Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-18

iO1i VI Q1,OOO llduS W lIlC DdIlh
of Brooksville by said school,
was granted.
Petition of W. w. Bloemer for
release from poll tax was granted,
The following were rejected:
Towles Bros, 81; Fred Patton
for burying pauper; Light and
Water plant of Macon, $1.6S
against district 3 for water, etc.
petition of Sol Williams for re-
fund of poll tax.
0. G. Hildebrant was refunded
taxes on 5 acres valued at $50,
and on personal property to the
amount of $195.
Petition of l.. L. Goodwin ct
al, for opening up and laying out
public road was granted, a
committee from the board having
passed favorable on same.
The clerk was ordered to divide
equally among the supervisors
districts of the county, the tax
derived from auto tax. Said
fund on hand is 81 ,683.S4, which
would give $336.76 to each dis
trict.
Account of W. L. Sherrod &
Co.. was allowed in sum of $3.50.
The quarterly report, of j. B.
Cotton was referred back for re-
stating for the reason that said
report is not supported by proper
vouchers.
The following were rejected:
W. j. Barnhill, for two days in
spection of cattle; d. j. Jones,
ct al, for change in working
roads in district A; petition of j.
G. Chandler to have court room
cleaned.
J. F. Edwards and Allen Hol,
brooks were released from poll
tax.
Resignation of 7. Davis as
oyerseer of road link No. 8 was
accepted.
Tayloe Paper Co., was allowed
$18.75 for three cases of toilet
paper.
Il. H. Gioaver was allowed
81, ,669 for auditing books and ac-
counts of county officers.
County repositories made reg
ular monthly reports.
Mrs. Chamberlin, ct al, made
payment. of $157.5O due as inter-
est on loan made by Noxubee
county, and the auditor is di-
rected to endorse said check and
credit same on account of Mrs.
ChamberIin.
Thos. McHenry reported that
he had made emergency contract
with A. M. Dinsmore to repair
bridge on Macon and Fairfield
road for $40.
B. T. Taylor's home place was
assigned to link No. 143.
John Richards was appointed
overseer of road link Al 1-2.
W. A. Parks was appointed
overseer of link No. ITO.
Members of the board made
following reports of inspection
Turing the month of April: Thos.
McHenry, 13 days; r. Brewer,
Jr., 4 days; G. G. Pagan, 8 days;
W. L. Thomas, 10oays; L. Hines,
days.
Petition of W. J. Hubbard, ct
H., for change of road was
granted. Following were con-
inued: Bridge across slough
EAST of Woodwards creek on
Shuqualak and Fairfield road;
)ond and contract with E. S.
Harlan with commissioner of
District 2; account of j. H.
Thompson for $17O for building
)ridge; account of C. H. Ogden
or dragging road; account of A.
!. Hill for working roal hands.
The land of the Cooksville
chool house was sold to w. T.
3ritton for $50.
Mrs. L. A. Haynes was allowed
um of $25 for damage to land on S
lccount of change of road.
A. M. Dinsmore allowed 500
or repairing bridge.
A, Klaus & Co. S610. 16 for sup
lies for convicts.
K. S. Skinner, as chief tick in {
pector S92; j. w. Combs, assist I
mt SIS. Pagan and Hines voted i
ay and requested their vote be
ecorded.
'lhos. McHenry. as executor of ,
state of J. w. Paulette, was al :
9wed $12. so for telephone at con- u
let camp. d
Action of board in allowing M. Y
, F. bank $807.2 for road work
l district was rescinded. Same
Tas allowed in sum of S698. y
Plans and specification for a