The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-04-13
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: terms OF this contract and shall at any
/ time allow said roads or parts OF said road.
to be out of repair for thirty days at any
one time, the said county ut It's option may
cancel this contract and relet the same.
10. This contract shall exist for a period
of four years from April LIST. 1907. to the first
day of April 1911 and IL is expressly and dis
tinctly agreed that the plans and specifica.
tions adopted by the Board of Supervisors OF
said county, at It's March meeting are incor-
porated In and made a part Of this contract,
| as much so rs though written herein.
III. The said contractor further agrees to
enter into bond. on or before the 9th day OF
May. 1907. with good aud sufficient sureties,
conditioned as the law directs for the faith
full performance OF his duty under this con-
tract, during the term OF It's existence. and
should the Board OF Supervisors at any time
after the approval OF the bond herein men,
toned, deem the said bond to have depre-
ciated In value, and the security OF the
same become insufficient. then the said con-
tractor shall, within thirty days after notice
by the board file another bond satisfactory
to the the Board.
IL. Should there come wind, storms or eX-
cessive rains, freezes or heavy SHOWS, the
said contractor agrees to Immediately
thereafter, Inspect his entire road or roads, for
purpose of discovering the damage IL any,
inflicted on the road or roads under his con-
tract, in the way OF fallen trees, limbs wash
outs and weakened bridges and he shall take
such immediate steps to meet the emergen-
cy as will most quickly and effectively open
such road for travel.
13. The work OF the contractor on all
IOduS iHCluutu III bulS COubTdCbS udIl 10 uH-
der the general Supervision and inspection
of the member OF the Board of Supervisors,
representing the district wherein the road is
located. as provided by law.
IA. The said county agrees and binds itself
to pay to the said contractor the sum OF Fiji
ty Dollars per mile. per annum, for the
first year on all secOnd class and first class
roads and for the same class road the sec
Ond year the sum of Fifty Dollars per mile
and for each succeeding year the sum of
Fifty Dollars per mile per annum. All pay
me nfS shall he made QnarteflV on the first
Mondays of July. October: January and
April. but no payment shall be made to the
said contractor until the supervisors OF the
district i'm which the road is located, shall
certify that the roads are in all respects
brought into the condition required by the
terms OF his contract and the plans and
specifications hereinbefore referred to.
10. 1t is further agreed that In the event
the contractor should fail. refuse. or neglect
to bring the road or roads under their con
terms hereof and the plans and spe ;lfica-
lions hereunto attached. then the said con-
tractor shall pay to the county the sum of
Twenty-Five Dollars per week for every
week, after the said date for completion
shall have passed ard until the said road
shall be completed according TO the Plans
and Specifications, and such sum OF money
due the county for such failure, refusal or
neglect to complete the road or ROADS shall
shall be taken from any amount which may
be due the said contractor.
16. In the event there arise a controversy
between the supervisor ana the contractor
as to the work being done. said controversy
shall be settled by the Board at its next
regular meeting.
II. 1t is agreed and understood. that each
and every ROAD herein contracted for. shall
a Sc Jarate aud distinct contract
within itself and the bond herewith filed
shall cover and be responsible for each and
every and all of the roads bid In by the con-
tractor. |
Is. This contract shall become operative
and binding on the parties from the approx
al of the bond herein required to be filed ana
approved. i
Witness our signatures-this the Bird day of
April. 1907. a. OLSON,
President of the BOARD of Supervisors
of Grenada County.
J.. 7. MASON. Contractor.
The bono required in the above contract,
in amount of double the sum OF the contrac-
bid and contract price was filed 2nd day
IF April 1907 and approved on the 2nd day OF
April 1907. A. OLSON.
President Board of Supervisors
of Grenada County.
!. T. MASON, Contractor.
Ordered that the Board adjourn until to-
morrow morning at nine O'Clock.
Wednesday morning. April 3 1907. The
met pursuant to adjournment. with
Ill members present.
Court was opened in due form when the
GLOWING proceedings were had:
Contract entered into with & IL Guy to
york the public roads OF Beat 5. Contract
anne rs to terms and price as entered into
With J L Mason.
Contract entered into with J A Mooreland
o work the public roads of Beat B and 4.
.dtered into With ] Mason. F.. L. Atkin-
and ] n Roberts voted NO" against
aid contract.
Ordered that that the Board adjourn until
OmorrOw morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
Thursday morning. April 4th, 1907. The
}oard met perSuant to adjournment with
ii members present. Court was opened In
Iue form when the following proceedings
we're had.
State of Mississippi.
Grenada County
Know all men by these presents. That we.
:. l.. James. principal. JnO. L KeetOn and
Y. H.. GillOn and %SuretieS arc held and firm
y bound unto A. Olson, president OF the
of Supervisors Of Grenada County, in
he penal SIM of 1890 good and lawful money
f the United States, for the aymen of
hitch. well and truly TO be made, we and
ach of us, Jointly and severally and firmly
" these presents. bind ourselves, our heirs,
administrations and assigns.
Signed writ our names, and sealed with
ur seals and dated this 1st day of April
001.
The condition of the obligation is such /
hat. whereas. on the LIST day OF April 1907.
he Board of supervisors or Grenada county
warded the contract for building 3 bridges
n new road district No according to speci-
cations on file. or of record in the office of
chancery court of said county of Grena-
a to build said bridges at and Tor the sum
f 81 Los per lineal foot. Now, If the Said F..
James shall well and truly comply with
aid contract and the order of said Board OF
uDerNlSOfS, anu nave dlu DGIuSc 'OItDlcOc
II or before the 1st day of June 1907 and the |
'ork thereon performed in "A prompt. proper
nd efficient manner, then this obligation is
D be void, otherwise to remain in full force
effect.
Witness our hands and seals this first day |
( april 1907. E.. LANES (SeaD
JnO. T. Keeton (seaD
w. H. GillOn (seaD
The State OF Mississippi,
Grenada County !
Personally appeared before me. Jno. S.
ling. clerk of the chancery court OF said
ounty, w II. Gillon and JnO. T. Keeton the |
~ureties. whose names are signed to the !
'ithin bond, who being severally sworn. de-
ose and say that they are worth over and
bove their just debts and liabilities, and \
lat they have visible property subject to
,vy and sale under execution over and
bove all property exempted by law from
ale for debt. The said w. H.. GillOn, the .
am OF $50. The said Jno. L. KeetOn the sum
I $3.50.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this
It day of A pril 1877. JnO. S. King,
CLERK of Board of Supervisors
E. L. James CSeaD
JnO. T. KeetOn (SeaD
W.. Fl. Gillon (SeaD
Ordered that II. F. Sim oson, tax assessor
f Grenada county, Mississippi, assess all
ersons liable to road duty AS provided In