The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-11
Proceed Inss City Council.
Continued from week ending May 81.

bIoul WIN CiottS l1ny -
To tee Honorable Borrd OF Mayor aud AL
dermen OF he City OF Grenada. State OF Mis-
sissippi: We. the undersigned election COM
missiOners appointed to hold a special e,ec-
ton in the city of Grenada on the first day
day OF NAY 1903. for the purpose OF determin,
ing whether or not the CITY OF Grenada should
issu { it's bonds in the SUN OF twenty-Seven
thousand:fve hundred dollars for the follow
purposes tO-wit: i
Twelve thousand Ave hundred dollars of
said bond issue for the purpose OF adding to
and enlarging the white public school build
ing OF said city. and two thousand dollars
thereof for the purpose OF improving ana re-
and ten thousand dollars thereof for the
purpose OF extending the water and sewer
mains OF said city. met at .! oclock p. IN; At
for the purpose OF "anvasSing the returns OF
said election held in said city OF Grenada on
that day. We find that in said election. the
following questions were printed on the bal,
lots voted by the qualified electors or SAID
bity OF Grenada on the 1st day of May 1909,
after due and legal notice published In The
Grenada Sentinel, u newspaper published In
the city OF Grenada, Grenada county, State
OF Mississippi, said questions being II words
and figures tO-wit:
lst-Shall the city of Grenada issue bonds
OF said city in the sum OF twelve thousand
five hundred dollars, H. $500, for the purpose
of charging and adding to the white pubic
school building in the west ward. city or Gre
NADIA. and furnishing the same in accord
ance with the plans now in the HANDS or the
trustees Of the school.
2nu question submitted. Shall the city or
Grenada issue bonds of said city in the sum
of Eve thousand dollars. 5000. for the pur-
pose OfimprOving and repairing OF the water
I'd question Submitted. Shall the city OF
Grenada issue bonds of said city in the sum
OF ten thousand dollars. 10000. for the pir-
pose of extending the water ana sewer mains
In said city according To plans and spectt-
cations to be adopted by the board OF mayor
AID aldermen.
And it. appearing to the said commissioners
OF election from the returns OF the managers
and clerks of said election and a comparison
OF the tally sheets and the vote as shown by
the registration books that the said election
WAS conducted according TO la ana that
the said election held rs aforesaid In the
east ward OF the said city on the first ques-
ton submitted them, sixty seven votes were
cast for said issue and seventeen Yates were
cast against the same, and in theweSt ward
on the first question there were sc venty,
eight votes cast for the Issuance OF said
| making "A total Of one hundred and five votes
for the first question and twenty-eight
| against 1t; and on the second question:, III
the east ward sixty-six votes were cast IN
favor thereof aud seventeen against 1t; and
| Ia the west ward on the second question
thede were Seventy-eight votes cast In favOr
Of sain issuance and ten against 1t. making il
total in both Yards OF one hundred ana IOfty
four in favor OF the second question as sub
| mitted and twcnty-seven AGAINST it; and on
the third question in the east ward there
were nltt-ClHnI OIt CdS III ' - th'
| issuance Of said bonds and twenty-five
against it, and in the west ward on the thlrd
question there were seventy-three woes
| were east in favor OF the issuance or said
bonds and eleven against 1T, making u total
Of ~ons-hundred and thirty-one votes in both
: wards In favor of the said question ana
thirty-three against 1t.
Therefore. we the undersigned election
commissioners do declare and affirm tha'
the majority of the qualified electors OF tn"
said city Of Grenada voting in said election
,tad in fa war pf tlp iSSNanrh nf the bonds
OF said city on each and every one or the
questions submitted to said electors ut the
election held on the drst day of May 1879.
Signed this the lst day OF May 1909.
W. F. Conger,
j. I'll. Owen.
o. l.. kimbrOugh.
Election Commissioners
There being no further business the Board
| adjourned to meet Monday night at O'Clock
May 10th, 1909.
The board met May 10. and adopt ed Grid
nance for the issuance OF bonds.
MAYORS REPORT
l beg leave to make my report for month
OF April 1909. have collected the following
nnes and turned same over to the city treas
urer as per his receipt hereto attached. Vir-
| ginia Bland $3.50. John Drake $500, Mary
Robertson SIS 90, Jim Green $500. Jno. FutIhy
SIS 90, Andrew Parker sl6 90, Robert Taylor
500, HAMS So 80. G E White $3.50, Dan
TTatum, Mayor.
TAX COLLECTORS REPORT.
Ihave the honor to report that | ha We col
lected from the taxpayers of this city the
blowing city tax for the fiscal year ending
| 1898, from 1st day Of April 1909. TO LIST day, OF
| May 1853 and the amount herewith stated IS
all that I have collected on said account
since my last report: Amount collected for
city $40 so; for school 1929; on sidewal &C
count &9D5 IS; water and light bonds $3.50;
streets S123; privilege S4l %; Total amount
Sl2O4 90; less commission and 5 per cent 900 20;
By treasurer's, receiptsts 600. 6Dl. 692, 663. $50.
| paid the fuA amount expressed on the race
Of each warrant and have not directly or IN
directly specialized therein.
Claud Hall, City Tax Collector.
T~REASURER'S REPORT.
Balance April s.. s243. 80; r w 667 y Hall s6l67:-
IL; 66S. 1883 81; $50, 900. 90; $40. 142.5o:- So, a
| Williams Ss0l2 %; May 3, by warrants HANDED
1890. 65; balnace S25S2.Os; May 3. balance $l2.43
j Il Huntington Treas.
| Be it remembered that that the Honorable
l Board of Supervisors of Grenada County:
Miss, met At the courthouse In the city OF
| Grenada, said county and state on the TIN
| day OF June, A. D.. 1909. the same being the
| 0rst Monday ofthe month and a regular term
| Of said court: The following members were
l present: District No. l, absent; 2, J e Shaw;
b. n koberts;4, W. Baker; 5, J Gibson;
\ Clerk. JnO. 8 King; Sheriff. IA Williams.
Court opened in due form when the follow
I ing proceedings were had,
It appearing that A Olson. PRESIDENT OF the
Board of Supervisors Is absent. 1t IL ordered
that W r Baker. Supervisor district NO. De
n npFS CO. Df SiiDs oss pso tor fep; chs SsS; clerk Ssax
go; 3 J Gordon. work on Jail, SIG; 6reneoa
Lumber CO., Lumber for Dump, o3l.65; DOak
Hardware Co.,. merchandise for poor house
and county, 1850; g " Eatman. pen stocks
1arv Ar. harIa nd yTAIonhonAs and T0l0-