The Grenada sentinel., 1919-08-01

well as the many hours of pleasant
association with you.
Ordered by the Boar dthat the fore
going resignation of j E Carpenter
member of the Board from District
Two, be and the same is hereby ap-
proved and accepted.
Coming on for consideration the
matter fletting contract for cuttlng
down Gibbs Hill and Fort Hill on
Greysport Road, and it appearing to
the Board that due and legal adver'
tisement has been made calling TO.
bids for said work to be submitted al
this term in open session OF the Board
and thereupOn the clerk fthe Board
IN open session called for bids for
said work and Henry H Marter be-
come the best and lowest bidder there
for at 2Sc per cubic yard OF earth
asid work was knocked off to him at
his said bid; it is therefor ordered
that said contract for cutting down
SAID hills be awarded to said II II
Marter at and for his said bid, upon
his entering into contract and execut-
ing bond good and solvent in double
the amount of said contract price to
be approved by the President and
Clerk of the Board conditioned for
the faithful performance of said con-
tract, provided that said contractor
shall not begin said work until the
bond shall have gone over and staked
put the location of and determine the
amount of grading to be done on said
hills.
Coming for consideration the let
ting OF contracts for clearing, grub
bing and blowing new road in Dis
trict Two from Pleasant Grove church
to near Mack Edwards house known
as the Chapel Hill road, and it ap-
pearing to the board that advertise
ment has been duly and legally made
calling for bids for said work to be
submitted at this term in open session
OF the Board, and thereupon the clerk
of the board in open session called for
said work and 7 J Marter become the
best and lowest bidder therefor at
$500 per mile for clearing, grubbing
and blowing and getting said road
ready for grading machine said work
was knocked off to him at his said
bid; it is therefor oredered that said
contract for clearing, grubbing and
putting said road in condition for
road machine be and same is hereby
awarded to said T ] Marter, upon his
entering in to contract and executing
good and sufficient bond in double
the amount of said contract price to
be approved by the President and
Clerk of the Board for faithful per-
formance of his said contract
1t appearing to the Board that w
w Martin has failed to comply with
his bid to build bridge over Black
Creek near Moore's Mill in District 5;
it is ordered that the Clerk of the
Board re-adevtise for bids for build
ing said bridge, same to be submitted
IN open court at the regular August,
1919. meeting of the Board said bridg
10 be built according to plans and
specifications on file in the Chancery
Clerks office, and the Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
1t appearing to the Board that it
is necessary to condemn rights of way
for a public road through the lands
Of the following named land owners
Of Grenada County Mississippi, to-
wit: Mrs Mollie Weir, Mrs. Ida Ange-
vine. A T Roane, W NJ Chism and
Minta Stinson, and it further appear
ing that proper petition has veen filed
acted upon and adopted by this board
providing for opening a public road
through their lands and that the COM
mittee appointed by the board to view
and lay out said road has duly re-
borted same practicable and marked
out same and that all preliminary pro-
ceedings required by law for the open
ing up and laying out said roads have
been taken and done by this board !;
board proceed to go IN body upon
the said lands of said Mrs. Mollie
Weir, Mrs Ida Angevine, A T Roane.
Mill NJ Chism and Minta Stinson on
Saturday the 10Th day of July. 1919,
and condemn necessary rights of way
over and through said lands for said
public road as same has been laid out
and marked off by tie committee Of
this board. 1t is further ordered that
said baove named persons be legally
notified by the clerk of this board at
least five days prior to said Saturday
July 10th, 1919, of the intention of
the board to go upon and condemn
and assess the value of and damages
for the taking Of rights of way for
said public road through their said
lands along the route as laid out and
marked off by said committee Of this
board.
Mason and Carpenter Report
We, your committee appointed to
90 over route for new road set forth
in petition Of r West and others, beg
leave to report that we find same not
practicable.
The board proceeded to take up
and consider all written objections to
tax assessments which have been filed
with the clerk of the Board as re-
quired by law and after considering
same, it is ordered by the board that
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