The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-06
PROCEEDiNGs OF TUE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.

Be it remembered, that the Board OF
Supervisors OF Grenada county, Miss
issippi, met at the court house In Gre
NADIA, on the LIST day OF July, 1901, the
same being the first Monday of said
month and a regular term OF said court.
The following members were present;
5. 7. Tatum, president, Dist. No. !; j..
H. James. Dist, No. >; r. NJ. Anderson.
Dist. No. s; w. II. Baker, Dist. No. f..
G. w. Wood, Dist. No. ); J.. S. King,
Clerk; G. B. Jones, Sheriff.
Tie following orders were made and
accounts allowed ander Code Of 1892:
12l1-John G, Foster, work on new
road, disct. 4, 1885.
12l2-Sid Anderson, work at court
house for June, 81.
12l3-Electric Light & Water Co.,
water at court house for June, and Jail
from July l to Oct. |, and lights at
court house for May SIC. 80.
Eth j Gordon, repairing Of win
dows at court house $1.75.
12l5-Report of V. r James. super
intendent of education, for June receiv-
ed and ordered recorded.
V. r. James, services as superinlen-
dent of education for June, $500 %
12l6-Doak & Wolfe, merchandise
for court house, poor house and public
road S4.60.
12l7-Grenada SENTINEL, stationery,
circuit clerks office; and paper fasten-
ers for court house, SO. 20.
l21S-M NJ Wilcox, services to July
"a annipaar On IN rpad 1isnt A GQq a.
1~2l9-Sandy Hampton, work on new
road district 4. SIS.
l220-C 7 Ross, boarding pauper:
and salary for June, $S3.2 %
1221-E. A. Meaders & Co., repairing
table for court house, 81.
1222-T H Weir, ~treaurer, advertis
ing county bonds. 81.
Report of G B Jones, Sheriff, fol
June received and ordered recorded
1223-G B Jones, Sheriff, board oun
prisoners for June, 1927 80.
l224-City of Grenada, | scraper foI
public road, disct. /. So.
1225-A S Bell, J. p, cost in case o
State VS.. Jim Williams and job,
Manuel, s $50.
l226-J. NJ. Duncan, keeping ferry a
Chocchuma for June, $685..
l227-G B Jones, Sheriff, %servin!
| jury and attending inquest, So.
122S-R. Crawford, holding inques
and fee for six jurors, $ll.
l229-J. Fl. James, receiving worI
on Horton bridge, 50.
' l230-R. Koonce. building approach
10 Horton bridge. $40.
l23l-S. II. Tatum, s days on ne'
road, disct. 4. $16.
Report of Z. Ii. Weir, county treas
urer, for June received and 0rdere
recorded. showing a balance due ger
eral county fund Of 81 1871 .9S; Il balanc
OF Sl.2s4.19 due school fund; a balanc
of Sl74.94 due permanent school funt
and a balance of $50 due institute fun(
1233-G. B. Jones, sheriff conveyin
%lunatic TO Jackson $3.50
The board ad iourned until s.;
O'Clock tomorrow morning,
S. 4. TATUM, PRES.
Tuesday morniug July md, l9(
Board met persuant TO adjournme.
The following members were presen
S. 7. Tatum Pres, Dist No. |; j.
james, Dist. No. .; Il. NJ. AndersoO
Dist. No. 3: w. II. Baker. Dist. No.
G. w Wood. Dist. No. ); ]. S. Kin
Clerk. G.. b. Jones Sheriff.
When the following orders wei
! made and accounts allowed;
o. In the matter Of employing ;
o engineer to supervise the constructs
of an iron bridge over Yalobusl
"a river at or near Martins old mill NJ
~ the highway through Y~alobusha riv'
swamp in dist. 4. 1t Is thereto
ordered that the contract be award
to NJ. NJ, Wilcox at Sl25.0 90 per mon
provided the county needs his servic
as such engineer for IA period Of 70
III or more months from June y, 100
Should said highway aud bridge
completed within less than four mont
from the 18th day of June 1901 /
county agrees to pay said Wilcox
the rate of $4,000. The coun
ri guarantees employment to said Vile
as engineer for a period Of not IL
than 3 months at $4,000 per mont
A reasonable amount shall be allow
said Wilcox for expenses incurred
going 10 and from said iron bridge a
highway and he is 10 be released IF,
this contract upon the completion
the work aforesaid.
Ordered by the court that the s.
of $207. 90 be and the same is here
allowed to J.G Weeks for lands |
day decided TO Board Of Supervis
and for damages assessed and ALLOW
to his lands in sec. Z, township
range 5 east, as for report filed. ]
clerk of this court is directed TO is
TO said J. G. Weeks his warrent on
county treasurer for said sum of ::
The names Of the following pers
were placed in the jury boxes: Bea
IT. w. Anderson, S. Z. Lee, w.
- Merritt, J. r. Lee, a. F. Clark. c
- Clark. Jess Clark, j. L. Conner,
Koonce, j. O. McMahan, j. N. Robe
F. B. Shaw. j. w. Traylor, p. A. Il
ton. d. Z. Horton. ]. d. McCorma
- w. +. Mccormack, Jas. Pritchard,
l.. Sanderson, j. L. TONNES.
j Ordered. that Ben Ingram and NJ
roe Watson, road overseers in dist
2, be directed and required to take
- hands on their respective roads
work the piece OF road from Red G.
= bridge to foot of hill near the reside
i OF CT. L. Glover. 1t is further ore
ed that said work be done on the 2
= day of July, 1901.
j Ordered, that the roads in this COZ
shall hencetorth be worked by contr
. as provided by an act of the legislat,
l,nnroyad March 10 1900. This or