Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-17
Board Of Supervisors
NOVEMBER TERM.

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members and officers were present
After proclamation by the sheriff tn,
following proceedings were had:
L Hines and G G Pagan, commit.
tee appointed to INSPECT road petitioned
for by W M Hill, ct al. reported that
they had inspected said road and found
the same practicable, and that they
laid out and marked the road.
Committee to inspect the wing wall
of three bridges built by ] H Thomp.
son across bitches on Rock Hill place,
reports that same had been built ac-
cording to plans and specifications and
recommended that same be paid for.
A similar report was made as to con-
crete bridge built by the Scruggs Con-
struction Co across slough on Macon
and Fairfield road near Harlan place.
The contract price of $S47. so was rec
commended to be paid
Committee reported that thew had
examined road petitioned for by G. c..
Goodwin ct al, and found same practica-
BILE. and that they had laid ont and
mar6ed the road.
G. G. Pagan reported that he had
made an emergency contract with ] w
Eiland to fill abutments to bridge
over slough on Memphis and Macon
road and recommended that the con-
tract price of $36 be paid for same.
w L Thomas reported that he had
made contract in vacation with I B
Thornell to repair bridge over Shuqua-
lax creek on Macon and Brooklyn road.
that same had been repaired according
to contract and recommendation was
made that the price of $25 be paid for
same.
R Brewer reported that he had made
emergency contract with F. M. Jack
son TO repair bridge over ditch on
the Cooksville and Deerbrook road, re-
commended that the contract price of
Sc be paid for same.
q G Pagan reported that he had
made contract in vacation with B CT
Stuart, Jr, to build bridge over ditch
on the Macon and Columbus road that
the same had been done according TO
plans and recommendation was made
that the price of $25 be paid for same.
Similar report was made as to repair
of bridge over Macon and Mashulaville
and recommended that R N Stuart be
paid 81 for same.
W L Thomas reported that he had
made CONTRACT in vacation with C C |
Higginbotham to build a bridge over
slough on Mashulavile and Fearn
Springs road, for $44, same being an
emergency contract.
Supervisor Thomas also reported |
that he had made contract with Ed
Woodfin to repair bridge over Dry
Creek on sane road for the sum Of |
$l2, and recommended that same bel
paid.
Also bridge over Shiloh creek was
let to Henry Thomas for the sum of SIS |
Thos McHenry reported having made |
contract with J H Thompson to repair
bridge over branch of Woodward's
creek on the Skinner and Binion roa
for S12 so.
1t is ordered that all applications for
loans of county funds shall be made in
writing, signed by applicant with as
sessed valuation of property, and shall
be accompanied by inspection fee of Sc
in cash. No application will be con-
sidered where above conditions are not
complied with.
The board being dissatisfied with the
increase by the State Tax Commission
on the following classes of personality
for the tax year 1916, viz:
An increase of 20 per cent on horses
assessed;
An increase of 8 per cent on mules
assessed;
An increase of II per cent on banks
assessed;
and having appointed committee CON-
posed of E V Yates and Geo G Pagan
to go to jackson, Miss, to appear be.
fore the State Tax Commission to tes-
tify in regard thereto, said State Tax
Commission made an amended report,
which is as follows:
''This is to certify that the commits
sion has oyerruled all objections to the
changes in the assess rent of personal
property OF said county raised by the
board of supervisors except as to as
sessment of horses and mules and
that the former order of this commits
sion has been 80 amended as to fix the
percentage of increase in the assess
ment of horses at ten per cent and in
the assessment of mules at 0 per cent,
and the said board is hereby directed
to make the changes accordingly"
The board therefore ordered that
said changes be made, the clerk being
order ed tore-make all footings and ex-
tensions accordingly.
1t appearing that the interest and
sinking fund of District is insufficient .
after having made loon of $4,000 to
the general county fund, to meet the ,
interest due by said interest and sink
ing fund on December 1st, it is or
dered thst the sum of $3.50 be trans
ferred from the general county fund.
The following accounts were rejected,
L H Showers, 500; Hayes Hayes:
claim for $50; John Shanklin, refund of
poll tax; Ike Allen, same; M P Kidd
and W w Shannon, reduction of assess
ment; ] II Thompson, account of $40;
l. L HolDerg account for $l.70.
The following petitions were re- ,
ceived and ordered filed; Jno A Tyson,
auditor, reports; ] B Cotton, treas
urer's report; Will F. Cummins, COM
munication; Claude R Horn as to cul-
vert pipe; J R Rylance, same; J H Nc
Gentry & Co, Guy G Means and Good
Roads Machinery Co, communications;
report by tick inspectors; DR. Bush, re- {
port as health officer; w E Maudin,
report as convict overseer; G Chand-
Ter, superintendent of education Mrs.
Annette Tyndall, report as Home ,