The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-02-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
Regular February Meeting Held at
Rosedale.
Continued from Last Week.

County of Bolivar.
1t is hereby ordered by the board
that the following lots be changed
to read as follows: Pit. lot l.. Jones
addition Benoit. 20, FL, 8; lot
valued at $1,000; lots 2, 3, q, 6, 7
to l6 in Jones addition, Benoit, 20.
/ 2l, 8. 6, lots valued at $4,000. lots
bv metes aud bounds in NWN
Jones addition, Benoi. %. 21, 8. /
lot valued at $1,000.
1t is further ordered by the board
that the following chanses be made
in the assessment of B. J. Powell
aud assessment be made to read as
follows: int. lots | to 8 inclusive,
less As acres. /, 2l. 9; 100 acres
valued at 100000.
Ordered this 5tll day of Feb. 1917.
The following claims appoved
by two mmissioners and authoriz-
ed by chapter acts of are now
audited and allowed: Road and
bridge No. 6.
NJ Kline. work on roads
Alligator Miss. ...-..-- ..... $147 50
| Parks Sawmill Alligator. 274 83
Planters Mercantile CO.. ATS
N M Parks pay roll 375 so
To the Honorable Board Of Super
visors of Bolivar County:
We, the undersigned appraisers.
appointed by your honorable body
to appraise lots i'll Meri rigold. Sec.
l6 township %. range. S. beg leave
to report that we have inspected
the following lots to-wit: lots 80,
81 and 80 block 10. and and fix the
rental value of the same at $1,000
per anum per lot.
Respectfully submitted.
S. F. Perry
H. B. Brooks
G. G. Niche
To the Honorable Board of Super.
visors of Bolivar County:
We. the undersigned Township
Trustees of section 16 township %
range S, respectfully reccomend to
your honorable body that you di-
rect the Superintendent Of Public
Education of Bolivar county, to
execute lease to J. S. Fincher of
lots 80, 81, and 80 block 10 in the
town of Merigold, for term of Is
years from this date, and for an
an nual rental of $1,000 per lot. as
per report of appraisers.
S. F. Perry
F. E. Jones
Ordered by the board that the
Superintendent of Education exc
cute lease in accordance with the
above recommendations.
Ordered this 5th day of Feb.
1917.
Specifications of Work to be Done
On Highway from Cemetry to
Bayon in Phalia Separate Road
District.
Contractor will haul gravel fur
nisned bv road Commissioners and
do all work necessary to carry out
! contract and complete road accord
ing to specification and pay demur-
age on any cars held over in keep
ing at least ten good teams con-
stantly on the work, remove all
gravel daily from around the cars
to prevent waste. The road begin
ming at he railroad so as to get the
benefit of wagons 10 COMPRISING
the road. and shall keep all ruts
filled with loose material, building
the road as smoothe as prepared by
the Commissioner. will premit and
turn over mile by mile in finish
ed condition reasonably smoothe.
Twenty days after its completion
and after contract shall cease to
haul over it.
No hauling will be permitted if
ground Is so wet that wagons cut
through the gravel and all ruts
made in the ground shall be
smoothed over before gravel is laid
The gravel shall be laid in slab six
inches thick aud eight feet wide
and kept reasonably smoothe dur
ing the progress of the work. ma
terial being drawn from the center
to fill the ruts SO as to perserve the
the road in as near fiat condition
as possible and allow edges Of gra-
vel to spread eastward from the
road traffic. but at completion for