The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


Der, 1904, the same being the first
Monday of said month and a regular
term of said board.
The following members were pres
ent: District /, A. Olson, president;
district 3, j. N. Roberts; district 4,
j. P. Hill; Clerk, j. S. King; Sheriff,
w. FL. Crowder.
The session was opened in due form,
when the following proceedings were
had:
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF ASSESS
MENT ROLL.
This is to certify that the personal
assessment roll of Grenada county for
1904 has been received and approved
by this Office.
Given under my hand and seal Of
Office this 29th day of September, 1904.
II. M. Henry,
Auditor Public Accounts.
BY E. j. Smith, ID. G.
e. L. Atkinson. member from dis
trict 2, appeared and participated in
the proceedings.
k. Mattingly, ice for court house,
.4Oc.
State medical Board, so vaccine
points and telegram, So 06.
Grenada Sentinel, blanks for chan
Gerry clerk, S11 so; blanks for circuit
clerk, So 90; total, $40 so.
Report of V r. James, Supt. Of ed
ucation, for Sept. received and ordered
recorded.
V. R. James, Supt. of education,
salary and postage for September,
$51 so.
J. S. King, 2 copies assessment roll,
railroad, express, telegraph and Sleep
ing car companies, 1925 40.
H. f. Simpson, 3O19 personal as
SeSsments at 10c., 1901 90.
w. Fl. Crowder, sheriff, guard for
Jail from August l to October l, So 90.
G. W. Eatman, stationery for court
house, 81 20.
G. T. Ross, board for pauperS and
salary for September, sI06 90.
W. j. Clark, j. P, justice peace
tdtlu COlISUdUlC - CJoUo III OdOC VI OUdOC
VS.. Geo. Lott, SO 20.
Hughes Drug Co., medicine for poor
house, 81 so.
Ordered that the account of T. M.
DeLoach, Stenographer, be rejected.
Grenada Lumber Co., $50 feet lum-
Der for Supt, of education, School
fund.- So IS.
w. G. Penn, J. P, holding inquest
Robert Taylor, S14 IS.
City Light and Water Co., water
and lights for court house for Septem-
Der and water for Jail from October l
to December l, 1904, S13 95.
Ordered that the petition of L.
/. Hayden, ct al, for free ferry at
ChOcchuma be rejected.
Ordered that the report of J. W.
Vance, county treasurer, for Septem-
Der, 1904, be received and recorded,
showing a balance of $50 Is due gen.
eral county fund, a balance of $50 Sc
due school fund, a balance of $50 90
due Institute fund, a balance of 97ctS
due past Indebtedness fund, and a
balance of $40 "a due permanent
school fund.
In pursuance of an advertisement
made by the Board for bids to floor
BOgue iron bridge in district l, in
Grenada county, and the Board, after
considering said bids, find that E. L.
Howard is the lowest bidder. 1t is, |
therefore, ordered that the contract
to floor said bridge be awarded to SAID
E. L. Howard in the following words
and figures, to-wit:
This agreement made the Bird day
of October, 1904, between E. L. How
ard of Grenada county, state of Mis-
SiSSippi, of the first part, and the
Board of Supervisors of Grenada coun-
ty, State of Mississippi, of the second
part, witneSseth: That the said first
party agrees to furnish all materials
and labor necessary to re-1OOr said
bridge and have same completed on or
before the 5th day of December, 1904,
according to plans and specifications
on file in %chancery clerks office. The
said party further agrees to keep the
old flooring repaired at his own ex-
penSe from October 10. 1904, and dur
ing the progress of laying down new
flooring and not to interfere with
travel over said bridge more than is
absolutely necessary. The said first
party is to execute bond for the
faithful performance OF his contract
in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars.
In consideration of the foregoing ma
terial 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 hundred
and fifty dollars upon the completion
and acceptance of said work. Said
payment to be made in warrants drawn
on Grenada county, Mississippi. 1t is
further agreed that in the event this
contract has not been fully completed
and performed by the party of the
first part on or before the 9Th day of
December, 1904, and said bridge fully
completed and ready for travel, then
the said first party is to forfeit and
pay to the said second party the sum
of five dollars per day as liquidated