Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-16

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Accounts continued:
j, T. Pittman, reward for capturing Eek
Gavin; West Disiniecting Co., spray pump
for jail Jesse Hill lumber.
Tuesday, May 8, 1908,
Pet of Chapman Kirk for release from
poll tax was rejected.
Dr.. IL, A. Minors appointment as Chief
Health officer was confirmed.
Pet of Jos. Misso ct AL for change in Ma
con Il Fairfield road was rejected.
jeff Coleman was appointed oyerseer in
place of J. f, Carr; II, f. Weaver in place
of VIM. Shields; Martin Siyus in place of
j; 7, CLARK.
Contract for repairing leyee on Macon &
LOUSY road was awarded to c. G. Thomp.
son at 81 3-S cents per cubic yard, upon his
entering INTO bond in sum of $3.50, same
being approximately double the amount OF
contract price.
Wednesday May 6.
The hands on Mrs. S. Z. Dotherow's place
now working the Deupree road, were trans.
rerred to Louisy & Pickensy road under W
B Helm OyeTseer,
The clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids for metal furniture for vault.
Thursday, May 7,
G, G, Thompson, to whom was awarded
the contract for max ing repairs on evee on
Macon & LOUSY road, made his bond in the
penalty Of s., 1870, with 7. j. Evans. W. e.
Stokes and Stokes-Evans Hdw Co. as sure
ties The bond was approved and Mr.. W..
NJ, DOwdle was authorized TO sign contract
with G. G, Thompson.
Adv. was ordered for proposals to build
extension to IRON bridge at Macon.
The Board having decided heretofore to
have several roads worked by contract. (see
ady.) the following plans and specifications
were ordered to be recorded
Each link OF said roads will first be let
out, then the entire road. the Board reser.
wing the right to reject any and all bids. and
also to elect whether to accept the bids for
the links separately or for each road as an
entirety.
ltis further ordered that each contractor
whose bid shall be accepted is required to
tender bond with sufficient sureties at
once to be approved by Board at its juno
1903 meeting in double the amount of the
bid accepted, Tor the prompt, proper and
efficient performance of the contract.
1t is further ordered that each hand LA.
bic to work on said road be and he is here
| by required to work under the contractor s
days in each year, and he may commute the
/ labor for which he is liable under the con.
tractor on said road, by paying to tax.col.
/ lector on or before Dec. 10Th. or before he
may be assigned 10 work, the ,um Of SO, or
after he is so assigned and is warned to
| work said road and before default by pay
! ing to the contractor the sum Of So, so. And
he may commute any days labor by paying
to the contractor 30 cents before default
| II is further ordered that the hands here
toIore assigned to work said road will, at
the next meeting OF said Board. be assgne d
to " DIRK said road with such changes and
notifications as the Bird may deem proper,
1t is further ordered that no hand be re.
| CURED to work any part of any one of said
roads other than the link to which he NAV
| be assigned.
1t is further ordered that all roads be lie,
for two years, the county to pay the con
tractor 10 per cent. for all finished work
Dec. list. of each year. Contractor to be
required TO keep all of the road in good pas.
sable condition uLtil the entire road il. com.
| pleted. Contractor to do such part of the
work the first year as tae member of tn.
Board for the district may dir ect, and No
more, and so on to the next wear, the hal.
ance, to-wit: % per cent. to be paid at the
end of the two years.
The contractor is charged with the duty
to work each and every road hand on hi,
road liable TO road duty under the law and
comply with the law in regard thereto
And require of each OF said hands in each
,elr days Of special work service, If &C
many be needed to work said road, and
Keep the same In repair unless the said road
hands pay the communication tax of SO. The
contractor is to be charged, as part or all Of
his compensation under this contract. with
all sums collected by him as Communication
money and also with the labor of each hand
that works tho road at the rate of thirty.
seven aud one-holf cents per day.
IL Is further ordered that tho contractor
and not the county, assume all risk OF dam.
age TO roads, bridges &c. from freshets, higb
waters &c., occurring before the termina.
ton. OF this contract, to-wit, two years from,
the date thereof.
W. NJ. DOWDLE. Pres.
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