Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-06-16

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worked 700 days grading road in Dis
trict Three, moving 5000 yards of dirt
and two days on public school ground
in Macon.
| County auditor reported that K
Green, having complied with all the re
quirernents Of the law, duplicate pen
sion warrant was issued to him.
The action of the superintendent Of
education in issuing warrant to the
library of the Shuqualak school in the
sum of $40 was approved. and the clerk
was ordered to issue said warrant.
Petition of W. L. Strait for release
from road tax was granted.
Petition of j. W. White, ct al. for
change of public road was granted.
W E Mauldin was released from any
responsibility for the escape of Cyrus
Richards.
The appointment of H H Hardin as
deputy tax assessor was approved,
7 w jackson was appointed road
overseer of link l.'9,
The board peti caed Governor Bilbo
to pardon Tom Teer. convicted at the
last term of the circuit court, said con-
vict having become an invalid and a
burden to the county,
Committee reported favorably on
loan applied for by ] J Higginbotham
and recommended that sum of $4O0 be
loaned on land offered as security.
Same action was taken in loan ap-
piled for by B 7 Whitehead, who made
application for loan of $500.
On motion it is ordered that the road
drag now in the hands of E d Cavett
and the property of the county be by
the said E D Cavett turned over to F
A Harris, road overseer, said drag
having been bought by the said E D
Cavett and the said Cavett having
been reimbursed by the county for
said drag.
Report of county auditor as to ap-
portionment of poll tax for April was
received and filed.
LV Brown was employed as assist
ant convict overseer. He made bond
in sum of 5000 with R L Anderson
and j G Flora as sureties,
Petition of Gus Mcleod, ct al, for
new road was granted, the report of
committee tbeing ratified and con-
frmed.
Contract made by the road commits.
sioners of District with the Owens
Construction Co. composed of G w
Cunningham, T w Tate and C B
Owens. was ratified. Said company to
build that part of the road known as
the Jackson Highway in said district
for the sum of 10000.
Cooksvile and Paulette school dis.
trict was formed to consolidate five
schools, and publication was ordered
with view to issue bonds in the sum
of So, 900.
On petition of Jacobson & Brooks
the sum of So per month was ordered
paid to Windham Coleman, a citizen of
this county who is now in a hospital
in Meridian suffering from pellagra.
County repositories made regular
monthly reports.
w L Thomas and R. Brewer. Jr,
committee. reported that bridge re-
paired by w Cotton across Running
Water creek had been done according
to plans and specifications and recon-
mendation was made that same be
paid for less Sc, the cost of second in
spection.
Petition of W C Deale will be granted
provided committee find same practica-
Bile and public necessity.
Contract to build bridge across Shot
Bag slough on Edmunds bridge road
R. A. Featherston for the sum of $125.
R. M. Coleman was appointed over.
seer of road link No. 18.
On Recommendation of P B Angus
tus, L M Adams and ] A Boswell bonds
to the amount of SIS. 900 were ordered
sold to build rock road in District 3 to
connect with road in District 5.
R Brewer, Jr, member from District
reported that he spent five days in
specting during month as follows: One
day each on bridges on Union Academy,
Horse Hunter creek, Wahalak creek
and Running Water, and on Gus Nc.
Leod road.
Thos. McHenry, District 2. reported
that he had inspected 9 days during
month, 2 on bridges on Macon anc
Fairfield road. 3 Shuqualak and Fair.
field, 2 on Cooksvile snd Vienna roac
and 2 on Macon and Warsaw road.
L Hines reported days, ! day each
on Brooksville and Louisville one or
Horse Hunter, l moving wire on All
good Mill road and l on Cranfort
bridge abutment.
George Pagan reported 7 days, one
on bridges on Brooksville and Louis
v;llo road m Vickers' bridge in
specting and laying out convict work
w. l.. Thomas DAYS inspection,
on Running Water creek bridge ant
one obtaining plans, etc., for 8 bridges
on Macon and Shuqualak road.
Contract was awarded City of Macol
for repairing water connections will
court house.
Members of board allowed per dien
and mileage.