The Brandon news., 1920-12-16
BOARD OF. SUPERVISORS

with all members and officers present,
when the following ~usines was had and
done, to-wil:
In re County Depository Bids Invited
Be it ordered that the clerk is author
lied to notice to al. banKs in Rankin
county by publication in the Brandon
News of the provisions of Chapter of
the Laws of 1872 and amendments there
to. and that the sal clerk be and he is
authorized anu directed to mail a copy
of the said notice to eacn and every bank
in adjoining counties of the intention of
the said board at the January 1921 meet
ing, to receive such proposals as the
said banks or either of them may make
for the privilege of keeping the county
fund, or any part thereof, and security
proposed for the year beginning on the
first Monday in January, 1921, ad ending
on the first Monday in January. ls12.
and until new arrangements shall be
made according to law.
In re Bids Invited for Building Bridge
in Beat No. 3-Be ordered that ,ne |
clerk of this board be and he Is author
ized to advertise ,or bids for the building
of a bridge across Funnagusha creek
near the Dallas Watts place, in Beat g. |
according to plans and specifications now
on file in the office of the chancery clerk. |
Bids will be received up until noon on
the first Monday of January, 1921, and
the board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
In re State Highway Department-Be |
1t resolved by, the board of supervisors
OF Rankin county, lhat the late High
way Department is hereby authorized to
expend the money which is now to the |
credit and will be to the credit of the |
Rankin county highway fund up to Feb |
ruary /, 1921. The fund referred to above |
is the Rankin county highway fund ere
ated by Chapter 201 of the Acts of Miss |
issippi Legislature of 1920. The funds |
. mentioned above are to be supplemented |
by other moneys under control of the |
Cfaf< Ifrxl,x Nam NsNfxN, ,N4,f
Federal Aid are to be used in con-
struction of the road known as Federal |
Aid Project No. is.
In re Building Bridge in Beat No. 8 |
BE it ordered by the board of supervi- |
SorS that the clerk of this board be di- |
rected to advertise Tor DIds up till noon |
on the first Monday m January, 1921, to /
build bridge across Red Cane creek in |
Beat No. 8, near ID. g. Barnes place,
according to plans and specifications now
on file in the office of the chancery clerk |
The board reserves the right to reject |
any or all bids.
In re Communication Tax in Beat No. Il
1t appearing to the SATISFACTION of the |
Board of Supervisors that the following |
named men are totally disabled for road |
duty; therefore, it is ordered that Will |
liam Johnson and p. II. Bridges are ex- |
empt from paying road tax in Beat 1.
In re County Superintendens or Educa- |
tion Report-To the Honorable Board of |
Supervisors of Rankin County Gentle |
men, 1 beg make the following report |
for the month of November: No certifi- |
Gates have been issued out of the COM
mon school fund. Salary for November |
$lS9.5S; postage. $3; total 1925
III. p. BARKSDALE,. Supt.
In re Inspecting Roads, Bridges and |
Ferries-Be it ordered by the board of |
supervisors that each member of this |
board inspect the roads, bridges and fer |
ries in each of their, respective beats /
during the month of December 1920
Feed Contract Awarded-Be it ordered |
by the board that the contract to fur |
nish feed for Beats and 4 be awarded to |
j. l.. q o. Buchanan, sweet feed at 50. go |
per sack and oats at "a cents per bushel; |
and the contract to furnish Deat No. 81
be and the same is awarded to W. G. |
Barnes, sweet feed at $265 per sack and |
oats at 79 cents per bushel.
In re Contract Awarded to Build Bridge /
in Beat No. 5-Be it order that the con- L
tract to build the bridge near the old
Tucker Mill place in Beat No. .. be and /
is awarded to *. Thames for the sum
of $224.50, to beb uilt according to plans I
and specifications now on file in the office /
of the chancery clerk.
In re Pelahatcme Bank-Whereas, the /
Pelahatchie, of Pelahatchie MISS, depos-
itory for Rankin county for the funds of 1
Beat No. a. was closed on Or about the |
14th day of October, 192O by the State /
Banking Department; and, whereas. the I
Board of Supervisors of Rankin county, /
heretofore employed Lewis e. Crook, os !
Meridian, Miss, competent public ac-
countant, to determine the correct a. Il
mount due the said county, under each
of the funds held by said bank and, /
whereas, said Crook has at the present /
session of the said board, reported the
correct amount due by said bank to said II
county, as follwso:
New Prospect school, bonds and inter-
est, Interest at per cent to October |
a. 1920,) $1,S95.60.
New prospect school fund, with interest
at per cent to October H. 1920 s597.7S.
Cross Roads school fund, with interest /
at 2 per cent to October A. 1920 s353. .95.
Cross Roads school, bond fund, with in I
terest at per cent to october IA, 1920, i
$14S57
Clarksburg school bond and interest,
with interest at per cent to October IA, /
1920 $549.6S.
Clarksburg school fun with interest l
at 2 per cent to October IA, L 20, so..17.
Lodabar school fund, with interest at
2 per cent to October H. 1920 s31.91.
Shiloh school fun, with interest at 2 Il
per cent to October IA, 1920 s17s.94.
Shiloh school bond fund, with interest I
at per cent to October a. 1920. s535.32.
Pelahatchie Precinct Road Interest 1
fund, with interest at per cent to Oc- L
tober IA, 1920, So, ,563.62.
Pelahatchie Precinct Road Bond, with
interest at per cent to October IA, 1920.
$4J,6S1.6 81.
Rankin County Road Interest fund |
with interest at per cent to October IA, /
1920, $54.44
Total, $51,649.59.
Funds overdrawn:
Cross Roads Lond and Interest fund,
with interest at 2 per cent to October IA.
1920, $30.S4.
Road Maintenance fund, Beat No. 4,
with interest at per cent to October IA, /
1920, $1,11996
Total overdraft. s1,149S0.
And. whereas, said Board has found l
said report TO be correct. and the net "a
mount due by said Pelanatchie Bank as /
county depository and It's surety on it's
several depository bonds, u. s. Fidelity |
& Guaranty Co., Baltimore, Nd to be |
$50, 1879.
Now, therefore, be adjudged and order
cd that said report be and the same is |
hereby accepted and approved, and the |
amount due by said bank under each of |
said funds be fixed as aforesaid and the |
total amount $5O499.79. and demand is |
hereby made on said u. S. FI~S-ty & |
Guaranty Co., for said sum of $50 499.7 70, |
and it is ordered that if said amount be |
not paid by it in fourteen days from this |
date, the county attorney is directed to
begin suit as provided by the statue a.
gainst said surety for the recovery of
said amount, and in event said u. S. FL |
deIitv .& Guaranty Co. s~oes in pursuance
of this demand pays saie net sum, 1t |
shall add thereto 2 per cent interest on
said amount from October IA, 1920, to
date of payment, and is authorized and