The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-01-23
CONTINUED from last week. J

Dorothy McBee, Supt. of Educa-
ton has this day filled her report.
1t appearing that during the tax
year 1889 there was collected in the
Pickens-Richland Road District for
maintenance purpose the sum of ST.
1892 on a total valuation of S522,-
S45; and it further appearing that
the Town of Pickens valuation for
said year on which the road main
tenance was collected was 1858, 221,
or 81 per cent Of the valuation Of
the said road district, and that the
Town of Pickens is entitled to one
half of the advalorem collected in
said Town for maintenance purposes,
and that 81 per cent of the total
collected is 627.26, and one-half of
this amount is $313.63; it is, there
fore, ordered that the Clerk of this
board issue a warrant to the town
of Pickens in the sum of $313.63.
]. M. K~imbrough, Secretary OF
Black Greek Drainage District, has
this day filled his report, as follows:
Receipts; Balance on hand
Nov. |, 1899 ......-..$l698.96
Total Receipts to Nov.
LIST, 1910 ......... 7259.3l
Grand Total receipts ....... 8958.27
Disbursements:
Bonds paid during the year 100000
Interest paid during the
year Zflo.44
Miscellaneous expense ... 1924
Legal 10000
Administration expense 1884, 80
Balance on hand 1t-1-l941 669.79
It appearing that the Tchula Road
District is in need of a new truck
with which to repair and maintain
the roads of said district; it is,
therefore, ordered that the Clerk of
this Board. advertise in the Durant
News, for bids to be received ut the
regular February, 1941. meeting o.
this Board, the Board ~reserving the
right to reject any or all bids, for
one 1 1-2 Ton truck with cab, re-
inforced frame, two speed rear end,
heavy duty radiator and generator,
with 32 by 6 10 ply tires on rear;
and for sale of one old 1887 model
Chevrolet Truck which, il purchas-
ed by the successful bidder for the
new truck, the said purchase price
may be applied to the cost of the
new truck.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for the rental of a Motor
Grader for the use and benefit Of
Road District One on a monthly
basis, the bid of the Mississippi Gull
vert & Machinery Company being the
lowest and best bid is hereby ac-
cepted.
Pursuant to due and legal adver-
tisement for bids to furnish gas, oil
and grease for the year 1941 to
the various road districts of the
county, the following having furnish
ed equivalent bids are hereby .ac-
cepted: Red T Service Station; Sim
clair Refining Company; Arkansas
Fuel Oil Company; Standard Oil
Company; +. C. Worrell; Joe Byrd
Oil Company; Peoples Service Sta.
ton; The Texas Company; Lion Oil
Refining Company;
And the following bids for oil and
grease being equivalent are hereby
accepted; Standard Oil Company;
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company; Miss.
Tractor & Eqp. Co; Georgia Caro-
lima Oil Co.; Miss. Lubrdcating Co.;
Dixie Oil Co.; Miss. Road Supply
Co.; Miss. Oil Co.; State Oil & Sup
ply Co; Sunshine Lubrfcating CO.;
National Refining Company; Lead
Clad Culvert & Supply Co, Swan :
Finch Oil Corporation; Sinclair Ref
lining Company; Dens-Oil Lubricant
Co.; Allied Oil and Grease Co.;
Southern Oil and Grease CO.; Hanco
Oil and Grease Co.; B. & G. Petro-
1eum CO.;
1t appearing to the Board Of Sup