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

AfAf.-
ion that said petition ought to be
granted in part: It. is therefore or
dered by the Board that said petition
for said road be and same is granted
in part, viz: Beginning at Beat one
line at or near Mrs. M0llie Weir's
and running thence in a westerly and
southwesterly direction o the old
Graysport road near The residence OF
J. F. Gibbs and that +. V. Mason and
J. E. Carpenter, two members OF the
Board from Districts other than that
of the proposed road. be and they are
hereby appointed as a committee OF
this Board who shall examine and
view the contemplated route OF SAID
road, as adopted by the Board and II
they find same practicable shall lay
out and mark off the road. and re-
port their actions in the premises to
the Board at its next regular July,
1919, meeting.
Ordered that the clerk advertise
for bids to cut down Gibbs Hill and
Fort Hill at or near J. F. Gibbs house,
District one. Bids to be had at the
next regular July meeting OF the
Board.
Ordered that the report of W. K.
A. James, County Treasurer, be n
the same is hereby approved.
Whereas, the Board of Supervi-
sors of Grenada County, Mississippi,
have constructed in said county a
| large milage of good roads, upon
| which they have expended large sums
of money in properly locating,
strengthening and grading said roads,
and whereas, they are contemplating
| hard-surfacing certain of said roads
| and. whereas, The United States Gov
eminent has offered to donate trucks
for working and maintaining hard sur
| face roads in the various counties OF
| Mississippi, in cooperation with and
under the direction of the state
Highway Commission of Mississippi
therefore. Resolved, that the Board
of Supervisors desire to take advan-
tage of said offer, and to that end
does hereby request the said State
Highway Commission to allot to said
Grenada County as many OF SAID
Trucks as they shall find they car
assign to said county under the term
and conditions required by the Uni
ted States for their distribution. Re.
solved further that W. B. Hoffa, 6
member of the advisory committee or
Good Roads, w. c. Hudson, and NJ
F.. Powell clerk of the Board of Sup
~ervisors, be and they are hereby ap
pointed a committee to take up th'
matter of obtaining said Trucks witt
the State Highway Commission ant
to make necessary applications ant
take such other steps as shall be re
I uuired for and on behalf of Thu
Board in this matter.
Ordered that the Board do nov
adjourn until tomorrow (Wednes
day) June the 4, 1919, nine o'ciocI
> A. NJ.
Il Wednesday morning, nine o'cloc
! A. NJ, June the 4, 1919, Board me
: pursuant to adjournment; presen
same as on yesterday; minutes o
Yesterday read and signed Wherein
y on the following proceedings wer
had and done, tO-wit:
Ordered by the Board the follow
l ing claims against the county be an
the same are hereby allowed to tn
u hereinafter named parties for tn
: amounts set opposite their respectlv
names, tO-wlt:
The Grenada Sentinel, account
printing
0 F. P. Hill repairing brid -ge---- 20
Larimer Surgett Bridge Co.,
Of building bridges --.-------16o.o
. Lockett Lbr. Co., lumber for
county
NJ. McKibben salary Tie Plant
VI May. 1919.--,-- 90
NJ. McKibben salary -----------lOl.f
Emma Cowsert, salary May.
1919 1000
F.. l.. James. road work Middle
road 28.5
c. E. Smith road work ------- 1O.O
q Tom Harris, road wOrk--------- 81
r F. Smith road work Elliott
Highway @o.o
e J. r. Byers 81 days bridge
t work ~
e r. Kilgore, GALAXY May 1919 55.t
= r. J. Rayburn bridge work 80:
e Gulf Refining Co., gasoline 2S.t
F. L. Boteler. use of car for
=. road inspection----- 10
w. T.. Bowen, road work or
Highway
; Clara Jones, salary Janitor ID,
SIH. II. Marter building bridge l2.I
! J. f. Gibbs road work and
y !. T. Conner road work - D.
ls Fatherree Drug Co, sundry
.o account l.
= Soft P;noo > DAYS hauling 12.l
Ia W. W. Martin, making till on
20 L. &. Yeager, examining dee
.ie 1.acordc etc So
ID City of Grenada, Water & Lights