The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-09
Proceedings
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
State of Mississippi,
Grenada County.

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foryholding a regular meeting of tn,
BOARD Of Supervisors of Grenada
county. said state, there was begur
and held a regular meeting of sait
Board at the court house in the city
of Grenada. said county and state
there being present the following of
ficers and members of said Board:
W. A. Odom. President. Dist. /.
j. f. Carpenter. Dist. ..
w. V. Horton. Dist. 8.
u. r. Childers. Dist. A..
l.. T. Hayden, Dist. 5.
NJ. +. Powell. Clerk. and
w. II. Crowder, Sheriff.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had and done. to-wit:
Ordered that Harrison Jones be al
lowed the sum of SO, same being re-
fund of road tax enormously paid by
the said Jones on account of double
assessment; and it is further ordered
that the Clerk of this Board issue
warrant for said mount payable out
of the Road Fund of the County
Treasury.
1t appearing to the Board from the
petition of ". N. Hayward, ct al,
filed with the Clerk of this Board,
that it is no longer necessary to keen
open and work and maintain as a
public road that portion of the old
Haserway and Torrance road from
&. c. Hayward's house to the county
line, between Grenada and Yalobusha
counties, and that there is no OBJ
lection to the petition asking for the
discontinuance of same; it is ordered
that said old public road be and the
same is hereby discontinued as a pub
lie road. 1t is further ordered that
the bridge cross Boone branch on
said old road be moved and placed
where same shall be needed under the
direction of w. V. Horton, member
of this board.
To the Honorable Board of Super-
visors of Grenada County, Miss.
| hereby appoint d. A. Williams
and l.. N. Yeager as my deputies for
the year 1917, with your approval.
This January ), A. D., 1917.
l.. B. YEAGER, Assessor.
Ordered that the foregoing ap-
pointment of Deputy Tax Assessors
be accepted, approved, adopted and
confirmed.
Ordered that the contract for build
ing two bridges on the Clark Dump
or Lcvee, be awarded to L.. A. Clark,
at and for the sum of $1.7O per lineal
foot. according to plans and specifi-
cations on file; and it is further or
dered that said l.. A. Clark enter into
bond with the county, in the sum of
the amount of said contract, condi-
toned according to law, for the faith
full performance of same.
Ordered that all bids for the con-
struction and removal of steel bridges
rs advertised to be awarded at this
meeting, be rejected; and the Clerk
Of this Board is directed to read
for bids on said work, to be
received at the next regular meeting
Of this Board. Said bids to be sealed
and filed with the Clerk on or before
O'Clock p. m., on the first Monday !
n March. 1917; the Board reserving
to reject and and all bids.
Ordered that the Clerk of this
advertise the sale of the fol-
owing property belonging to the
county, to-wit: One bay horse MULE;
-wo black mar mules; one mouse col
jred mare mule; one pa road wagon
md four sets of single harness. Bids
% be received at the next regular
meeting Of the Board. The Board
the right to reject any and
Ill bids.
Ordered that the Clerk of this
advertise for bids to build the
-ollowing bridges in said county, to-
Bridge across Daley Creek;
bridge across Spring Creek; bridge
Beadle Greek; bridge across
anderson Creek; bridge across
creek. east of Elliott. All!
f said work to be done according to
lans and specifications on file with
he Clerk of this Board. Bids to be
admitted on both treated and IN
'eated timbers used in the consruc-
on of said bridges. Bids to be re-
at the next regular meeting
f this Board; Board reserves the I
ght to reject any and all bids. {
In the matter of the petition, duly |
ed and presented to this Board of !
l.. Curry, and others, asking for a !
lblic road in District No. 4, as set
nth and described in said petition t
w on file; it appearing to the Board t
at said petition is in the proper \
rm and that same has been duly q
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