The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1914-12-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
Regular December Meeting
Held in RosedaIe
The State of Mississippi,
County of Bolivar. 7
First Judicial District.

Hc OtdtcOt MlSSlSSlppI,
County of Bolivar.
First Judicial District.
Be it remembered that regular
meeting of the board Of Supervis.
ors was begun and held in Rose
dale on the first Monday Of De-
cember. it being the 7th day of the
month. there being present and
presiding WA. Speakes, president,
B. F. Lemons. S. D. Knowlton,
c. T. Jacobs and ]. L. Smith,
members. l.. E. Edwards, Sheriff.
and 3. H. Wray. Clerk.
After due proclamation by the
Sheriff the following proceedings
were had to wit:
1t appears that w. A. Speakes,
President of this Board heretofore
signed All agreement with Y. & NJ.
". r. R. Co., in words and fig gures
as follows to wit:
This agreement. made and en-
tered into this fifth day of Decen-
Der, A. D. 1914, by and between
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company, party of fine
first part, hereinafter called the
Railroad Company, and the Board
of Supervisors of Bolivar County,
Mississippi. parties Of the second
part, hereinafter called the Licen
sees. w:tnesseth:
Whereas. the Licensees desire tc
construct a ditch upon and along
the East side of the right OF way
Of the Railroad Company, from a
point about one hundred ard Fifty
(15O) feet north of mile post No,
lO2 from Memphis, southly tc
Cypress Bayou, near Perthshire.
Mississippi for the purpose of fac
ilitating drainage of a public road
which the Licensees proposes te
construct east of and adjoining. the
way lands Of the Railroad Com
pafsv:
Now, therefore. the Railroad
Company hereby grants to The
Licensees license and permission tt
construct said ditch at the location
aforesaid, under and subject. how
ever, to the following agreents ane
stipulations. which are also hereby
made conditions of the said grant
to-wit:
/. Said ditch shall be construct
ed at the sole expense Of the Ii
censees and shall be of such depth
and width as shall be satisfactory tc
Railroad Company. All materia
excavated shall be wasted by the
Licensees in such manners and
place as shall be designated or APP
proved by the Railroad Company.
2. The Licensee shall maintain
said ditch and keepthe same cleaned
| out at all times at their own expea'
Sc and in a manner satisfactory
to the Railroad Company. and all
work of construction and main
tenance shall be done in man
ner satisfactory to the Railroad
Company. and at such time or
times as shall not interfere with
the convenient operation of the
Railroad Company.
3. The Licensees further agree
| to idemuify the Railroad Company
and save it harmless from all liza
bility, loss, costs, or expense which
the Railroad Company may at any
time incur or suffer, caused by. OF
growing out of, the construction,
maintenance or existence of said
ditch.
a. The Licensees agree at any
time upon request of the Railroad
Company to substantially their
previous condition, and upon failure
SO to do within ten (lo) days after
such request has been made by the
Railroad Company, the Railroad
shall have the right to fill up said
ditch and so, restore its waylauds,
at tie risk and expense of the Lii
censees.
In Witness Whereof, the parties
hsl eto have executed these presents
in duplicate, the day aud year first
above written.
The Yazoo aid Mississippi VAL
LEY Railroad Company
By w. L. Park. Vice President.
hoard of Supervisors Of Bolivar
County. Mississippi.
BY w. A. Speakes.