The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-04-11

open session called for bids for work
ing said roads for a period Of four
wears according to plans and speci-
: fications for working and maintain
ing public roads; and it appearing
that the bid of J. H. Clark at $4,000
per mile per annum was the lowest
and best bid submitted, and 1t fur
Their appearing that same is a reason
able amount for same and that said
]. H. Clark is able and willing to
| comply with his said bid. 1t is there
| fore ordered that said contract be
and same is hereby awarded to said
! J. H. Clark at and for his said bid up
on his entering into contract and eX-
! ecuting bond in double the amount OF
his contract conditional for the faith
full performance of his contract to
work and maintain all of said roads
except Bond Issue Roads according
10 plans and specifications, said bond
! to be approved by the President and
Clerk of the Board.
Ordered this the 7th day of April,
1919.
We. your committee appointed to
lay out road in petition presented by
E. l.. Boteler and others, beg leave
10 eport as follows: That we find
same to be practicable and to be OPP
ened I'D provided that the citizens in
terested in said road will pay half of
expenses in opening same.
c. c. PROVINE
". V. HORTON.
Il appearing to the Board from the
report of NJ. +. Powell, County Audi
TOR. that S3,150.56 has been collect
ed by the Sheriff and Tax Collector.
poll taxes in the city OF Grenada anc
that there are $62S1 children in Gre
| NADIA County and that the amount for
each child is 50.16 cents per head:
and that in the city Of Grenada there
are 1121 children, and that the pro-
portionate share of the children OF
the city of Grenada out of the poll
taxes collected is S562.29 it is there
fore ordered by the board that the
clerk issue warrant TO the city Of
! Grenada to be paid out of the School
Fund for $562.29, proportionate shar
of the Tie Plant School out of the
above amount of y collected is
S115.S7, it is therefore ordered by the
Board that the Clerk issue warrant to
be paid out Of the School Fund to the
Tie Plant School Fund for the said
amount.
Ordered this the eth day of April,
1919.
It is ordered by the Board that the
reports of the State Board of Health.
Bureau of Vital Statistics for report
ing births and deaths be and the same
is hereby adopted and approved.
Ordered this the 7th day of April,
1919.
Ordered that the Board do now ad-
iourn until tomorrow (Tuesday)
morning, nine O'Clock A. NJ. April 9Th
1919.
Ordered by the Board that the re-
port of DR.. j. B. Middleton, County
Health officer, be and the same IS
hereby approved and adopted.
Ordered this the Eth day Of April,
Ordered by the Board that the re-
port of M. McKibben, Superintendent
Of Education, be and the same is
nsreby approved and adopted.
Ordered this the It'll day of April,
1919.
Ordered that r. V. Mason and d. X.
Childers, be and they are appointed
as a committee to mark off and stake
out the right of way for road running
from the GOA road westward to the
jefferson Road near Mann's house.
Ordered this the 7th day Of April,
1919.
This day coming or the matter OF
lletting contract for cutting down and
grading Hardy Hill and it appearing
to the Board that advertisement for
bids for said work has been duly and
legally made according to law by pub
rcation notice in The Grenada Sentlei
and %thereupon the Clerk in open ses-
sion Of the Board called for bids TO
doing said work when Jonathan
Thomas became the best and lowest