The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-04-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
APRIL TERM, 1900.

Be it remembered that the Board of Super
visors met at the Court House in Grenada,
Miss, on the LIST Monday in April, 1900, the
same being the 2nd day of said month and a
regular term Of said court. Present, S. T..
Tatum, District No. 1; ]. H. James, District
No. .; R. NJ. Anderson, District No. 8; W. r.
Baker, District No. 4; G. W. Wood. District
No. 5; Jno. s. King, Clerk, and G.. b. Jones,
Sheriff.
The following orders were made and ac-
counts allowed:
573-G. W. Wood, Csc, nails for bridge. Sec.
2Ss. Code 1902.
57i-James& Wood, s13 II, lumber for b'dgc.
Sec. go. Code 1892.
575-Doak & Wolfe, SO Is. m'dse for Court
House. Sec. $50. Code 1892.
SCI. E. Hughes, 50 IS, m'dse for Poor
House. Sec. $50. Code 1892.
Ste. 7. Ross, 1914 90, board paupers. Con-
ract.
57S-J. S, King, Clerk, So 46, cost bill luna
ic. Sec. $50. Code 1892.
5D-G. b. Jones, Sheriff. ISL go. Jail fees.
5S0-Max Ginsburger, $3 So, clothing for
prisoners. Sec. 2S9. Code 1892.
5sl-W. A. Walker, 50 95, lumber. Sec. $50.
Code 1892.
5s2-W. A. Odum, s13 50. lumber for bridge
Sec. $50. Code 1892.
$751;. T. Gardner, s12 90, Com'r. Election.
Sec. 37O6. Code 1914.
5s4-C. h. Guy, s12 90, Com'r Election. Sec.
31O6-1614.
5s5-J. H. Campbell, s12 90, Com'r Election.
Sec. 37O6-1614.
5s6-Columbus Rosemond, 81 so, setting out
trees Court House. Sec. 2s9. Code 1892.
$50. b. Jones, s22 70, removing Jno.
kirkwood prisoner, Sec. 1000. Code 1892.
5Ss-J. w. Wood, IS 30. lumber for bridge.
Sec. 2s9. Code 1892.
s9-City Water Works. SIS 10, water at Jail
and Court House. Contract,
5000. b. Jones, $50 80, delivering Road
Commissions. Sec. 2OO3. Code 1892.
591-Wm. Fenner. ]. P, $50 90, holding in
quest. Sec. zoos. Code 1892.
592-Dr. J, W. Young. 81 90, returning vac
cine points.
593-Grenada Sentinel, 81 rs. Contract.
594-J. II. Wood, 81 90, lumber. Sec. $50.
Code 1899.
595-S. T. Tatum, &c 90, receiving bridge
over Coal Creek. Sec. 2O19, Code 1899.
596-Dr. A. Martin, s1so37, vaccinating 147
persons. Sec. 8. Chap. SO. Code 1896.
597-Dr. ]. NJ. Calhoun, IS 90, examining
~lunatic.
$50. F. Lawrence, $50 90, salary for
March. Contract.
599-Dr. T. ]. Brown, s3s 90, ~vaccinating
3O4 persons. Sec. 8. Chap, 60. Acts 1896.
Ordered that the report of o. F. Lawrence,
Co. Supt. Education, be received.
Ordered hat the report of T. H. Weir,
County Treasurer, for March 1900, be received
and ordered recorded as true and correct.
Showing balance due county Of 1903 As, and
school fund s43 g..
The attention of the Board Of Supervisors
of Grenada county and State Of Mississippi,
having been called to the fact that the bill
of exceptions as drafted by Judge A. T.
Roane and submitted to ]. H. Barksdale, at
torney for petitioners, In the presence of the
Board. and agreed to be correct, in the mat
ter of the petition of W. D. Gibbs ct al pray
ing for a local option election. Said petition
having been acted upon and said election
ordered at the regular Feb. A. D., 1900 meet
ing of this Board, recites that the Board In
determining who we're qualified electors in
said county confined themselves to tn ex-
animation OF the Poll books and Personal
Assessment books" Now, we the undersign-
ed members Of said Board. hereby state and
affirm that not only the Poll and Personal
HSstSSHltui DbOhS were examined, but the
Registration books and all Tax books. per-
tanning to the qualification of electors of all
citizens Of said county for two years prior to
Feb. LIST 1900, those who had signed said Pc
tition and those who had not and In severa,
instances where doubt would arise as to the
genuine signature of the party upon the pc
titlon,the same was compared to his original
signature on the registration books. and that
such is embodied in the order of this Board
calling for such election, and in order that
justice may be done, it is ordered that the
above further statement of facts be enter
ed upon the minutes Of this Board at this
the regular April 1900 meeting,
9. 7. TATUM, P. b. s.
j. II. JAMES,
r. NJ. ANDERSON,
W. Il. BAKER,
6. W. WOOD.
Ordered that Geo. Clark be appointed road
oversecr in the place of Jim Raman on
Lampkin road No. 8, Dist. No. 5.
Ordered that Alex Pittman be appointed