Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-04-02
Board of Supervisors

bOdrd OF supervisors
Board met in regular session; al
members and GERS were present
After proclamation by the sheriff the
ioliewng proceedings were had
l.. I. Cline was awarded contrac,
to build two concrete bridges on Ma
con and Columbus road, the price t.
oe S59S for bridge No. and S545 fol
No. 2.
J. R. Sparkman and Allie Swanr
appointed committee to inspect sale
bridges when completed.
The contract to make repairs on
county Home property was awarded
TO j. r, Handy for the sum Of SAP. 81
Allie Swami and N A Watkins are
the committee to inspect same.
w NJ. Hunter was awarded contract
to build bridge across Hashuqua creek
on Shuqualak and Mashulaville road.
tor the sum of S469 L. Hines and +.
l. McDavid were appointed commit
tee to inspect same.
L. {. Cline was awarded contract
to build two concrete slab bridges on
Macon and Columbus road for S77S.
j. K. Sparkman and Allie Swami will
inspect same.
Contract to build a contract slab
bridge on Macon and Memphis road
was also let, to l.. c. Cline for 1925.
Same inspectors.
G. W. Taylor was awarded con
tract to repair Buggs Ferry bridge
for the sum of 1862. Watkins and
McDavid to inspect
The Mullins Hardware Co. was
awarded contract for nails for dis
trict 2. 3 and A at $3.50 per kag.
For all districts:
Road serapers with runners $l1. 80
ArLes' shovels ---------.---- 1895
Maddox handles ------------ l LBS
Nails less than keg, per Id 06
or less than 100 lbs --- $50
Maddox handles No. l-------- 45
Maddox handles No 2-------- 80
TO W. c. Cade, good sound oak lum
her, at mill in district at $50 per NJ
4 To J, H. Williams log run" oak,
gum or bridge lumder, delivered at
court house or at his yard at $35 per
NJ,
To W. NJ. Hunter gum lumber at
mill 2, 212, 3, 6 to l6 inches wide
u feet long at $50 per NJ delivered
in Macon, $500 additional
To N. J. Stephens, 1000 or 1000 of
white oak 2x12, IA and l6 feet long.
delivered in Brooksville at $50 per NJ,
l.. Hines to inspect and check up sang
A number of matters We're b. -,
. tinued T.!
the fuiiowing matters reeelvla sald
filed: et
Good Roads Supply Co.. communi-
cation; Jno. A. Tyson, report as au-
ditor as to amounts hretofore charged
to j. B. Cotton, County treasurer and
receipts now in; G. NJ. Gilmore, COM
munication; communications from
Kentucky Rock Asphalt Co., Missis-
sippi Highway Commission; H. H.
Brooks; Geo. H. Shelton.
1t was ordered that the hands on
the II. H. Brooks place be assigned
to this road and that Henry Skinner
be appointed overseer.
s. K Cunningham was given 30
days additional time to complete
bridge.
devender be allowed the sum of $26
for Conn School
Jeff Rogers allowed S26 for fuel
Yellow Creek School.
Jno. A. Tyson, auditor made re-
port of auto funds, which was or
dered transferred to general county
fund The sum aggregated $3,456.
81.
Jno. A. Tyson made report of
status of general county setting
aside $4,000 for court expenses.
Same also made report as to bal
ances to credit Of sundry funds, as
shown by repositories accounts for
month of February. Ordered pub
lished.
Report also made as to outstand-
ing bonds and sinking funds; ordered
published.
The following matters were or
dered rejected: Petitions from com
missioners Of districts and to di-
vide auto fund. Same was ordered
transferred to general county fund
on April 1st
Burroughs Adding Machine Co., ac
count for attention to machine, not
due; J. H. Williams account for SS8.
% (for re-statemen0 Ed. Orr ac-
count for S75.
Jno. A. Tyson made report of poll
tax collected during months of De-
cember and January.
The following resignation of over
seers was accepted; /. W. Bor-
roughs, road link lie; A. G. Glover,