Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-25

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| Bank of Brooksville, and execute .
deed of trust on the property Of said
school for security for said debt.
j.. W. Cotton was awarded the CON
tract to repair bridge across Running
Water creek on Macon and DeKslb
road, for the sum of $3.50.
j. B. Cotton, county treasurer, hsv-
ing made a good and sufficient bond In
the sum of $4,000, according tc the or
der heretofore made, which bond has
been approved and filed, it is ordered
that the first two bonds said treasurer
gave aggregating $4,000 be and the
same are hereby cancelled and the
clerk is directed to 80 inform the sure
ty company.
The bid of L. F. Holberg Of $H for q
new stove for the county Jail was ac-
cepted.
The clerk was ordered to publish q
notice in the BEACON to the effect that
this board will devote each first Mem
day exclusively to matters on their
docket which have previously been filed
before noon on Friday before the first
Monday in each month .ss heretofore
ordered.
It is ordered that the .oom upstairs
in the court house, being the first room
to the right. be set aside as an office
for the county surveyor.
Commissioners Of good roads in dis
trict FIVE entered into contract with 7.
J.,Wilkins, Jr.. and J. @. Cook to drag
and machine rock roads in that dis
trict.
Commissioners of district Eve petit
toned the board TO be allowed to en-
ploy competent surveyor to survey
the roads of said district.
In the matter Of inspection OF the
county roads by mambsrs of the board
of supervisors, according to law, it Is
hereby ordered that said inspection
shall be made in the months of June
and December of each year, and the
reports required under said law shall
be fled with the clerk on or before
noon of the. Friday before the regular
meetings in the months of July and
January.
The clerk Of the board was ordered
to turn over to the county treasurer the
bonds Of the county depositc-iea now ia Y
his hands, as required by law. #a6ar
Clerk was directed to advertise In
the BEACON for sealed bids to build a
bridge across Dry Greek on Macon and
Louisville road.
Supervisor Pagan reported that he
was engaged four days inspecting Plum
Creek levee, Horse Hunter bridge.
Dry Creek bridge and Archer Greek
bridge.
Supervisor Brewer reported that he
was engaged five days inspecting con-
vict camp, Cunningham and Dee road,
two days inspecting the Morgan bridge
and the Cade bridge and one day on
Owl creek.
L. Hines reported that he was engag-
ID one day inspecting Shot Bag bridge
and two days on the Edmonds bridge
and getting bids, ETC., and one day in
,pecting bridge built by ]. L. Bell and
TWO days having drift removed from
Bugg ferry bridge, making III all seven
lays. II
Supplies for convicts was made to j.
q. Williams for district three and G.
W. Cunningham & Co., for district
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County Repositories made regular
reports of funds on hands In
heir respective banks.
w. G. Deale was employed as tick
of county to begin work first
lay Of March.
D. Cresswell entered into contract
With the good road commissioners Of
district one to drag and machine a Ger
ain part of said roads.
W. L. Thomas. supervisor Of district
our, reported that be spent four days
n month Of January inspecting roads
n his district as follows: One day
ettirg contract for Norton bridge on
'huqualak and Winston road; one day
and letting contract for
ridge across Dancing Rabbit creek on
,huqualak and Mashulaville road; two
ays inspecting bridges built by Jno.
!. Morgan and D. B. Cade. III
The following were continued: In re- Al
ard to Bounston ferry; report Of Bank
+ Brooksville, county depository.
Petition of H. w. Jernagin ct al. toll
rect telephone line along public road
vas granted.
Members of board were allowed peril
lem and mileage. iii