The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-14

SON COUNTY FAIR IN THE City
OF PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
Whereas. Jackson County, MisSis-
sippi. has heretofore purchased n
equipped a site in Pascagouha, Mis-
sissippi to be used as jackson Coun-
iy Fair Grounds. and have operated
an annuaI Industrial and Agricultur-
al Fair thereon for several years
prior to 1871 at which time the Unit
ed States Government with the con-
sent of the Board OF Supervisors of
Jackson County. Mississippi took over
said Fair Grounds and facilities for
use as a vocational training center,
operated by the said United States
Government. and
WHEREAS. the United States Gov
eminent has now returned TO the
possession OF Jackson County. Missis-
sippi the fair grounds aforesaid, and.
WHEREAS. the Board OF Superyis-
ors of Jackson County. Mississippi
are DESTROYS of now making the
necessary preparations to restore the
holding of an annual Industrial n
agricultural fair in aid County as
heretofore provided for. and
WHEREAS. the Board OF Supervis-
oTs of Jackson County, Mississippi
have given due consideration TO the
matter of repairing and restoring
facilities heretofore used for such fair
and the future development OF same.
and
WHEREAS. it is the opinion OF the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson
| County, Mississippi that the site here
tofore occupied and used for said
Industrial and Agricultural fair is
Inadequate In area and Insufficient
to furnish the necessary ground for
the future development and ma.nte-
nance OF such a fair; that the build
ings heretofore erected on said site
are inadequate to house such fairs
and that the conditions of such facili-
ties are such that the cost of restor-
ing same in a proper n suitable
condition for such purpose would be
almost as great as rebuilding same,
and
WHEREAS, Jackson County has ac-
CURED the airport site situated in
section ] Township 8 South, Range
6 West and heretofore known as ra
cagouia or habby Field less a small
POI ton heretofore conveyed to The
Animal Trap Company. the area OF
which would furnish ample space for
the rebuilding future development of
a Jackson County Fair Grounds and,
WHEREAS. it is the opinion of the
Board of Supervisors of Jackson
County. Mississippi, that it would be
TO the best interest OF jackson Coun-
ty and all parties concerned If the
site heretofore used as Jackson
ty Fairgrounds be vacated and aban-
ooned as such fair grounds and that
said property be disposed OF in The
manne provided by law. and that the
proceeds arising from the sale of such
County Fair Ground De used in the
rebuilding and equiping OF said Jack
son County Industrial and Agricul-
tural Fair on site heretofore used
as an airport.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by
the Board of Supervisors OF Jack
son County. Mississippi. that the
area embraced within the site of the
Jackson County Fair Grounds de-
seribed as follows:
Starting at the Section line and
corner between what would be Reg
ular Section IL and IL if Township
8 South. Range 9 West were sur
veyed into Regular Sections. and
thence running North a distance
of 867 feet across Kenneth Street;
thence East a distance of as feet
across what is known as Fair
Street to the Fair Grounds prop
erty n the point of beginning;
thence North a distance of GOES
feet TO the southern boundary of
Telephone o or U. S. Highway
so; thence North 60 degrees "a
Minutes East along the south Mar
gin of Telephone Road a distance
of 1896 feet: hence North IS de-
grees ID Minutes East a distance
Va % lCtt W ltC lily VI IdSCdkOuid
Gas Meter station; thence South "a
degrees AZ Minutes East a distance
of so feet: thence North 65 de-
grees ID Minutes East a distance of
so feet; thence North "a degrees
AZ Minutes West a distance of SO
feet to Telephone Road or u. S.
Highway 90; thence North 65<. de-
grees 10 Minutes East a distance of
74.8 feet to a cross fence line: thence
South 30 degrees II Minutes East
a distance of 1875 feet to an open
drainage ditch; thence south "a de-
grees 43 Minute West a distance
of 1924 feet: thence South 81 de-
grees 08 Minutes West a distance
of 1l9 feet; thence South 40 de-
grees % Minutes West along the
center of said drainage ditch a
distance of 543.2 feet to the fence
on the North Sid of Kenneth
Street; thence North SO degrees 80
Minutes West along the fence on the
North side of Kenneth Street a
distance of 1884 feet to the cor
ne- of Kenneth and Fair Streets
and the point of Beginning.
All OF h o described proper
ty being in the Mary L. Dupont
Claim No. l, Township 8 South,
Range 8 West and being located
in Lot 81 of the Sidoine Krebs Tract,
in the City of P~ascagoula, Jack
son County. Mississippi
De ana the same is hereby vacated
and abandoned as the site of the
Jackson County Industrial and Agril
cultural Fair and that the same be
disposed of in the manner provided
by law. and that the proceeds aris-
ing from he sale of such site be
used in the establishing, building and
equipping of a suitable fair grounds
and facilities to be located upon the
grounds heretofore embraced in said
air port.
Be it further resolved by the Board
OF Supervisors of Jackson County,
Mississippi hat proper conveyance
De executed conveying said air port
property to Jackson County as a site
for jackson County Industrial and
Agricultural Fair.
l, FRED TAYLOR, Clerk oil the
Chancery Court and ex-Officio Clerk
OF the Board of Supervisors in and
for said County and State aforesaid,
do hereby certify hat the above and
foregoing writ is a Just, true and per-
feet copy of order of the said Board
OF Supervisors made and entered at
their JUNE TERM thereof, A. d., 1916,
as the same appears of record in
my office. in Minute Book No. 81 at
Pages 265-267.
Given under my hand and Off
eial seal OF said Board OF Super
visors, at my office this the 5th
day of June. A. D., 1896.
(Seall FRED TAYI OR
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