The Grenada sentinel., 1907-03-09
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BE IL remembered that the Honorabl
| Boa rd OF Supervisors of Grenada County me
| at the court house in the city OF Grenada
| Grenada county, Mississippi, on the 4th da.
OF March. 1907. the same being the mrs
| Monday and n regular meeting OF said Board
! All members present when the following
| proceedings were had.
| Court opened in due form when the fol
| lowing proceedings were had.
w. r. Allen, lumber for bridge--------xSS q
G. r. Connally, NJ d.. visit TO paupers u u o
3. g 7. F. Fossl Faill'Bs 5sard Of psopsls 8 3
| Hughes Drug Co med. paupers 8 8
ID. o. Semmes. mdse Chancery Clerk a.
Doak mdw. Co. mdse court house and
| iail. -- Z 81
house and office .. 81 81
| V. r lanes. s salary Feb rs o.
| Planters Udw. 90. -....- z 64
Imperial Disinfecting Co. II Dbl disin- :,
Bryant tan. and Jackson land lords release,
1000 envelopes and .,
trust ueeuS----. 10 W
W. II. Crowder, cleaning Closets envel- % +.
T. j. Brotton, Poll Tax enormously as =,
III house GO ~ w. .o 60 OC
A. r. Taylor Co. ribbons for typwriter Z 81
II. l.. Gra than, Poll Tax enormously -
Sam Dumos, Janitor Is 0C
e; expenses aS, .n'p.o'."e io ~ 80 50
Cum. Eel. Co, for Feb. 4 y,
Stork Willis lumber r-- 5 0C
Marshall and Bruce Co, Fee Bills for
Co. . 90
w. H. Irowder, board prisoners Feb 1s oo
JnO. S. King. cost case, lunatic--------- II W
}. p. Hill, days new highway w
Ordered that Lewis Willis, county con-
rop m treasury
sum of 1854 93 ON account Of the following
convicts: Buck Ladd S+S, John Hawkins gag.
Ezra Riley $40, Jim Clay sl2, Fletcher, Bell
IS, Alex Purnel $8, jim BurlesonsS ana Ben
Chamberlin IS.
This being the amount due to date as per
contract and it Ii further ordered that the
said Willis make his final settlement Dec
meeting 1907.
Report OF J. w. Vance county treasury
shows bal due Gen Co., fund OF s6'SS r. =, =
s4l. due Institute fund. balance OF 1seO3Sg
due post Indebteness fund balance of 1897
| 80. due permanent school fluid a balance ol
1899 30 due pension fund S113513, due build
ing fund and balance SIS due Game pro-
lection fund.
Board met Tuesday morning present same
as before.
Ordered that the clerk proceed TO draft
plans and specifications for working the
public roads of Grenada County.
Board met Wednesday morning, present
same as yesterday.
Petition for bridge across Bogoo near 81
| lott was continued
J. W. Rayburn was issued warrant FOL
| S. out Of Game protection fund. Fees In
case state vs. Chxs. Armstrong. Petition
OF W. g. Mullen and other: for change IN
public road was granted provided said
Ordered by the Board of Supervisors OF
Grenada County that on and aftor 6rst Nom
day in April 1907, NIL public roads OF Grenads
County shall be worked by the contrac!
| 1a6 II, inv
446S, 1869, 447O, 4471, 44.2, 44,3. H74 and A75
chapter 123 Code 1906 and such other sections
Of said chapter as may be necessary for this
successful operation OF the eontraet T syspeeRh ten
lie Roads OF Grenada Counts By Contract.
Order OF March Term 1907.
1t is ordered that the clerk advertise FOL
bids to work the Public roads of Grenads
County. kiss.. by contract for . term OF two
or four ears. Beginning on the frst Non.
day in April 1907. Said contracts to be. lei
to the lowest responsible bidders. discret.
tionary with the Board OF Supervisors. Said
Contractorswill be required to inter into bono
double the amount OF the contract conitiOn-
ed according to law, and will be required &c
comply fully with the law and the plans no
specifications this day adopted by the BOarO
OF Supervisors and now on tile.in the chan
Gerry clerks office; Said Contracts will be lei
at the April meeting 1907. OF the Board OF
Supervisors of Grenada County. The
Board reserving the right to reject any and
all bids, or for any bid for any road. or any
Ordered. that the following be and Ia here
by adopted as the plans and specification:
for working the public roads by contract
during the terms as ordered advertised.
l. That all first class public roads OF
Grenada County, shall be worked and kept
open to a width Of twenty feet. and that the
road bed of all first class roads shall no: be
| less than 30 feet wide. between the drain
ditch cS at the top OF said bitches.
3. That all second class public roads OF
said Grenada County shall be worked and
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road bed of all second class roads shall not
| be less than 10 feet. between the drain ditch
| es at the top of said bitches:
3. That all first class roads shall be raised
| in the center not less than inches. nor more
than l. inches and sloped to the bitches Ol
sides, so as to attain the most perfect drain
age.
1. That all second class roads shall be
raised in the center not less than 6 inche:
not more than 10 inches and sloped to the
bitches or sides SO as to attain the most per
feet drainage.
5. That all bitches on the sides Of all roads
| shall be well kept open and of sufficient siZt
and proper fall TO drain the road bed thor
Oughly. Said bitches whenever they cav,
| or washOut so as to endanger the road BED
| shall be filled with brush or earth or both
so as to prevent any damage to the roa(
| bed.
| G. That all road beds In swamps. creel
| bottoms or low places shall be elevated to
| sufficient heighth and have bitches of suff
| cent depth to drain the same.
| Z. Ih1J all UeaU tllllDef WlInln Id lceI u
| the center of any road and all Overhanging
| limbs not over 10 feet above any road shall
| be cut during the first working and remove
all trees that Obstruct said road beds unde
| the direction OF the Supervisors Of their re
| spective districts.
| s. That all trees or other distractions if
any road shall be removed within one weei
after the same shall fall or be placed in th
| road.
| 9. That where necessary, in the opinion Q
| the Board of Supervisors, culverts OF sum
| cient size shall be put in by the contractor
and the contractor shall also put in al
| bridges to the entire satisfaction OF th
| board of supervisors which do not exceed 20f
| in length, and keep the floors of all bridges o
| his road repaired. he cOunly shall fur
nish all lumber and nails necessary for al
| work under this section, all hauling shal
| be done by contractor.
10. That all bitches on the road sides o
for the purpose of draining the road bed
| shall be turned from the road at ever.
possible place where the supervisor of TIN
district or commissioner shall term 1t prac
ticable.
| II. That all holes and washOuts shall b.
filled or repaired within one week after tn
same shall occur.
| 12. The contractor shall at all times keel
his roads in good repair. and fit for trave
and shall not permit nor suffer. the same t.
beobstuctcd from any cause whatever ex
ceeding one week. Should the contracto
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