The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-16
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD -
OF SUPERVISORS.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
COUNTY OF GRENADA. e..

this the fifth day of August, 1918,
said day being the first Monday IN
said Month, and a day fixed by law
for holding regular netting of the
Board of Supervisors OF Grenada
County, Mississippi, there was be.
gun and held regular meeting OF
said Board in the Court House In the
City of Grenada, Mississippi, when
and where there were present the
following officers and members OF
said Board, to-wit:
C. C. Provine, district one,
]. E. Carpenter, district two,
w. V. Horton, district three,
D. f. Childress, district four,
r. v. Mason, district five,
NJ. E. Powell, clerk of said Board,
W. H. Crowder, sheriff.
WHEREUPON the following proceed
ings were had and done to-wit:
Ordered that c. c. Provine and M.
McKibben, be and they are hereby
authorized to have house on the coun-
ty property, known as the King prop
ertv in east ward of City OF Grei.aoa,
repaired and put in proper condltloh
to rent.
Ordered that NJ. McKibben, county
superintendent of education, be ana
and he is hereby authorized to use
the money now in school buiidlng
fund to an amount not exceeding S4Z.
for the purpose of rebuilding school
house at Tavlor's Chapel in beat g..
Ordered that Leslie Cohea, tick IN
spector, report be and the same IS
hereby approved.
Ordered that the report of Z. T..
Smith. road commissioner, be and the
same is hereby adopted and approved.
Ordered that the report of M. Nc
Kibben county supt. education be and
the same is hereby approved ana
adopted.
Ordered that J. W. Brooks be al
lowed the sum of S25. for yearling
killed by dipping in Cant vat near Ell
lott. it appearing from the proof TAX
en- that the death of said yearling was
caused by poison resulting from dip
ming same, and that $25. is fair
and reasonable value forsa me.
Ordered that the clerk advertise
for bids to do necessary repairs on
roof on court house. Bids to be re-
ceived at next regular meeting. con-
tract awarded to the lowest and best
best bidder, board reserves therig ut
to reject any and all bids.
Ordered that the clerk advertise
for bids for working and maintaining
the public roads in district 4, bids to
be received at next regular meeting.
Contract to be awarded to the lowest
and best bidder. board reserves the
right to reject any and allbids.
In the matter of issuing loan war
rants on the treasury of Grenada
county. Miss. in the sum of S15,OOO::
Whereas at the regular meeting OF
the board of supervisors of Grenada
County. an order was duly adopt
ed and entered on the minutes OF
said board in book G page 1868, di-
recting the clerk of this board to give
notice that the board would issue loan
warrants of Grenada county, Miss. to
the amount of SIS, 900. for the pur-
pose of borrowing money to defray
the current expenses said county.
And whereas said notice was not
published for the time required by
law before the July 1918 netting OF
said board and the matter of issuing
said loan warrants was continued un-
til the August meeting and the clerk
was instructed to republish said not
ice for the time required by law be-
fore the August meeting, by an or
der adopted and entered on the min
utes of the board at its July meeting
1918 in book G page 373 and.
Where's proof of publication has
been made in the proper manner Sno
form. and
Whereas no petition signed by ter
per centum of the adult tax payers
of said county, exclusive of those who
nav poll taxes only has been filed
with said bard against the issuance OF
said loan warrants; and
Whereas it appears to the boarC
that the sum of $4,000 will not ex.
ceed the amount OF loans authorized
bv law to be borrowed for current ex.
penses of5said Grenada county and
that it is necessary to issue said loan
warrants in said amount TO meet the
current expenses of said county and
that the Legislature of the state o;
Mississippi has passe dan act requlr.
ing said board to borrow sum suffic
lent to meet current expenses;
It is therefore ordered by the boaro
that loan warrants amounting in the
appregate to- tile sum of $4,000. be
and are hereby ordered to be issued
upon the treaspxy of said Grenade
county, Miss ok the purpose of de.
fraying IT, sSntrent expenses Of saic
county: said 4r4s1ts shall be issued
in denominaf 6 6I of $1,000. each, pay
able to bekflS and shall be litho'
praphed pr WED and printed ir
two or more g shall bear interest
Of the ratn;f b rif cent per annun
az arona rne dats ( dated August1
1918. and MT 3 and become payable
m Februasy l 1919, and shall be II
in number and numbered from one tt
f;fteen inclusive, and shall be signet
by the president and countersigne.
nv the clerk ofsthe board Of supervls
ors and afhe kepnty seal affixed upsor
each of SSid feoh Earrants as lss1ed; = :.
prov;nes s. r Z SS are appointed t.
go over 4fel lh6 raysport road To-
thepurpos9 a inspecting and tai taklns M
ND the bfia1 Eas said road, anu, anu Re :.