The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-07-14
Board of Supervisors.

lar monthly session July 3, 1916. The
same being the first Monday in said
month. There were present: w. A
Odom, President. District No. /; ]. E
Carpenter, District No. 2; W.. V. Hor
ton, District No. 3; D. r. Childers, Dis
trict No. 4; L. T. Hayden, District
No. s.
WHEREUPON the following pro
.ceedings were had:
We, your committee appointed to
view and inspect roads across part OF
NcRea's place. near Black Creek, in
District 5, report as follows: We find
same practicable and recommend dam.
ages to the amount of $1,000; also to
view and inspect site for road through
the land of w. B. Hoffa and Williams.
We find same practicable, all in Beat S.
J. E. Carpenter, w. V. Horton.
We. your committee appointed by
the Board to view and inspect site for
proposed bridge across Long Creek on
new road in Newburger field, in Dis
trict 4, we find that it would take a
span of at least 100 feet in center of
said proposed bridge, and that the sand
on either side is very much in the way
of building said bridge.
]. E. Carpenter, W. v. Horton.
Ordered by unanimous vote Of the
Board. all members being present, as
follows:
In the matter of the sale of the Re.
funding Bonds of Grenada County:
This day the Board Of Supervisors Of
Grenada County. Mississippi, in regu-
lar monthly session convened, proceed
ed to open and consider the various
bids submitted for the purchase of the
Twenty Thousand $3.50, OOO) Dollars S
per cent 500 year refunding bridge
bonds Of said County in accordance
with the advertisement heretofore duly
n legally made by said Board; and it
appearing to the Board that the bid of
J. c. Mayer & Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio,
by their attorney and agent, Jas. X.
Vardaman, Jr., was the best bid sub
mitted for the purchase of said refund
ing bonds:
For your Twenty Thousand (S20,OoO)
Dollars Bridge Refunding Bonds offer
ed for sale today; said bonds to be in
denominations of Five Hundred Dol.
lars each, to be dated July LIST, 1916,
and maturity as follows: 100000 an
nually from July LIST. 1921, to July LIST,
1885, inclusive, and balance due and
payable July LIST. 1896; said bonds to
bear interest at the rate of five per
cent B%) per annum. payable semi
annually, both principal and interest
being due and payable at the Hanover
National Bank of New York City;
bonds to be the obligation of the entire
County of Grenada. Mississippi. We
offer you par and accrued interest to
date of delivery of bonds to US, and a
premium of Three Hundred and TWEEN
'ty!five Dollars (~$325.O0): we agreeing
to furnish Autographed bond blanks
free of expense to the County; said
bonds to be delivered to us at Gin.
%cinnati, Ohio.
This bid is made subject to the bonds
being legally and regularly issued
and in proper form to the satisfaction
of our attorneys; you agreeing to fur
nish all papers necessary for their ex-
animation without expense to us and
prior to the delivery of the bonds to US.
We enclose herewith our certified
check for One Thousand C$1, 900 .OO)
Dollars, payable to the President of the
Board of Supervisors of Grenada Coun.
ty, as a guarantee of good faith with
this bid, which check is to be immedi-
ately returned to us in the event our
attorneys decline to approve the bonds.
Respectfully submitted,
]. c. MAYER & CO., Cincinnati, o.
By Jas. X. Vardaman, Jr., Agent.
The above bid of the ]. c. Mayer &
Co. is hereby accepted by the Board
of Supervisors of Grenada County for
the said County of Grenada. State of
Mississippi, this the Sd day of July,
1916.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
contract for the following described
County work. be and the same is here
by awarded to the following named
parties, to-wit:
To repair bridge across Hardy
Creek, at and for the sum of $l.25 per
lineal foot, to d. Lane; to build bridges
(slough) between Billy Koonces and
Graysport. at and for the sum of SIPS
per lineal foot, to w. Koonce.
All of said work to be done accord
ing to plans and specifications on file
in the office of the undersigned Clerk
of the Board.
This day coming to be considered
fhn nafitinn nf " pnrnuynr of ole
for change in the public rOad as set
out in said petition and the Board, aft
Or hearing same, doth find and deter
mine hat said petitioners have COM
piled with the law and that the wners
Of the lands through which the road
will run by said change being made
have signed said petition and that the
right of way will be decided to the
County free Of charge to said County;