The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05
SUPERVISORS IN MONTHLY
SESSION.


The Lefore County Board of Super
visors held their regular monthly ses-
sion Monday and Tuesday. all Of the
members being present except s. F.
Jones. member from Beat Three.
Success Brick 4 Tile Company was
awarded contract for the purchase of
drain tile for county farm. agreeing
to sell same for the sum Of $494. "a.
Greenwood Enterprise was awarded
job printing contract, its bid being
the lowest. and bod furnished in sum
of $500.
Change in the assessment was made
in the petitions Of NJ. E. Haley, J. L.
Haley Jr.. Itta Bena Cotton Oil Co..
T. e. Topp. Abe Frazier.
In the matter of back tax assess
ments IN automobiles for the years
1912 and 1913, assessment was ap-
proved As listed by State Revenue
Agent and Sheriff. The additional as
sessment of State Agent on timber for
1914 was not approved. holding that the
State revenue agent had no authority
to give said notice to tax collector.
Ordered that sealed bids be received
at the next meeting for feed for coun-
ty mules.
In the petition of Mrs. Eliza Barnes
for damages sustained to her land by
construction of Humphreys Highway.
petitioner was allowed $500 damages
for land taken for said public road.
In repetition of w T johnson ct al
for change of road from caving bank
at the Casey Place in Beat Two. H
L Walton and S. F. Jones were d.
rected to view route for said road as
prayed for in said petition and report
at next meeting of board.
In reloan application of S ID
Clover. same was approved in sum not
to exceed $500. Application of d l.
Cooper for loan also approved.
In the matter of L L Lett and
George Croker, convicts incarcerated
upon the county farm on misdemeanor
charges. petition was granted instruct
ing sergeant to settle with convicts on
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such cases provided for by statute.
H w Cooley was appointed keeper
of county farm to succeed C L Esper.
resigned.
Report of road improvement fund
was received and vouchers were ap-
proved in the sum Of So. 60.
The following accounts were allowed
from the county fund: Townsend &
King $25. McElroy Sloan Shoe Co.
$26l. b B Harper sis. Standard Oil Co.
S.. 20, Planters Gro Co. $3.50. Is. Green
wood Grocery Co. $33. So. H H Majors
SIC. SO, J P Jarman S.. {, T Pace
81. rs. R H Hicks IS. 4 [, w C Taylor
$1l5. 80, G S Pate SIP. 90, IA Dent
$50, Ed Nixon $21, and w E Manham
$i22. IS.
The following accounts were allowed
from the road fund: HUMPHREYS &
McGinnis SIS, Godsey & Co. $50, Archie
Boyd 8 90, TW Heard s 90. j e Smith
$50 90, l T Mcintyre Soc, F A Stevens
II 90, Greenwood Grocery Co. 458. 60.
E r Virgins l Is, E X Myrick 80 IS.
Itta Bena Cotton Oil Co. 8 80, Atlas
Power Co. 18 IS, Wade Hardware Co.
As II, Planters Grocery Co. l69. SO,
Townsend & King 3 so, J D billiard
$50 81, Mrs. E E Bew $40, G w Evans
II 40, T A Weber Is 90, N F Cole
IS 90, J r Fowler IS 90, IL H Holland
Is 90, C Christensen IS 90. w E Eth
ridge 6 90, d c Peteet & Bro. 20 IS, G
w Buck 80 90. B j Sanders Is 90, Con-
vict Farm PSI SO, S w Walton 60 90.
] D billiard for March pay rolls $50. 90.
The following accounts were allowed
from the county bridge fund: Brown
& Gregory Sill "a, S P Southworth
80 90, w A Fonville 80 90, w c
Chatham 80 90, Tt Wilmington 80 90,
L Sherborne 80 90 Roy Bew l is, J
Langford s 90, Greenwood Wagon Co.
2 10, Pearce Lumber Co. 4O6 IS, and
] D billiard for march pay rolls $50 90.
Then the following accounts were al
10 we'd:
J D Lanham, plumbing. etc .. 5 81 80