The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1937-12-23

1888, as provided by Sections zol and
252 of the Laws of 1880 and of Chapter
235 of the Laws of 1882 and amendments
sold notes to be delivered when
said sums have been paid into the
county treasury.
1t appearing to the Board of Super
sisors that Road District No. z OF
Holmes County, Mississippi, is in need
Of a grader for the use of maintaining
the roads in said district; the Clerk of
this Board is therefore directed to ad-
~vertise for bids to be received at the
January, 1888, meeting of this Board,
the Board reserving the right to reject
any or all bids, for / Leaning Wheel
Road Grader, weighing about $500 lbs.
and having a 10 foot mold board, for the
use and benefit of Road District No. 2.
The Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed to advertise for bids on gaso-
line and oils for general county pur-
poses for the year 1888. Said bids are to
be received at the next regular Janu-
airy, 1898, meeting of this Board; and
this Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
The Clerk of this Boaro is hereby
ordered to advertise for bids as fol-
lows by order of the Board of Super.
gisors of Holmes County, Mississippi,
notice is hereby given hat sealed bids
will be received by hte Clerk of said
Board until Monday noon, January 3rd,
1898, for the purchase of Corrugated
Steel Culverts, Is to SO inches in
diameter. for use on the public roads
of Holmes County, Mississippi, during
the year 1888; and the Board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
1t appearing to the Board that there
are certain cases of tuberculosis scat
tered over the County, and that the
relatives of these cases are not able to
care for their treatment and to pro-
vide funds for their s~ustenance; and it
further appearing that the County
Health Department is seeing after the
treatment and diet supervision of these
cases; and that some of the cases are
in dire need of assistance; it is there
fore ordered that, beginning with the
fiscal year 19~37-1938, the sum of $4,000
per month be appropriated to other ex-
penses Of the County Health Depart
ment to be Used for the care and treat
ment of tubercular patients over the
county wherever such is needed in the
judgment of said Health Department;
it is further ordered that the Clerk of
this Board each month, beginning with
sum of $4,000 payable out Of the Cen
eral County Fund.
1t appearing to the Board that Road
District No. A is in need Of a truck for
the purpose Of maintaining the roads
of said district; it is therefore ordered
that the Clerk Of this Board advertise
for bids to be received at the January,
1888, meeting of this Board, the Board
reserving the right to reject any or
all bids, for / new or used Ford V-8
or Chevrolet w Ton Truck with cab;
and for the sale of / Chevrolet IN ton
Truck with cab, which, If purchased by
The Clerk Of this Board is hereby
directed to advertise for bids on white
oak and post oak and cypress lumber
and creosoted lumber for general county
purposes for the first quarter Of 1888.
Said bids are to be received at the next
regular January; 1898, meeting of thi.
Board; and this Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
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page 33i line 3S of the 1887 land roll
and that same land is owned by B. T.
Hoover; it is therefore ordered that
said assessment be changed to B. 7
Hoover, the valuation remaining the
same.
1t appearing to the Board that the
following nave filed application for re-
duction on land assessment: !. A. & W..
R. beall and VIM. A. Haco.s.
1t appearing to the Board that the
Tchula road maintenance ad valorem
tax of one mill collected on ire property
within the corporate limits oil the Town
of Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi,
for the tax year 1886 amounted to the
sum of $297.25, and that the Town of
Tchula is entitled to a refund Of me-
half of said amount under ant 81 " the
of Section GAIT of the Mississippi Code
of 1880, and the Board being fully ad-
vised, it is therefore ordered that war
rant payable out Of the Tchula road
fund do issue to the Town of Tchula
for the sun Of $148.62.
1t appearing to the Board that the
H. /. F. No. 5 Maintenance ad valorem
Of one-half mill collected on the
within the corporate limits Of the Town
of Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi,
for the tax year 1885 amounted to the
of $148.62, and that the town of
Tchula is entitled to a refund of one
half Of said amount under and by virtue
of Section GAIT Of the Mississippi Code
of 1880. and the Board being fully adj
vised it is therefore ordered that war
payable out Of H. l. F. No. s, Main
Fund do issue to the Town of
Tchula, Mississippi, for the sun of
Pursuant to advertisement for the
purchase of l Truck for the use and
of the Cruger Road District, the
bid of s. F. Buchanan being the lowest
best bid is hereby accepted.
1t appearing to the Board that the
of sen of Section 1, Township 15, |
Range 2 East, is assessed to no one for
he tax year 1887, and it further appear
ng that said land, containing 40 acres,
S owned by Versie Hodges and is in the
elliott Hill School District, it is hereby
that the same be and the same
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