The Lexington advertiser., 1915-07-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Julv Term. 1918.


ington, in regular session, with the
following officers and members pres
ent, to-wit: ID. j. Crawford, presi-
dent; r. c. Lipsey, K. K. Ellison, 5.
H. Lusk, Ira Jones. members; +. ID.
Murphy, clerk; W. L. Smith, sheriff.
The following proceedings were then
and there held:
1t having been brought TO the atten-
ton of the Board of Supervisors that
Hon. W. H Smith, state superintend-
ent of education, has obtained assur-
ance of all necessary funds with which
to institute a model school in some
county in the state, and that he will
soon locate said school at some agricul-
tural high school in the state, it is the
sense of the board of supervisors OF
Holmes county that such model school
would merit and deserve the cordial CO.
operation of this board and the entire
county: and that If the state superln-
tendent shall see fit to locate said
school at the Holmes County Agricul-
tural High School, the model school
movement shall have the strong sup
port of tbs board to the extent OF its
full ability. And it is therefore or
dered that J. III. Kimbrough, county
SUPERINTENDENT, and G. H. Love, su-
perintendent of the agricultural high
school. and the trustees of said shool
90 before the state superintendent and
urge upon him the propiety of locating
said model school in Holmes county.
Farm Demonstration. This day this
matter came on to be heard upon he
suggestion of the board of trustees of
! the Agricultural High School that a
farm demonstration for the county be
employed in conjunction with the de.
partment of agriculture of the federal
government, and it appearing that the
agricultural and stock raising industries
of said county will be largely benefit
| ted and aided by the employment of
such demonstration; it is ordered that
said board will appropriate such funds
as may be necessary with the aid OF
the federal department of agriculture
to employ county farm demonstration,
said demonstration to be member Of
the Agricultural High School faculty,
and to be under the direction of the
board of trustees, beginning his duties
at the opening of. the l915-l9l6 session
of the Agricultural High School. 1t is
further ordered that G. H. Love, super
| intendent of said high school, notify
| the department of agriculture of the
! federal government of this action and
take such further action as may be ne
cessary to the employment of said de-
monstrator subject to the approval of
the board of trustees of the agricultural
high school,
Petition of M. A. Busshart ct al to
change road in Beat No. l, at old Nc
CURE place, ordered filed to take usu-
al course.
All gates across public highways in
District No. are ordered removed be-
fore February |, 1916.
K. A. Watts ct al were granted pri-
vilege of building a gate across public
road Just east of Belzona iron bridge
in Beat. 4.
Petition of w. r. Howell ct al to
build bridge across Browns creek in
District No. 2, filed to take usual
| course.
Assessment of SIS against Sherman
Greer cancelled and the sheriff and tax
collector is credited with $75.
This day came the road commissioners
of District No. and made application
to the board of supervisors for permis-
sion to borrow the sum of $4,000 for the
needs of the public roads in said dis.
trict, and it appearing to the board
that said loan in addition to the previ'
GUS loans contracted by said commits
siOners, will be less than the said com
missioners are authorized to borrow
under the powers conferred on them by
Sec. Is of the Act of 1914, being chap
ter ia of said Acts, under and by vir
tue of which act said district was or
ganized; and it appearing further thai
said loan is proper and should be au
thorized by the board; it is therefore
ordered that the road commissioners O.
District No. 4, be and they are hereby
authorized to borrow the said sum O
$4,000 upon such proper terms as may
be agreed upon with the lender. not tt
exceed for interest at the rate of sil
per cent per annum, and for a term no
to exceed five years for such loan anC
that when said loan is arranged loan
warrant shall issue therefor, condition
ed acknowledgment as required by th'
provisions of aforesaid act.
Ordered that the following account!
be and they are hereby allowed, pay
able out of the county fund: W. l.
Smith, exparte fees in case of Geo
Broadnax, lunatic, IS; P. H. Murpyh
same, $4. c. X. Reid, X. }. Whiting
ton, Dave Sutton, o. M. Beall, H. B
Levy, J. A. Sharpe, jurors, each 81
W. l.. Smith, fees in exparte trial o
Sanders Craig, lunatic, So; 2. H. Muir
ply, same, $4; J. W. Wilmington, J
A. Weeks, J. S. Fryer, John KyIhng
stad, C. X. Reid, Hinton Rogers, jo
rors, each 81; W. l.. Smith, conveying
prisoner to farm and jail, $72 55; J
A. Henley work on poor house, $Sl. So
Lexington Advertiser, publishing pro
ceedings, stationery, notices, $33. .04
Rabb Bros, dump work, $26; j. d
Sledge, attention to Dunbarton ferry
and repair on boat, SIS. so; Ya2oo Ben
ders Cotton Co., attention to MileSlor
iron bridge, June, $40; j. W. Coleman
building bridge, $50; Alexander Bros.
lumber, 1912. "A; Pahlen Bros, 6 mat
tresses, freight, drayage, $22. %; Ma
linda Montgomery, matron poor house
$lS; Pahlen Bros, supplies, S34, 65
Lewis Montgomery, cutting two cords
of wood in fire lengths, So; c, K. Flet
cher, beef. less pasture rent 90; j. +
Page, superintendent, salary June, 81
X. q B. Sonthemer, one dozen chairs
50: DR.. b. A. Shepherd. medical serv
IN. pnnIl