Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-10-22
Board Of Supervisors
October Term.

members and officers being present.
After proclamation by the sheriff the
following proceedingswere had,
Leland Hines and r. A. Watkins,
comittee appointed at former meet
Il ing to inspect and report on brick and
cement bridge built on Macon and
Fairfield road on Rock Hill place by
l.. C. Cline, reported that same had
/ been done according to plans and
. specifications, and recommendation
was made that same be paid for.
A resolution was passed ard order
ed in the Beacon that it was the opin-
ion Of the members of this board that
it would be unwise to vote for the
adoption of the amendment of the
Constitution taking the jurisdiction
over the roads, ferries and bridges
from the Boards of Supervisors, as 1t
is peculiarly local matter.
Committee consisting of J. R. Spark
man and Leland Hines appointed to
inspect rev road petitioned for by A.
j. Williams, ct al, reported that they
they deemed the same not practicable
are recommended that petition be re-
jected.
The above action was resclnded al
a later report and recommendation
made that petition be granted, tne
road to be known as the wv. h
Stokes road" with the hands from A.
j. Williams, Trimble, Cockrell, Moody
the Hadlan and John Car Moodyplaces
the Joe Harlan Bibb place, the Jaco-
way and PoindeXter 100-acre places
J. Z. VanCleave was relieved as
over seer of Tucker road ard Wilmer
Stewart appointed in his place.
etition Of K. j. and S. H. Montgom-
cry ct al, for laying out pubic road
continued.
Petition for ad valorem tax OF two
mills in district four was continued.
Report of clerk that he had issued
warrant to W. T. Showers ct al, for
81 200 out of townships IA and 10
funds was approved.
Resolutions of Board of Supervi-
sors of Clay county against proposed
cortitutional .mendments rs to road
control received ond filed.
&c. V. Adam. r'rccit clcrh reported
that he had collected fees for month
If August in tn esum of Sb5.75.
Petition of E. T. Mum u Co., for
change Of road rejected as not beirg
ia proper form. They were allowed
to withdraw petition.
Sheriff Farrar reported S67S4 col
EGuted duiing the month Of August.
NJ Report af d l.. Thompsons CHAIR
aanA of State Tax Commission that
as changes be recommended IT, the
personal roll for Noxubee county was
.eceived and filed.
Chancery Clerk reported collected
for the month of August the sum OF
s250.75.
Sparkman and Hiies, committee
reported that they had examined the
bridge across Pumpkin creek on Fox
Chase road, built by Tate & Co., and
Recommendation was made that same
be bid for in the sum of $675, the con
lract price.
Ii was ordered that road links Nos
65 and 1856 and 1873 be consolidated
MO one link, known as the Wade
road" and running from the Brooks
villeand Louisville road to county line
Petsion OF j. H. Lipscomb ct al. fol-
lew road was granted pending the
vorable report Of committee com
osed OF r, 7, McDavid and Allie
Swami.
Petition Of j, H. Lipscomb, ct al.
supplemented by a report from R. A
Wells, engineer for change OF road
ink No. 81, same was granted and or
cred spead or the minutes.
Three sets OF brick arches on Brooks
lie and Allgood Mill road, were re-
cted and clerk ordered to re-adyer.
Sc.
ver Hashupua creek on Adams ad
ripplett road was rejected.
Bids for screening the jail was re-
tcted
Plans for building bridges on Joe's
ieek on Macon and Allgood's Mil
cad and over Dry Creek on Macon
nd DeKalb road were approved.
ALLOWANCES
h. S. Mullins, bal building bg. $500(
1ement Printing Co, books, etc 313. Sc
10. A. Tyson salary 3l20(
3orie Lagrore, building bridge I65.0(
drs. Mabrey, same ------- 10000
f. Dorroh, same 1856 q
Hiss Augustus, same e---------- 0(
iiss Allsup same -------- 520(
T. Dent, same 5000
F. Allgood salary ----- 5000
w Bailey, same ----- 2000C
n Green, same e---------- 600C
illian Reed ----------- 350(
T. Sargent, ame---------- 1885,
M Rrvson ianitor $500