The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-09-06
THE SUPERVISORS
IN SEPT. SESSION
Official Proceedings of County
SOIOns as Taken From the
Minute Book.
CONTINUED from Wednesdays issue)

Whereas, Hon. S. p. Oliver having
rendered his resignation as a mem
Der of this Board and his resignation
having been accepted by the Govern
or and Henry M. Busby having been
appointed to fill his unexpired term,
and said Henry NJ Busby having CIV
en- pond and taken the oath of Of
fee provided by law; Now therefore
be it ordered by the Board that ]. O..
Brister be and he is hereby elected
as President of this Board for the
unexpired term of s. P. Oliver.
Done this Sept. 3rd, 1919.
Road Report District S.
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors: =
Gentlemen:-
We have done quite a lot of work
on roads, rains having held me up.
We have also built McCall's Creek
bridge over; also one at Buck Smith
place; one Loring Smiths place;
also have built the bridge back "a
cross Buie's Mill Creek and some
small bridges. We have also finish
ed all bridges on good roads up to
Jackson's Creek on Union Church
road. / make this report to show
why our expenses are heavy this
month.
Respectfully submitted,
c. G. Coleman, M. B. S. Dist. No. s.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
following land assessed to Mrs. A.
Nations be transferred and changed
upon the Land Roll from Heuck's
Retreat School District to Beat 2;
said lands not being in Heuck's Re
treat School District, to-wit, VIZ of
NWA S of road in Sec. 27, rs, RS.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
following lands be changed from the
State Of Mississippi to G. c. Coleman,
to-wit: NWA of SEA and Eh of
NEA of SWA Of Section 4, rs, Rb.
No valuation.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
sum of 100000 be and the same is
hereby transferred from the General
County Fund to Good Roads District
| maintenance fund.
1t is hereby ordered by the Board
hat whereas Miss Emma Harvey
has resigned as County Home Econo-
mics Agent and the Board having ac-
,epted said resignation; 1t is hereby
by the Board that no Home
Economies Agent be employed for
he present.
Whereas, w. Ed Smith, Sheriff and
Tax Collector having filed his list
showing additional realty assess
nents of the value of $4,000, made
by him for the year 1918; it is there
,ore ordered by the Board that the
Clerk charge said Tax Collector with
he State and County Taxes on said
Accounts allowed.-T. C. Brad
shaw, labor account Cor good roads
Dist i, $112.50; Allen PIT, gravel for
good roads Dist. l, $3.50; Il. C..
Bradshaw, labor account good roads
Dist. /, $103.50; T. C. Bradshaw, la
'or account good roads Dist. /, S1O5.-
10; Allen Pit, gravel for good roads
Dist. 1, $19.75; w. Ed Smith, stamps
ind phone, $500; w. Ed Smith, csh.
I'd cleaning Court House etc., $4.75;
W. Ed Smith, feeding prisoners, $16.-
80; Geo. G. Hoskins, excess ETC., on
and errouneously sold for taxes.
$3.50; Ruby Walden, work on roads
Dist. 5, $4,000; Kelsey Smith, same.
1855; j. B. Higdon, same, $4,000;
Sid Ratcliff, same, $3.50; George
dagee, same, S30.67; Myra Britt,
anne, $4.00; Willie Ross, same. So
'3; M. C. Montgomery, Supt, of rds
Dist. 5, $500; M. c. Montgomery,
ash pd for supplies roads Dist. s,
$50; E. e. Kimble, supplies roads
Dist. 5, S5.25; G. c. Coleman, cash
ID for nails etc., roads Dist. s, $3.50;
;. G. Coleman, removing tree Dist. 5.
1850; John Hooker, removing tree
DIST. 5, $3.50; Bernice Case, work on
'oads Dist. 5, $3484; Felix Smith.
iame. $6.12; Joe Magee, rebuilding
:uIverts Dist. 5, $1.00; Abrams e
3yrne, 100000 lbs. coal for Court
House, contract $376.6O; Abrams
ndse. for roads Dist. /, $95,O1: Abb
ans Nero Co., mdse. for roads Dist.
!, $lS6.S0; Abrams Nero Co., mdse.
or roads Dist. 8, S90.07; Abrams
Nero Co., mdse. for roads Dist. A
I34S.S2; Abrams Mere. Co., mdse.
or roads Dist. 5. $223.34; Abrams
Merc Co., mdse. for paupers, $13.S5;
Z. x. Norton, supplies for roads
Dist. 5, $3,30; Walter Greer, lumber
Is per bill, S32.73; r. w. Boyte,
work on roads Dist. 3, s24.00; John
". Magee, supplies for roads Dist. s,
1850; G. c. Coleman, cash pd Hugh
Paxton work on roads Dist. S, $500;
Robert Coleman, work on roads Dist.
J, July, $500; Sauls and Sumrall.
supplies ETC., good roads Dist. /, SIO.-
%; Luther Johnson. lumber etc.,
Dist. 2, $24.50; B. T. Price, cattle in
ipector, $3.50; S. P. Oliver, statu-
.ory allowance and per diem, $3.50;
eco. Magee, supplies for roads Dist.
J, $500; John Smith, shoeing mules
Dist. 5, $3.50; j. A. Mccormick. 8
lays services pension board, 5000:
w. Smith, same, $500; A. M.
summers, same, $500; j. E. Denman.
same, $500; r. w. McNair, 3 DAYS
Clerk pension board, 5000; e. VI
Brister, work on bridge Dist. 8, S2.-
DO; w. Johnson Smith, work on roads
Dist. 2, $12.40: w. Ed Smith. con-
Veying prisoners 26 miles. $500;
Barney Grice, Supt salary etc, $l27.-
20; ]. M. Brewer, attending inquest,
$500; ]. Q. Brister, Statutory al
lowance, $4,000; J. e. Moak, same.
5000; @. c. Coleman, same, $4,000
VIM. II. Furr, same, $4,000; H. f.
building bridge Dist. 2.
$11.00; w. ]. Dunaway, work on
roads Dist. 3, $1,000; w. @. Hudson.
removing tree Dist 8, $2.00; Louis
Jordan, work on road Dist. 8, $1.0O;
Alex Brister, poll refunded. in army,
$500.
1t is ordered that the Board do
now adjourn until tomorrow, Thurs
day. September 4th, 1919, at $40
o'clock a. m.
lAccounts allowed at precedhng
sessions Of Board will be published
next week. -Eds.)
ITO be continued.l