The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-12

monthly; J. E. Carpenter and w. v
Horton voting NO.
Thursday Morning. Jan. 4.
Ordered that the personal assess.
ment of Jonas Colbert for the year
1861 be reduced the sum OF
$500; it appearing to the satisfac-
tion of the Board that the said Col.
bert was assessed with a mule at
$500 that should not have been as
sessed to him, in that the mule, be-
ing a colt, was exempt property; and
it is further ordered that the Clerk
of this Board certify a copy of this
order to the Sheriff of this county
and to the Auditor of Public Ac-
! counts OF the State Of Mississippi.
II appearing that Mrs. Mary Ida
Mason has made "a proposition to the
Board to convey TO the county of
Grenada a fifty foot ri~ght-of-way
through her lands in said county for
the new Grenada and Holcomb pub
lie road upon the payment to her of
$4,000, and agreement upon the part
of the county to keep up a passage
way under said road for carrying
stock form one pasture to another
and other conditions specified in said
, written agreement;
It is ordered that said proposition
be accepted and the Clerk ordered to
issue warrant to her payable out of
Special Road Fund for $4,000, upon
execution of deed by her to said
right-of-way to the county.
Ordered that the invitation extend
ed by the President of the Grenada
Bank to be the guests of said Bank
on Monday, January 8, 1917, to meet
the members of the Board of Su-
peivisors of Chicknsaw county Mis-
sissippi. be accepted and the thanks
of the Board rendered to the Grenada
Bark for same.
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors Of Grenada County, Miss.
Gentlemen -
beg to herewith submit my report
on the roads in Dist. l, to-wit:
! have been over and carefully
inspected all Of the roads in this dis
trict and / find them in good condi-
ton. with the exception of the Cor
don road, which is a misunderstood
ing between the Supervisor and Con-
as to the terminus of this
road; | find about a mile and one
hall of this road we'll up to contract
about one-half mile that has not
been worked; I have notified CON
of this fact, and he respond
ed, and the road is now being
brought up to contract, and will be |
according to plans and
specifications within a short time.
to this misunderstanding be-
.WppO CODfractor and c,,~n~-- = |
would recommend payment for this
ink Of road when the same is work
I'd according to plans and specifca-
ions and brought up to contract.
recommend payment for 90 miles
# roads in this district at Contract
rice.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. ODOM, Dist. /.
Ordered that the foregoing report
e received. approved and adopted.
the Honorable Board of Super-
visors of Grenada County, Miss.
'entlemen -
beg to herewith submit my report
n the roads in Dist. 2 of said county,:
4 have carefully inspected all of
nd roads in said district. and find
lem in good condition. with the ex- ,
of a few culverts on the ,
,ad from Graysport to Williams
lie are not in good shape, and ri,
v instructed the contractor to re- .
air and place them in order imme-
ately. and he has promised to do !
lis; also, I find one place on the :
road near coutny line. which
,eds repairs; the road at this place
It having the proper drainage. The !
.'ntractor has promised me faith
lily that he would attend to this at a
ice. I
l recommend that all of the roads l
this district be dragged lust as 9
on as possible and practicable. /
spectfully recommend pay for 90 I
les OF road in Dist. 2 at contract I
rice. Respectfully submitted, u
J. E. CARPENTER, Dist. 2. I
Ordered that the foregoing report e
received, approved and adopted. =
the Honorable Board of Super 6
of Grenada County, Miss. q
ntlemen:- c
] beg to herewith submit my report
the roads in Dist. 3, said county
d state:
! have been over the roals in nv
trict and carefully examined and
pected same. find the following n
IDS in good condition, with excep- g
n of a few wash-outs that were q.
ised by the recent rains: Cof- o
willie and Graysport road; Billy
once's to Coffeeville road; Coffee al
e road to county line, near Mr.. o.
F. Clark's; Coffeeville road near 81
b Lewis to county line; road from 5r
DO to Benela road; from Bob Lew ie
to county line near j. N. Pro- IN
e's. pa
recommend pay for the above de- "
lbed roads at contract price, with u
exception of a of a mile on the IN
rk Levee, the mileage of the OF
we roads being 19A miles. All IN
er roads in my district are not up ex
contract, with the exception of Ia
miles near Mr.. Jack TONNES. as
road from Spring Creek to S. CCtt
McCormak's is in very bad condi- or
/. ! recommend pay for a total MI
cage of 21A miles in said Dist 3. or or
Respectfully submitted. Oh