Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-24

| W. M. Hunter, S5l. 81 for lumber, j. A.
Bell for lumber; Bntler & Thomas,
building bridge; billiard Walker, petit
tlon for release from road tax; c. A.
Spann, Jr. same: S. M Tomlinson,
assessor. petition for purchase of code;
Randall Thomas. for release from poll
tax; Mrs. E. W. Chamberlin ct ALL,
application for loan; R. L. Rhymes, ac-
count for lumber; Allen Lumber Co..
$l4 OS for lumber; R. T. McDavid. S18
for hauling sand.
Following petitions, etc., were re-
eeived and filed: J. G. Chandler, Su-
perintendert of Education; L. F. Cole,
County Treasurer, report of addi-
tional credits on notes; M. & F. and
Bank of Macon. receipts of delivery by
L. F. Cole of bonds for collect. on; DR..
Stanley. report as county health Off
GER; attorney general opinion as to sal
ary of DR.. J. M. Stanley, Geo. Rich
ardson, communication as to bond is
sue of district 5; Jno. A. Tyson, audi
tor, report of amounts due county not
paid; S. A. Lever, report superintend-
ent of county home.
Following continued: N. Scales, pc
tition for reduction of taxes; Bank of
| Brooksville. report as county deposi-
tory; j. w. Cotton, account for repair
ing bridge; D. C. Ferris, account for
advertising; W. E. Doyle, resignation
as road overseer.
Jerry Turner was released from poll
tax, being over age.
Minor Russell and Sam Moore were
released from tax on dogs.
Petition Of e. H. Burch ct al. was
referred to road commissioners OF Dis
trict No. 5.
Petition of Charles Hardin ct al. to
have approach built to levee on west
side of culvert was granted and con-
vict overseer ordered to build same.
W. E. Mauldin, convict overseer.
made report showing he had received
four convicts sin last report, viz:
VIM. Jaavis, Finley Mckenzie, Robert
Sykes and Joe Brooks. Discharged
three William Halbert. Joe Brooks
and Get Chamberlain. Worked 100
days in District l and 227 days in Dis
trict 4.
Account of The Bond Buyer for ad-
vertising road bonds for District was
ordered paid.
Account of Hotel Macon for auto
hire for commissioners Of District 3
was ordered paid.
The road commissioners of District
swere authorized to sorrow tbs. s,.,r
of So. 900 f. ON the M. & F. Bank.
J. L. Jones made bond to build bridge
on Macon and Louisville road with j.
H. Hubbard and w. P. Farrar as sure
ties.
The account of Towles Bros. for
$1OO % for lumber was reconsidered
and rejected.
The petition of S M Tate, agent, to
withdraw old bond of B Cotton,
county treasurer, was rejected.
Following petirions continued: Gus
Mcleod ct al. and VIM. N. Mcleod ct
AL. petitions for new roads; W 7 Brit
ton, requisition for road supplies, j G
Wilkins ct al, and W A Dotherow ct
al, petitions for new roads.
Following road overseers resigned
and appointments made as follows: w
Il Glover, & T Pratt, appointed; w B |
Smith and j F Bernhill, no appoint
ment; VIM Brooks, Nathan Moss in
place; X C Smith, ] P Cole in place; J
c Cavett, Nelson Stevens in place; w
B Butler. j A McCuen in place.
= The county repositories M ide addi-
tional bonds to properly cover county
and district funds received.
The state auditor of public accounts
was authorized and requested to pay
over the respective shares of Noxubee
county, the City of Macon and the
towns of Brooksville and Shuqualak,
to the different county repositories as
follows: M & F Bank. $20,878 81 for
county; to the treasurer of City OF Ma
con, $l,193.89, and the treasurer of
Brooksville $4l9.87 and Shuqualah
$53737.
Jno B Cotton, county treasurer, was
ordered to bring before this board all
loans, notes and other evidences of
debts due the county so that the same
can be compared with the auditors
ledger and see if all credits due on
said notes have been properly credited.
The following road hands were as
signed to the Macon and Starkville
road: Porter place, Chas Brooks place.
Dock Peyton-Shannon place and w A
Williams place
Three road drags were purchased
from the Martin Machine Co., F, E.
Carleton, agent.
The clerk was ordered to notify all
parties indebted to the county, with
the request that payment be made be-
fore next meeting Of the board.
Clerk was directed to advertise in
Beacon for two mules, to be- inspected
and purchased on Tuesday, April 4th.
Road commissioners of District
we're authorized to purchase two mules
At private sale.
Order was made to advertise in Bea-
ION for bids to build brick culvert on
Macon and Louisville road.
Clerk was directed to give due no.
ice of the county intention to call in
and pay certain court house bonds.
The order entered heretofore reject
ng account of Towles Bros. was re-
.inded and held for naught, and ac-
count was allowed in sum of 500 %.
Report of John A Tyson, county aud !
tor. was received and ordered filed.
GG Pagan, member of board from
District 8, reported that he had made
our days inspection of roads, convict {
amp, etc.
L. Hines reported that he had made :
hree days inspected of roads and
ridges.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
md the Bank of Macon made regular
monthly report as county repositories.
The clerk was ordered to notify the