Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-09-22

| W L Thomas, supervisor from
Dist 4, reported that he had made
an emergency contract with W I
Campbell to repair bridge over
dry creek three miles east of Shu.
qualak on Shuqualak and Cooks.
vile road for sum of $40.
Committees reported that Il
Gales had done the concrete work
in Jail according to contract and
recommended that agreed price of
$40 be paid.
Committee to examine concrete
bridge over Running Water re-
ported that same had been done
according to contract and recon
mended that $S47.5O be paid for
bridge as originally let and
$574.5O for 20,fcot additional
span.
The action of t, board in al.
lowing account q ,H N Donahoo
for road work in nd 7 1 was re-
cinded and matt by ,tinued.
Commissioner and tist 1 were
authorized to p,f yicsto work the
roads in their e off th as provided
in House Bill g, m95eo. 16 of the
Acts of 1914.
Commissioners of Dist 1 we're
authorized to pay George Rich.
ardson $36. O3 as attorneys fee.
Commissioners of Dist 5 were
authorized to levy 1 mill main.
tenance tax for the roads in said
district.
The commissioners oil Dist 3
were authorized to levy a tax of 3
mills on the dollar for construct.
ing and connecting good roads in
said district; and it is further or.
dered that a tax of 1 mill on the
dollar be levied for the mainten.
ance of good roads.
Petition of commissioners of
Dist 4, w P Farrar, M L Pat.
terson and L T Anderson to Dor.
row 90. 500 was rejected.
The petition to appointan addi. |
ti0nal tick inspector was rejected
and X s Skinner was directed to
work, under his present contract,
and look after additional territory.
The Boone creek and Sun creek
schools at Mashulaville were con.
solidated into a school district
and the action of the county
school board in creating said dis.
trict was approved.
The levy of 3 mills on the dol.
lar on the property of the Mashu.
laville Consolidated School dis.
trict was authorized.
The proposal to purchase a road
oiler, heater and road sweeper
was rejected.
Contract to build bridge over
Pumpkin creek on Wade road
was let to Thos II Dee at the sum s
Of $214.
Commissioners of Dist 1 were
to levy a 3 mill main.
tenance tax.
Clerk was ordered to advertise
in Beacon for bids to build bridge
over Dry creek two and a half
miles east of Shuqualak.
An allowance of $S per month
was made to Oscar Maxey for his
:
B s Cockrell was appointed
,verseer of road link No 80. The
hands on the ConnOr- Mayfeld
place and the Geo Turner place )
we're assigned to said road.
The contract and bond of John
r Morgan in sum of $500, with S
W Adams and W e Doyle as sure.
lies was approved. ;
Committee to inspect the job of .
painting and whitewashing done
1y F. NJ. Stevens at the county
nome reported that same had |
been done according to plans
Ind recommendation that the
agreed price of 1896 be paid for i.
;ame was made. !
1T Turner made application |
or loan of $500 and committee
vas appointed to inspect the land 9
offered as security.
A tax levy of four mills on the !
lollars was authorized for main- :
;enance of roads in Dist 4, and it =
s further ordered that all persons !
in said district liable to :
Dad duty shall pay a commuta- 9
ion tax of 80, in lieu of working Z
he roads in said district. q
A tax of 81 for each male dog =
md $3 for each female over six :
months old was ordered to be col. !
ected from the owner, keeper and :
larborer of any and all such dogs. :
L G Cline entered into formal
contract with bonds for the faith. :
ul ful6llment of contract in build. \
ng five bridges of brick and q