The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-05-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MAY, 1920.

Be il remembered that this the 3rd day
of May, 1920 said day being the first Mon
day in said month and day fixed by law
for holding a regular meeting of the Board
of Supervisors; there was begun and held
at the courthouse in the city of Grenada.
said county and state, regular meeting OF
the board of supervisors of Grenada county,
Mississippi. when then and there were pres
ent the following members and officers OF
said board, to-wit:
Kemp Mattingly. district l: j. H. James,
President. district 2: Frank Anderson, dis
trict 8; l. G. Rounsaville, district q; G. r
Cunningham, district 5: j. B. keeton. clerk !;
ID. w. Beck, sheriff; whereupon the follow
ing proceedings were had and done to-wit:
1t appearing to the board that the Legis-
lature of Mississippi of 1920 increased the
salary of the Superintendent of Education
and fixed the same at S2500.0o per annum
il is therefore ordered that the salary of M.
McKibben. Superintendent of Education OF
Grenada County be and the same is hereby
fixed st the said of S250O.00 per an
mum as provided in said act; said salary
payable in monthly installment of s20sSS3
per month to be apportioned and paid out
of the school funds follows:
Grenada county School fund-sI63.33 per
month; City of Grenada Separate School
District $500 per month: Tie Plant Rural
Separate School District $500 per month.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors OF
Grenada County:
Gentlemen We hold lease North
half of Section 16. Township 23 X. Z East
all in Grenada county, Miss Our lease
expires. according to abstract. Oct 1871.
A part of this land is in timber and we
wish to purchase timber rights on said
land and are willing to pay reasonable sum
for same in fact we will make you an offer
Of 100000 for this timber and will assure
you that wwill put back the place
more than the value of the timber.
AS it is cannot clear or improve
the place without destroying said timber and
we are anxious that the property yield
enough TO pay taxes at the same time we
want TO do the right thing.
MRS. H. V. YEAGER.
OK NJ McKIBBEN.
This day coming on for consideration the
offer of Mrs. II. v. Yeager and W. M Yea
ger to purchase all of the merchantable TIM
ber on the North Half of Section l6, Town
ship %, Range East of Grenada County
Missis sippi at and for the sum of S20000
and it appearing to the board that the sale
of said timber to said parties at the said
sum of $4,000 is recommended oy the
County Superintendent of Education. M NC
Kibben, and that said parties are the holders
of the lease of said land for the time end
ing 1871 and that said offer is asonabie
price for said timber 1t is ordered that said
H v. Yeager and W. M. Yeager for said
sum of $4,000 cash. proper deed OF saIs
TO same to be executed by the Pres!den. OF
the board upon pay ment into Sixteenth Sec
ton School Fund of the County oy saiu pul-
chaser of said sum of $4,000
It appearinR to the Bonrd that 1t Is heces-
tcs-ccndAxa the yytht It was for the |
Allen road pesitioneo FOR ny =. .: Aheh
and others through the land Of j. W. Lev
erett as same has been laid of and marked
out by Committee of the Board through
said lands II is ordered that the Board
proceed to 20 in body upon said lands
Wednesday, May 18th 1920 and condemn
said right of way same has been laid !
off and mark ed out by said committee and
assess the damages resulting to the said
j. w Leverett by the taking of right OF
way for public 1t is further ordered
that the Clerk Of this Board notify said j.
w Leverett at lease FIVE days before said
18th Jay of May 1920 of the intention of
the Board to go upon said lands and assess
the damages FOR the taking of said right
of way
mittec consisting of !. G. Rounsaville and |
Kemp Mattingly appointed to go over
roads in District Three with MIR. j. h Clark
to agree upon work to be done on his roads
in order to put them UP to plans and speci-
fcations.
Ordered that the Clerk of this Board
issue warrant for S44.46 to Perry Cohea TO
purchase wire for fence on right OF way
through his lands. Said sum OF SS44-45
to cover ALL damages resulting to said Perry
Cohea by the building Of said road through
his said place.
Coming before this Board John Walters.
showing
Ior minors arc his Grandsons are without
Mother or Father and that he is a proper
and suitable person to have CUSTODY OF
said minors and he further agreeing to prop !
erly care for them. II is therefore ordered |
by the board that said minors be bound
over to him.
In re to working and maintaining Public |
roads in District Two according to plans !
and specifications. ! |
It appearing to the Board that advertise |
ment has been made according to law call |
ing for bids for working and maintaining |
said roads and the Clerk OF said board nav
ing opened all and read in open session TOT
same when T. E. Bowen became the lowest /
and best bidder at $6975 per mile for all
roads in District Two except Carpenter high
way. And T. f. Bowen also then ano there
became the lowest and best bidder for work
ing and maintaining the Carpenter highway |
at sos 90 per mile 1t is ordered that the |
said contracts be awarded to said l. T. BOW
en- at his said prices upon his entering ,n.S
Bond in the sum OF s14.ooo.o0 condl.'oneu
for the faithful performance OF his said con-
tract which is follows
State of Mississippi
Grenada County. 49,.
This contract made and entered INTO TINS
+ba Ard day of May, 1920, by and between /
Grenada County Mississippi. party OF the
6rst part. hereinafter designated as the
county, and T. E. Bowen. party OF the Sec
o-d part hereinafter designated as the con-
tractor witnesseth: -,
EIpST-Said contractor agrees and binds
himself to work and maintain the roads here
mater described in accordance with the
plans and specifications heretofore aoopeeu
bv the Board of Supervisors OF said county
and which are incorporated in and made
part of this contract as follows:
Plans and Specifications for Worxne eno
Maintaining the Public Roads of Grenada
County, Mississippi: c.
+. All public roads of Grenada county
M;..;ss;nn; are hereby divided into two
CLASSES to be known as first class and sec
ond class roads. for the purpose OF navins r,.s
same worked by contract, and every puohc
road in the county shall be classified as
either first or second class by the Board OF
Supervisors. and may be changed from one
class to another by said BOARD ~nsn
II shall deem it best to make such cnanee;
All rst class road shall 81 IL. os sess thsn
a a4 1o0l feet. exclusive of side or |
drainage bitches: that is to say. the roadway
measured from the inside top OF one S;tch G,.Sn
IN the inside top of the opposite ditcn:
roust be kept up and worked to width OF
at least twenty feet at all points Q. saao