Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-05-19

S. M. Thomas, plans and specifications
of bridge across Running Water on
Macon and Shuqualak road; Allen
Gravel Co., as to gravel; j. T. Nc
Clure, report of visiting convict camp;
S. A. Lever, report as to county home;
j. G. Chandler, report as superintend-
ent of education; report of govern
ment as to drainage.
Petition of A. G. Stubblefeld was
granted and clerk was ordered to issue
TO said Stubblefeld warrant out of
school fund for Brooksville school
| library.
No bids were received to build bridge
across slough on Macon and Shuqualak
road and clerk was ordered not to re-
advertise same.
Clerk was ordered to advertise in
the Macon Beacon the boards inten-
tion to purchase road machine. :
The resignation of Dorsey Crockett
as road overseer was accepted and
Watt Helm was appointed in his place.
Thomas Dickerson resigned as over
seer of link No. 1873 and Rodney Weir
was appointed in his place.
Petition of R M. Morris for refund
of poll tax was granted.
W. E. Mauldin, convict overseer,
made report for month of April. He
had in charge "a convicts; received
three since last report; discharged
three as follows: Finley McKinsey,
William Jarvis and Robert Sykes.
Worked 600 days on road construction
work in Dist. 3.
Ida Grissom, colored, was admitted
to the county home.
Account of o. s. Vernon for So 50
for voting booth was rejected.
The petition of r. M. Coleman ct al,
for new road was granted, said road
to commence at K. G. Smiths pasture
gate on Memphis and Macon lower
road and running east about 300 yards
to hedge, thence north until after
passing Robert Coleman's well, then
on sta;e line to termination. The
owners of the land through which the
road will pass agree not to claim any
damages.
The following received and fled:
Standard Drug Co., communication
as to dipping vat solution; cattle tick
inspectors report for April.
Account of w. S. Mullins for freight
on gravel was continued.
Petition of N. Scales for refund of
taxes was granted.
The following we're appointed road
overseers: DR.. R. L. Holaday, link 7;
Frank Jackson, 8; W. E. Doyle, 48; D.
E. Perkins, 40; P. E. Moore, So,
Clerk was ordered to advertise in
Beacon for dipping vat solution.
Petition of Merchant & Farmers
bank for withdrawal of certain bonds
as security and to substitute other
bonds, was granted
County repositories made regular
monthly reports.
The order entered heretofore allow
ing account of ]. D. Adams & Co. was
rescinded and held for, naught, and
continued.
Report of county auditor as to inter
est counpons in Dists. l, and was
examined, found correct and ratified.
Supervisor Thomas reported an
emergency contract made with John
Davis to construct bridge across Dry
creek on Shuqualak and Fairfield road,
the sum of $3.50 to be paid for same.
Committee appointed to inspect
bridge across Sudberry creek built by
J w. Rogers. Sr., reported that same
had been built in strict compliance
with the plans and specifications and
| recommendation was made that same
be paid for
Charles Strong and wife were permit
to1 70 pf
by county on January 9th, 1913.
The terms of Office of N. Scales, S.
M. Thomas and w. L. Sherrod as road
commissioners of Dist. 3 having ex-
pired, it was ordered that L. M. (Mor-
gam Adams, P. B. Augustus and J. A.
Boswell be appointed in their places,
all being qualified voters and real
estate owners in said district.
In the matter of distribution of road
and bridge privilege tax fund which
amounts to $2,802 al, it was ordered
that same be prorated equally between
all five districts in the county.
Clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids to build bridge across Shot Bag
creek on Crawford and Edmonds road.
Also for bridge on Robinson road.
Advertisement was ordered in Beacon
and Manufacturers Record for bids to
build brick or cement culvert across
Running Water creek on Macon and
Snuqualak road.
The following were continued: Jno.
F. Carr ct al, petitions to gravel and
road machine, to advertise for con.
tracts and to cxpend balance of money
on Fairfield road.
Petition of road commissioners in
Dist. to construct new road begin
ming at Martins chapel on the Macon
and Louisville road that crosses Noxu-
bee river at Cranford's bridge and rum
ming north from Martins chapel about
three miles to the old Mahan place,
thence to the new road. Estimates,
surveys and proposals for bids shall be
submitted to this board, and the sum Of
81, 500 is set aside for its construction.
The petition of Gus Mcleod and
others as to road in Dist. 5 was granted
and committee appointed to view and
lay out said road.
The following road petitions were
rejected: W. M Mcleod ct al, Gus
Mcleod ct al, j. G. Wilkins, w. A.
Dotherow, E. H. Smythe, E. B. Ham
brick and others, all petitions for new
roads. G. T. Heard ct al, protest to
petition of commissioners of Dist. 5.
Members of board made reports of
bridges and roads inspected during
month.
Matter was taken up and disposed of
regarding the construction of the Jack
son Highway in Dist. 5.