Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-28

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The following accounts were reject
ed: W. NJ. Taylor. 90 for burying paup
er; G. C, Clopton. 81. lunacy Of Min
erva Hibbler; w. n. Hunter, s5.6S fol
lumber.
The following petitions, etc.. were
continued: ]. r. Jackson, warrants is'
sued to separate school districts; in re
bridge across Running Water; City oi
Macon and town Of Brooksville, peti'
tons for pro rata share Of maintenance
fund: Chas. ]. Moore. deputy revenue
agent, account of 50, 17S. 46 for separate
school district; N. A. Mozee, damage
to'school property by change In road.
Following were rejected: w. M.
Jones, So for repairing scraper; E. c.
Walker. application for tick inspector;
c. L. Allen, for refund Of taxes; J. H.
Wilder and A. L. Fleming, application
for tick inspectors; Carrie January, for
change Of assessment; w, d. Hunter,
$94. is for lumber.
The act Of J. r. Jackson in issuing
warrant for prize in Boys Corn club
was approved.
The resignation of Thos. McHenry as
road commissioner for district two was
accepted. w. E. Skinner was appoint
ed in his place.
The following petitions. etc.. were
received and filed: W. M. Taylor, re-
port as superintendent of County Home
for Dec. 1915; DR.. Stanley, report as
county health officer; John A. Tyson,
clerk, report Of mailing notices to
county depository; report of delivering
to the county treasurer $40, 900 district
S bonds; report of advertising bonds in
district s; E. E. Dantzler, sheriff, re-
port Of prisoners in Jail; J. R. Jack
son, Supt. of Ed'n., report for month
Of December, approved and filed.
The petition of Freeman Bros, for
reduction Of assessment on cattle was
granted.
Jno. A. Tyson, county auditor. hav-
ing reported charging A. d. Binion and
E. E. Dantzler. sheriff, with dana ges
on poll tax wrongfully paid to separate
school districts and same having been
|rsmitted by the governor and attorney
general. said order being attached to
report. It 10 ordered that same be re-
ceived, approved and ordered filed.
In the matter of county repositories,
the Merchants and Farmers Bank. the
Bank of Macon and the Bank of Brooks
vile. were on petitions and agreements
agreeable to all parties, designated de-
positories of the county, each to get
their pro rata share Of a bond in the
sum of $50, 900, which is the greatest
amount of money likely to come into
their hands during the ensuing year.
On motion J. E. Adams, J. w. Combs
and W. J. Barnhill we're appointed cat
tie tick inspectors for the year, 1916.
to begin work on March 1st, under the
of DR.. o. l.. Beeney, fed
eral inspector. Said Inspector to re-
ceive compensation of So per day for
each days actual service.
Petition of Frank Thompson for pos
ition as cattle inspector was rejected.
DR.. G. R. Bush was appointed physi-
clan for the county to be psid the sum
Of SIS per month. payable quarterly.
He is to attend the sick in the county
home and inmates of the Jail,
Good road bond for district s, in the |
sum of $500, were sold to Sidney |
Spetzer & Co., it appearing that they |
were the highest bidders for said bonds. |
In the matter Of Agricultural Com |
missioner for Noxubee county, it be-
ing the judgement Of the board there
being no necessity for the services of |
county commissioner of agriculture, II
is ordered the Office is hereby abolish |
ed.
The superintendent of the poor house
was ordered to receive Bob Simmons
Is an inmate Of the county home.
A. T. Dent. former attorney for the
board, made the following report anent
The Maintenance and Poll Tax in Sep
arate School, Districts:
cat the December meeting of this
board there was referred to me for in
and report the matter of
erroneous payments of poll taxes col
ected by tax collectors to
separate school districts as re-
ported by county auditor, George
Richardson, esquire, represents the
and Macon separate school
districts and we have been unable toin-
vestigate the matter, to this date on
account Of press business and holidays.
"There was also referred for report
claim presented by State Revenue
Agent, for refund from various road
districts one half Of maintenance tax
on property in municipalities.
"I discussed this matter with assis-
tant attorney general, who gave the |
opinion Of that department. that the
various road districts were not liable |