The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-11-10

out change. This the lItn cay OF
October, 1916.
Chmn. State Tax Commission.
This is to certify that said roll has
this day been finally approved by the
| Auditor of Public Accounts of said
State. This the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1916.
ROBERT E. WILSON.
Auditor of Public Accounts.
1t is ordered that the assessment
roll of personal property of said
county for the year 1916, be and the
same is hereby approved and adopted.
Ordered that the contract for
operating a free ferry over and across
Yalobusha FLYER, at the Guy place,
in District 5, be awarded to Bridges
and Moore, at and for the sum of
twenty dollars per month, payable
monthly, for the term of twelve
months, beginning November l,
1916, as per bid of said Bridges and
Moore, this day filed and presented
to and accepted by this Board. Said
ferry to be operated by the said
Bridges and Moore in strict COM
pliance with the laws of this State
governing the operation of free
ferries.
This day coming on for hearing
and consideration by the Board the
matter of letting contracts for the
construction of permanent roads in
Grenada county, in accordance with
the advertisement requesting the
submission of sealed bids for the
construction of approximately eighty
five miles of road to be let at this
meeting of the Board; and it appear
ing to the satisfaction of the Board
that said advertisement has been
duly made in accordance with the or
der of this Board and the require
ments of law, by publication for
three full weeks next before the first
day of this term, in The Grenada Sem
tinel, a public newspaper, published
in said county of Grenada, Mississip-
pi; and it further appearing that sew
eral sealed bids have been filed with
the Clerk of this Board in compliance
with said advertisement of notice,
and submitted to the Board for con-
sideration, thereupon the Board pro-
ceeded to open and consider said sew
eral bids in regular session; and after
due and careful examination and
consideration of same, doth find that
the lowest bid submitted was that of
F. D. Harvey & Company, of Tupelo.
Miss.
And it further appearing that said
F. D. Harvey & Company have fully
complied with all requirements of
said Board in the matter of submit
ting said bid. and that they are will
ling and ready to enter into contract
and bond, for the faithful perform
ance of their said bid for the con-
struction Of said roads, according to
the plans and specification adopted
by the Board for the construction of
permanent roads, and to the satisfac-
ton of the Engineers employed by
the Board, and the Board;
1t is therefore considered and so
ordered that the bid of said F. D..
Harvey & Company, as set forth, be
and the same is hereby accepted by
the Board, and contract for the con-
struction of approximately eighty
five miles of permanent roads, fully
set forth and described in an ordi-
of this Board of date Of June
9, 1916, be and the same is hereby |
awarded to said F. D. Harvey & Co.,
upon above terms, at and for the
amount of their bid as set forth, up
on said F. y. Harvey & Co. entering |
into. contract and filing bond with
good and sufficient sureties, to be ap- |
proved by the President and Clerk
Of this Board, in vacation or in term
time, in the penalty of 100000, same
being the total amount of their bid.
1t is distinctly understood and
by and between the said F. !
d. Harvey & Co. and this Board that
the said Harvey & Co. will employ
labor and teams in the con-
struction of said roads.
Board adjourned until Tuesday
morning.
Tuesday morning, Board met pur-
Suant to adjournment; present same
as on yesterday. Minutes of yester-
day read and signed.
Report of Commissioners.
To the Honorable Board of Super
viors of Grenada County:
We, the undersigned Commission
ers duly appointed at the August,
1916. meeting of your Honorable
body to view and inspect route for
following proposed road, to-wit:
at county line at v. A.
Bridges residence; thence in a south
easterly direction following the plan
road as now exists, through
The lands of v. A. Bridges and Mrs.
5. F. Bridges, intersecting the Gre
NADIA and Oxbery public road in v. A.
Bridges field, being a distance of
about " miles; beg leave to report
hat we have carefully examined and
Inspected said proposed route for
public road, and after careful and
1ue consideration we think said route
practicable and feasible for a public
road; we, therefore recommend that
said route be declared a public road
and opened for public travel; we
recommend that this route be
surveyed and permanently located
~ a competent surveyor; owners of
he land through which said road '
to donate right-of-way for same
rec OF cost to the county. This 7th