Okolona messenger., 1921-09-22
BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
SEPTEMBER TERM

Der, 1921 the Board OF Supervisors of
said county and state met at the
courthouse in the town of Houston,
Mississippi, pursuant to adjournment.
There were present j. A. Martin,
President, District No. 1, ]. N. Bryant
district No. 2, P. E. Hadley, District
No. 8, H. W. Nelson, District No a,
and A. B. Carlisle, District No. s.,
attended by J. c. Williams. Clerk
and ]. c. Beasley, Sheriff, when the
following things were said and done,
to-wit:
We, the undersigned committee, APP
tpOinted by the Board to inspect the
place where the sewer from the court
house empties, would report that we
find the same in bad condition, and
we do not believe that the same is
sanitary as it is now located, and be-
heve that the adjoining property
owners have just ground to object
to this condition, and we hereby re.
commend to the Board that they ex-
tend the said sewer further down the
creek to a point below the place
formerly owned by J. H. Aycock, If
they are able to- obtain a right Of
way for the same, and recommend
that committee be appointed to
confer with the property owners and
if possible obtain a right of way
and place to empty said sewer.
H. w. Nelson,
j. N. Bryant,
Committee.
Order for 3 Mill Levy EIectic 4
TO be held October II. 1921.
1t appearig to the Board that MI e
than 200 qualified electors hi re
signed petition asking the Board
not to levy the three mill tax in ter
ritory outside of the Separate School
District of the county, and also ask
ing that an election be called to de-
termine whether the said levy shall
be made, and it appearing to the
Board that under the law where 200
qualified electors sign the petition
they must call said election, it is
Therefore ordered by the Board
that an election be held on Tuesday
the 18th day of October, 1921, in
territory outside of the Separate
School District for the purpose of de-
termining whether said mill levy
shall be made for school purposes in
such territory. and the election COM
missioners are hereby ordered to have
ballasts prepared with the words
"For The School Levy" and Against
The School Levy" on the ballot, and
the poll books so marked as to i'm
dicate who is entitled to vote as s1ch
election to this Boar da he November
meeting thereof.
Order For Conviets TO be Worked On
County Roads:
Ordered by the Board that the
convicts be worked on the publicf
roads, and that first class hands be
allowed $500 per month, and second
class hands be allowed $500 per
month. All able bodied men shallI
be first class hands, and cripples and
women shall be,second class hands.
Be it further ordered that j.. Al.
Martin use the convicts of District
! under the edirection of the road /
overseer or superintendent.
Beuna Vista & Trebloc Road Estab-
hshed:
1t appearing to the Board that the
Committee appointed by he Board to
inspect the proposed pubic road ask
ed for by petition of W. L. Colbert
ct al, running from Sam Kings Store
south to Bogue Culley Bridge, thence
due south on Inc to good road at
Trebloc, having recommended that
said roadi be established as a gener-
al public road,
It is therefore, ordered that the
same be and it is established as a
public road, the same to be 80 feet
wide.
Road Contracts Entered into at
September Herm 1921:
Ordered by the Board that the
contracts of j. P. Alexander for twol
miles of road work on the Houston
and Pontotoc road be accepted, bel
ing mile number and 3, Souh from
the Beat Line, and tht the cantract
of Ivy Gam and Virgil Duncan for
mile number South from Beat Line,
made by the Commissioners of Dis
trict number l be and the same is
hereby approved by he Board, and]
the Clerk is hereby ordered to file
same and keep same in his Office and +
IN his iron safe, in order that the
said contracts may be preserved, said
contracts being made "a part of this
order.
1t is the further order of this Board
that the contracts Of O. B. Aber-
nethy together with the plans and
specifications attached thereto for
the construction of certain parts of
the Phelps-Bacon & Archaeological
lowsy road be and same is hereby
accepted and approved, and ordered
to be kept by the Clerk on file with
an as above mentioned contracts
were ordered to be kept
Ordered that the following claims
end petitions be cAtinued:
Ordered that the Board do now
adjourn to NEE at the Courthouse
in the tewn of Houston on the first
Monday in Occober, 1921.
w. A. Sanderson, ct al; D. G. f
chennault. ct al; J. M. Hewgley for
Brand Smith; J. w. Brown, ct al;I
Houston Motor Co.; E. P. Wilson, ct
al; ]. E. Atkinson; Standard Oil Cost
NJ. Dunan, ct al; 0kolona Messenger.
-oredred that the following claims