The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-13
Be it ordained, That E. N. Haeens. be and

: Be it ordained, That E. M. Hagens, be and
is hereby appointed overseer Of the Loganport
and Shreveport road, from the north end of
Cypress bayou to the Greenwood road near dr.
Wilder's, and that he have the hands, of J. c.
Burress, A. B. Mcmillan, Willis Pollard, Henry
Pollard, John Davidson and sons, Jas G. Cox,
and his and all others not otherwise apportioned,
to serve for twelve months
Be it ordained, That David Adams. be and is
hereby appointed overseer of the Blossom Hill
road from the Shreveport road to it's western
terminus, and that he have the hands of Jas D.
Willie, Isaac Hughs, dr.. Hughs, Eli Maner,
his own, and all others not otherwise appor-
toned, to serve for twelve months.
Be it ordained, That John Ford, be and is
hereby appointed overseer of the Shreveport
and Loganport road from dr.. Wilder's, church
to the north end of Boggy bayou bridge, and
that he have the hands Of John W. REEVES, E.
D. Williams, A. G. Scoggin, Sam1 Edmunds,
J. Sullivan, dr.. Wider's, and all others in the
vicinity of said road not otherwise apportioned,
to serve for twelve months.
i Be it ordained, That E. NJ. Reisor, be and
is hereby appointed overseer of the Shreveport
and Loganport road, from Boggy bayou bridge
to the Grand Cane road, and that he have the
hands of David Gilmore, Andrew Scott, Mr..
McCutcheon and all other hands in the vicinity
of said not otherwise apportioned, to serve for
twelve months.
Be it ordained, That VIM. c. Foster, VIM.
A. Lacy, and Jas. G. Cox, be and are hereby
appointed commissioners of elections in ward
No. 3. to serve for the next twelve months.
Be it ordained, That the Shreveport, and
Loganport road be and is hereby changed, by
continuing the same down the Greenwood and
Mansfield road, until it comes to the Spring
Ridge church, thence east until it intersects the
old road .
/ Be it ordained, That g. H. Bozeman, be
and is hereby appointed overseer, of the
Greenwood, and Mansfield road, from Cypress
bayou to J. A. McRady's, and that he have
the hands of Dan. Bozeman, Mr.. Matthews,
L.s.scoggins, Taliaferro scoggins, and all 9th
ers not otherwise apportioned in the vicinity of
said road, to serve for twelve months.
Be it ordained, That A. D. Battle, be and
is hereby appointed overseer of the Green
wood road from John T. Fullilove's plantation,
to Blackman's old saw mill, and that he have
his own hands and all others in the vicinity of
said road not otherwise apportioned, to serve
for twelve months.
Be it ordained, That John B. Johns, be and
is hereby appointed overseer Of the Green
wood road, from Blackman's old saw mill to '.
H. Jones lane, and that he have the hands of
R. Pollard, VIM: Johns, W. W. Gill; A. N.
Smith, Lewis Pugh, and all others in the Vi
cinity of said road not otherwise apportoned,
to serve for twelve months.
WARD No. 4.
Be it ordained, &C., That Brack Johnson
be, and is hereby, appointed overseer of the
Shreveport and Greenwood road, commencing
at doct. Hardwck's place, and to work the
same to the northwest corner of col. Thomas
Simmons plantation, and that he have the
hands heretofore assigned on said road and all
others not otherwise apportioned in said district,
to work the same 12 months and make report
&c. according to law.
Be it ordained, &c, That F. 7. Taber be
and is hereby appointed overseer of that por-
ton of the Shreveport and Greenwood road
commencing at the corporation line, and to work
to doct. HaTdwick's farm; that he have the
hands heretofore assigned to said road, that
he work the same for 12 months, make report
according to law, &c.
Be it ordained That J. Pickens be appointed
overseer of the Norris ferry road, commencing
at the corporation line and to work the said road
to the township line between sixteen (16) and
seventeen (17) and to have the hands of John
Walpole, SEN, E. Walpole, jjr., VIM. Walpole,
Thomas Mccall, S. Gardiner, J. Renfro, R.
Logan, j. Alley, A. J. Pickens, Wm. Pickens,
estate O. D. Williams, P. Keller, and all other
hands not otherwise apportioned, work same
for 2 months, make report, DC.
Be it ordained, &c. That NJ McCarty, F..
M. Waldran and VIM. Sturgess, be appointed
commissioners of elections for 12 months at
Shreveport in ward No. 4.
WARD No. S.
Be it ordained, That Franklin Johnston be
and is appointed overseer on the road from
Summer Grove to the foot of the hill at Mrs.
Blakev's, with the hands of J. T. Gilmer, James
Willis, Rose Titner, VIM. Blakey, Claiborne
Blakev, estate of Hiram Johnston, and Wm.
Johnston.
Be it ordained, That James Powell be
and is appointed overseer of the Mansfield and
Shreveport road, from Summer Grove to the
| forks of the road two miles from Shreveport
with the hands of Mrs. Quarles, Rod. Nichol-
son, A. Nicholson, W. Smith, R. G. Oglesby,
and his own.
Be it ordained, That Thomas Stephens be
and is appointed overseer of the road from
Summer Grove to the Cypress bayou, on the
Natchitoches road, with the hands of P. G..
Crump, doct Aud, B. K Stephens, E. Grum-
bic, VIM. Flanagan, VIM. Saunders, S. NJ Call,
and all other hands in the vicinity not other
wise apportioned.
Be it ordained, That J. G. Bagley be
and is hereby appointed overseer Of the Norris
ferry road, from the township line between
township Is and II to the Norris ferry, with
all the hands heretofore apportioned to said
road. ...
Be it ordained, That NJ. B. Willis be
and is hereby appointed overseer of the road,
from the Cypress bayou to the forks of the
road near Buchanan bayou, with the hands of
doct Willis, M. B. Elder, RuAin King, W.
Underwood and his sons, and W. Wyche.
Be it ordained, That. Josiah Gill be, and
is hereby, appointed overseer of the Kea-
chi road, from the foot of the hill at Mrs. Bla-
keys to the Cypress bayou, with the hands of
Jacob Smith, Andrew Auld, Josiah Gill, and
all other hands in the vicinity not otherwise ap-
portioned.
Be it ordained, That William Johnston,
VIM. J. Beall and Bailey Peace be, and are