The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-26

Official proceedins 81 tie Board
Of Supervisors.
iContinued from last issoe.l s.
In pursuance to OF an advertisement
made by the Beard for bids to board
and clothe the paupers OF Grenada
and for salary as Superintend-
ant Of poor house and buryfng the dead I
for four years from the first day OF /
January, 1904 to the fourth day of
January, 1908, and the Beard after !!
considering said bids, awarded the con-
tract TO G Il Ross.
It Is therefore ordered that the con-
tract to board and clothe the paupers |
OF Grenada county for the ensuing
four years, beginning on January l, |
1904, and for superintending the poor
house, etc. be awarded to G + Ross in
the following words and figures tO-wit:
This agreement made the 9Th day OF
December, 1903, between g T Ross,
Of Grenada county, state Of Mississip-
pi, Of the first part and the Board OF
Supervisors Of Grenada county, state
of Mississippi OF the SECOND part, wit
nesseth; that the said tarst party
agrees to furnish all clothing and
board all paupers entrusted to his care
for four years, beginning Jan. /, 1904,
at and for the sum OF seven dollars
($7 O0) per month to superintend the
poor house, furnish wood and fires and
look after the inmates at and for the
sum Of fifteen dollars (Sl5 OO) per
month: to furnish material, make COT
fins, dig graves, and bury deceased in
mates at and for the sum of four dol
lars ga 00) each. s
In consideration of the foregoing
material and work to be furnished and
executed by said first party, the said
second party hereby agrees to pay said
first party the sum of seven dollars
Isl OO per month for board and cloth
ing for each pauper, and the sum of
fifteen dollars as wages for superin-
tending the poor house, ETC., and four
dollars for burial expenses for each
pauper. Said payments to be made
monthly in warrants drawn on Grena-
da county, Mississippi, and for the
performance OF each and every article
OF this agreement, the said parties
bind themselves by these presence.
In testimony whereof witness the
signatures of the said partise.
G r Ross,
ST TATUM, Pres.
Ordered that Miss Lida COffman be
relieved Ct the assessment of one piano
for year 1908 at 800 90.
In pursuance of our advertisement
made by the Board for bids to move
iron bridge over slough in district No.
4, and erect same over McSwine creek,
and the Board after considering said
bids find that r ] Rayburn is the
lowest bidder. It is therefore ordered
that the contract to move and erect
said bridge be awarded to r ] Ray
burn in the following words aud figures
to-wit:
This agreement made the 8th of
December 1908, by and between r
Rayburn, of Grenada county, state of
Mississippi Of the first part and the
Board OF Supervisors of Grenada coun-
ty, state of Mississippi of the second
part wituesseth: That the said party
Of the first part agrees to remove
slough bridge in district No. 4, and to
erect the same over McSwine creek in
said district No. 4, ready for travel,
on or before Feb. l., 1904, in accor-
dance with plans and specifications
annexed and made part Of this con-
tract marked exhibit "A;'' provided
that if by reason of the violence of the
elements or from causes unavailable
and beyond the control OF the party
of the first part, it should be impossi.
BILE to perform said work within the
time above specified, then the time
for the fulfillment OF this contract
shall be extended for period not less
than that caused by such delays. It
! is the purpose aud the intention of
the parties to the contract, that while
said first party has contracted to build
and erect a bridge over McSwine creek
in district 4, and when said frso part y
performeS and carries out said cob.
tract, as to the building and erection
of said bridge, then the said second
party agrees and obligates itself to pay
for the construction Of said bridge.
The said first party is to execute
bond for the faithful performance OF
said work in the penal sum Of $500 90
with sureties to be approved by the
said second party. In consideration
of the foregoing material and work to
be furnished and executed by said first
party, the said second party hereby
agrees to pay said first party the sum
of four hundred dollars in the follow
manner to-wit: On completion OF said
bridge according to plans aud specii-
cations hereto annexed. said payment
| to be made in warrants drawn on Gre
NADIA county, state OF Mississippi, and
for the performance OF each and every
article of the agreement, the said
parties hereby bind themselves by