The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-10

WELL and all other hands in the vicinity of said road
not otherwise apportoned, and make return of same
according to law, to work said road for the ensuing
year WI
! Be it ordained, That John R. Cutliff be and is
hereby appointed overseer of the Norris ferry road
from the township line between township No I6 and
to the Norris ferry for the ensuing year. with all the
hands heretofore apportioned to said road and all
others within the vicinity of said road not otherwise
| apportoned and make return according to law
Be it ordained, That r. L King be and is hereby
appointed overseer of the Natchitoches road from
Summer Grove tothe Cypress bayou for the next en-
| suing year, with Green Bennett, Thomas Stephens
B. k. Stephens, Marion Stephens Chas Youngblood
John foungblood. P c. Crump and all other hands in
the vicinity of said road not otherwise apporioned
and to make return according to law.
Be it ordained, That VIM. Bakey be and is hereby
appointed overseer of the Mansfield road from the
branch south of Rodrck Nicholson to the foot of the
hill at Mrs Blakey with the hands of Mrs. Turner,
John T. Gilmer, Gilmer ard Douglass Mrs Johnston.
Claiborne Blakey, Thomas Blakey. A Pickens NJ P
Stevens, and all other hands the vicinity of said
road not otherwise apporioned for the ensuing year
and to make return according to law.
Be it ordained, That VIM. Douglass be and is here
by appointed overseer of the Blossom Hill road from
the east end of the bridge at Boggy bayou to where
it intersects the Mansfield road near Summer Grove
with the hands of Mark McCutchon E. NJ. Reison.
Mcdaniel, David Gilmer, VIM. Scott, and all other
hands in the vicinity of said road not otherwise ap-
portoned for the ensuing year. and make return ac-
cording to law .
Be it ordained &C., That Andrew Pickens, W1n.
Scott and L. Rye, be and are hereby appointed com
missioners Of elections for ward No. s. for the ensuing
year.
WARD No. I.
Be it ordained, That NJ. S. Barlow be appointed
of the Pitts ferry road commencing at Pitts
ferry and work the same to Hitchcocks old Gin and
have the hands of James Harrol, j. R. Harrison,
Peter Johnston, David Reed Willis Smith John and
Robert Payne, John Herndon, Sephan Pitts and
his own, and all others not otherwise appointed, and
work the same for twelve months, and return the
same according to law
Be it ordained, That S. D. Caldwell be appointed
overseer of the Pitts ferry road commencing at Hitch
cocks old gin, and work the to the Texas line
for twelve months, and have the hands of VIM. D.
Browning, James Connolly Charles Barlow, Josiah
Hale, Robert Lowe and his own, and all others not
otherwise appointed, and make return according to
law. .t.~s
Be it ordained, That David Bar be appointed over
on the road leading from Crooms ferry and work
to the Pitts ferry road for the twelve months and
have the hands of E. /. Stewart, and make return
according to law.
Be it ordained, That W. F. MeDonough be appoint
ed overseer Of the road beginning at R. V. Eddins,
and work the same to the Arkansas line, for twelve
months, and have all the hands north of the Pitts
ferry road, except WIND Browning and Bradley, on
both sides of Black bayou, and make return accord
ing to law.
H. v.
and James Connely, be appointed commissioners of
elections for ward No. / for twelve MONTHS also j.
W Hale, VIM. M. Bickham and W. R. Mulerlin, for
the Black bayou box, ward No. 7.
Be it Resolved by the Police Jury of the parish of
Caddo in lawful assembly convened That the recorder
of the parish of Caddo be and he is hereby instruct
ed and authorised to make correction of any errors
the assessment roll tableau of taxes for the wear
1856, to the railroad parish taxes upon the applca
pf fa1 boya baap
enormously assessed when it is made to appear to
him that the manifest pable provided the
complainant makes such applications within 30 days
after notice given by the recorder in the Caddo Ga
zette to tax payers to come forward and make said
corrections; and that for the purpose of giving an
opportunity to aggrieved tax payers to correct the
complained of in the assessment of the railroad
and parish taxes, the recorder is authorised to keep
the said assessment roll in his office until the expira-
ton Of the 80 days he is required give notice Of
the same as aforesaid.
Be it further resolved That the recorder be requr
ed to keep list OF the names of all the aggrieved
tax payers whose assessment of taxes he may cor
rect, and of the corrected, and report the same
to the next meeting of this board and that at the
piration of the 80 days notice he be required to
furnish the parish collector with written statement
of all the errors corrected by him.
Be it resolved, That Reuben White, W. W. Smith
and N. E. Wright, be and they are hereby appointed
committee to receive, when completed according to
the ordinances fthe corporation of the town of Shreve
port the paving of the public square belonging to
said parish, when made by R. A. Cutlif, in accord
ance with said ordinance, on Milan street and Nc
Neil streets, and that further work be required of
said Cutlif Texas street to fulfil said contract.
Be it further ordained That when said work is re-
ceived by said committee and notified to the presi
dent of the police jury that he be authorised to draw
his warrant the parish for 500 in payment of said
work. and that the clerk of the police jury be autho
rsed to issue the same
The following ordinance introduced by Mr. R.
L. Gilmer president Of the board, and unanimously
adopted:
That L. M Mutt, B. L. Hodge, j. c. Beall, W. W. Har-
per, Joseph Wilder, Robert L. Glmer T. P Hotchkss,
+. r. Noel and w W. George be and they are hereby
appointed committee to represent the stock subscrp
ton made by Caddo parish, of one hundred thousand
dollars to the stock of the Vicksburg Shreveport and
Texas Rail Road Company at the next meeting of the
board of directors, to meet in the town of Monroe
on the Both inst. o.
Be it further resolved That said committee be and
they hereby instructed to use all the means in their
poweras said committee to procure such change IN the
location of said railroad will conform to the spirit
well the letter of the charter granted by the State
of Louisiana to said railroad company.
Be it further resolved, That good faith requires that
the Sd section Of said road from Red River to the Texas
line, should be commenced on the bank OF Red River
point within the corporate limits of the town Of
Shreveport. r.-> .-. -s...5.. .."G
Be it further resolved, That Charles R. Griswold,
treasurer of Caddo parish, be and he Is hereby IN
sructed to pay no money in his hands rais
ed to pay the parish subscription to the stock of said
company, to the president of said railroad compa-
ny, until ordered to do by the president OF the
police jury of Caddo parish.
Be It further resolved, That said committee be and
they are hereby authorized to appoint proxies IL the
event that they or any Of them cannot attend
Be it further resolved, That said committee make
report of the proceeding had by the said board of
directors, in the premises to the president of theo
that the president OF the police jury and he is here
by directed if in his opinion it shall be necessary, to
call meeting of the board of police, to take into
sderation the action of the board of directors of said
vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail Road Com
papy.
Bousp TO V1RG1s1A-We understand (says the
Albany N. Y. Knickerbocker,) that there is quite
movement down east in favor of emigrating to Vir-
ainia That this idea has never taken root down
east before this is rather surprising Lands in Vir
pnia can be purchased forless acre than in Iowa.
while the Writers not only not half as severe but
not half as long as they are "out west" This, by
the way. is an important item 1t is the long win
ters that we find in the New England States which
make II SO difficult for the farmers of Massachusetts,
Maine. and New Hampshire to pay expenses What
thew raise in summer they have to feed up to their
horses and cattle between December and May. This
drawback scarcely exists in Virginia In the yicin
iy of the Potomac the winter seldom commences till