Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-05
SYNOPSIS LEFLORE BOARD OF
PROCEEDINGS.

The Leflore Board of Supervisors
adjourned Tuesday afternoon to meet
again on March Is. The following
business was transacted at this ses-
sion of the Board:
Mrs Carrie McConnico was grant
three years at 6 per cent interest.
The Board ordered the bonds be
issued for $45,OOO for the construc-
tion of the Ben L. Jones Agricultural
School, after canvassing the returns
of the recent election.
A warrant was ordered issued to
the Wilson Banking Co., for $500, up
on the interest sinking fund for pay
ment of interest coupons, maturing
April 1st on the Hospital Bonds.
The Board ordered the application
of J. l.. Haley, Jr., for two loans in
the sums of $3.50 and 81 500, be con-
tinued.
Steel furniture for the county sup
erintendent of education's office, was
awarded to the Lawrence Printing
Co., for $247.94.
The salary for the Chancery Clerk
and his deputies and the Circuit Clerk
and his deputies were allowed.
A typewriter for the office of the
superintendent of education was or
dered purchased from the Underwood
Typewriter Co, for $112.5O.
An election was ordered held on
March 9th for the purpose of voting
$4,000 in bonds, for the erection and
equipment of a Consolidated School
in the Sidon District.
The petition of w. L. Craig, asking
for public road to commence on the
Humphreys Highway at. the farm OF
G. V. Flowers and run in an easterly
direction to the public Carroll County
road. was considered. H. Y. Fralser
and w. G. Poindexter were appointed
as a committee to view the proposed
road and report the same at the next
meeting of the Board.
The petition of w. o. Pepper for
public road in Section 33, Township
%, Range 2, was also considered. H
Y. Fraiser and C. E. Wright were ap-
pointed to investigate same and re-
port at the next meeting.
The Board approved the report OF
the management of the Kings Daugh-
ters Hospital and extended congratu-
lations to the management for the
splendid condition of the hospital.
A loan warrant for 100000 at
per cent was sold to the Greenwood
Bank & Trust Co.
Bids were ordered received on the
first Monday in March, 1920, for 175,
900 tons gravel to be used on the
public roads. Bids will also be re.
ceived on the first Monday in Marcel
for 10000 feet of lumber for the con
struction of the county bridges ano
for four drags for use on the roads.
The Board ordered that the sheriff.
be allowed to tender the use of the
Board of Supervisors room at the
court house to the internal revenue
collector for local agent from hi:
department, providing that his occu
pancy does not interfere with the
meetings of this body.
The Board ordered that the reject
ment of the account of the election
commissioners be set aside and the
account totaling $500 be allowed.
Accounts Allowed.
The following accounts were al
lowed:
G'wood E L & w p, lights IS 87.4$
R M Hight, spec. deputy 46.O'
G S Pate, C C, costs .-------- 167.5'
w s Vardaman, G c costs - 986.O'
A<C Cox, convey pris. ------------ 29.5'
o ] Turner, convey pris.------. 6.S'
Wilson Fur. Co. sup. 67.O'
w B Dickins, service -...--.--- 5.O'
F. p. Peasants .-..........-.--..-. CO.
C'WOod Enterprise, print. --. ZOO