The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-01-06
REGULAR MEETING
OF SUPERVISORS

Of Claiborne County, Mississippi wa
begun and held at the court house ii
the town Of Port Gibson, on the Firs
Monday and Third day Of january, A
D. 1921.
When and where the following wer,
present, to-wit:
II. r. Guthrie, Pres, Dist. No. /
A. G. Calender, Dist No. 9; j, Al
Regan, Dist No. 8; Thos. r.. Trim
| Dist. No A; B. d. Segrest, Dist. No. 5
When and where the following or.
ders and entries were had, to-wit:
Ordered that the Sheriff refrain
from collecting Road Taxes from
Felix Wade, Dist No. One for the
year 1920, he being over age.
Ordered that the Sheriff refrain
from collecting road tax from Dave
Williams, Dist No. 2, for the yeai
1870, he being over age.
Ordered that Sheriff refrain from
collecting tax on one automobile er-
lroneously assessed to J. w. Harmon
valued at two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
4 Ordered that the Clerk issue war
rant to Sam or Sammie jackson, Dist
3 for 81 refund poll tax for the wear
1920, he being under age.
Ordered that the sheriff refrain
from collecting road tax from ]. p.
Curtis, Dist 3, he being under are.
Ordered that the clerk issue war
rant to Wash Hedrick, Dist No. s for
/ SO, refund tax on one female dor.
Ordered that the Sheriff refrain from
collecting road tax from G.. G. Rogers,
Dist. 5, he being over age.
Ordered that the clerk issue war
rant TO Early Hedrick, Jr,, for So,
refund road tax, he being an invalid
Ordered that the sheriff refrain for
collecting road tax from Granville
Rhodes, he being over age.
Ordered that the assessment Of
Clarissa Williams Taylor Of 16 acres
o. land in Sec. II, Township II, r. 2
", be changed from $3.50 to $3.50, the
amount Of $3.50 being a clerical error.
Ordered that warrant issue to VIM
Simpson, Dist. No. refund Of com
mutation road tax for SIS, he being
under IL years Of age on February
ist, 1920, and not liable for same.
Ordered that the Board do now ad-
JQurn. until tomorrow morning nine
o'clock.
-. ~ w n hlEs president.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present, same as yesterday. When
and 'phere the following orders and
entriea ere had, to-wit:
Ordered that the Bid of the Port
Gibson Bank, as County Depository
be and the same is hereby accepted
and that the president and clerk of
this Board issue Commission to said
Bank according to law.
Port Glib on, Miss, Jan. 8, 1921.
Hon. Board Of Supervisors,
Gentlemen ] herwith submit my
fourth daartefly report on road and
bridges d District One.
Ny contractors have done good work
Y th the exception of one link on w.
M, Watson's road. While the road
bed s good now he has failed 60 re-
move all of the slides and make suf-
aeles 0tulets for drainage.
The last heavy rains have caused
some damage to culverts and bitches
but the ontractors viii soon have
these in ahape again, and several new
eulveFsa will be put in when necessary
The lirst cable bridge on the Cor
don station road will soon have to be
rebuilt as one cason is sinking, and
timber is becoming bad
While there has been many reports
on tho condition Of the Black Gable
Bridge at Port Gibson--f do not be-
lieve the bridge proper has been in
Jured bat it needs careful watching.
The seat Of the trouble IS ia the shift.
ing Of the stream Is the south when
may cause he bayou TO destroy ths
south approach and leave the bridge
- recommend you have this investi
gated very thoroughly.
recommend the payment Of con-
tractors in full with the exception Of
fine Of 10 pr cent on link No. 6.
Respectfully submitted,
II. r. GUTHRIE,
Supervisors Dist. No. 1.
Grand Gulf, Miss, Jan. 3. 1921
Honorable Board Of Supervisors:
! hereby submit my report for the
last quarter Of 1920 on roads, bridges
and culverts in Dist. No. 2. All Of
my roads are IN fairly good shape.
except Ingleside Hollow which place
recently spent 800, which has done
but very little good as it is log and
boggy; continuous rains and heavy
staye hauling keep it torn up; on TOD
Of hill leading from Ingleside 20 Viii
lows is bad due to trucks bat not inn
passable; the rest Of tho roads are in
as good shape as coHid be expected.
specially where there has been SO
much heavy aauiing by trucks, and
wagons. On the road leading from r.
L. Hamilton to two-mile bridge is ii
coed shape except one place at OF
near Singleton fork which win b. re-
paired the present week The above
road has had 55 Wagcns and number
of trucks hauling for some tiineg ~
On the road heading from s. 4.
Headley's via King Iron Bridge, is
also in good shape having been lot
OF heavy traffic over Il. But at pres-
ept Il not, but except TO commence
again soon. ! have had several new
culverts built recently and expect to
have more. / find all ia good shape
except on roads where there have
been trucks.
As for bridges, all are in good
shape except the King Iron Bridge,
which needs immediate rdpairs, az
flooring has been dama0ed by stave
hauling. If any one viii take IN con-
sideration the enormous amount of
heavy traffic over narrow roads, weak
culyerts Of old matriab no funds ia
county treasury, high price Of ma
terial, and labor, they viii agree that
cur roads are as good az present as
can be expected.
Beginning with the new yea think
it wise TO enforce the laws Of 1914,
regulating the traffic on the roads.
bridges and culverts which was a.
dopted by the Board, and that we
build more concrete or permanent
culVerts, and cut EXPENSES as much
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