Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-04-21

/ J. C. Clark, Salary deputy asses
sor, $125.OO.
! C. F. Wilson, Salary deputy as
SCISSOR $125.0O.
Chickasaw Auto Co., Gasoline, ETC.,
Dist, 8, 1897.
D. L. Cox, Hauling gravel, Dist,
Il, $32.25.
R. E. Kellum, Causeway work,
Dist, 1, $7.7O.
]. C. Moffat, Janitor, Dist, l.,
$4S.OO.
j. C. Beasley, Postage account
March 1921, $4.OO.
Adams & Neubert, Oil an etc.,
Dist, 8, $8.65.
E. e. Lester, 40 bushels corn a
$1.25. bushel, Dist, 2, $4,000.
Times-Post, Publishing Delinquent
list, $41.OO.
J. M. Hewley, Estimate, $2510.81
Kelly Browder, Work on tractor,
Dist, 8, $3S.72.
D. H. Davidson, Estimate, Dist,
8, $764.32.
Borden Brothers, Brace irons, etc,
$24.90.
Treasurer's Report Accepted by
Board:
Coming on to be considered by
the Board the Report for the first
quarter of the year 1921 submitted
by the County Treasurer, and the
board having properly examined same
according to law, and finding same
in proper condition and acceptable
according to our judgment, it is the
order of the Board that same be
and it is hereby accepted, subject to
the final check and approval Of the
Clerk.
Sale of Delinquent Lands in Scotia
homa Drainage District:
1t appearing to the Board that the
lands delinquent for Drainage Dis
trict in Soctahoma Drainage Dis
trict for taxes levied thereon, were
not sold at the regular time for
sale of delinquent lands, and the
Sheriff having asked that another day
be fixed for sale Of same, it is there
fore ordered that Monday the 9Th,
day Of June, A. D. 1921, be fixed as
the day for the sale Of same, and the
Sheriff is is hereby ordered to adver-
tise such sale for said date accord
ing to law, and make sale of said
lands on said date.
Be it ordered by the Board that
the assessment of w. S. Bobo on the
personal roll be reduced from $170.-
90 to $500, it appearing that he
is assessed with two mules, when in
fact he only owned one mule, now
and at the time of the assessment.
Be it ordered by the Board that
public road be established beginning
at the intersection of theroad from
Okolona with the Houston & Aber-
deem Road, to run South of Jerry
Brosby's West line one half of mile
to the Gates Place, the committee
having inspected same and recon-
mended that same be established. Be
fore said road becomes public road
the petitioners must cut out right
Of way and open road to travel.
Contract for Beat Two Road
Be it ordered by the Board that |
the contract of w. A. Moore and G.
W. Thompson with the Commission
ers of Road District No. 2, to con-
struct six miles of road, beginning |
at the Pontotoc County line and run
ming south to the south line of beat
2, according to plans and specifca-
tions on file, be approved when they
have filed bond in a Bonding Co.,
according to law, provided such bond
be filed within 20 days, otherwise
said contract shall be null and void.
The contractors agree to put up
said work and construct said road
according to plans and specifications,
work to begin on or before the first
day Of May, 1921, and thereafter
continue and be pushed by the con-
tractors to completion on or before
January 1st, 1922.
Busby Contract
This contract made and entered
into this day between the road COM
missioners of Road District No. 5,
Of Chickasaw County, Miss, of the
one part and JEFF Busby, attorney,
party of the second part, as follows:
The said Road Commissioners here
by enter into contract with the said
Jeff Busby to do and perform all
things necessary, preliminary to the
issuance of $75,OOO.OO road bonds
Of said district and to do all the work !
Incident and necessary to the issu-
ance of said bonds, getting same ap-
proved and sold, write all contracts,
plans and specifications for work Of
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