Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-18

A loan Of 81. 900 was made to Walter
P. Gavin from jail fund, the valuation
Of land having been passed on BY COM
mittee and title by attorney for board.
Petition Of Mrs. Geo. A. Hummer
for release Of tax on dog was granted.
The petition of Tom Key for release
from tax on horse and Nish Dishfor tax
on mule were granted.
The bond of r. E. Meade, former en-.
gineer of roads for district 2, was n.
leased.
The treasurer was ordered to set aside
from the general county fund the sum
Of 5 200 to defray expenses of the Aug
ust term Of circuit court.
the petition of j. E. Neal for release
Of road communication tax and poll tax
was granted.
Petition of Isaac Dent for release
from tax on bitch was granted.
The following we're continued: RI.
Wells, resignation as justice Of the
peace; account Of w. R. Swindle of 500
for inspecting roads in 1913 in reputting
asphaltum on roads.
Following were rejected: Joe Bell.
Sill. II for lumber; j. A. Bell, $25 for
building bridge; R. N. Stuart, SIG for
repairing Horse Hunter creek bridge.
On account Of freshets In district d,
W. r. Swindle, member Of the board
from that district, reported that the
following bridges had been built for the
prices named. it being a matter OF
emergency: Two bridges across Ha-
shuqua creek let to Higginbotham &
Hollis for the sum of $3S for the two
three bridges on Wahalak and Shuqua'
lax to j. E. Davis at $7S for the three
two bridges across gullies on Summer
vile and Kellis Store and Hashuqua roac
at $65 for the two; to Butler Bros, two
bridges repaired by Fl. P. Thomas or
Summerville and Macon roads at $40
two bridges across slough by J. R. Dug
an at $45 for the two; T. ]. Lee, or
Higginbotham and Winston road SO
bridge repaired by Marcus Carter across
Little Sun creek at SIS; two bridges BY
L. w. Thomas at $50 for the two. AL
work has been done according to con
tract and work completed. / recon
} mend payment Of same.
w. r. SwINDLE,
Member of board, Dist. 4.
Sing Dixon was released from double
assessment. having been assessed TO
the same property both as Sing Ant
y y Bob Dixon.
The matter of the consolidation o
0 schools at Center Point and at Paulett
Q and Cooksville were taken up and pass
y Y ed on. An election was ordered for tn
< Center Point school.
0 L. F. Cole, county treasurer, mad
0 his regular monthly report,
The contract for cement culvert fo
the first bridge south Of river wa
awarded to Logan Cline for the sum q
k 1890.
Road commissioners we're requisite
to make report of work and cost {
same done on different rock roads in th
county.
IS Report of Jno. A. Tyson, audito,
was received and filed.
k A. H. Bush made reporto o. emergenc
work of two bridges let to E. o. Kirt
Is at and for the sum of $37. 40 each, to
e paid at completion of work.
II The following were continued:
:, the matter of brick wall for culver
20 on levee; Burrie Jackson, account
500 for capture of fleeing homicide.
20 Clerk was ordered to advertise for b
to build bridge at Bigbee Valley
A. Brooksville and Bigbee Valley road.
n The wages of Anna Moore, cook
st the county home was raised from SIS
E. ST. so.
Mileage and per diem were allow
members of the board and officers.
Vice is deformity. Hypocrisy m
clothe its gaunt form in the stol
u robes of virtue; civilization may thrt
around it the air of refinement and r
Sc spectability; its praises may be sul
in %rapturous numbers; men may ev
- offer a justification for it in words
persuasive %eloquence; still, it renal
at the same hideous monster. whose n