The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-04-20
swA and WE of SEA Section 8. Town.

SWh and VIZ of SEA Section 8, Town
ship 81. Range 6 East and said Board fixed
said damages at the sum of $500. 90 and
duly reported their findings in the premises
to the Board at its regular April. 1917.
term; and thereupon it is ordered that said
findings and assessment of damages be ap-
proved and adopted by this Board: and it is
further ordered that the Clerk of this Board
isue warrant drawn on the Special Road
Fund in favor of said S. A. Morrison and
ID. .. Semmes for said sum of $500. 90, in
full payment and satisfaction for any and
all damages accruing to and suffered by
them or either of them by reason of the
condemnation of and taking for public use
for a public road of the above described
right-of-way through their said lands.
Ordered that the contract for building
two bridges on the Clark Dump. as adver-
tised. be awarded to +. W. Wier. at and for
the sum of $500 per lineal foot. Said
bridges to be constructed according to plans
and specifications on file in the Chancery
Clersk' office. Bond to be executed in dou-
BILE the amount of contract price for the
faithful performance of the work.
Ordered that the contract for furnishing
10000 feet of bridge timbers, 80 per cent
awarded to +. lie c. Dove. at and for the
sum of SIG per thousand the said F. lie
c. Dove to execute a good and valid bond
in double the amount of contract price for
the faithful performance of contract.
Ordered that the Clerk of this Board ad-
vertise for bids to furnish the county with
so, 900 feet of bridge timbers. 80 per cent
heart pine. as follows:
10000 feet for Dist. 2.
$4,000 feet for Dist. 3.
$4,000 feet for Dist. 4.
20. 900 feet for Dist. s..
Bids will be received at the next regular
meeting of the Board. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Ordered that the contract to furnish the
county with the necessary medicines and
chemica for the dipping watts during the
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and for the sum of 80 per cent of the origi-
nal invoice of wholesale price Of same.
Ordered that the sealed bids for remov-
ing and rebuilding steel bridge across Long
Creek be continued until Wednesday. March
1917, at 2 o'clock p. M. for consideration.
Board adjourned until Tuesday morning.
Tuesday Morning, April 3, 1917.
Commissioner %repotred as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
Grenada County. Mississippi:
We, the undersigned commissioners. duly
appointed at the March. 1917. meeting. of
your honorable body to view and inspect
ommenc at or near Newburger's gin and
run in a westerly direction and to follow
as near as practical the plantation road now
in use. and the old public road beg leave
to report that we have examined and viewed
said route and recommend that same be es-
tablished as follows: Beginning at a point
about SO yards from the proposed bridge
site, running west about 100 yards inter,
secting an old road. following the old road
to and intersecting the present public road.
We find said route practicable and recon-
mend that the same be declared a public
road and opened for public travel; and hav-
ing fully reported in the premises. we beg to
be discharged.
This the Sd day of April. 1917.
10 j. f. CARPENTER,
w. V. HORTON
q Commissioners.
Ordered that the foregoing report be ac-
copied, approved and adopted. and the route
therein described be declared a public road
and ordered opened for public travel.
Ordered that the following claims against
the county be allowed. as follows. to-wit:
Morrison Construction Co.. good
roads work, per Eng'rs. est.----S3.OS7.s2
F. d. Harvey & Co.. came-------- l,7S8.53
F. d. Harvey & Co.. force acct 26.97
Snowden 4 Hauser, services to date 1851
And it is further ordered that the Clerk
OF this Board issue warrants on the Treas
ury of said county for each Of the above