The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-11-10


the farm owned by Il. W. Jones, and report
icember.
Ordered, That Board adjourn until Tues
day morning at 0 O'Clock.
Board met pursuant TO adiournment all
members being present.
Ordered. That the report OF t H Weir.
county treasurer, for the month of October.
De received as true and correct and ordered
recorded, showing a balance due the general
county fund of S4lJ.10, u balance OF S604. rs dine
school fund. Il balance OF S40.50 due institute
SCHOOL fun1. a balance OF %. 10000 in U. $.
: per cent. bonds and $780, 90 in cash due per-
maneIt school fund. Bills receivable-note
OF Il Williams for 10000 and note OF U ii
Perry for 500. 90.
Ordered, That the road hands on road Nos.
8 and q District No. 4, be consolida ted for the
purpose of opening and working a new road
beginning at Bridges 4 Coles store and ter
and V. A. Bridges, overseers.
Ordered. That Ben Sanders be appointed
road oyerseer In the place OF Rich Manley,
on road No. Ain District No. 8. and that T. A.
Caifey be appointed road overseer in place
of W. G. Richardson on road from Red Grassy
Creek to Gore Springs In District No. 2, and
that ii. f.. Singleton be appointed road over
seer in place Of o. W. Barfield in road No. 10
In District No. l.
Ordered, That the game law as amended
by an order passed by the Board of Super
OF September, 1900, be and the same is hereby
revoked.
Oruefeu, Inat tne Clerk ADVERTISE Tor bids
to keep the county poor house from the LIST
day of j January, 1901, to the LIST day of Janu-
Ordered, That the Board advertise for
bids to build bf over Perry Creek, Dis
trlct No. l, near the farm of F.. NJ. Lewis.
Ordered, That the contract to repair
county jail be awarded to W. e. Moore and
W. IL. Moss at and for the sum Of $500. 90,
work to be done according to plans and spe-
cifications on file in Chancery Clerks office,
the said ". J.. Moore and W II. Moss having
entered into bono In the sum of $500. 90, with
w. b.. Wolfe and X. Doak as sureties for the
faithful performance of said work.
Ordered. That the Clerk advertise for bids
to repair the odw on Bogue iron bridge
in District No. /, bids to be received at De-
cember meeting. work to be done according
to plans and specifications on file in Chan
Ordered, That Miss Lizzie Majet be ap-
pointed school examiner for Grenada county
to fill the va ancy caused by the marriage
and departure of Miss Claude Talbert.
Ordered. That warrant for 1905 be issued
to J. N. Allen, Sheriff of Y alobusha county,
for cost in case of state VS.. BIZ Houston.
This day coming on to be heard the matter
as to making contract Tor the erection OF "a
steel draw bridge over Y~alobusha river at or
near Martins old landing. and IL appearing
To the Board that notice of the letting of
said contract has been published as the law
directs, and the Board after considering all
of the sealed proposals for erecting said
bridge. does hereby ward the contract for
the building of said bridge to the Virginia
biihEtN tA'i ~ 49, 't'''- -'N
lowest bidder for said work. Said contract Il
in the following words and figures. to-wit:
This agreement made and concluded this
9Th day of November, A.. D. 1900, by and be.
tween the Virginia Bridge ~ Iron Co., OF
! Roanoke, Virginia. party OF the. first part
and the Board Of supervisors OF Grenada
| county, State of Mississippi, of the second
part. witnesseth: That for and In consider
alton of payments hereafter mentioned to be
made aud performed by said party of the
second part, the said party of the first par
| dnath hprphy covenant and agree to furnish
all the materials and construct an finish In
"a good and workmanlike manner, and In ac-
cordance with the plans and specifications
proposal attached and made n part thereof
the following to-wit: The superstructure
substructure and pile approach for a stee
highway bridge over the Y~alobusha river a
complete the work by the first day OF Sep
tember, 1901, and said party of the seconS
part hereby agree upo the completion OF tn
said work as above spec1hed, TO pay, 70 tn
party of the first part. the sum of Eighteen
Thousand Three Hundred Dollars tSlS,30Ol
Payments to be made In the following man
ner, in cash N completion and acceptance o
the said bridge by the party of the secont
part. and said first party agrees to pay tn
sum OF Fifty Dollars for each and every da,
II said bridge Is not completed on or Defor'
| the first day of september. 1901. In witnes
whereof, we the parties, have hereunto Sc
J. IL. WHITSER,
Agent Virginia Bridge & Iron Co,
President Board of Supervisors.
Said Virginia Bridge and Iron Co. IS to cx
ecute bond in thesum of s3B.8OO; with sure
ties to be approved by the Board at the DE
cember meeting, for the faithful performance
of said contract, and In the default OF tn
giving of said bond, the sum Of $1,000 90 Is I
Be forfeited by said Virginia Bridge X lro
ordered. That Board adjourn until Wet
nesday morning at O'Clock.
Continued next week.