Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17
ed to collect taxes on $500 for tn
past six years.

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ucation, made report of educatabl,
children in county and seperate schoo
districts, from 1904 to 1915.
Lula Mcintosh was released from ia,
on horse valued at $50.
| Petition of Christiana Shelby for re
duction of taxes on realty in the city Of
Macon was granted.
| Jno. A. Tyson, chancery clerk, wal
authorized to have pension list publish,
ed.
The following petitions were reject.
ed: 7. E. Haynes. for damage by
change of road; Ida Williams. released
from taxes on two dogs; Victoria Sand
ers, W, ]. Combs and ]. A. McCuen all
for refund of taxes.
The following petitions were receiv-
ed and filed: In re bridge across Grow
creek on Brewer road; E. E. Dantzler.
sheriff. on back tax assessment on cot
ton; j, r. Jackson report for Nov.; w.
M. Taylor, superintendent of County
Home; J. K. Triplett, ct al, to sell
Lynn Creek school house; j. A. Tyson,
report of apportionment of poll tax col
lections for month of October and Nov
ember; Newell Bros, communication
as to road machine.
The following accounts, petitions,
etc, were rejectedA F. H. Otis and
Minor Russell, cost of special deput-
les; G. V. Cotton. petition for change
of realty assessment; Ed. M. Murphey,
81 for anthrax vaccine; R. L. Rhymes,
81. SO for lumber; ]. L. Bell, SIT for
building bridge; Geo. Chairman & sons.
$l7.1S for lumber; J. w. Knight. $3.50
for rebuilding bridge.
The report of railroad commission as
to assessment of property in county
was referred to Jno A. Tyson. county
auditor.
The petition Of Percy S Hayes for
reduction of assessme Vt was granted.
The petition of w. E Weaver for re-
duction of assessment was granted.
The clerk was authorized to notify
the road commissioners of district five
that motion is pending asking for can
collation. of bonds which had been auth
orized and not sold.
Committee reported favorably on
bridge built By Geo. Taylor on DeKalb
@i.s. .ltcs.S-a sss.-ssArsAssz b.
paid for.
A. H. Buse and w. T. Showers. COM
mittee appointed to inspect bridge built
by J. L. Bell over Wet Water creek
near Ben Barnhil's place, reported
that same had not been built according
to plans and recommendation was made
that same not be paid for.
A. Fl. Bus l made similar report in
regard to bridge built by Jno. T. Nor
gan on Brooksville ard Crawford road
one mile west of Albert Henley's.
G. c. Goodwin was awarded contracl
to build bridge across Jordan creek o.,
Macon and Cooksville roa for the sum
of $991, Geo. G. Pagan ! I'd Thos. Nc
Henry are sureties for ,ond in the
sum of $400.
In re objections to prop ed assess
ment of persoaalty by rev, ue agent,
]. c. Johnson, VS.. Campbell & Clever:
The back tax assessment heretofore
made by the tax collector OF the coun-
ty of Noxubee under the ds ection of
the revenue agent against tn said firm
for cotton alleged to have been owned
by said Campbell & Clever, in said
county on the first day of February in
the years 1909 9-l0-11-12-13 and ID for
back taxes heretofore assessed and due
and not paid for said years ss follows:
As per said assessment, appearing on
he personal roll of said county coming
IN to be heard by this board, and it
having considered the same; doth order
hat said assessment be disapproved.
The said revenue agent feeling that
'aid action on the part of said board in
said assessments is illegal
md wrong, and by his attorney, A, H.
Iongino. prays an appeal to the next
erm of the circuit court of Noxubee
ounty; and the board having further
Considered the same, doth hereby ad-
udge and order that such an appeal be
md the same is hereby granted.
Same action was taken and order en-
cred on minutes in regard to cotton
ssessed against Threefoot Bros. & Co,
& Co., ]. M, Hardison, <
Vest Point Cotton Co., and the We'll
,ros.
In regard to road bonds of district
we heretofore issued and not sold, it
) ordered that said bonds he signed by !
he president of this board and coun- !
ersigned by the clerk of this board as
he law directs, and that they be deliv- J
red to the treasurer of Noxubee coun- \
Y for sale i
In regard to the bridge on Macon and q
'airfeld road built by R. T. McDavid,
he committee, w. A. Walker and w.
:. Showers reported that they ''find Il
anne not been done according to spe-
ifications, but taking into considera- I
on the fact that there is water in Q
aid creek making it impracticable to !