The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-15

Beat l, Rd inst. & ST. 7.4lO.O5
Beat 2, Rd maintenance 6,183 .48
Beat 2 Rd inst. & So 12.626.64
Beat 2, Rd construction 1928
Beat 3, Rd fund ------- 2,974.54
Beat 5, Rd fund ------ 1912
Total balances --------$97, 373.5 SO
Township, interest -----$3,3 78. 65
Township, principal - 1867
Mules for Sale-Be it ordered
that on Monday, the first day of
the next regular meeting of the
board Of supervisors, the board
will sell one or more mules be-
longing to supervisors district
No. 8, at public auction at the
front door of the court house and
that the said board will buy for
the said district at said time and
place one or more mules, weigh
ing not less than 1000 pounds
each.
Road Commissioner Appointed
Be it ordered that L. O. Mullican
be and he is appointed road com
missioner for supervisors district
No. l in the place and staed of w.
w. Weathersby, resigned, at a sal
airy of 500 per month, payable
monthly out Of the road mainten-
ance fund of said district. The
said L. O. Mullican may be re-
moved without cause at the will
and pleasure of the board of SUI
pervisors, and without notice.
Ordered that warrant issue to
d. c. Cox, treasurer Braxton Sep
arate School District, for $241.61
payable out of common school
fund account, special act of legis-
lature, 1920.
Feed Contract Awarded-Be it
ordered that Taylor Wills Grocery
Co. be awardede contract to fur
nish beat No. l with mixed feed at
$3.50 per sack and oats at $1.19
per bushel; R. R. Busick is award
ed the contract to furnish beat 2
with Royal sweet feed at $3.50 per
sack and oats at $1.29 per bushel !;
and j. L. & O. Buchanan awarded
contract to furnish beats 3, 4 and
5 with sweet feed at $3.65 per
sack and oats at $1.3O per bushel.
Contract for Covering Court
HOuse-Be it ordered that L. B.
Mckay be awarded the contract
for. repairing the court house for
the sum of $4,000 according to
plans and specifications on file in
the chancery clerks office, when
contract and bond are made and
approved by the president Of the
board.
Bridge Continued it order
ed that the bids for building the
bridge at Will Stems place in
Beat l be continued til the next
meeting of the board.
Township Trustee Appointed
Be it ordered that H. L. Myers be
appointed as township trustee for
township 3, range 3, in place Of w.
R. Peacock, who having moved out
Of the township.
Money B0rrowed-Be it ordered
that the sum of $4,000 be borrow
ed Of the Rankin County Bank un
der the provisions Of Chapter
of the Laws Of 1920, for road pur
poses in the said supervisors dis
trict No. 5; that the president of
the said board, S. Z. McLaurin, be
authorized, directed and empow
cred to execute a not in favor Of
said bank in the said sum with in
terest at the rate of per cent.
per ys'nnum and payable out Of the
funds of the said supervisors dis
trict within twelve months from
this date, said not to be in the
name of the said supervisors dis
trict,
Apportionment of State Poll
Taxes Be it ordered that the fol
lowing aportionment Of the state
poll taxes for the year 1919 be and
the same is made: Fannin sepa-
rate school district 1874 per cent.
of $4,103.10 or $137.O4; and the
Pelahatchie separate school dis
trict 5.66 per cent. of S4,103.10 or
$232.24. It is ordered that the
clerk issue a warrant payable out
Of the common school fund to the
Fannin separate school district
and to the Pelahatchie separate
school district in said amounts
payable out Of the same funds in
said amounts as above named
Sale and Purchase Of Mules
Be it ordered that one mule owned
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured