The Brandon news., 1918-01-17

Mckay, R. H. Cooper.
T. 6, R. SIS. J. Murrry, E.W.
Cawthon, C. K. Jones.
T. 8, R. 3-Henry Meyers,
J. G. Jones, w. A. Ross.
T. 3, r. 4-T. G. Ross, W. B.
Soweli, A. j. Grantham.
T. 3, r. 5-A. A. Ponder, J. +.
Purvis. w. H. McLaurin.
T. a, r. 3-E. Runnels, A. r.
Harper, Charlie Grain.
T. 4, r. "A. G. Baker, j. II.
Brown.
T. 4, R. 5-J. W. Summers,
C. L. Collier, J. G.. Patrick.
Feed Contracts Awarded =
Capital Grocery Co. for.Beat No.
4, oats 961c; sweet feed So. Is.
w. G. Barnes for Beat No. 5, mix
ed feed $500. w. B. Sowell for
Beat No. 5, oats 99c. Taylor
Wills Grocery Co., for Beat Mol,
oats 93c, mixed feed $2.85.
Bridge Contract Awarded -
On Pelahatchie and Shiloh roads
3 bridges at S400 awarded 10
BerrylMcKay. Bridge in Barnes
pasture at $113 awarded to r. M.
Laird. Crawling at Parrish Slough
awarded to Joe Tucker for the
sum of STA. so.
Dixie Overland Highway Asso-
ciation-Whereas, Senator Cham
berlain, chairman of Military At
fairs Committee of the1 United
States Senate, has introduced
Senate Bill No. S247O,
known as the National Military
Highway Bill, and,
Whereas, Chairman S. H.
Dent, of the Military Affairs
Committe, of the House of the
United States Congress, has in
troduced a companion bill, No.
5165, providing for surveys for a
system of military highways fol
the United States, be it resolved
by the Board of Supervisors, at
BrandonEMiss., that the said bills
are hereby endorsed and congress
is urged to pass the necessary
legislation to provide for an ade-
quate system of highways for
the United..States as military ne
cessity.
Be it resolved that the purpos-
ed system of military highways
in the time of peace, and in the
time of war will be of great SER
vice to the people Of the United
States in promoting the general
welfare and to the United States
government in carrying mail, and
Be it Resolved, that a copy of
this.resolution be'transmitted to
the President of the United
States, to the Secretary of War,
to the Engineering Chief of the
United States. and to the men,
bers of Congress.
Trustees Request-It appear
ing to the board. that the trustees
of township A, range 8, have re-
commended the sale of the mer-
chantable pine timber on the.east
half of the northeast quarter of
section l6, township A range 3 to
J. w. Harper for price of 81,
and it further appearing to the
board that said price is reason
able and adequate, it is ordered
that said timber. be sold to said
J. w. Harper, for ..$4. and j. J.
Daniel. president of the board, is
hereby directed to make deed to
same.
Resolutions - Whereas. the
Dixie Overland Highway has
been laid out from Savannah to
Los Angles through Dublin and
Columbus, Ca, Montgomery, and
Selma, Ala, Meridian, jackson
and Vicksburg, Miss, Monroe
and Shreveport, La, Dallas, Fort
Worth and Ell Paso, Tex. Roswell,
Alamogerda. Deming, and Lords
burg, New Mexico; Douglas.
Phoenix, and Yuma, Ariz.; and
San Diego, CAL, and,
Whereas, the distinguishing
characteristics of the highway
are: it is the shortest, straightest
and only year-round ocean to
ocean route in the United States,
and,
Whereas, the Dixie Overland
Highway Association is collect
ing and desires to publish full in
regarding the high
way, but before doing so requires
an agreement with the auth
critics of this county regarding
the condition, construction and
maintenance of the Dixie Over
land Highway in this county.
Therefore, be it Resolved, by
the authorities of thisscounty and
they hereby agree with the Dixie
Overland Highway Association,
that a safe and practicable year.
round automobile road can at all
times be maintained by them for
the Dixie Overland Highway
where same is located in this
county.
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