The commonwealth., 1916-12-13
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Hon this week decided to reject 81
bids for resurfacing the Humphreys
Highway on account Of the high cost
Of material. The said bids were 30
high at the present cost Of material
that the building Of roads at this
time was out Of the question.
Five miles Of the road was TO have
been built Of asphalt and the remain
der was 10 have been treated over the
gravel with "a liquid asphalt prepara-
ton. The five miles Of road from
the Northern end Of the YazoO River
bridge to Lucas gin is a part Of the
highway running through the coun-
ty east to west and is already be-
ing built.
BE it remembered that a regular
meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors
Of LefIore County, Mississippi, was
held at the court house in the city Of
Greenwood, on the first Monday and
fifth day of December, A. D., 1916,
all members and officers being pres
ent, when the following proceedings
we're had and done:
Wilson Banking Co., for remittiace
TO National Park Bank of New York,
S2,500, in payment Of interest on
road improvement bonds; Gus Blass,
! $500, bedding for jail T. c. Carrot,
sheriff, $500, board for prisoners;
w. T. Mathews, salary 500; A. r..
Bew, St66, express; j.. W. Dulaney,
salary, $50; II. G. Flanagan, salary,
| $25; Means Johnson, salary $3.50; W.
r. Davis, salary, 500; Ordered that
the following named officers Of cleo
ton be allowed the amount set OPP
posite their name for holding gen
eral election, towit: +. p. Peasants,
B. NJ. Crawford, F. ?. Stainback, j,
F.. Rodgers, NJ. c. Mcmillan, r, A,
Joiner, G. W. Evans, w. NJ. Duke b
| A, Joiner, ]. ]. Church, r. Y. Wright
X. B. Schlater, L. S. Rogers, c. A
| Hammack, c. B Hammack, B, M
Brown, Eli Ethridge, Q. f. Bledsoe
Jr,. l. F. Floyd, X. S. Wingfield, i
G. Hamilton, w. B. Fulkerson, Cane
Henry, A. Q. Peterson, r. l.. Kirby
T. A. McGhee, r. r. Bernander, c
j. Healey, A. w. Evans, J. R. Hughes
r. H. Holmes, II. W. Petty, c. Z
Saunders, r. NJ. Milestone, W. L
Bell, W. II. Rucker, +. b. Morris, j
II. Moore, II. H. Nabors, c. p. Brad
ford, s. s. Mitchell, D. c. Hill, II. N
Goza, r. b. Niven, B. d. Brown, L
Il. Ellsi, 0. 0. Smith, r. p. Clark, 4
B. Clark, w. G. Poindexter, W.
Dent, w. w. Neblett, J. l.. Robinson
; W. a. Swift, D. +. Swift, Floyd A
Stevens, W, B. Posey, c, NJ. Ltnch,
W. Cartwright, each one 81; WilliaI
: Sanders, election com, $6.2b; ?, +
Cain, Sc; B. II. Brown, SO; Greenwoo
News $25, printing board proceeding
: and legal notices; the Tucker Print
ing House, $34.56, filing cases fC
tax assessor; T. c. CARROT, $59.7;
/ postage and envelopes for sheriff
/ office; Tucker Printing House, $26
!. so, book for sheriff's office; L.
]. Lane $40 and Miss Armstrong "a
I for teaching Swiftown school; Greer
!. wood Enterprise $3.50; Greenwood
! Light and Water Plant, $29.93; Mi
I Verna Cockerham, $40, teachir
I Purnell school; ]. D. Lanham, $1.St
I S. G. Beeman, $2.25; Mississip
/ Printing Co, SIS; NJ. L. GilIespi
! S27SS; Itta Bena Compress Con
pany, SIS, for coal; Geo. c, Myer
$29.15; Gardner, McBee & Gardne
l $500 for legal services rendered
| chancery court and supreme court
the matter of bond issue; account ,
Geo. C. Myers, S13,35, costs in ca
State VS. Southern Ry Co., rejecte,
ltta Bena Negro school teacher
Lizzie Strong, 81; J. T. Strong, 81
L. W. Quartman, SIS, payable out
funds of said township; Henderson
Baird Hardware Co., S46.86 for m
terial, and Miss Rosa Spann sos f.
II
teaching the Schlater school; Mrs
S. Rogers, SIS; Miss Tallou Tow
send, SIS, teachers, and Troy Brow
$40, janitor, Schlater school; Wo
| rell Mfg. Co., $50. for disinfec
ant for Jail; same $50; same $5
same $50; same $12.40; A, r. Be
So for postage; Wilson Furniture c
$40 for burying pauper; A. R. Be-
So for copy proceedings for John N
veen & Co., bond buyers; Fisch
Heating Co., SAT-, new steam boile
Louis Sykes, $l.75, repairing sto'
in Itta Bena school; Delta Stea
Laundry. 96c; laundrying beddir
for jury room; T, C. CARROT, $50
statutory allowance; T. c. Carrot
$16S, for per diem for self and dep
ties at November 1915 term of Ci
cult Court; Greenwood Enterpris
$50, printing; Greenwood Enterpris
$1b; A. C. Strickland $500, statutol
allowance for arrest of the hon
cides Wes Brown and Alf Brow
W. W. Smith, $500, for arrest of W
Curry, fleeing homicide; S. l.. Raine
81, for ink; Senatobia Blank Book
Stationery Co., S22,50 for reco
book; w. D. Cooley, $3.50, boa
for paupers; Henderson & Bal