The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-29

Thursday, April @, 1909 at q O'Clock p. m.
NJ. w. MITCHELL, City Recorder.
Grenada, Mississippi. ApriI 8, 1905.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Grenada, Miss, met on this 9th day OF
! April, 1905, at 6 O'Clock D m pursuant to
adjournment.
Present. r & Adams, mayor; A Gerard,
marshal; w Nj Mitchell recorders; j L Broad
| street, j J Hill. G B Jones. S Tatum. TIE
Heath, Aldermen, also G b Bolton Supt W
& + l. plant.
Ordered that the contract made by this
board through its be appointed
and adopted by this board which contract is
In the following words and figures to-wit:
Pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen OF the city OF
Grenada. Mississippi. on the 9th day of
March, 1905. providing for the making of a
contract with some competent and reputable
civil engineer to make a survey OF the
streets and alleys of said city and TO furnish
the board with a map OF same and prOhleS,
cross sections, lines OF level and specifica-
lions showing proper grades for maintaining
said streets and alleys and laying sidewalks
along said streets. and furnishing SAID board
with "A full report of said survey together
with said map. prOfles. line levels, cross sec
tions, specifications and grades. ana to put
down proper monuments to mark said
streets and alleys. the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of said city has this day made and
entered into the following contract and
agreement with j T. Ferguson, n reputable
! and competent Civil engineer, OF memphis,
! Tennessee, viz: -.
This contract and agreement. made and
| entered into by and between the Board or
Mayor and Aldermen OF the city OF Grenada,
Mississippi. party of the first part. and j. L.
Ferguson. of Memphis, Shelby County, state
Of Tennessee, party of the second part, wit
nesseth:
| In consideration of tho sum of 1900 to he
| paid to said second party by said first party
| upon the completion of the work hereinafter
| specified TO be done by said second party.
and the acceptance OF same oy sald nrsi
contracts with said first party as follows
to-wit:
To make a full. complete and accurate sur
vey of all the streets and alleys of the city OF
Grenada. to locate. determine and estaollsh
the true boundary lines and widths of said
streets and alleys, and to make "a rellaDie
| and complete ma of same, which map shall
! show the names of all streets and alleys,
their several widths. and all of the blocks;
| their numbers and areas, in said city, and all
| other facts necessary to make said map ac-
curate and complete. to place along said
streets and alleys permanent at
| proper intervals, and in such manner as not
! 20 6ostruct any of said streets and alleys,
Shall furnish to said second party the
necessary materials for said monuments at
the expense OF said first party, to make and
prepare proper prohIes' ii h I9ueis fh cross nso soer
grades at which said streets and alleys
| should be worked and maintained so as to
obtain proper drainage or same, ana keep
| same in good condition. to make and prepare
| ~profles, lines of level, cross sections anu
specifications showing tho proper grades at
Which sidewalks and street crossings should
| be laid and maintained and the necessary
drainage pipes and outlets to be placed
under Sidewalks, and to furnish this hoard
| with a full. complete and accurate report OF
| his work, together with said map. pfohies,
| line levels. cross sections apn Specifications
herein provided ard contracted Tor. SAID
second party further agrees and. contracts
that he will commence said WORK not later
than the 18th day of April. A. 1905, and
will complete same not later than the 1St
day of June A. d.. 1905.
Witness our signature. this the 18th day OF
April, A. D., 1905.
:. Il. TATUM, Mayor Pro tenn.
J. 7. FERGUSON. {. E.
Ordered that Z. b. Bolton be and he Is
| instructed to see that all ordinances OF this
board pertaining TO the grading of streets
and sidewalks and the construction OF SIDE
walks be complied with and enforced.
| Ordered that q. Il. Bolton be and he Is
hereby authorized and instructed to pur-
chase necessary materials and to prepare
necessary drawings and blue prints of the
water mains and pipes and the sewerage s4s-
TEN of the city.
Ordered that W. A. LacOok be and he Is
| hereby appointed deputy marshal and night
| Waterman In the city of Grenada at a salary
| of S15 per month, and that all fees due him
| for arrests made by him and other fees re-
| ceived in his official capacity be paid into
the city treasury.
Ordered that a warrant be drawn on the
general fund for So in favor of I'll. L. Peacock
for services as night Waterman for four
nights.
| There being no further business. on mo-
tion the board adjourned.
w. NJ. MITCHELL, City Recorder.