The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-10-13
district of said county;

Resolved further, that not more
than One Thousand Dollars per mile
shall be appropriated to or spent up
on the road running north and south
through the county, generally known
as the Jefferson Davis Highway;
Resolved further. that that portion
of road provided for in the ordinance
of June 9th, 1915, extending from
Holcomb north by way of Oxberry
to the T~allahatchie county line, shall
be included in the first letting of
contracts for the construction of
said roads.
1t appearing to the Board that
Snowden & Hauser, Engineers en-
ployed by the Board in the matter
of the construction of good roads,
have made and filed complete speci-
~fications for the construction of per-
manent roads in Grenada county, and
same have been found correct and
approved by J. H. Dorroh, Consult
ing Engineer, and by the Board; and
it further appearing that a bond in
the sum of $4,000 will be a sufficient
bond to require of them for the
faithful performance of their con-
tract as such engineers; it is there
fore ordered that said bond be fixed
at the sum of $4,000. and that they
be required to furnish a bond forth
with in said amount, to be approved
by the Clerk and President of this
Board.
Ordered that the order adopted by
this Board on Monday, October 2,
1916, rejecting all bids for construct
ing roads in Grenada county sub
mitted at this meeting, be and the
same is hereby ~rescinded;
1t is further ordered that the or
der passed by this Board on Wednes-
day, October 4, 1915, continuing the
letting of contracts for the construc-
ton of permanent roads in Grenada
county, until complete surveys, plans
and estimates for the construction of
all roads provided for in the ordi-
nance of June 9, 1916, be made, ETC.,
be and the same is hereby rescinded;
and hte Clerk of this Board be and he
is hereby instructed to advertise for
bids to construct all of the roads
provided for by said ordinance of
June 8, 1916, not let at this meeting,
at the November, 1916, meeting here
of, according to plans and specifca-
tons On file in the Office of the Clerk
of this Board. Said notice of pro-
posal to receive bids to be published
in The Grenada Sentinel, a public
newspaper published in said county
of Grenada, for the time required by
law; also to be published in the Man.
ufacturer's Record, of Baltimore,
Maryland, for a number of issues to
be determined upon by the President
and Clerk of this Board; the Board
reserving the right to reject any and
all bids.
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 SUBJ
mission of sealed bids for the con-
Struction of approximately fifty
of roads to be let at this meet
ing of the Board; and it appearing to
Board that said advertisement
has been duly made in accordance
the order of this Board and the
requirements of law, by publication
three full weeks next before the
day of this term, in The Grena-
la Sentinel, a public newspaper, pub
ished in said Grenada county, Mis-
'issippi, and it further appearing that
sealed bids have been filed |
the Clerk of this Board in COM
with said advertisement of /
notice, and submitted to the Board !
consideration, and thereupon the |
Board proceeded to open and con-
'ider said several bids in regular ses-
sion, and after due and careful ex-
animation and consideration of same,
10th find that the lowest bid SUBJ
was that of the Morrison Con-
'truction Co., of Bryant, Miss.
And it further appearing that said
Morrison Construction Company has
'ully complied with all requirements
If said Board in the matter of SUBJ
said bid, and that it is willing
ready to enter into contract and
bond, for the faithful performance
If their said bid for the construction
If said roads, according to the plans
md specifications adopted by the
3oard for the construction of per-
roads, and to the satisfaction
If the Engineers employed by the
5oard and of the Board. and further