The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-15
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.

Ill regular IIlOllOllly OCSSIOll NOll-
day morning, June 5, when the
following business was had and
done, to-wit:
Whereas, the Board of Super
visors of Rankin county adyer-
tised for bids for the $4,000 bond
issue of New Prospect Consoli-
dated School District, and,
Whereas, the bid of Walter w i.
Shaw, of Shreveport, La, for
the said bonds at par is the best
bid for said bonds, therefore,
Be it ordered that the said
bonds be and they are hereby
sold to the said Walter w. Shaw
at par, said purchase to be SUBJ
ject to the approval of his attor-
ney, said bonds to be approved
or rejected on or before the first
day of the regular July 1916
term of this board.
Whereas, the Board of Super
visors at the May 1916 session
made provision for the publica-
ton for proposals to build a
bridge across Parrish Slough in
said Rankin county as per plans
and specifications filed with the
clerk, and,
Whereas, there were certain
Irregularities in said proceedings
of the board. therefore.
Be it ordered that all proposals
to build said bridge filed pursu-
ant to said order be and the
same is rejected.
Be it ordered by the Board of
Supervisors that sealed propos-
ais will be received by said
board until IL O'Clock noon on
the first Monday in July 1916,
the same being the 3rd day of
said month, under Senate Bill
No. $50, approved April 5, 1916,
for the purchase of the following
classes of Office supplies for. said
county, to-wit:
Blank books and record books.
Printed blanks and printed
stationery.
Ruled and printed blanks, tax
receipts, warrants and such
forms in simple binding.
Stationery and office supplies
and furniture, not including
specially ruled or printed work,
for a period of 2 years ending
July Is, 1918. 1t is further or
dered that the clerk publish the
required notice as required by
law.
J. B. Williamson and w. H.
Till, committee appointed at the
May meeting to view and lay out
a public road in beat l, as asked
for in the petition of E. M.
Odom and others, reported that
they met on the 18th day Of
May and proceeded to view and
lay out said road and recon-
mended that the said road be
be granted and opened for travel.
TUESDAY.
Be it ordered by the Board of
Supervisors that Mrs. Fay Hurst
Webb be and she is hereby APP
pointed head of the county de-
partment of home economics of
Rankin county for IL months,
beginning July /, 1916, at sal
airy of $25 per month for 8
months. payable monthly by a
warrant issued by the clerk as
provided for in Chapter 100 of
the Laws of 1915, the other four
remaining months payable by
the Superintendent of Education.
1t is further ordered that the
board shall have the right to
discontinue the said salary with
out any notice whatsoever when
ever it is the opinion of the said
board that it is the best interest
of the county.
On motion the following allow
anceS were made, to-Wlt:
Jennie Gray, pauper support IS 2 so
Lettie Lewis, same ..------ 2 so
Patience McLaurin, same --- 2 80
Celia McAfee, same 2 so
Marian Cannon, sames---------- 2 80
Fannie Myers, same 2 so
Miss Lizzie Shepherd, same - 5 90
G. H. Bethune, salary self, guard
1~4A 1<~yr
John Wilmington, half salary as
ferryman 10 90
Jesse Hemphill, salary as treasu-
III. A. Laird, salary live stock
inspector--.-------------------5O 90
j. E. Sims, live stock Inspector 80 90
J. L. Buchanan, same l month 80 90
Y. C. Shepherd, salary as live
stock inspector z---------------5 80 90