The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-17
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.

Board of supervisors of Rankin
county met in regular monthly
session Monday morning, May
TIN, 1917, with all members and
officers present, when the follow
ling business was had and done
to-wit:
| In re Change of Public road.
Whereas petition is present
ed to the board of supervisors
to reopen or change the old
state public road in Rankin
County, running from Jackson
to Gulfport, through the village
of Star, said county. as follows:
Beginning at Miller's black
smiths sshop, on said road as
same now runs, and running in
northwesterly direction, along
the old route of said public road
prior to change thereof, to Dr..
Webb's place, on said road; and,
The said change would best
subserve the interest of all par
ties and the public generally, and
the statutory notice having been
given to the owners of the said
land for the time required; there.
fore,
1t is ordered that R. A. Ken
nedy and w. H. Till be
appointed a committee to exam
| inc and view the contemplated
route or change of the said road,
under section 4400 Code of 1906,
and report their proceedings, in
writing, to the board at its next
meeting.
Feed contract awarded-Beat
No. l, No. 2 white oats at 81
cents bushel, best mixed feed
at $2.65 per hundred prunds,
awarded to Yaylor- Wills Grocery
Co. Beat No. 4, oats at "a cents,
best mixed feed $2.70, awarded
to E. N Ross. Beat Nos. 2, 3 and
5, best white oats ga cents, Roy
al sweet feed $2.84, awarded to
, W. G. Barnes.
Ordered by the board that no
more new dipping watts be built
after this meeting of the board.
Ordered that the clerk proceed
to give notice as provided by law
that the board of supervisors
will receive sealed proposals
until II o'clock noon on the first
Monday in June, 1917, the same
being the 4th day of said month,
for the building of a bridge
across Conway Slough, in beat 2.
and across Dabbs creek in beat
Is, according to plans and speci-
| fcations now on file with the
said clerk, the board reserving
the right to reject any and all
bids.
Whereas, Section 4447 of code
of 1915, provides that each
member of the board of supervi-
sors shall inspect every road.
bridge and ferry in his district
twice in each year. and shall file
report under oath Of the condl-
ton of the roads, bridges and
ferries inspected by him with
the clerklof the board; therefore,
be it ordered that each member
of the board of supervisors be
and he is directed and ordered
to comply with said requirements
of the law, and to report as
therein provided prior to the first
Monday in July, 1917.
Ordered that the account of
Thomas Harris be dismissed.
Ordered that the petition of
L. C. Cooper and others for
change in public road be
continued until the next meeting
of this board.
Ordered that the request of
of township trustees township
z, range A, pay Ollie Dent SIS
for teaching Bates school be
granted to be paid out of said
township funds.
Ordered that a petition of K.
L. and Laura Wilson to annex
the east half north east quarter
and south east quarter, section
Is. township 5, range A, to the
Whitfield stock law district, be
granted to take effect as the law
directs.
Ordered that the petition of
Martha Terry to annex the west
half of north east quarter Of Sec
ton 81, township 4. range 4, to
j. C. Grain stock law district be
granted to take effect as the law
directs.
Whereas, the township trus-
tees of township 5, range 8. east
have presented recommendation
to the board for the sale of pine
timber on certain subdivisions OF
section 16, township 5, range 3,
east, to-wit: East half east half
section 16, township 5, range 3,
east. owned by w. H. Patrick to
w. H. Patrick for the sum OF
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