The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-04-12
Friday, April IL. 1918
PROCEEDINGS
Board Of s~uper7isors, April Term

and eighteen. said day being the hrs'
Monday of said month and a day Tx
ed bviaw for the holding of a regu'
lar meeting Of the Board OF Super
visors Of sad County and State, there
was hegun srd held a regular meet
inc oe the Board OF Supervisors o.
sa;a County at the court house, IN tine
n;tN If Grenada, Mississippi, wher
thcn and there were present the FOL
lowing officers and members OF tne
I'D to-wit: W. v. Horton, }: +
Carpenter, D. R. Childers, n, y. Ma
sou. c.. C. Provine. w. H.. Cfowuel,
sheriff. M. E. Powell, Clerk, wnen ths
following proceedings were a a'0
done:
Cent,emen:-I hereby tender you
INV resignation as Tick Inspector 1oa
the reason that l have not the I'LL.
to look after it, and carry on ny
fa-un work as it should be, anu -
conditions are such that IL "ouio y
hest. if the board so DESIRES 70 pI'
some n else on the work. nam,
ing YOU for the many couI'ehS
shown me while in this work, ana Will
'eS' Yours truly, J. f. PHILLIPS:
Ordered that resignation be accept
cd and hat Leslie Cohea be appoint
ed as Tick Inspector Tor the coa.y
at and for the sum of So per Day lo'
time actually served. 4.
Ordered that petition of Z. L. AZ,
kinson and others be continued untIi
"wednesday the third day OF this meet
inr for the purpose of the conlmlttee
to Investigate and report as to the
adult tax layers on said petition.
Ordered that C. D. Gibson be ap-
nointcd as assistant to l.. K. g
iax assessor. for the purpose OF as
sessirg taxes in District 3.
Ordered that M. E. Powell, clerk
he authorized to purchase medicines
to be used in clippings watts.
Ordered that report OF NJ. NC
K;bben. Superintendent of education,
he adopted and placed on
Ordered that report of }. T.. fhll,
Inns, tick inspector, be accepted and
passed to files. H.
Ordered that petition of T. I. hay,
ward and others to open up roao
at or near Elliott. Miss. be adopted
and that r. V. Mason and {. Z. FRO,
vine be appointed to inspect same ana
make their report at next meeting.
1t appearing to the board that w.
w. Koonce was the lowest and pest
bidder for the construction OF the
bridges on the new GrayspOrt road,
the bids being as follows: All bridges
excent that over Red Grass Creek at
at So 40 Der lineal foot, and the
bridge over Red Grass Greek at S450
ner lineal foot, said bids being the
Lowest submitted. it is ordered that
c~sntract be awarded to W. ". koonce
uuon his entering into bond double
the amount Of contract for the faith
full performance of contract.
Tuesday morning board met pur-
suant to adjournment, members pres
ent same as yesterday.
Ordered that A. II. Henderson be
allowed eighteen (1S) rolls of barbed
wire for the purpose of fencing lands
managed BY reason of constructor
of good roads. 1t is further ordered
that the clerk purchase the said eigh-
teen GSl rolls of wire and deliver
to A. Fl. Henderson.
Ordered that r. V. Mason and Z.
c. Provine be appointed as a com
nittee to go over and inspect bridges
on the Elliott and Misterton road n
on the Jeff Davis Highway south OF
Grenada.
Ordered that J. E. Carpenter, d.
R. Childers and w. Y. Horton are
hereby appointed a. 4 committee TO
INSPECT bridges on the Graysport
Horton road and on the Graysport
and Grenada road. said committee to
make inspection and report their
tindsings.
Ordered that R. V. Mason and G..
c. Provine are appointed a commit
tee to go through the tax assessment
rolls and report to the Board the
number of adult tax PAYERS IN the
Holcomb Consolidated School DIS
trict of Grenada county so that the
board can determine whether or not
the petition protesting against the Is
suance of bonds for said district con-
tains 2OG of the said adult tax pay
erS.
Wednesday morning 9 o'clock.
Ordered that report of DIR. j. b.
Middleton. County Health Officer, be
accepted. approved and adopted.
Ordered that the salary of M. Nc
Kibben. county superintendent of ed
uCdlIOII. Dt IGISCu "
month to be paid in proportionate
parts. to-wit: The county of Gre
NADIA 500; the city Of Grenada $50;
and the Tie Plant school district -.
Thursday morning, 9 o'clock.
In the matter of issuing bonds OF
Holcomb consolidated school district
in Grenada county, Mississippi, in the
sum Of Five Thousand Dollars for
the purpose of making improvements
on the school property Of said dis
trict, including teachers home, fenc-
ing Of property. erection of barn and
purchase Of other necessary equip
ment.
Whereas. by an order of this board
dated the 5th day of March, A. D.,
1918. notice was given that this
board proposed to issue and sell bonds
in the sum of Five Thousand Dol
lars, for the purpose of making i'm
provements on the school property
of the Holcomb consolidated school
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