Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-20
MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of Supervisors of va
ZOO County for November.

vi the DOdIu VI ouPciNieps VI a.
ZOO County for November.
Begun and held on the first Mon
day in November, 1914.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stubblefield was al
lowed SO for the support of Frank
Adams two months.
On recommendation of the trustees
of T. IL, R. / E, the following appro-
nriations were made out of the funds
of said township: $35 to supplement
teachers salary, $3.50 for school
house, ETC., SAFE for nails, etc, bought
from w. NJ. Saxton, $3.50 for school
supplies.
The contracts for furnishing the
county with articles of stationery, etc ;
were awarded as follows: fazoo oi'y
Herald classes /, 2 and 3; Yazoo Sen
tinel, class 4; w. T. Hegman & Son,
class 5.
DR.. A. S. Gray was appointed town.
ship trustee in the place and stead Of
w. H. Carroll, who has moved out of
the township, said township being Ia,
Range 3 west.
On recommendation of the trustees
of T. IA, R. 2 west, $735 was appro-
priated out of the funds of said town.
ship for supplementing the salaries
of the teachers of Silver City school.
Leases of parts of Section 16, 7. IL,
R. /. E, to C. p. Mann and D. c.
Bridges for five years, were signed in
duplicate in open session of the Board.
]. l.. Adams was reelected Man
ager Of the County Farm, and his
salary was fived at $75 per month and
$50 for a guard.
Mrs. r. N. Fatheree was reelected
superintendent Of the poor house, and
her salary was fixed at $12 per month
and 80 cents a day for boarding each
pauper and lunatic.
Mr.. W. R. Ritch was employed at
salary Of $500 a year for one year,
beginning Dec. 1, 1914, the Board hav-
ing waited a month for counter petit
lions to be filed, and it appearing to
the Board that those petitioning for
outnumbered over two to one those
petitioning against.
Mr.. R. N. Pearce reported that he
had sold some old bridge lumber for
$40, and he was directed to pay same
into the County treasury.
Mr.. R. N. Pearce reported that in
the matter of the change Of public
road near Pickens, that after examina-
ton he thought the change prayed
for should be made, and the petition
having the required number of horse-
holders and free holders it was order
ed by the Board that the change asked
for be made, it being understood that
the new route is to be put in condi-
tion for the grader by the petitioners.
The claim of the Yazoo Grocery Co.
for one key of nails sold to R. G.
Bullock was continued.
Petition was received for the estab-
ishment of a public road in Beat 4,
said public road to run as follows: Be-
gin at Cannon place, on the Yazoo
City and Eden road, now owned by w. :
B. Crowder, thence in a Southwestern
Y direction, through said w. B. {
Jrowder place, Rowe place, Brooks
,lace, (another place) to the Lexing- |
on hill road at about one-half mile {
forth of Zion Church, said road to c
un 100 yards west of Crowder resi- ]
lence. 1t appearing that the public
interest and convenience requires this 9
Dad; that the right of way through
ach place viii be given by the re-
pective owner, it was ordered that
logan and Pierce be appointed to lay
ut said road and make report to the
'oard at its next term. When deeds {
, the right of way are filed, the road ]
ill be established, road to be made Q
sady for grader. Q
The Clerk was instructed to adver- L
Sc that the contract to build bridge a
YER Piney Greek, near Mrs. Deskins', \
ill be let on Monday, Dec. Z, 1914. Nv
On petition it was ordered that g