The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-23
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| $a1hA1sa AZ 2 regular meeting OF the police jury in
and forthe parish Of Caddo, begun and holden
n the town Of Shreveport On Monday, the 7th
day of january, A. 1856, the following mem
/ bers appeared and took their seats, towit: R.
/ 4. Buckner, president; Robert Lowe, JAS. A.
Jeter W. A. Lacy, and W. A. Pegram. Jo-
i iseph Beard, member elect from ward No 6,
| appeared, was sworn and took his seat tsEa4
R. L. Gilmer, appeared and asked to be ex-
Icused from serving, which was granted. -
The board beingcalled to order by the presi-
dent, the following proceedings were had, viz:
Belt ordained blythe police jury of Caddo
parish. That j. B. Hughes be, and he is here
by, appointed keeper or overseer of the poor
for Caddo parish, and that al the paupers of
said parish be placed under his care, and upon
the warrant of the president of the police Jury;
and that he be allowed eight dollars month
each for keeping said paupers until regular
poor house is provided by the police jury, and
that the committee upon the proceedings of a
poor house have further time to report, and that
JAS A. Jeter be added to said committee.
Be it ordained, Ac,, That the keeper Of the
poor De allowed pay quarterly for keeping said
poor persons. r.. &C.,.
Be it ordained. &C., That all ordinances
heretofore passed allowing monthly or quar-
terly pay to INDECENT or poor persons in this
parish be, and the same is hereby, repealed,
and that hereafter no poor will be supported
except at the place provided for the poor 7 .
Be it ordained, Gc., That public road be
granted in accordance with the petition of the
citizens IN the Buncomb settlement, to COM
mence at the Texas line. near the house of w.
C.aBaipes, and to run east to intersect the
Shreveport and Loganport road at SPRING.
ridge, methodist church, near doctor Viii
der's. and that L. L.. Scogin, Jesse B. Johns,
GIN. Mallory and N. Hudson, be appointed a
committeeto to view and mark out said road and
report7to the next meeting of this board pro-
vided said road shall not be any cost to the pa
rish sfA ~ aaf.&ygM..H.g g..s 49.-a4. II
Be It ordained, DC, That public road be
established in ward No. 7, commencing at the
house of R.V. B. Edens. and to run to the Ar
kansas line, crossing Black bayou near the
house Of II. Stevens, and that Jas. Shenck,
W. f. McDonough, John Stevens, Presley
Bickhan and Hezekiah Nichols, be appointed
a committee to view and mark out said road,
and report to the next meeting Of this board
said road not to be any expense to the parish.
Be it ordained, DC, That James Shenick be
and he is hereby appointed overseer to cut out
and work the new road established from the
house of r. V. B. Edens to the Arkansas line,
crossing Black bayou at or near H. Stevens,
and that he have all the hands from Edens to
the State line and north of the lake road that
runs to the Texas line At the Hunt old place,
except the hands of w Bradley, G. B. Rich
ardson, and William Brownngs, to work the
same, and report according to law
Be it ordained, &c, That. the. road in, ward
No. 7, known as the Mayors ferry road be,
and the same is abolished as a public road.
Be it ordained, &C., That James Anderson
be, and be is hereby, appointed 8overseer of the
road running from the Texas line by Mrs
Hearn's to where said road intersects the Green
wood road that runs by the house of J. Hoss,
and that he have the hands Of Hudgens and
Powell, Jacob Hale and all othersin the vicin-
ity,not otherwise apportoned, to work the same
and make report. . z-Tg4l# z A ..ar /
Be it ordained, &C., That T. P. Hearn be,
and he is@hereby, appointed overseer of the
Lake road commencing at Gross bayou, and
work the same to Quawpaw bayou and that 4
he have the hands of Jacob Hoss, Truman
estate, his mothers and his own hands, to
work said road, and make report according to
law. be ssa #i} aasye.ui5aE GA5eas$9s II
Be it ordained, &C., That the road from
Shreveport to Albany, by the way Of Smith S /
ferry,.be declared public road as it issnow
laid out. and that the ferries across Gross bayou
and Cross lake, at Smiths ferry, be declared
public ferries, and that the rate of ferriage at
each place shall beas follows, viz at Smith s /
ferry, for man and horse, 25 cents; for man,
l 5Teents; for wagon and team, so cents. At
Cross bayou, for man and horse, 90 cents; /
man 10 cents; wagon and team, SO cents
other charges in proportion, and that r., IT.
Buckner be authorised to lease said ferries out,
AXE bonds, &c. s@'7' r ls+@-~-..-7 &- '@+
Be it ordained. &C., That R. T. Bucknerbe,
and he is hereby, authorised to procure some
suitable house for a courthouse for the year
1856, and that be provide the same upon. such.
erms and conditions that to him may seem
oest and most advantageous to the parish. .z,s
Be, it ordained, DC, That the clerk of theI
,olice jury be, and he is hereby, authorised to E
ssues such amount OF scrip as may be due the
heriH forcarrying the lunatics to the asylum, F.
shen said sheriff shall produce the certificate
# the district judge of the distance from
to said asylum. .aao ssa ~s- sla5 +,
Be tordained, &C., That hereafter the paw
f the members of the police jury. of Caddo
arish shall be in par funds. ,~,
Be it ordained, &c, That R. T. Buckner be s
llowed rent Of recorders Office, two hundred {
ollars, to be in par funds. .s - r..s
G. R. Grswold, parish treasurer, made the !
glowing report aze za=sa,5a .s E.sa .....:-ss
the honorable Police Jury of the parish of Caddo,
State Of Louisiana: @ . .-.,.,- t. a
Gentlemen-1 have herewith the pleasure of sub
itng for your consideration statement of receIpts
I'd disbursements of the parish treasury for the
ast year, with all necessary vouchers accompaniment
e same. have the honor to be your obd't servant,
~9 CHAS. R. GRISWOLD, @a
Shreveport, January s. 56. Parish treasurer +
T.
PARISH TAX AND LICENSE.
amount received of VIM Holmes, for parish taxes
for the past year, as per ta-1@ tl65s7 5a5a4Et9
bleau, lin scrip,) -af- sg- 5000 49, H5ii@I l.
ss amt of insolyent list $261 26 ..,4-,u... ...r,
Commission for col u '''* 275
lecting, 600, s5 346 73-$607 99--5432 90 F.
amount received of W Holmes at
for parish license k---r- S94O % II Ee5
SIS amount commissions for col A