The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-06

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from Grenada to Carroll county line;
Grenada and Tuscahoma road. via new
bridge over Y%aiObusha river to Talla-
hatchie county line; road from Guys
corner via Chocchuma to OXberry.
Grenada and OXoerry road. from Gre
NADIA via Bridges and Coles mill to Ok
berry. The road from old Cowles'
place via Tatum to Tallehatchie coun-
ty line; Grenada and Houston road,
from Grenada via Graysport to Cal
houn county line; Grenada aud Bel
fountain middle road from Grenada
via Susie to Webster county line: Gre
NADIA and Belfouutain road, from Gre
NADIA via Misierton TO Web-ter county
line. The road from Misterton via II.
G.. Caffey's place to Montgomery coun-
ty line. Graysport and Benela road,
from bridge over Yalobusha river at
Graysport, to Calhoun county line.
Graysport and Pittsboro road from fork
of Grayeport and Benela roads TO Cal
houn county line. All other public
roads in the county not ABOVE named,
are hereby denominated as roads OF the
second-class. Ordered further, that
the clerk of this Board advertise for
sealed bids for working the roads by
contract, in pursuance OF the above,
anu llldl ouCn O1b dClS ohhiA w I ~
the lowest responsible bidder for "A
term OF four years, said contracts to be
/, let at the August meeting of this
Board, and each contractor be required
to give bond ia the sum of 81 900 with
, some responsible surety company. as
: securely for the faithful performance
OF his contract. the Board reservirg
| the right to reject any and all bids.
) All bids for roads shall be by districts,
Y and shall be for so much for each mile,
Ordered furthe". that the public roads
5 that are to be let as above, shall be
kept open and worked 10 the width re-
2 uuired by law, viz: First-class roads
16 to 30 feet, isecond-class roads. l. to
= 20 feet, the width to be approved by
the Board member in his district, and
r shall be raised In the middle and slop-
!. ed toward the bitches on sides, which
shall be kept open and be of sufficient
size and fall to drain the road, and
r where necessary to drain the road and
bitches, a c"ulvert of good material and
# sufficient size to carry off the water
q shall be put in and kept in repair. 1t
shall be the duty of the contractor tC
erect mile boards on all roads, and
guide boards at all forks and cross
g roads, and remeasure before erectlug
mile posts, to keep holes aud washes
properly filled, cut down all high
places whe"e practicable, so as to keel
k The road in good order, remove the
drifts at bridges, and make all ordina
b nv repairs to bridges, ~levees, cause
ways, the county to furnish lumber anC
nails for said repairs. 1t shall be th'
duty of said contractor to build ant
$ keep in repair all bridges 20 feet lon!
d aud under, clear r~oadsides. levees ant
D. culverts of trees and other growth
Sc Said contractor to be at all times SUE
'e iect to the order of this Board, and 70
d: any delinquency on the part OF sal
d. contractor, said Board shalt have tn
lg right to annull the contract, after fly
days notice, but the contractor ma.
80 appear and show cause why said cor
tract should o be annulled.
Ordered, that the Tax Assessor
OF Grenada county he aud is hereby d
t. rected to make a list of all persons liz
It. hle To road duty in said county, as r.
quired by said act, and include same
n. his assessment for the year 1901. q
/; dered further, hat all road overseeI
40 of said county report to the Board
Supervisors on the first Monday
re August next, the names Of all hands c
their respective roads who are liable
road duty, and a list OF all the tools
on their possession belonging to the couI
ha tv, and also return their commission
nd and road laws on the first Monday
err Sept. next.
re Ordered, that payment on road co
ed tracts be made quarterly, at the end
tn each quarter, provided that no pa
,es ment shall exceed one-fourth OF co
ur tract price for the number OF mil
II. actually worked, as agreed upon by
be member of the Board and the contra(
his or 10 writing.
he Order ed that board adjourn until
at o'clock tomorrow morning.
,tv S. T. TATUM, Pres.
Wednesday morning July 3, l9(
ess Board met persuant to adjournmer
III Following members were present;
,ed S. 7. Tatum. Pres. r. NJ. Andersc
in G.. w. Wood. J. S. King, Clerk. q.
md Jones, Sheriff; j. II. James, and w.
Baker were absent.
of The following orders were made a
accounts allowed:
The names of the following perst
ebv were put in the jury box: j. ii. Alt
his r. s.. Tiudall, Frank Kendall, j.
,ors Vance, f. G. Williams, j. L. Tindi
we'd J.. Gibson. w. H. Heath, G. w. H
%, G. w. Moore, Geo. Clark, j
The Emmous.
sue In Pursuance of an advertiser
the made by the board of Supervisors
POI. bids to construct certain bridges
IONS the public highway through Halobus
It 8, river swamp in dist. I. and the Kan
D.. City Bridge Co.. OF Kansas City, NJ
!. F.. being the lowest bidder, it is theref'
r. ordered that the contract for s.
rts, bridges be awareed to the said Kan
lor- City Bridge Co., 10 the following MOI
ick, and figures towit:
, Z. This agreement, made the third {
of July A. D., 1901 by and between
ION Kansas City Bridge Company,
riot Kansas City, Jackson County, Nilsson
, all OF the first part, and Board of Sup
and visors of Grenada County, State of y
rass sissippi, of the second part.
nee Witnesseth, That the said first pa
der hereby agrees TO furnish all mater
and TO construct and complete, rel
for travel, but rot including any ca
lntv approaches, the suhstructure ;
act. superstructure for the following brid
ure, in said County and State,
rder On the Grenada and Charleston r.