The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-09-20

Ordered that the report of M. Nc
Kibben, Superintendent of Education,
be and the same is hereby approved
| and adopted.
Ordered this the End day Of Sept
ember, 1918.
Ordered that the Board ADJOURN I'M
til tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, .
o'clock, 1918. D.,
Tuesday morning 9 o'clock, Board
met pursuant to adjournment, all
members present except j E Carpen-
Ter. member district two. Minutes
of Yesterday read and signed
w~hereupon the following proceedings
were had and done, to-wlt:
Ordered that the report OF harry
G. Bell. County Demonstration, be and
the same is hereby approved and
adopted
Ordered by the Board that the re-
mort of Miss Emma Cowsert, County
Economics Agent, be and the same
is hereby approved and adopted:
Ordered by the Board that the
Clerk of the Board be and ne is
hereby instructed to publish notice
that no person is authorized to make
anv purchases for or have any Dill
charged against the county unless
said purchase has been authorized by
written order from the Clerk OF the
BOARD. the Road Commissioner, the
sheriff or member Of the Board OF
! Supervisors of the County, when
written notice must be filed with the
account before same shall be allowed
bv the Board. 1t is further ordered
hat all purchases for this county
shall be made only after receiving
bids from two or more dealers IN the
article to be purchased where there
, are more than one such dealer hand-
limo said article, unless contract has
. heen previously made by the Boar
with some person or firm to furnlsn
u, such article.
Coming on the matter of letting
the contract for working and main
tanning the public roads of District
number four of Grenada County,
Mississippi, for the u~n-explred term
Of ! A Downs, said J A Downs hav-
inp failed to carry out his said con.
tract. the unexpired term of sale
contract extending to and ending or
August. 18th, 1920, and 1T appearing
to the Board that publication OF no
tice of the letting of said contrac
having been duly and legally made
in the Grenada Sentinel, d pIbli'
inewspaper. having a general cnrcula
tion in Grenada County, for the TINE
is REQUIRED by law and %thereupon tn
Clerk of the Board did iE open SEES
sion of the Board proceed to auction
<. off said roads and to receive bid
upon same. when E L James became
the best and lowest bidder for sac
roads. at and for the sum Of eighty
five (SS5.OO) dollars per mile pc
! year and it appearing to tee Boar
that said f L James Is ready am
}. willing to enter into contract and eN
=! 2cute bond for working s ID roa"S II
, accordance with saii contract an
specifications for said urcXpircd :hn
:. a. said $500 per :nI'c per anrIm
= II is therefore ordered Jhat AID con
tract be and the same Is hcrc5
awarded to said E L James for ;al'
time and upon said terms upon III
! entering into written CONTRACT an
- executing sufficient bond to be 81
proved by the President and Clerk o
PtO
this Board
; Ordered by the Board that tn
;. bids to do the county printing sub
mitted at the September meeting, b
~ and the same are hereby rejected, an
the clerk is hereby ordered t read
vertise for bids to do the count,
printing for the next two years. be
ginning October list, 1918. and ter
minating two years thereafter. Bid
TO be submitted at the October meet
ing of the Board. The Board re
10 serves the right to reject any and a
bids
Ordered by the Board that tn
\ Clerk advertise for bids to work an
maintain the bond issue roads l
district number five, also about one
half mile of road in district numbe
u ore west Of Dubard. Bids to be sui
mitted at the next regular meetln
: of the Board in October, 1918. Th
= Board reserves the right to rejeC
any and all bids.
= Ordered by the Board that tn
= Tick Insector, Leslie Cohea,- be an
~ he is hereby notified not to put l
- more than five days in each mont
-. inspecting cattle, as there are br
- one or two quarantined herds IN tn
IL county. This to take effect on an
le after the passing of this order, an
:. to stay in full force until furthe
y notified by this Board.
y. Ordered by the Board that the r
Il. port Of DR. J B Middleton, Count
- Health Officer be and the same
a hereby approved and adopted.
~ Ordered by the Board that the t.
levy in and for Grenada County fl
~ the year 1913 and 1919, be and tt
VI same is hereby fixed and levied upt
all Of the taxable property of sa
az county, as follows, to-Wit:
III 4 ID mills for geenral county pu
ia poses.
.u 6 mills for road purposes.
10 4 3-4 mills for interest charges al
~ sinking fund. on outstanding bono
:! 3 Id mills for outstanding 10;
warrants, and interest.