The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-06-27
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

said day being the first Monday IN
said month. and a day fixed by law
for the holding of a regular meeting
of said Board. at the court house in
the city of Grenada. Grenada Coun-
ty, Mississippi, there was begun and
held a regular meeting of said Board
in said county and state: when then
and there were present the following
officers and members Of said Board
to-wit:
G.. G.. Provine. District l
]. f. Carpenter. District 2
w. v. Horton. Districts
d. R. Childers, District a
r. V. Mason. District 5
W. H. Crowder. Sheriff.
NJ. E. Powell, Clerk.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had and done to-wit:
This day coming on the matter of
awarding contract to clear and grub
right of way for new road in District
g, leading from Horton G%raysport
road near Max Yeager's place to
Yalobusha County line, and 1T APP
pearing that advertisement has been
duly and legally made requesting
bids for same and %thereupon the
clerk of the Board in open session
called for bids for said work and l..
A. Clark being the best and lowest
bidder therefor as follows: FOR
clearing and grubbing $4,000 per
acre; for clearing $4,000 per acre
work to be done according to specl1i-
cations for road construction on flle
in Chancery Clerks office, said con-
tract was Knocked off and awarded
to him at and for his said bid upon
his entering into good and sufficient
bond in double the amount OF his
said bid for faithful performance OF
said contract; said bond to be approx
ed by the President and Clerk OF
this Board.
Ordered this the 2nd day of June
1919.
Coming on the matter of award
ing contract for clearing and grub
bing right of way and building new
road in District 3, leading from
Horton G%raysport road near Perry
Creek bridge to Jefferson DAVIS
Highway near Yalobusha County
lnS anu IL dppSdiHhS Sh"N
tisement has been duly and legally
made requesting bids for same anc
thereupon the clerk of the Boarc
in omen session called for bids fol-
said work and L. A. Clark being
the best and lowest bidder there
for as follows: For clearing ano
grubbing $3.50 for clearing sal.
25 and for earth work 25c per cubic
ward. said work to be done according
to specifications for construction o
roads on file in office of CHANGER.
Clerk. said contract was awarded t.
him at and for his said bid upon nj
entering into good and sufficien
bond in double the amour OF SAL
bond to be approved by the preslden
and clerk of this Board.
Ordered this the End day of June
1919.
Coming on the matter of iettln
contract for building bridge owe
Black Creek in District 5, and it ar
pearing that advertisement has bee
duly and legally made requestin
bids for same and thereupon tn
clerk of the Board in open sesslo
called for bids and w. w. Martin be
came the best and lowest bidde
therefor at and for the sum of SAD
per lineal foot for a bench bridg
with IL foot roadway according
plans and specifications, and agree
to execute bond in double the amour
of the cost of said bridge guarar
teeing same from destruction b
-,4o. IA, ~ Tho 1Ifo nf Gal
bridge i'm addition to executing bon
for faithful performance of contrat
and thereupon said contract wa
awarded to him upon his enterln
into good and sufficient bond in dol
bic the amount of the costs OF sal
bridge conditioned for the faithfl
performance of his contract and fuI
Their conditioned that he will replac
said bridge free of charge to tn
county in the event same shall 0
washed away or destroyed by waite
said bond to be approved by tn
president and clerk of this Board.
Ordered this the 2nd day Of june
1919.
Coming on the matter OF iettln
contract for Constructing new Gray
port road from Graysport to William
Vile in District 2, and it appearlr
that advertisement has been duly an
legally made requesting bids for sd.
work and thereupOn the clerk of II
Board in open session called for blt
for constructing said road accordir
TO plans and specifications for co
structing good roads in Grenat
County or file in office of the Cha
cery Clerk and H. H. Marter BEGAN
the lowest and best bidder for sa
work as follows: For clearing al
ing S42.5O per acre, for earth Wo
grubbing $500 per acre, for clea
"a cents per cubic yard and thereu
on said contract was awarded to n
at and for his said bid upon his e
tering into contract and eXecutl
good and sufficient bond In dout
the estimated cost of said road co
ditioned for the faithful perfor1
ance of his said contract, said bo
TO he approved by the President a