The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-02-17


labor to be charged to contractor.
Contractors is TO turn the road
over in completed manner paving
for all necessary labor except to
prepare the bed for contractor and
TO do so as to moi in any way delay
the work of contractors. Commits
sioneis are not to be responsible
for delay in shipment of material
The undersigned agreeing to above
specifications, ask for contract to
pay gravel on township road from
cemetary North Of Beulah to Pace
at so cents per ton, first two miles;
20 ceuts additional for all over two
miles. Half Of the gravel to be
placed OH side tract at cemetary,
north of Beulah, and the other
half to be delivered at Pace.
Alfred Gervin
Z. A. Brown.
The Road Commission having
approved same. it is ordered that
the foregoing offer be accepted.
Conditional that all pay ments be
made after approved by two Com
missioners subject to order Of this
toard to cancel contract if work is
not done eatifactorv.
In the matter of certain proceed
ings taken bv vafious banks to set
aside the order of this board en-
tered at its Jaiiuary meeting at
Cleveland made under directions
| of he Board OF State Tax Equali-
cation, the president OF the board
is hereby directed to file all answer
to such proceedings neither admit
ting nor DENYING the right of the
plaintiffs TO the relief sought, but
demanding strict proof of their
rights and stating that the board
desires to conform to any orders
the court may enter in such pro-
ceedipgs.
Ordered that the county deposl.
tory be instructed to divide the
! highway funds of the Phalla Sep
arate Road District into four separ-
ate funds, one to be known as the
Egypt Ridge highway fund and to
have SIG. 900; ole to be known as
the Beulah highway fund and to
have $4,000; and one to be known
as the Malvina highway fund to
have $4,000; the remaining pro-
ceedines of the recent bond issue
to be set apart and appropriated
$500 for the Improvement of the
section of road in Gibson swamp
within the Phalia district, and the
remainder to the payment of the
semi annual interest due on the
bonds of said district.
It appearing to the board that
| the Valley Bank has filed an addi-
tional depository bond of $40, 900.
making a total bond for said bank
of one hundred aud thrty-hve
thousand dollars, the clerk and
president of the board are directed
to issue commission to said bank to
receive road and bridge funds of
the first and second supervisors
districts to the amount provided by
law.
The board having fully consid-
cred the claim of Mrs. Kate G..
Biscoe for damage on account of
location OF public road south Of
Benoit, said road running across
the lands of said claim ant along
the west side of the railroad and
Canal bayou to Straight bayou and
taking a strip of land thirty feet
wide, it is ordered that the amount
of damage be fixed at $4,000. and
that the clerk draw his warrant for
said amount against the funds OF
the Riverside Separate Road Dis
trict.
| To the Honorable Board of Super
visors of Bolivar County. Rose
dale, Mississippi:
Gentlemen:-You petitioner
Theodore Ross, would respectfully
represent and show unto yonr hon
orohle body by tax receipt No. 554
that he has paid a poll tax and
road tax of $500 each; that he is
upward of go years of age and is
advised that under the law he is
not liable for same; wherefore, he
pravs that your honorable board
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