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

District 5 be appointed to examine and
view said proposed route OF the road.
and If they find same practicable they
shall lay out and mark said change
and report their proceedings in writ
ing to this Board at its next meeting.
ordered further that w. V. Horton
and J. E. Carpenter be appointed as
said committee.
Wednesday morning, 9 o'clock. July
9th. 1915; Board met pursuant to ad-
1ournment; present same as on Mon
day; WHEREUPON the following pro.
ceedings were had:
ORDERED that two additional Tick
inspectors be employed in Grenada
county; said inspectors to be employed
from month to month until further or
ders of this Board, and to be paid the
same salary as that paid to the pres
ent inspectors. Ordered further that
IN addition to the present duties of the
tlck inspectors of said County, it shall
De their duty to make complete lists of
all cattle dipped by them, giving the
names of the owners of said cattle and
report same to this Board at it's next
meeting. and to further make lists Of
all owners of cattle in said County who
snail refuse to dip their cattle when
requested to do so by any of said in
spectors. and report same to this
Board. together with complete lists Of
cattle owned by them, and which they
refused to dip.
1t is ordered by the Board that ]. E.
Phillips and G. D. Thomson, be and
they are hereby employed as Tick In
spectors and Eradicators of this Coun.
ty. at and for the same salary as paid
those Inspectors and E~radicatOrs now
and heretofore employed by this
Board; and to work under the same
orders, rules and conditions heretofore
established and passed by this Board.
1t is ordered by the Board that a
certain petition filed by P. F. Lunda
and others for a proposed change in
public road at Leflore Station, be here
by received and approved; and it is
further ordered hat j.. E. Carpenter
and w. V. Horton be appointed as a
L oio lhopCSt Sdlu
proposed change in said public road,
and report their action t. the next reg
ular meeting Of this Board.
Ordered that the Clerk advertise for
bids On the following County work:
70 put up dump on new road
through the w. B. Hoffa place and
south of the Yafobusha River bridge, In
District No. s.; to build and construct
approaches to Slough Bridge. north of
HOlcomb, in District No. 5, as follows.
South approach Al feet long, 2k feet
by 16 feet; north approach 80 feet
long. 3.S feet by is feet; 125 cubic
yards approximate estimate, with 16-
foot crown, and base to be % feet. All
of said work to be done according to
plans and specifications on file with
the Chancery Clerk. Contract to be
awarded at the next regular meeting.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
1t appearing that the enumeration of
the educable children of Grenada Coun-
ty, Mississippi, has been duly made,
certified and filed in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of said Grenada Coun-
ty, and a true and complete copy of said
book containing said list Of educable
children has been made and certified
by the Assessor of said County in &C
cordance with law: and it further ap-
pearing that said list has been exam
ned and approved by the Superintend-
ent of Education of said County; and
this Board, after due and careful ex-
animation and inspection, this day
made by them in regular session of
said Board. find said lists correct.
1t is therefore ordered that said lists
be and they are hereby approved and
accepted by this Board.
Ordered that the contract to work
the public roads in District | be award
ed to J. W. Bowen, at $50 per mile per
annum, for a term of four years from
this date, upon his entering into writ
ten contract and filing the required
bond, conditioned for the working and
maintenance of said roads. according
to the plans and specifications for
working the public roads of said Coun-
ty now on file in the office of the Chan
Gerry Clerk; but the Board reserves the
right to withdraw from said contract
any road they may hereafter determine
to work otherwise.
Ordered that the contract to work
the roads in District 4 of Grenada
County. with the exception OF the
Dump, be and the same is hereby
awarded to j. A. Downs at and for the
sun of $4,000 per mile per annum for
a term of four years from date, upon
his entering into written contract and
filing the required bond, conditioned
for the work and maintenance of said
roads in accordance with the plans
and specifications for working public
roads of said county now on file in the
office of the Chancery Clerk; but said
j. A. Downs is allowed until April LIST.
1917, to bring all of said roads to the