The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-05-30
Proceedings of Board of Supervisors
Of Pearl River County at May Term

met in regular monthly session Chancery Clerks Office
the court house in Poplarvl Monday May All
bers and officers present.
Monthly reports following officials we're received and
ordered filed:
Leopold Locke supt of Education, s. vandive Assistant
|Sup of Education, Arledge County Officer Miss
Eva Patton, County Agent Home Economies
W. Fornea and N. F. Clark appointed committee
on the applications of W. T. Kirkland
row 10th section loans
The bid of J. repair Nlmocks place for $325
was accepted.
1t ordered that the James Carroll
Immediately vacate the house occupied BY him the
County Farm.
passed authorizing the issuance $50 900 in
loan $4,000 EACH May 1915
bearing interest the six per per pay
able January Bids accepted Com
Poplarle and the Bank of Payune pro-
posing purchase five each
each bank of $25,OoO
Upon testimony that Maggie Elizabeth Blackwell Marjorie
Bell Blackwell a. Archibald Blackwell Hersche Lee Stewart
l2 Lula Belle Stewart, r0 Clifton James Stewart Clinton
Stewart and Beulah Poyner all children whose
unable for themselves Mississippi
Cnldren Home Society until they reach the ages the
and females IL the said Society being organization
engaged in the work of for and dependent children
this and undertakes support
port and maintenance for them during said term OF years
1t ordered that B. +. Lumpkin member from district
number be fined the of SO for attendance days
of the Board without leave OF absence and the sheriff d
reced TO collect said fine provided by law,
An order passed directing compulsory vaccination in the
town OF Payune and the Health Officer directed take
a necessary steps the spread of small which
epidemic there,
passed approving agreement
" Robertson State Revenue Agent and the Champion Lumber
Co.. reduction of 3545 5000 feet of
timber per 1926 feet $5 90 thousand feet
for back for the 1913 1914 1915 and 1915 the Tax col
of Pearl River county collect the said
a the named.
An order passed donating the
of Chapter 235, Acts of 1916.
passed allowing the Mississippi Chidren's
Society," of Jackson MISS the $55o9o for the sup
port dependent children
Society a the April and May meetings of the Board
the OF Sand Ridge consoda
allowed the of $40 payable of the available
belonging Township South Range IA for paint
school house. the township trustees having made this
ommcndaon in writing.
An order passed electing W. Tate County
Agent and fixing his salary s4oooo
payable monthly
An order was passed giving notice the intention of the
Board Supervisors twenty Of
be apporoned the several funds of
county issue being suit pending between the Ed
Yellow Pine Trustees and the Board of Supervisors
River County which suit has held up the
taxes Edward Hines Yellow Pine the fiscal
year 1917
of the County Treasury quarterly report
deferred the April meeting taken up and
report accepted and ordered recorded The
report hand the depository
the various the which
bv E. Tate, cashier Pcay
une, legally qualified county depository
An order passed accepting Scarborough
in full of a 10th Section loan originally c.
Trm aterwa ds transferred the said Scarborough
credited to the Township
An order passed fixing the salary of Dr. W. Ardge
County Health Officer at $1,000 annum, PAYABLE monthly
ordered that the proposition the Rookwood Kennels
Lexington KY to sell the county pair OF boodhoundS be
ceped shipped proven satisfactory,
the county o pay the Rookwood Kennels $l75.
W. Fornea and N. F. Clark appointed a committee
view found practicable lay pc