The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-12
Ordered that the foregoing report
be received, approved and adopted.
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10 ACSChvS0p 0RRA 0A0 0OOVtC0
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Grenada County, Miss.
Gentlemen
beg to herewith submit my repor
on the roads in Dist. 5 of said county
J have made a careful inspection
Of said roads and find them in goot
condition, with the exception of /:
few wash-outs, caused by the recen
-raiDs. ] called the attention of thu
contractors in this district to thes.
troubles, and they tell me that the,
have attended to these wash-outs anc
had places IN the roads and have the
came il good repair and condition.
The dump a Oxberry is not in
good condition. and there will have
to be some gravelling done on same.
This will be done in the near future.
] recommend that the contractors
district at the contract price.
Respectfully submitted.
L. T. HAYDEN, Dist. 5.
Ordered that the foregoing report
be received, approved and adopted.
In the matter Of letting contract
for depository for County Funds for
the year 1917:
1t appearing to the Board that the
Grenada Bank, of Grenada, Miss,
submitted the lowest and best bid for
keeping County Funds for the year
1917. at and for 2 per cent per an
mum up on the average daily balances
kept on edposit; and offered to fur
rish security required by law as such
IorNArs<orp. Il &c <harrn o~Jo-ol
that said contract be and the same is
hereby awarded to said Grenada
Bank at and for its said bid of 2 per
cent per annum computed upon the
average daily balances kept on de-
post with said Bank; and the Presi-
dent and Clerk of this Board are d.
rected to issue to said Bank a com
mission as such depository, upon said
bank placing with the County Treas
ury security for said funds as re-
Juired by law.
Friday Morning, Jan. S.
1t appearing to the Board that
from the statement made in person
before this Board in open session,
that he is duly and legally authoriz-
to act for and bind all parties in
tercsted in the lands belonging to the
John Rhodes estate, and that he is
willing, in consideration of the pay
ment of the sum Of $1,000, to guar
'ntee and convey to Grenada county,
a right-of-way for a public road
through said lands as laid out and
off by the Engineers of this
1t is therefore ordered that the
Clerk of this Board issue warrant to
said j. R. Rhodes for the use and |
benefit of those interested, for the |
of $4,000, payable out of the
Special Road Fund, upon execution
# deed to said right-of-way.
Ordered that the sum of $500 90
'e appropriated out of the Special
load Fund for the purpose of put
ing down cinders and oil on that por-
of the Old Grenada and Duck
ill public road between the railroad
rossing at corporation line of Gre
ada and Mitchell's Crossing; it ap-
caring to the Board that the Aver
Lord Tie Company have agreed to
onate cinders and oil therefor, and
he citizens residing along said road
ave agreed to furnish teams and la
or necessary to complete said road
said points, free of any 9TH
r charge or liability of the county
more than said sum of $780, 90.
his appropriation is to be condition.
upon the performance of the above
greements. .
o the Honorable Board of Super
visors Of Grenada County, Miss. !
= :
We, the undersigned committee
opointed by the Board to inspect /,
lie public roads worked by j.. A..
owns in Dist. 4, beg leave to report !
follows, to-wit: Riverdale road; !
ardy and Cascilla road and road :
ON the north end of Mullins Lane :
Hardy; we have carefully exam Z
ed said roads and find Hardy and :
ascilla roads fairly well maintain :
!. North end of Mllen's Lane to !
.rdy Station well maintained; we .
a portion of the Riverdale road =,
old dump, neal Riverdale, well ,
tablished and maintained. =
Respectfully sumbitted, =
w. v. HORTON, :
L. T. HAYDEN, =
Committee. =
1t is ordered that the foregoineI
port be and the same is hereby ac- !
pied, approved and adopted and or 7
red spread on the minutes of this 7
ard. q
Whereas, w. H. Crowder, Sheriff ?
d Tax Collector Of this county has r
sued by the Yazoo and Missis- I
'pi Valley Railroad Company, andy
. Chicago, st. Louis and New Or n
ms Railroad Company, operated by u
; Illinois Central Railroad Com u
ny, in the sum of $5,677.57, in the ="
rcuit Court of Grenada county.
plaintiffs in said suits claiming n,
It this Board made an illegal lew N y
taxes for the year 1916, said suits T.
the sum of $5,677.57 being the y;
less collected by the Sheriff and "
Collector over the legal taxes %,
by said plaintiffs; and this d,
ard desiring to protect the said "A.
and Tax Collector and to save a.
harmless from said suits, hereby a
ers that in the event the said ~; ~,
,rif and Tax Collector shall no., w