The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1920-10-08
SUPERVISORS
Proceedings
County Board in Session Three Days
This Week and Disposed Of
Much Business.

Much Business.
All members and officers present ex
cept j. M. FURRY, members district
No. S.
Export of sheriff hlativa to prison
ers received September approved.
/ Export of sheriff relative to convicts
detained at convict cslnp approved.
Report of county agent home eco
nomics for September approved.
Report county commissioner agricul
ture for September approved.
Report of county health officer for
Setember filed and approved.
Report Of county prosecuting attor.
ney for September filed and approved.
Report of Pascagoula ferrylran for
month of September filed and ap.
proved.
Report Of Randall ferryman for
month of September filed and ap-
proved
Report of bridge commissioner for
month of September filed and ap-
proved.
Report of convict foreman for month
of September filed anu approved.
Repot OF superintendent of education
for month of September filed and ap-
proved
Report of circuit clerk relative to
fees collected September approved.
Report OF chancery clerk relative to
fees collected September approved.
100000 approved out of school fund
fund for school improvement work
1920-1921 term.
Convict foreman authorized to buy
at best market prices all supplies, no
bids being filed for contract.
County treasurer granted until Oc-
tober Goth within which to file report
$4,000 appropriated for prizes to
corn club boys and canninp club pirls
1920.
Contract for printed blanks for all
county officers for next months let
Pascagoula Chronicle-Star.
Tolls at Pascagoula ferry reduced |
as to automobile trucks.
trict No. reclared public.
Atkinson-Lee ROAD III supervisors. dis
L. & N. r. R. Co. directed to place
on Atkinson-Lee road.
Evergreen school house and lot |
sold to r. T. Cochran for $4,000 cash.
w. F. Martin and X. w. Burnham
appointed a committee to inspect real
estate belonging to county and report
to next meeting.
Personal assessment roll approved
by state tax commissioner and clerk or
dered to make copies.
Reports of cattle inspectors received
and filed.
Petition of Mrs. Minnie Hill in re
dipping rules considered
and inspectors directed to ascertain
beyond doubt whatever the cattle in
tested with ticks or exposed to tick
cattle and to them enforce the
law providing for dipping.
Reports of clerk board of supervisors
On sale of tickets for Pascagoula ferry
and collection of rents due county,
fled and approved.
Back tax assessment against Inter-
national Shipbulding Company for
1918 and 1919 disapproved and disal-
owed and state revenue agent allowed
In appeal to the circuit court.
Claim Of Smiths Garage for $3.50
'or repairs Gus Johnson truck denied.
Claim of E. S. Drake for services
rendered in partition of Hancock
county lands continued until Novem-
Der meeting for determination.
Report of county depository con
.inued until next meeting fort urther
Clerk board of supervisors directed
% confer with several architects and
get information, plans, etc., relative to
the remodeling or building of new
county court house.
Board of supervisors examined Pas
,agoula- -Gautier road and made orders
'or repairs.
Board of supervisors examined road
grade at Nine Mile Lake and ordered
hat estimates be made to ascertain
cost of raising same above overflow
water mark.
Board of supervisors examined drain
lge of roads near Kreole and gave di-
'ections for improvement of same.
VIM. F.. Martin and X. w. Burnham
appointed a committee TO secure infor-
nation as to best type of ferry for
ferry and get estimate of
,ost of equipment.
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