The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-01-18
PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
$50 Of Mississippi.
GEenaAa County.

Ssaee Of Mississippi.
GFonaaa County.
Re It remembered that, on the 7th
~ Of January. 1918, the first Mon
dqixin said month. and a day fixed
Nv for holding a regular meet
& the Honorable Board Of Super
, of said County and State;
was. begun and held a regular
ing of said Board at the Court
yEeuse, in the City Of Grenada, Mis-
insippi, when then and there were
G4osent the following members and
GERS Of said Board, to-wit:
y. A. Odom, President, member
@htriet Number one; J. E. Carpen-
~, member district number two; w.
y~Aorton, member district number
tAFee; D. r. Childers, member district
number four; r. V. Mason, member
district number five; NJ. E. Powell.
clerk of said Board, and W. H. Crow
der, sheriff of said county.
Whereupon the following business
was had:
It appearing to the satisfaction of
BOARD that w. NJ. Criss is err
Justly assessed with $4,000 tim
lGVassessment for the year 1917, in
III tEhe Had sold and conveyed said
sr ia George c. Brown a Com
my of Memphis. Tennessee, prior
Nj ebruary /, 1917;
is therefore, ordered that. said
M. Criss be relieved (subject to
approval of the State Tax Com
bion) from said assessment; and
further ordered that the Clerk
tify copies Of this order to the
kials entitled thereto as required
~ law.
1t appearing to the Board that J.
A. Downs, road contractor in district
number four has failed and refused
to carry vi his contract to work and
maintain the roads in said district;
and that his bondsmen, after having
been duly and legally notified of such,
have failed and refused to have said
contract. carried cut according to the
terms thereof;
1t is therefore ordered that said
contract with said j. A. Downs be
declared forfeited and cancelled. and
that the Clerk advertise for bids for
working and maintaining said roads in
district number four for the balance
of the unexpired term Of the said
Downs contract. Bids to be submit
ted at the next regular meeting of
the. Board. The Board reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
Ordered that j. f. Carpenter. w.
Y. Horton and r. V. Mason be ap-
8 pointed. a committee to go over and
inspect the Cascilla. Grenada Hol-
comb, and HoIcomb south to Carroll
County line. roads. constructed un-
der the good roads ordinance of June
9th, 1916, by the F. D. Harvey Con-
struction Company. and determine
whether or not said roads are ac-
ceptable for final settlement at this
time, therefor-and report their find
ings at this meeting of the Board.
1t is ordered that the reports OF
the County Superintendent of Edu-
cation, Of Miss Annabell Hughes,
Home Economics Agent, of Harry
C. Bell, Agricultural Demonstration,
and the County Health Officer for the
month Of December, 1917, be and the
same are hereby approved and adopt
ed. =.
Tuesday morning, Board met pur.
suant to adjournment; present same
rs on yesterday; minutes Of yester-
day read and sigend.
Upon the application of j. ".
Vance for extension of loan from the
sixteenth section school funds now
due the County; it is ordered that W..
v. Horton and r. ". Mason be ap-
committee to- inspect the
he said Jf.dustrAsc and
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