The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-13
Board of Supervisors.


had and done, to-wit:
County Depository-Clerk was Or
dered to advertise for sealed bids up
until ~ o'clock noon on the first
Monday in January, 1913, for county
depository for the year 1918.
Feed Contracts acknowledgements
that Taylor-Wills Grocery Go. be
awarded the contract for feed for
Beat No. 1, sweet feed at S2.S5 and
oats at 81 cents per bushel; w. u.
Barnes awarded the contract for
feed for Beats Nos. 2, 3 and 5, Royal
sweet feed at $500 per sack and best
white oats at 90 cents per bushel;
and T. H. Mashburn awarded the
contract for feed for Beat No. a,
ROYAL sweet feed at $500 per sack
and No. 2 white oats at 80 cents per
bushel..
superintendent Report-Aggre-
gate amount paid to teachers out OF
teachers fund from November to
December 3, 1917, $5,7S6.8O. Visited
the followings chools: Goshen
Springs, Barksdale, Welcome, Robin
son, Bates, Henry Grady, Red Oak,
Andrew Chapel, Harbor, Holly Bush,
Outer, Rehoboth, Ormand, Provl-
dence. Steep Bank, Star, Mt. olive,
Wesleyana. Hilton, Mt. Greek, Clear
Branch. Postage for November,
S3.44
Sale of Land to O.P. Cross-Be it
ordered by the board of supervisors
of Rankin County, Mississippi, that
the E1a SWA and w y SWA SEA
Section 81, Township g. Range 8,
East. in Rankin County, Mississippi,
being the C. M. Thompson land, be,
and the same is sold to o. P. Cross
at and for a consideration of $4,000,
of which the sum of $4,000 is to be
cash. and the balance is deferred
due and payable on the 10Th
day Of February, 1913, without
interest until after said date.
It is further ordered that the
President of the Board of Supervis-
ors. J. J. Daniel, be and he is direct
ed. authorized and empowered to eX-
ecute and deliver to the said U. p.
Cross. in the name of Rankin Coun-
ty, Mississippi, general warranty
deed to the said land when the said
consideration shall have been paid in
full.
Trustees Request GRANDCHILDREN
ed that the request of trustees town
snIpv, range 4, to pay Mrs. J. B. Will
hanson $40. be granted to be paid
out Jof said township funds. Order
ed that the trustees request to al
low w. R. Bynum SIT out of funds
of Township g. Range 5, for repairs
TO we'll and windows, and same to &C
as rent due said Township fund, be
and the same is hereby granted.
Additional Township Loan-Be II
remembered that B. C. Holmes hav-
ing filed a petition for an additional
township loan, and the same having
been considered by this board, R. A.
Kennedy and w. H. Till are hereby
appointed committee to view and
appraise the property offered as Sc
curity, and report to this board at
its next regular meeting. And Jonas.
Holmes having filed a petition for an
additional loan, and the same hav-
ing been considered by this board, il
is ordered that r. A. Kennedy and w.
H. Till be and they are appointed
committee to view and appraise the
property offered as security, and re-
port to this board at its next regular
meeting. And c. A. Smith having
filed petition for township loan,
and the same having been duly, con-
sidered. it is ordered that j. b. Will
hanson and w. H. Till be appointed
to view and appraise the property
offered as security, and report to this
board at its next regular meeting.
And Mrs. M. A. Bethune having filed
with this board a petition for town
ship loan, and the same having been
considered, it is ordered that J. B.
Williamson and w. H. Till be ap-
pointed committee to view and ap-
praise the property offered as Sc
curity, and report to this board at it's
next regular meeting.
Auditing Committee Appointed
Ordered that w. Fl. Till and J. B.
Williamson be and they are hereby
appointed a committee to audit the
county books and report their find
ings to this board
Stock Law Petitions Granted-Be
it remembered that J. e. Weathered
and others having filed with this
board a petition to annex the fol-
lowing described lands to the J. C.l
Grain stock law district be and the
same is hereby granted, to take eff
feet as the law directs: 81 SWA
Section 2, Township 4, Range 4, and
4 acres east side SEA seq Section
3, Township A, Range 4, and IL acres
east side NEA NEH Section 10,
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