The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-09-13
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.


September, with all members
present, when the following
business was had and done, to-
wit:
Ordered that B. F. Mulhollan
be appointed a member of the
county pension board in place OF
O. A. Rhodes, udeceased.
In re Federal Road Act. State
of Mississippi, County of Rankin.
At a regular meeting of the
Board of Supervisors, held ir
Brandon on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1917, the following reso-
lutions with reference to the
Federal Aid Road Act were
adopted:
Resolved, That we hereby ap'
point the State Highway Com.
mission of Mississippi as our duly
constituted authority to submit
for the county of Rankin, Missis
sippi, project statement for iroac
building in said county to the
Secretary of Agriculture for his
approval, and we hereby agree
and bind the county of Rankin,
or if a separate road district, we
hereby approve the action of the
highway commission thereof tC
furnish money or labor, material
and equipment necessary to con.
struct the following named road
together with the bridges anC
culverts in said county, to-wit
The south end of Rankin county
part of Centennial Highway I'm.
der the direction and supervis.
ion and according to plans anc
specifications of said Mississippi.
State Highway commission, ap.
proved by the Federal Road De.
partment, reimbursements to be
made by the Federal Government
not to exceed 80 per centum OF
the total amount expended in
money, labor, material anC
equipment on said project. We
further request and authorize
the State Highway department
of Mississippi to inspect through
its designated engineer the con.
struction of the road work. pro
posed herein and advise Ius from
time to time as to whether OF
not the work is being done and
material furnished in accor lance
with plans and specifications anc
estimates approved by the said
State Highway department. We
further agree to provide in oul
contract that no payment will be
made for work or ma .erial or
road herein contemplated until
the same has been approved by
the State Highway department.
We further agree to maintain
said road, or roads, and bridges
and culverts, and to levy a tax
for and set aside each year dur
ing our term of office, which ex-
pires December 81. 1919, suffi-
Gent sums for the proper main
tenance of the said road, or
roads, in accordance with the
requirements of the State High
way and Federal Road depart
ments. We further pledge the
moral faith of the county so far
as we are able to do so, to com
ply with all provisions of the
Federal Aid Road Act, and to
provide adequate funds for the
proper maintenance of the road,
or roads, constructed under the
terms of the said Federal Road
Act. and under the agreement
with the State Highway depart
ment. Done by order of the
Board of Supervisors of Rankin
county, State of Mississippi, on
this the 4th day of September,
1917. :.
Feed Contract Awarded-Be it
ordered by the Board OF Super
visors that Taylor-Wills Grocery
Co. be awarded the feed contract
for Beat l, sweet feed $3.50 per
sack, and oats at rs cents per
bushel. w. G. Barnes, Beats 2.
3 and 5, sweet feed at So. 05 per
sack, and oats at IS cents per
bushel. L. H. Mashburn, Beat
A, sweet feed at $3.50 per sack,
and oats at 80 cents per bushel.
Automobile Purchase. Be it
ordered by the Board of Super
yisors that the Pelahatchie Hdw.
Co. s bid on the automobile for
Pelahatchie Precinct Road dis
trict be and the same is hereby
accepted, it being the best bid
offered. 1t is therefore ordered
that the Pelahatchie Hdw. Co.
be allowed the sum of $3.50 for
automobile for the said road dis
trict, and it is further ordered
that the clerk of the board issue
warrant for same out of said dis
trict funds for said amount.
In re Star Rural School Levy
Be it ordered that the petition
for a 5 mill levy for the Star Ru-
raj school district be and the