The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-09-14

following levleS be made for the
respective road districts of Ran
kin county for the year 1916
1917, to-Wit:
Beat No. mills
Beat No. 1-2 mills
Beat No. 2, int. and sinking i'd l IL mills
Beat No. IL mills
Beat No. 4-----3 mills
Beat No s. 12 mills
Beat No. l, bond issue interest
and sinking fund -----4 mills
Communication tax of $500 assessed
against all persons in EACH beat subject
to road duty.
All bids filed for building
bridges were rejected and clerk
ordered to readvertise for bids to
be received up till IL o'clock on
first Monday in October, 1916,
for the building of bridges as fol-
lows
Bridge across Ashlog creek, at
Goodman place. in beat 4.
Bridge across .Eautacuta creek
at Cunningham place in beat 4.
Bridge across creek near W. G.
Cooper's place in beat l.
Bridge across Sand slough,
near Meek's ferry, in beat 3.
All to be built according to
plans and specifications now on
file with the clerk of said board.
Superintendent of Education's
Report-Amount paid to teachers
out of common school fund from
August 1, 1916, to September 1,
1915, ST.; salary for August and
postage. $145. Is.
Following allowances were
made out of Clear Creek school
district fund on petition Of trus-
tees of said school district
II. L. $169 go
Caver's Pharmacy ---------- 10 26
w. A. Wallace Observation-Disclosures ~ w
Pickett Milling Co. - Is 90
Dr. C. A. Walker l2O w
Be it ordered by the board that
Murray & Brown are hereby
awarded the contract to furnish
beat No. 4 with oats at Gle per
bushel, and sweet feed at $1.80
per hundred pounds (; L. T. Law
renee is hereby awarded contract
to furnish beat No. 3 with oats at
81 lie per bushel, delivered at
camp; w. G. Barnes is hereby
awarded contract to furnish beats
3 and 5 with sweet feed at 81 per
hundred pounds, and further or
dered that w. G. Barnes is
awarded contract to furnish beat
No. 5 with oats at Coo per bushel.
Ordered that the following al
lowances be made, to-wit:
Lettie Lewis, pauper supports so
Patience McLaurin, same 5O
Celia McAfee. same 2 so
Fannie Myers. same 2 so
Miss Lizzie Shepherd, same ----- W
Jesse Hemphill, salary as treasu-
Observation-Disclosures 90
Walter Stevenson, half salary as
ferryman- ----------.-1 = 20
C. H. Bethune, salary self, guard
and cook 70 so
Mrs. Fay Webb, salary as club
agent 25 90
DR.. w. H. Watson, salary as
county physician -------------- 70 w
Brandon Water Co., rent for Aug. 10 90
C. B. May, salary live stock in -
SpectOr ------------------- " w
V e. Shepperd. same so 90
IT A Laird same SO 90
T T, Buchanan. same so 90
7 e. Sims. same ------ so 90
Dr r A Warwick. same. 13 days- 26 90
r. T.. Jones. same. 13 DAYS - 26 90
w. E. Wansley, same, 10 days 26 90
n T ZONES. same. I3 DAYS 26 90
A.tG. King, same, IL days 1880 rs 90
G. A. Parker, j. P, half statute
nv self and constable --~----4 O5
J. A. Robinson, making 2 copies
If rolls 100 90
r a Robinson. hostage so
J. A. Lindsey, postage -----..7--- 70
w. E. Golfer, repairs to bridge, =
beat ---------------- w
J. P. jenkins, cleaning and fill
ing vat w
A. a. Smallwood, building two
bridges and repairs to eight % 80
Mississippi Printing Co., mdse,
chancery clerk ------------- ~
Sam Watts, repairs to vat fence ! 90
Brandon Machinery & Lumber
Co., shop work county farm | 10
Jackson Hardware Co., dynamite,
nails. etc. beat 1---------- IL %
Cumberland Telephone Co., rent
and tolls county farm --------. 2 OF
Claude Steen, cleaning and I'LL
ing vat ----- ------------ w
beat at 8 D0su- 49,. ii 81