The Grenada sentinel., 1899-08-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
AUGUST TERM, 1899.

Be it remembered that the honorabl,
Board OF Supervisors of Grenada coun
ty. Miss, met at the court house, i,
the city OF Grenada, on the first Mon.
day in July, 1899, the same being tht
1st day of said month, and a regular
term Of said court. Present: Q. l.
Kimbrough, Dist. No. l; 0. Fl. Perry
Dist. No. 2; L. B. Yeager, Dist. No
3; W. R. Baker, Dist. No. 4; J. A,
Gibson, Dist. No. S; J. c. Perry, Clerk
w. F. Martin, Sheriff,
The following accounts were allowed:
J. A. Gibson, $500. receiving bridges.
City Of Grenada $780, water for court
W ": s. Williams. sasooo. building bridges on
north and south prongs Of Jones creek and
Parsons bayou, Dist. No. s:
Edgar Berry, e1.60, repairing court house
pump and sharpening mower.
Kimbrough Il Perry, s2.OO, oil for sherif's
Grenada Sentinel, ss4. 80, tax receipts and
stationery. and publishing proceedings OF
Sam Vile, Sc. 70. blankets for poorhouse.
l.. B. ieager, A00 receiving slough
bridges, Dist. No. 3.
!. r. Hughes, 80. 80. medicine and prescrip-
". L. Yeager, $50 a5 board Of paupers, and
salary superintendent Of poor house:
G: 8, Tinndall 70 cents nails for BRIDGE
". +. Martin. sheriff. S., IS, board OF prison
crS, etc.
or. Lawrence. s5l. IS. salary superintend-
ent of education for July.
]. NJ. Duncan, S25. 90, salary for keeping
Report Of ". +. Martin, sheriff, received
and filed.
Report of Q. F. Lawrence. county superin-
1endcnt of education, received and filed. ~
1pIara1 . n natiti0p nf 7 y GhaW-
make ct al, for bridge on Pr0videncee road.
Dist. No. .. between Chapel Hill and Web
ster county line. be fled.
On motion. and upon petition OF OF T, II.
Hall ct al. for u change in the game law,
>Hid petition being filed 80 days, it is ordered
hat the game law be changed to read as fol-
lows. to-wit: 1t shall be unlawful to shoot,
trap or kill any partridge in Grenada county,
from the Isl day OF December to the 1st day
"t April Of each and every. year. and any
person found guilty of violating this law.
shall, upon conviction. be fined not less thar
s. for tie first ofense. and not less than slo
for the second Otfense, and that this order
AXE effect and be in force from and after
his date.
Ordered, that the contract to build bridge
ovcr OXberry creek be awarded to G. NJ.
Nails, at and for the sum OF IS cents per
lincal foot.
ordered, that the petition otJ; f; Shaw ct
.. be granted. and Ed Woods is hereby APP
pointed Overseer for north end.
IN the matter OF the apprenticeship OF Fred
and Sarah Hightower orphans: This case
coming on for hearing this day. and after
hearing the proof in the case, It is ordered
that the petition of l. NJ. Stevens be dismiss
>ed and that Charlotte I yler retain custody
of the children and that /. NJ. Stevens pay
the costs. Ordered this 7tl day OF August.
1899.
Ordered. that the clerk advertise for bids
to build briuEe over Big Cane creek. Dist.
No. !, Joe Miller Overseer.
On motion l.. L. Bowman is hereby up.
pointed II member OF the county board OF
hoard adjourned until Tuesday morning
at O'Clock.
On motion the county trcasurer's report
was received and ordered filed. showing II
balance due county fund Of Sl95O,7 and Il
balance due school fund OF sl972.6l.
On motion, and after examination. II Is
1890 be received and the clerk ordered to
make copies Of the same.
Ordered. that Ben Pope be released and
that his account be balanced by the clerk,
Ordered. that the clerk advertise for bids
to build bridge over Butputta creek, and
one over Perry creek. both in Dist. No. 2, on
Graysport and Grenada road.
Ordered that the board draw pay as
follows:
o. L. Kimbrough, two days, 800.
.. Il. Perry,two days, II miles, $40.
L. B. Yeager, 2 days, Is miles, $3.50.
W. r. Baker, two days.7 miles, SS 70.
J. A. Gibson, 2 days, II miles, 50 20.
J.C. Perry, two days, 5000.
W. F. Martin, two days, S4.OO.
Ordered that the Board adjourn un-
til the first Monday in September.