The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-05-10
MAY MEETING, 1919.

meeting of the Board of Supervisors
of Hancock county, Mississippi, was
begun and holden at the Court House
n the City of Bay St. Louis, on Mon
day, May 5, A. D. 1919, same being
5he time and place for holding said
meeting.
There were present H. S Weston,
president; j. B. Wheat, R. C. Smith,
A. j. Mcleod and Joseph L. Favre,
associate members; ]. W. Veima,
sheriff OF said county and A. A. Ker-
gosien, clerk of said board.
Monthly Report OF County Superin-
tendcnt of Education.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors, of Hancock County.
Gentlemen-I respectfully submit
to you the following as my report Tor
The month of April, 1918.
I have issued SO pay certificates
during said month, amounting to the
sum of S1938.45 of which sum was
issued to examiners; S584.00 was is
sued from special Common Funds
Transportation Service.
JOHN CRAFT,
Co. Supt. of Education.
The report Of J. ". Vairin for
prisoners accepted and ordered fled.
Bay St. Louis, Miss, 5-5-1919.
| To the Honorable Board Of Supervls-
ors, Hancock, Miss.
Sirs:-
| submit herewith my report as
| County Farm Agent for the month of
April, 1919:
During the month I have held 256
| Of
written 81 letters, sent out 10 bulle-
tins, visited al demonstrations, z
club members, schools and made At
visits to farmers and others not IN
clpded in the above I have held six
meetings with an estimated attend
ance of 308 and have Travelled l20O
miles by auto. During the month |
treated BAT head Of hogs with the 81
multaneous treatmen for cholera and
ind that the cholera is still raging IN
the northern section of the county.
| A movement is on foot 20 bring into
The county q number Of registered
dual purpose cattle, both sires and
| dams, and I find that the farmers are
very much interested in the PROPOSE
| Ion. [ have at this time nearly q
car of cattle engaged. The Hancock
/ County Bank is 20 finance the propo-
sition, letting the cattle out on 6 per
| cent. notes. have done some spray
ir.g. inspected a number of orchards,
and have assisted number Of parties
IN the locating OF sweet potato slips.
| / have vaccinated a number of cattle
for anthrax, and have assisted num-
| Der Of parties IN the getting of vac
/ IL f te7-T
.ember CT head.
I find that general farm work IS q
| few days late, but prospects for q
good crop is very encouraging at this
time.
Respectfully submitted,
H. o. FRENCH
Farm Agent.
Ordered by the Board that the Gol
owing amounts be allowed and paid
out OF the General Fund, as per bills
on file, examined and approved.
Cumberland Tel. and Tel.
Co., rentals and coils, - 1854
Bay St. Louis Ice, Light &
Bottling Wl1s., lights, ETC., 4.44
Jos. O. Mauffray, accessories, 35.05
''r-i utilization, 2z--- ~ 8.34
ouent n .poll tax list, - 1900
| 6 s Morran, salary. ~ $500
Kiln Drug Co, medicine. etc, 910
Selig Company, drinking cups, 800
Southern Seating Co., SANTA
ry moitener, ----------- l.IS
John Craft, stamps, ------- 500
| A B. Nellunl, caring for in
mates and supplies, 1000
Miss Sallie CirIot, saiary,---- 5000
" Vairin. stamps, - 800
II O. French, salary, --- 5000
. nrisoners T -~--- 50.4o
Sam Rraard. salary, - $500
! James Mathews, attending TO
r;el T,~;scners. 1000
Ordered by the Board that the fol-
lowing amounts be paid out OF the
Tick Fund, as per bills on file,, ex-
anlined and approved:
! ". S, Whitfield, refilling vat, 500
John Zingarling, refilling vat, 8 90
Sam D. Lott, refilling vat, = "a w
! A. s. Murphy, refilling vat,-- 9.oo
]. E. Williams, refling vat, = o.oo
| Charles B. Murphy, vat in ooo
r H Sylvester refIing vat, 400
Payton L. Lee, calf killed by ,oo
| dipping, l2.oo
| ordered by the Board that the fol
lowing amounts be allowed and paid
out of the Road and Bridge Fund, as
Ipcr bills on file, examined and ap-
Iproved:
| Calvin Shaw, labor and team
/ Ed. Kimmel, shell hauling 1o.oo
lUBses Macarthur Co., accesso-
iH z oft labor. 2o.00
Monroe Tate, labor, ------ II .5o
| Lott Macarthur, labor, ------ 55.oo
w. E. Thigpen, labor,----- 40
Jordan Mcqueen, labor,---- l.sO
| w. E. Mcqueen, hauling iun1-
Eord Smith labor. r.- 11.25
Ianas lee labor. ---- 6.25
Ton, ae labor. - 7.5o