The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-15
BOARD or SUP ERvISORS.


and officers present, when the fol-
lowing business was had and done,
to-wit:
Superintendent Report-Aggre-
gate amount paid out of teachers
fund from October 4 to November 4,
1917, $3.50; visited the following
schools: Mayton, Clear Creek, Coun-
ty Line, Lucknow, st. James, brakes,
Pearl, Howell, Sweet Rest and Pear
son; postage for October, 1892.
Trustees Request Granted Where
as, the trustees of Hickory Ridge
Separate School District, in Rankin
County, have made application to
the Board of Supervisors for the
sum of Si45, of the balance remain
ing in the county treasury to the
credit of said separate school district
on the thirtieth day of September,
1917, to be applied to the furnishing
with school furniture or apparatus
the school belonging to the said
school district, as is provided for in
Section 1876 of Code 1906; and, q
Whereas the Board of Supervisors
is of the opinion that the said
amount should be so applied; there
fore,
1t is ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that the sum of Si45, belonging
to the said Hickory Ridge school Dis
trict be and the same is applied to
the furnishing with school furniture
the school building in said school
district, as is provided for in said
Section 1916 of the Code.
1t is further ordered and adjudged
that the clerk apply the said sum
and draw warrant therefor on the
said fund.
Feed Contract Acknowledgement
by the board that r. r. Busick be
awarded the contract for feed for
Beats Nos 2, 3 and 5, Royal Sweet
feed at and for the sum of 1926 per
sack. and No. white oats at and for
the sum of 70 cents per bushel; and
that L. H. Mashburn be awarded the
contract for feed for Beat No. 4,
Sweet feed at and for the sum of
$3.50 per sack. and oats at 80 cents
per bushel; and TaylOr-Willis Gro
Gerry Co. be awarded the contract for
feed for Beat No. 4, Sweet feed at
and for the sum of $3.50 per sack
and oats at Is cents per bushel.
Contract for Tent Awarded
dered that Meyer Bros. be awarded
the contract for one tent, 20x30, IS
OF. Army duck, mildew proof, de-
livered at Brandon, Miss, at and for
the sum Of $500
In Re Road Inspection-W Whereas,
Section 4447 of de of 1906 provides
that each member of the Board of
Supervisors shall inspect every road,
bridge and ferry in his district twice
in each year, and shall file a report
under oath Of the condition of the
roads, bridges and ferries inspected
by him with the clerk Of the board,
etc, 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 report as therein provided prior
to the first Monday in January, 1918
In Re Chapter 400 Laws i9i6.-Be
it ordered by the Board of Supervis-
0rs Of Rankin county, that the sum
Of $1,000 be and the same is Dor,
rowed from the Rankin County Bank
at the rate Of per cent. per annum,
az provided in Chapter 400 Of laws,
of 1916.
1t is further ordered that the
President of the Board of Supervis-
0rs execute a note in the name of
the county to said bank in said sum,
payable out of the general county
fund, when such funds are accessi-
BILE, not to exceed four months from
this date.
In Re Money Borrowed for Dis
tricts Nos. 2, 3 and 5.--Be it ordered,
that the sum of $4,000 be and the
same is borrowed from the Rankin
County Bank at per cent. per an
am from date until paid, for the
road maintenance work Of Super
visors' Districts Nos. 2, 3 and 5,
$1,000 for each Of the said Districts,
Rankin county, under Chapter OF
S. b. 1913 of the laws of 1916;
That the President Of the Board OF
Supervisors is directed, authorized
and empowered to execute note for
each of said Districts to the said
Bank in said sums, bearing interest
at said rate and to mature within
six months, said notes to be signed
by the said President for and on be-
half of the said Supervisors Dis
tricts.
In Re Committee Report-We, the
undersigned committee appointed at
the regular October term OF the
Board Of Supervisors to view and lay
out change of public road as petit
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