The Brandon news., 1916-07-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD or SUPERVISORS


Board of Supervisors of Ran
kin county met in regular session
Monday morning, July 3, 1916,
with all members and officers
present, when the following busi-
ness was had and done, to-wit:
Ordered that all bids filed un-
der S. B. 230 for county printing
be and the same are continued
until the first Monday in August
following, and it is further or
dered that the clerk readvertise
for bids by the said first Monday
in August, all such bids to be
filed with the clerk on or before
the last Monday in July, 1916.
Ferry Contract Awarded-Be
it ordered that Walter Stevenson
be awarded the contract for fer
rynan across Pearl river, at a
point commonly known as John
sons Ferry, in Rankin county, at
a salary of $3.50 per month for
a period of twelve months from
date. It is further ordered that
the clerk of the Board be author
lied to issue warrant to said Wal
ter Stevenson monthly in the sum
of S6,25, it being Rankin coun-
ty's part or half, said warrant to
be paid under Section 4455 OF
Code 1906.
In re Purchase of Supplies for
Road Work-Whereas, the Board
of Supervisors of Rankin county
advertised for bids for month of
July ending first Monday in Au-
gust following, bids were re-
ceived and accepted according to
law; therefore,
Be it ordered by the Board that
the contract for Sweet Feed, first
grade, be and the same is award
ed to R. H. Green at $4,000 per
ton for Beat No. 1; and contract
for Oats for Beat No. /, be
awarded to T. L. Alliston at 30
cents per bushel. The contract
for furnishing Beats 3 and 5 with
Sweet Feed first grade be and is
hereby awarded to w. G. Barnes
at $1.72 per hundred pounds; the
contract to furnish Oats to Beat
No. 3 is awarded to L. Z. Law
renee delivered at camp at 49
cents per bushel. The contract
to furnish Beat No. 5 with Oats
is awarded to Hardy Patrick at
55 cents per, bushel delivered at
camp; and contract for Sweet
Feed and Oats for Beat No. A is
awarded to Murry & Brown,
Sweet Feed at $1.75 per sack;
Oats No. 2 White Clipped at 90
cents per bushel.
In re Enumeration of Educable
Children Whereas the County
Assessor has filed as required by
law two copies of the enumeration
of Educable children in Rankin
county, and the same having
been examined and found cor
rect, it is therefore ordered by
the Board that the same is here
byapproved. Is
In re Laying Out of New Pub
lie Road This day the petition
of w. A. Cunningham and others
for a public road in Supervisors
District No. 4 in Rankin county,
coming on for hearing and the
Board being of the opinion that
said petition should be granted,
provided a committee appointed
under Section 4400 of Code 1906,
shall find the same practicable,
therefore be it ordered that w.
E. Laird and r. A. Kennedy be
appointed as committee to view
and examine the contemplated
road and report as provided by
law.
Tn re Election of Constable in
Beat Whereas. a vacancy ex-
lists in Supervisors District No.
1, and tits necessary to till said
vacancy by an election, therefore,
be it ordered that an election be
held on the 22nd day of July,
1916, to fill the office of Consta-
BILE therein.
On motion the following allow
ances were made, to-wit::
Jennie Gray, pauper support --$ 2 SO
Lettie Lewis, same 2 SO
Patience McLaurin, same -- 2, so
Celia McAfee, same q so
Fannie Myers, same me- so
Mrs. MI. E. Lewis, same 2 so
Miss Lizzie Shepperd, same 90
Jesse HemphilI. salary as treasu-
John Wilmington, half salary as