The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-01-10
BOARD OF

OelnK the NrSt MONDAY ana Il Gay
liked by law for the holding Of q
regular meeting Of the Board Of
Supervisors, there was begun and
held u regular meeting of SAID Board,
at the Court House in Grenada, Miss.
There were present the following Of
ficers and members:
| G., C. Provine, district l.; J.. E.
Carpenter, district 2; w. V. Horton.
district 3; d. r. Childress, district 4;
z. Y. Mason. district S; w. H. Crowd
er, sheriff and M. E. Powell, clerk.
Whcreupon the following proceed
ikgs were had:
herewith submit the following re-
port on roads in District No. ). Have
been v e said roads and find all
roads in good condition, and recon-
mend pay for all roads now under
contract in my District.
! Respectfully submitted.
W. V. Horton.
/ Member districts.
1t appearing to the board that
Hon. S. A. Morrison, who was repre-
senting Grenada county in the suit
of Wesley McLendon ct al. vs.. Gre
NADIA county ct al now pending in the
Circuit Court of Grenada County,
Mississippi. has departed this life,
and that it is necessary to have al
attorney represent said county in
said suit; it is ordered that w. VI.
Mitchell present attorney for the
board, be and he is hereby authorized
AID employed ard instructed to rcpre-
sent said Grenada county in said
suit as its attorney.
Ordered that the report Of VI. Nc
hib5en. County superintendent OF
Education, be and the Same is here
, by approved and adopted.
Il appearing that +. NJ. Massey is
assessed with a mule coli under three
years of age at $4,000 a~d that same
! is erroneous. it is therefore ordered
that he be reimbursed fer the amount
Of taHes paid the sheriff on said as
. -c:5aent and the Clerk is authorized
20 issue war-~Gt c. th2 county treas
ury FOR same.
Ordered that the report of Dr.. j.
Is. Middleton. County Health Officer.
Ordered that the report Of Enma
Cosert, County Home Economics
be and the same is hereby approved
End adopted.
agent. De and the same is hereby APP
proved and adopted.
| hereby submit my report or roads
in district >. have been over said
roads III said district No. , and tind
same in good condition ard recon-
mend pay for all roads crked by pres
cnt contractors.
Respectfully submitted,
j. F.. Carpenter.
Member District No. ?.
Ordered that the board do now
morning. nine o'clock a. m, January
adjourn until tomorrow (Tuesdayl
! eth. 1919; present
Tuesday morning 9 o'clock a. M,
January 7th, 1919, Board met pur-
suant to adjournment: present same
as or yesterday; Minutes Of .yester-
day read and signed;
| beg to report that on account Of
the fact that we have no road con-
tractor in district 4. l have been com
PEELED to have said roads forked as
best | could, but owing to the fact
! that it has been imossible to employ
efficient and competent labor have
rot been able to keep said roads up
70 specifications but have been forced
10 Go the best possible under the
| circumstances; portions Of said roads
nave been maintained fairly we'll.
but other portions have not been
worked as they should be because !
10 DO the work
Respectfully submitted.
d. r. CHILDERS
Ordered that the Clerk OF the
BOARD issue a warrant to J. j. Hor-
ON for $4,000. upon n execution
by him of q warranty deed TO the
OF in East Ward Grenada, purchas-
I'd hy C.. F. Smith, Read Commission
=, for garage for County Truck.
Ordered that the bids for working
roads in District 1 be rejected and the
! clerk is instructed to re-adVertiSe for
tsitS 10 NOTk Sdlu lp1NH y thN III
expired term of j. A. Downs
Ordered that the petition of K
West and others asking for the open
ijfc of a new road from the new
Middle Road on C. j. O'Brien's place
TO New Mitchell-PasS road east OF
rorue creek be granted and the FOL
lowing committee be appointed to
view and report on practicabillty OF
aid route and if they find same
practicable to lay out and mark sac
route and report their action IN INK
premises at the next meeting OF INK
Board. viz: ]. f. Carpenter and X
'. Mason.
We, your committee appointed &c
irspect the County Home beg leave
to report as follows: We find that
the paupers are fairly we'll fed bu'
that the beds and floors III some O