Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-29
Board of Supervisors
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The following petitions and accounts
were continued: f s Drake, petition
as to allotment Of school lands; as to
employment Of a county commissioner;
G D Russell ct al. to alter or change
Jernagin road, in matter Of renewal OF
loan; account of election expense
amounting to 81; accounts of Mack
Tate, Owen Todd. for dragging road.
and F S Patty for hauling gravel; Nox-
bee County Hdw Co., for supplies for
District 2 and A Klaus & Co., for oats
for same; d J Todd ct al. petition for
public road.
The following reports received and
filed; Report of auditor of the issuance
Of warrant to w NJ Jones in lieu Of o1e
lost; reports of J G Chandler, S A Lev
er and Mrs Annette Tyndall.
Report of W f Mauldin. convict over
seer, showed that he had worked Is
days in District 2 with hired labor, 100
days with convict labor; So days in Dis
trict | with hired labor and rs days
with convict labor.
Action of State Tax Commission in
matter of petitions of Brooksville Hdw.
& Furniture Co., and J II Warren were
approved.
Report of general county fund Of
about SO. 900 on hand after setting
apart 81, 800 for court expenses.
The following were rejected: Petit
tions Of J N Memories for release of
poll tax for Jesse Roberts; Jno M Rob-
e%rtson. for release of dog tax for Willie
Harris; of X l. Holladay. for refund of
poll tax paid by Newt Scott and Guv
King; petition of E Chairman for re-
fund of communication for II G Clear
man.
John A Tyson, county auditor, made
report of funds to be prorated as fol-
lows from poll tax collected:
City Of Macon ..... ...... $l38.S2
Town Of Brooksville. ...... &c 80
Town of Shuqualak. ....... 66.N
J T Mcclure, tax collector, made re-
ports as follows as to poll tax collected
Turing the month of January:
In County, Outside separate
school distrlcts) ...... ...... IL, 1888
City Of Macon. 721
Town Of B~rooksvllle. 345
Town of S%huqualak .......,... BAT
Educable children entire county l4,20l
Which gives to the country schools
he sun Of 81, 459 81. and to the sepa-
ate school districts the sums men
toned above.
The plans and specifications for re-
building the iron bridge over river at
Macon and repairing Plum creek bridge
were approved and clerk was ordered
to advertise in the Beacon for bids to
be let as a joint contract at next meet
ing Of the Board.
Report of John A Tyson, auditor. as
to maturities of the loans to E H John
son and z T Dorroh, and parties were
given until next meeting of the Board
to renew their loans.
George G Pagon, supervisor from
District 3, reported that he had made
an emergency contract with Barrett
Cockrell to repair Bugg's Ferry bridge
over Noxubee river and to remove
drift on the road for 500. He Pagan
had i lspected the work and found it
had been properly done and recommen-
dation was made that the contract price
be paid.
l. Hines reported that he had made
emergency contract with W H Ewing
to build bridge over slough on Brooks.
vile and Louisville road for SIP.
The auditor was ordered to have
81, 500 set aside for court purposes.
Poll tax for 1917 was refunded to L M
Davis.
Sheriff made report of additional
realty assessments.
Transfers were made and hands as.
signed to road links No. AZ, 149 and 143.
The following appointments as road.
overseers were made: S W Heard,
oyerseer of link l15; Ernest Hill ir
place of Jesse D Hill; J B Rosette ir
place of DR. S II Hill; w M Dowdle ir
place of c t Pratt; Jerre Clark in place
of P N Chase; J B Cunningham in place
Of A G Cunningham, Jr.; Herman
Hutcherson is appointed overseer OF
link No. ITO.
The contract foI convict supplies wa,
awarded to A Klaus & Co.
ALLOWANCES:
Mrs Tyndall. salary. ........ S Sc OF
Alex Eubsnks, wages. ,.... 20 OF
j Is Cotton, treasurer. .....,... 25 on
Or Bush. salary ........,... 50 OF
John A Tyson, postage. "..... 8 Il
l. r Llndley. salary. ...,..... 40 OF
w + Mauldln, salary ..,..,.. 100 on
Towles Bros, lumber ......... is Ct
Klaus 4 CO., supplies and cash
for labor. 1888 9;
W II Ewing. lumber. ......... 8 l.
Noxubee Co. How Co., supplies 2S Al
J T Mcclure. misc. tens . 81 5,
l. Dorroh. oyerhid IN q