The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-12-08


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Ordered, that the allowance of the
Kings Daughters of the Rosedale
Hospital be increased to one hundred
and fifty dollars per month, and that
the clerk draw his warrant accord
ingly.
Ordered, that two hundred dollars
be appropriated to the Old Ladies'
Home, at Jackson, for the year 1918,
and the clerk draw his warrant ac-
cordingly.
Ordered, that the President of
this Board be authorized and directed
to convey to the Mississippi Levee
Board the county's interest in any
10th section land outside the levee
for fifty cents per acre, and in any
lot adjacent to the levee on said 18th
section at $1.00, a consideration of
one dollar.
Ordered, that the clerk give notice
as required by law of the letting OF
the privilege of keeping the public
money during the ensuing year, said
notice to be substantially in the fol-
lowing words and figures. to-wit:
NOTICE TO BANKS.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors will, at its
Monday in January. 1918, receive
proposals from qualified banks for
the privilege of keeping the public
funds during the ensuing year. g..
Proposals. will not be received
from any bank failing to submit to
tha Board with its proposals the
bonds or other securities admitted
by law as security for such privi'
lege.
This Monday, Dec. 3, 1917.
Ordered, that the clerk, on request
of any interest bank, furnish to such
bank statement of the amount of
bond required for the privilege of
keeping any of the specified funds
of the county or districts.
Ordered, that the president of the
Board is hereby authorized and di-
rected to execute the lease from the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company of a strip of land at Christ
mas Crossing for public road pur-
poses, the annual charge therefor be-
ing one dollar.
The County Attorney having laid
before the Board a report of the
grand jury regarding the public
roads in the second judicial district,
and the Board having given said re-
port full and respectful considera-
ton. now declares that this Board
and each of it's members is striving
earnestly without remuneration to
improve the public roads, but pro-
tests against unjust criticism and
calls the attention Of our people and
the grand jury to the fact that we
have a rapidly developing county re-
curing the construction of many new
roads. cuiverts and bridges; that the
building of gravel roads is in its IN
fancy: that we have no material with
which to improve the roads except
the original soil brought herein solu-
1ion and calls the attention or the
grand Jury and our people to the
fact that our entire county is now
embraced in separate road districts
with the best men to be had as CON-,
nissioners, and that we belleve all
are imbued with the spirit Oh con
structing good roads. and we Suggest
that this Board is open to any cltlzeil
of this county who will make spe-
cific complaints against any ROAD OF
ficial as to any particular neglect OF
duty, but we protest against genera
criticism of this Board where no par
ticular instance of neglect O. duty Is
alleged 1t is further declared to be
the purpose Of the Board to enlarge
the court house at Cleveland and pro,
vide better facilities in the same. but
we feel at the present time, with the
government paying large sums fol-
carpenters to construct temporary
shelter for the soldiers and our rail
roads unable to move necessary wal
material to be used against oui
enemies, is not the time to embark
in any public enterprise except the
necessity for same is imminent.
Ordered, that Tuesday. Dec. ~, be
fiyed as the date upon which TINS
Board will assess the domage to the
lands of J. w. Thomas a<d Z. .
Morrison by the construction OF ths
public road from the Blue Cant Pub
lie Road to the Stockey Place.