Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-04-14

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A. Klaus & Co. was awarded con-
tract for convict supplies for month Of
April.
Contract for lumber for county was
awarded to R. L. Rhymes. l. G. Guy,
N. A. Watkins, ]. L. Butler, Toles
Bros, W. L. Sherrod, Tolbert Bros,
E F. Num- & Co.. j. A. Bell, ". H.
Ewing and W. ]. Walthall.
The following were found to be the
lowest bids for nails N. A. Walkin. E.
F. Num- & Co., U. w. Mullins, Gus
Cunningham, c. P. Russell & Co.,
Cunningham & Co., nails to be deliv.
cred at store at DC per pound.
The following were continued: ]. d.
Adams & Co.. account of $210 for road
grader.
W. S. Mullins sl1. 65 for repairs fo-
grader; R. NJ. Coleman ct al, petition
for new road
The petition for new road by J. R.
Carpenter ct al, was granted and the
report of the committee was ratified
and ordered entered on the minutes of
the board and the necessary hands for
opening and working same be assigned.
Tom Dickerson was appointed over
seer of road link No. 1873.
Resignation of j. A. McCuen as road
overseer was accepted and Lacy Con-
nor was appointed in his place.
Contract to build bridge across Horse
Hunter creek was awarded t. j. A..
McCuen at $19.95 per thousand board
measure. Bond in sum of $3.50 was re-
quired ard made with 7. ]. Wilkins,
Jr., and W. M. Colbert as sureties.
The following were rejected: w. P,
Farrar and Minor Russell, petition for
appointment as tick inspectors; Henry
M. Rhett for change in assessment;
j. A. Tyson petition to have treasurer
give additional bond; S. M Tate, agent,
petition to withdraw $4,000 bond of
treasurer; W. A. Pate, ct al, for al
lowance out of fund of T. 13; R. 49,; !;
W, M. Hunter, account of 1872. 96 for
lumber; c. L. Allen ct al, for reduc-
tion Of Alex Eubank's fine.
Petition of E, A. Permenter for re-
lease of poll tax of Dick Dancy was
granted.
]. A. Fleetwood, on petition. was al
lowed to withdraw his name from petit
tion of Frank Peters, ct al.
The petition of Mrs. E. w. Cham
berlin ct al, for loan, was granted and
Leland Hines and Geo. Pagan were ap-
pointed committee to inspect the prop
erty offered as security.
Resignation of Alex Mcintosh was
accepted as road overseer and j. G.
Robertson appointed in his place.
Gus Dinsmore was appointed over
seer in place of J. P. Cole. resigned.
Reports of Jno. A. Tyson, clerk as
to notices to parties indebted to the
county and as to delivery to the treas
urcr of bonds Of county depositcri ries.
Gavin Sanders was released from
poll tax and Granville Goodwin released
from poll tax in Macon district he hav.
ing been assessed in City of Macon.
Randall Thomas was released from
poll tax.
Petition of Leon Dent for loan of ST.
600 from Jail fund was granted.
Contract to build bridge across Sut-
berry creek was awarded to J. W.
Rogers for the sum of $50.
Charles Allen was allowed $l2.18 for
road work in District 8.
Two mules were purchased from D.
H. Hill for the sum of $3.50
Account of ]. P. Hunter, agent, for
$3.50 for road machine was rejected.
The following petitions were received
and ordered filed: w. M. Mcleod ct
al, for new road; Gus Mcleod ct al,
for new road; J. G. Wilkins, ct AL,
same; W. A. Dotherow ct AL, same;
W. E. Doyle, resignation as overseer;
Gus Mcleod ct al, same; Ben M. Bog
CESS ct al, petition for location of
Jackson Highway.
Assessment of property in City of
Macon of J. H. Warren was changed
and reduced.
j. j. Higginbotham was released
from poll tax.
Clerk was ordered to advertise in
Beacon for bids to repair Vickers
bridge across Wahalak creek.
The re-apportionment of poll tax
collected in March was made.