Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-06-11

The State Of Mississippi.
County OF Lafayette.
The Honorable Board Of Super
visors of Lafayette County. met
At the Court House in the City Of
Oxford, Miss. on the First Non
day of .Fane 1914. it being the
time and place according To Law
Tor holding said court. when and
where the following were prearnt
to-wit: Hon. W. j. Lovelsdy. J..
=. Fur. y. "A. Parks, q. A. Hart
ley, j. o. Brown. W. NJ. Wood
ward. Clerk, and +. r. Temple.
Sheriff.
After court was opened accord
ing 10 law the following proceed
ings were had to-wit:
This day came on to be consid-
cred the reappointment Of q drain
age commissioner in and for the
Yocona Drainage District under
Chapter 80 of Code Of 1906. and
il appearing to the Board that
the term Of T.. W. Avenf. a com
missioner heretofore appointed
for said district has expired and
The appointment of a commission
er to fill said place is necessary.
!. is ordered that T. ". Avent.
be and he is hereby appointed az
hin uccessor to fill said place. T.
W. Avent 10 hereby required to
enter into bond. conditioned ac-
cording to law, in the penal sum
Of 10000, with two or more
good and solvent sureties, for the
faithful performance OF his du-
tieG rs required Of him By law.
as commissioner. Said bond 10
be approved when properly made
and signed as the law directs.
Said Commissioner appointed for
a term of 3 years.
j. c. Treloar be awarded con
tract Of building bridge across a
slough in Yocona bottom on Wa
ter Valley and Batesville Road,
al $l.45 per Initial foot. Said
bridge to BE- built according 10
plans and specifications now on
file in the Chzncery Clerks cffis,
j. NJ. Tatum be awarded con-
tract of working Road Link M.
127 on Taylor K Pamela Road at
$33.D per mile.
j. l.. Leach awarded the fol-
lowing contracts for working the
following roads: Link Nos. y and
% on Oxford and Taylor road,
at $2i.U0 per mile. Link M. 2il
on. Markeite & Taylor road at
$24.OO per mile. Link No. II on
Oxford & Water Valley road.
j. c. Tarver awarded contract
to build bridge across Toby Tub
by Greek on Oxford and Belmont
Road. near G. n. Whites in beat
-, at $l.s3 per lineal foot,
4 II. 4. Shaw awarded contract oi
working road Link No. 304 and s
on Belmont Read It $3.50 pei
mile.
i That petition Of b. w. Jonel
lEet al b. granted and J. =. Fur
J shti q. A. Hartley be appointed
TO viesv out said change and re.
port their findings at the next
regular meeting Of this Beard.
This day came ON to he eonsid-
erred the petition off II. Hall ct
'lal. who are qualified electors of
supervisors District No. 8 Of Ia
fatette County, and who repre-
sent more than 20 per centum of
the qualified electors of the said
PROPOSED district. would respect
fully petition your honorable body
that n road district be organized
and created out of territory as
;hown by Exhibit GA" which is
made a part of this petition: All
of Sections 81, 26.s7.2s, 30, 30, 81,
1888. "A. Is and 20 in Township
IS. Range L. West. and Sections
3, &c, 81 and rs. Township 3,
Range 2, West. and Sections /, 9.
"a 4. 3, 6. Z. 8, .. 10, ii, 12. IL
A4i Is. l6. II. IS. ~. 90. q. %.
%, -. 81. IS, "a, ~, -. -, -
and -36. Township .. Range l.. w.
also Sections /, 2. ii, ~. II, II.
-, -. % and % Township 3,
Range 2. West. also Sections / an
e, Township 10, Range 1, West,
and all that part Of Sections 81.
z, - and "a that lies North of
Yocona River in Township Q rang
l, West. also all that part Of Sec
tons 80 and % of Township
Range 2, West. that lies North
Iof Yoeona River. Also all that
part Of Sections 3, II and IL that
hes North Of Yocona River in
Township 10. Range /. West. We
would respectfully show to your
honorable body that the travelling
public Of the proposed road dis
tiret need one or more highways
for their convenience and safety;
and the petitioners hereby author
Ines you to levy such taxes and
issue such bonds for the consttuc-
ton and maintainence of one or
more highways by contract; in the
proposed district under provisions
of chap. 149, Acts 1910 n amend
led by Chap las Of the Acts of
1872, and amendments in house
bill No. $50, Of the Legislature Of
1914, of the State Of Mississippi,
and that notice - provided for
lin Section Of said chapter prompt
lily be given. Respectfully sub
United, J. H. Hall and So others.
And ii appearing to the Board
that the petition il sufficient in
form and according to law, and