Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-05-01

Sheriff and Tax Collector, Joe. L.
Davis, be and he is hereby authorized,
empowered, and directed to sell the
lands Of the Second Judicial District
Of the County that are delinquent for
the taxes due thereon for the fiscal
year 1918, in front of the court house
door in the City Of Okolona, on Mon
day, the 5th day Of May, 1919.
Friday, April nth, 1919.
Ordered that the following claims
be allowed and warrants issued:
c. A. Brown, road work, $170O.
G. H. Phelps, hay, $2016.
w. A. King, pike work, S400.
Dave Hitchcock, pike work, $500.
Charlie Austin, pike work, $500.
W. H. Mathis, Pike work, $500.
D. L. Cowsert, pike work with
team, 5000.
NJ. L. Cowsert, pike work, $4.O0.
C. A. Brown, building bridge, $50
Bunk Mccormick, pike work, S4
Times-Post, supplies Circuit Clerk
$14.95.
c. W. Norman, cross ties, $780,
D. A. Blair, feesin case of Oscar
Holman, S1.OO.
D. A. Blair, fees in case of Hubert
Lee Hamilton, S1.00.
C. A. Brown, building bridge,
S2A8O.
RIM. Peden, 7 days extra services,
$21.OO.
o. P. Norman, days extra serv-
ices, S24OO.
Lon Judd, Z days extra services,
$21.OO.
T. E. seay, 7 days extra services,
$21.OO.
o. M. Harrill, lumber, $1,000.
o. NJ. Harrill, building bridge and
lumber, $500.
W. S. Peden, salary as road Supt.,
$4,000.
Stanton Stewart, corn, $3.50.
J. l. Kimbrough, road work with
team, $1,000.
W. H. Griffin, corn, $158.54.
Henry Carouthers, Pike work, $40
W. A. Dendy, assessing back taxes,
State Revenue Agent and postage,
$673O.
W. W. Terry, and others, pike
work, S675O.
C. A. Brown, car hire and service,
$3.50.
L. D. Gray, auto hire g trips, So.
R. NJ. Peden and others, per diem
and milage, $1296O
Ordered by the Board that the
Treasurer's Quarterly report be APP
proved.
Petition of L. E. Woodbridge and
others continued with same commit
tee.
Petition Of L. A. Houser, ct al,
and the counter petition of Ruben
Davis, ct al, were continued with the
same committee as before.
Petition Of W. II. Griffin, ct al,
continued with R. M. Peden, T. E.
Scay and o. P. Norman as committee
The following claims were contin-
ued: Joe L. Davis, Okolona Messen-
ger, Larrimer & Burgett Bridge Co.,
and Houston Hardware & Furniture
Co.
The Claim of C. H. Phelps was
dismissed
Ordered by the Board that the
following amounts be transferred to
each Of the following Funds from the
General Road Fund of the County:
To the Maintenance District No. 1
Fund, $4,000; To the District No.
/ Road Fund, s2OO5.OO; To the Dist
No. 2 Road Fund, S945 90; To the
District No. 8 Road Fund, S2625 90;
To the District No. Road Fund,
100000; To the District No. 5
Road Fund, $1495.t0.
To the Honorable Board Of Super
visors Of Chickasaw County Miss.
We the undersigned Highway Com
.missioners Of Road District Number
Five Of Chickasaw County, Missis-
sippi, duly and legally appointed by
your honorable body under the pro
visions Of Chapter ITO, Acts Of 2lis-
sissippi Legislature of 1914, respect
fully petition your honorable body
to issue the bonds of Road District
Number Five Chickasaw County.
Mississippi in the sum Of Seventy
Five thousand Dollars, The same to
be sold to the highest bidder for cash.
and the proceeds thereof used for
the construction Of improved r1ads
in said District as provided by law.
The said amount Of s75,OO0.0O is
less than ten per cent. Of the