See }. OF said
Clap. I7s OF the Laws OF a State Of
Respectfully submitted,
fSi-red) y. ". p. n1rou. aLe others.
Attached 70 said petition Is tae fol-
low ny In exa bit So
aClear Greek Road DISTRICT, Lazy
cite County. Mss ard also appears
the zap containing the following e e
tions. to-wit: aaSections !, ,. 3, 10. IL,
~, Is. n, Is, - 3, q, q, Is and 3,
Township 5. Range 5, west Also 4.
5. s. :, 3 ,, Is, Il, I8. 10, -, 81, g, -
and -, Township ;, Range I, west
And il appearing 10 the Board that
this petition was nled with the Clerk OF
this Board on the 81 day Of July, 1914,
ard i5 a~ppeiring further that all juris-
diction In all fzcts appear in said peti-
ton, therefore IL Is the order 0f the
Board that W NJ Woodward, Clerk Of
this Roard be and he is hereby ordered
to give notice according izw OF the
purpose and intention Of this Board at
is next regular meeting. To be held
Oc1ber 5th, 1914, 10 issue Bonds ae-
cording to the prayer In said petition
above ser sorth unless a sni-abl- num-
Der petition said Board sg&nst the is
suing Of said Bonds a. the law directs
ordered and adiudged this the 7th day
of September, 1914
This dAy this cause came on to be
considered in the matter OF 4 certain
petition which is in words and figures
as follows, to-wit: estate Of Nissis-
sippi, Lafayette County. To the Hon
orsble Beard OF Supervisors of Lafay-
cite county, Miss. Wethe undersign-
ed citizens, who are qualified electors
OF Supervisors District No. ). OF Lagay
cite County, State OF Mississippi. and
who represent more than twenty per
centum OF the qualified electors Of the
D raposed ro5d district as shown by eX-
hibif sAr hereto attached and male a
part of this petition, respectfully petit
ton YOUR honorable body that q road
District be created oat OF the territory
as shown by exhibit "An and that the
proposed district be permitted 70 come
the provisions Of Chap. 176, laws of
1914, OF Mississippi
We would respectfully show to your
honorable Board that the travelling
public Of the proposed road district
need a letter system of highways tor
their convenience and safety, and the
petitioners hereby authorize YOU to
proceed u secure funds IS provided for
IN Sects 2and 3 OF said chapter for the
purpose of constructing and maintain
ing by contract the highways or one or
more highways Of the proposed dis
tricf as provided for in said chapter l76
aud that an election be ordered in the
proposed district to determine the Will
Of the people in regard to the matter.
Respectfully submitted.
! (signed) Z. d. Anderson and other.