The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Contin ued meetlng.l

MONDAY morning, MaFCn IL, lSUl
Board mel pursuant to Adjournment.
The following members were present:
Dist. NJ. Is. Y. Tatum, President
DIST. No. 2-J Fl James.
Dist. No. Nv. r. Baker.
DIST. No. Sc. w Wood.
Clerk. S King.
Sheriif-G. b. Jones.
r. NJ. Anderson. of Dist. g., absent.
When the following proceedings
were made:
The Board proceeded to Investigate
contract formerly made with Edward
Cassidy.
Ordered. that the Board meet at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning
Tuesday morning, March IL, 1901,
Board met pursuant to adjournmen':
The following members were present.
S. Tatum, president; Dist. No a, W.
r. Baker; Dist. No. 5, G w. Wood; J..
II. James, Dist. No. 2, and r. M. An
derson, Dist. No. 3, not present.
In re,
Contract with Edward Cassidy.
This matter coming on to be heard
before the Board of Supervisors as to
he construction of the contract here
Lofore entered into between Gre
NADIA County and Edward Cassidy, for
the building of "a public road in and
across Yallobusha river from the Iron
Bridge To foot of the hill in Dement'S
Land, in District No 4 in said County;
and,
WHEREAS: a controversy has
arisen between said contractor and
said Board as TO the power Of the
Board to make partial payments OF
said contract; and,
WHEREAS: The Board has decided
that it does not possess such power; and,
WHEREAS: Said contractors have
performed a part of said work, be-
lieving they would receive payment as
the work progressed; and,
WHEREAS: Said contractors claim
they are unable TO perform the entire
work without receiving some assistance
by way Of partial payments; and,
WHEREAS: Said Board is DESTROYS
OF settling the matter in an amicablt
and fair and just manner. il possible
Therefore, be it Ordered by the Board
That the plans and specifications nov
} on file, and this day approved by {
} committee appointed for that purpose.
shall be the plans ald specification
adopted for the balance of the work OF
said road; and that the Clerk Of thu
> BcarG is hereby directed to advertise
= for bids, for the completion of that par
of the road upon which no work ha
been done under the contract OF tn
3 said Edward Cassidy. And tina thu
: said work be divided into five ditferen
9 sections. The first section to begil
: where the work of the said Edward
q Cassidy ends at station naueht, ant
4 to continue northward along the RICH
4 of way for a half-mile' The secon'
y section to begin where said first sec
4 tion ends, and to continue one hall
Z mile. The third section to bogi
where said second section ends, ant
Z 10 continue one-half mile. And tn
fourth section TO include the balanc
to the terminus Of said road at foot c
q hill in Dement'S field. And the fit
section to comprise all the brldg
I. work on said Dad from section naugt
~ to the foot of hills 10 Dement'S iielt
y Said sections to be let by separa,
4 contract; and il the Board finds itexp'
"a dent and to the interest of tn
Z County TO award all OF said sections t
s one man, the Board reserves the rigt
y 10 40 So, DuU tdCu SCtlioh VI u WV
V is to he performed as II the same was
Il separate and distinct contract. Sal
- work shall be advertised to be let OF
Y on theS tn day of April 1901, aud the biz
Z therefor shall be by sealed propose
. filed with the clerk, and bidders sha
y have the right to bid on separate SCI
Is lions. or on each ana all the sections
. one time, and the Board reserves u
z right to reject any and all bids. 1t
u distinctly understood that the contra
e now existing between the County al
Y the said Edward Cassidy, shall rema
in full force, and be in no wise impaire
q until a satisfactory contract Is mat
x between the County and some 9th
y contractor.
1t is further provided. that TO" tn
* norton of the work which the sd
Z ed Cassidy has partially pr
Z formed, when completed according
q plans and specification, and when t
D. Board shall have made a new contrs
Y which is satisfactory to said Boar
shall then be paid for, according to !
? contract price heretofore made wi
4 the said Edward Cassidy.
Y 1t is further ordered by the Boa
i that the time within which said VIC
z shall be completed, shall be extend
x to the LIST day Of September 1901
4 /, Edward Cassidy, do hereby agl
4 and consent to this order made by t
sx Board Of Supervisors of Grenada co