The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-01-11

poses for the year 1910; the following
bids on gasoline being the same price
are hereby accepted; Peoples Service
Station, The Texas Company, w. p.
Taylor, Joe Byrd Oil Company, Lyon
Oil Refining Co, Sinclair Refining
Co, Standard Oil Company;
And the following bids for oil ard
grease are hereby accepted: Peoples
Service Station, The Texas Company,
w. p. Taylor, Joe Byrd Oil Com
pany, Lyon Oil Refining Company,
Standard Oil Company, Road Supply
Company, Allied Oil & Grease Com
pany, r. & M. Tire Service, Tupelo
Product Company, Miss. Oil Corpo-
alton, Georgia-C Carolina Oil Co., Dens-
Oil Lubricant Co., National Refining
Smpany, Miss. Lubricating Company,
Hiss. Road Supply Co., Sunshine Lu-
bricants Co, Stale Oil & Supply Co,
Swan-Ffnch Oil Corporation, Sinclair
Refining Company, Central Miss. Oil
company.
Ordered this January Bird, 1910.
w. L. Ellis, Sheriff, flied his re-
port with the Board asking for ere
dit on assessments same to be charg-
ed to w. A. Ramsey, incoming she
riff and tax collector.
1t appearing that Road District
70. One is in need of two Pickup
rucks for the purpose of maintain
ing the roads in said district. he
Jerk of this Board is therefore di-
ected to advertise for bids to be
eceived by this Board at their reg
ular February 1910 meeting. The
Board reserving the right to reject
any and all bids, for two Pickup
trucks for the use and benefit of
Beat One.
Ordered this January Bird, 1910.
Pursuant TO due and legal adver-
tisement for furnishing lumber for
ridge purposes for the first quarter
of 1910, the following being the low
est bidders are hereby accepted:
Beat One North of railroad, j. D.
Parrish for $500 M.
Beat One South of railroad, L. F.
Heard for $500 M.
Beat Two G. D. Thornton for $1,000
M.
Beat Three j. A. Hearn for $500 M.
Beat Four j. A. Hearn for $500 M.
Beat Five Lewis Matthias for $4,000
Cypress for County Lewis Ma
for $500 NJ.
Ordered this 3rd day of January
1910.
1t appearing that Road District No.
Five is in need of a pickup truck
for the purpose of maintenance of
road of said District, the Clerk
this Board is therefore directed
to advertise for bids to be received
by this Board at their regular Feb
ruary 1910 meeting, the Board reserv.
ing the right to reject any and ali
bids, for n pickup truck for the
use and benefit Of Beat Five; and
also for the sale of a 1885 Model
VS. Ford pickup truck, which if pur-
chased by the successful bidder the
said purchase price to be credited on
the purchase price of the new truck.
Ordered this January Bird, 1910.
It appearing tha: the County Farm
Is In need of pair of mules to
be used for operating said farm, the
Clerk of this Board is directed to
for bids to be received by
Board at The regular February
1910 meeting, for the purchase Of
one pair Of mules for the use and
benefit of the County Farm; and
tso for the sale of one pair of old
mules which If purchased by the
successful bidder on the new mules
said purchased price to be credited
the price Of the new mules; the
Board reserving the right to reject
any or all bids.
Ordered this January 3rd, 1910.
It appearing that the term OF Of
flee of the Hospital Trustees has
and that it is necessary to
have trustees for said hospital, it is
ordered that the follow
ng be and they are hereby elected
3 trustees of the Holmes County
Hospital for a term OF
our years beginning January 1, 1910;
Beat One, Fl. w. Watson; Beat Two,
Hugh Cowsert; Beat three, A. P.
Beat -Four, H. L. Brock;
Beat Five, A. B. Archer.
Ordered this January Bird, 1910.
In Re; Advertise for the Rental
of Tractor.
1t appearing that Road District
Three is in need of a tractor
maintain the roads of said district
that said district is not able
10 purchase a tractor; the Clerk of
tbs Board is therefore directed to
for bids to be received by
his Board at it's regular February
1910 meeting for the rental of one
Twin City Industrial Type Tractor
Tor the use and benefit of Road Dis
trict No. 3 said rental 20 be paid
On a monthly basis with the option
10 purchase said tractor at any time