The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-13

ing to the number ofedueable children attend
ing them, and that they be required to attach
to thar warrants hereafter issued, a state
ment OF the No Of children IN the school for
which the warrant was given in order that
the Treasurer may be enabled TO secure to
each child the amount allowed hin by law.
The indiyiduals who signed the warrant last
drawn, were duly appointed by the Hon.
Edward Dolsey, former, President of the.
Police Jury. Respectfully submitted.
| SAM'L. S. BOWMAN .
D.S. BISDAND. -,.
. SOLOMON MILLS.
On motion SAID report was adopted.
Report Of Committee on Rodds &c.
The undersigned committee on roads.
ferries, &Sv beg leave to present the following
report on The several matters submitted to
them. 80 -'
Sec l. On The, subject matter Of tire two
petitions marked A and B, praying the e.
tapllshment of pew roads, we report adverse
iy to.the location Of. t,co- roads, ss prayed
for. But We recommend that the review of
a road, to commep0 at White Supher
Springs. and to terminate at lhe Natchito-
ches road, at or near Gillmores ferry that
tho following persons be appointed coximis-
sioners to review route 1r the location Of
said road, and to report to the Body at its
next regular session, viz J Mills, Francis
Mills, John Fazer, James Arnold and Joshua
Holden. a is
Sec. 2. The prayer of the petition marked
c, praying thu ali the hands subject to road
duty north Of Trout Creek be assigned to
work on road No. 46; and all the hands
south Of said creek be assigned.tow work upon
road district No. .25, we ,reeemmend to
be adopted with this modification, that all
tAt hands of Joshua Holden, living on the
south side Of Trout Greek, be appointed to
distridEo. 46. sivea -. - ,gss@
Sec. 8; Ns recommend the approval cfthe
petition for reviewing the ld'IIolly Road
as public road,'as prayed for in petition
marked D. The said road to- commence at
point on the lower Alexandra road, about
midway between the Calvin and Holly old
places, and t0 run from thence to the Whito
Splpher Springs, to pass The old Holly place.
e recommend shat James d. .McC Collum,
BaIaam Thompson, ,D. +. Bradford, Jesse w
.Whstly, T.. F.:Gibson and w. w. Whatly,
ba, appointed Commissioners to review and
mark OUT said rUud, nndr repbrt to this body
at its next regular .session:s Il s2 - -
Bee. A. We recommend that an arpropri-
alton be made.e eas prayed for by petition
marked E, for the building Of a. bridge over
Coekerhams Greek, and that seyentv-fye
dolafs be appropriated for thst purpose:
Sec. s. We also report favorably On petit
ton marked I, praying appropriations for
bridges over Brushly Greek, one at, or near
Jacob Lanius's, end the other naas sWily.M
Squires, and Recommend. that ona lnndred
dollars be appropriated for the former and
seventy-five dolla}s for the latter.
Sec. @. We advise. the adoption Of the
division Of tho road hands ON District No.
q = prayed for 10 petitNn marked G. The
Funny Louis hands to work from the
Tasvsr old place to. Funny Louis; and the
Chickasaw ;hands to, work from the Taryer
Did place TO the Longinpy ycA place. ~
SEC n Regard tU pesitiuu marked ID.
We report .favorally and recommend that
ifty dollars be appropriated for building a
'ridge over the Bnshley Creek on the pubic
oad leading from 'Hfri.onpurg to Castor
.prings at or near the residence Of Daniel
Kirkland. zs,
Scr .. We ,recsnmend rthe alteration
roposed 10 the Natchitoches road .w;tbin
oat DtstrictNo 20, - prayed for in petition
marked and recommend Tho same with
temodification that tho new road proposed
.ave the Alexandra road. a.. or near the
esidepce Of Gilbert Wipgfeld, to pass to
he left of said WihgfeldS Dwelling house
|, ,ncar as practicable toyhe same by the
hortest distance 70 tue upper side linssof
40 McNutt grant OF snrvey, and thence
orthwafdly along tha. said side line to tho
,sidence scf A Turner, thence to follow the
d public road or as near thereto as practi.
'bfe TO ifs junction With the prese ut public
,ad known as The Natctitoches road.
Sec. Q. We recommend that an appropria-
on Of four hundred dcRars.be granted for
e building Of 4 IcySe over the Hoover
axe Bayou on the public ROAD leading
ON Daniels to Kinks feIry, ii leu of a bridge
prayed fot By petition marked ]. That s
Bowman have the privilege OF building in.
i'd levee brick culyer., provided, that the
of said culvert Be entirely 1t hfs
IN expense. f sg< 500 ssss @8
Sec. 10. We recommend on The petition~>
srked 4 an appropriation OF two Hundred
ID fifty dollars for snlarging and widening
9 leyee across Jones' Bayou near the
ack k'yeF, tllesaid levee being used by the
b'ic Tor crossing said Bayouy that Charles.
mes, Ransom Reddish and James. Smith Ia
peiQ:ed IN ,3vae -iaSs \ Atrtu cvrpE Twp
q. 'as Gommissionefs for, letting out and.
the building Of the bridge
ar Cocksrhams Creek 'sssA
GecsI2. We recommend the appointments
Jacob Lanius; Issac Ford and VIM corn
ell as Commissioners 10 superin.end the
ttinrir' z out ard building of the. bridges over
D. Bushly Creek, at o. neas Jacob Lan'us !.
,daW MdSquyrss. V *H,.1l.si = 7 s.a.e -
esc.s Is. We. recommend the snposntmcns
Daniel Kirkland, Stephen G.. Pool and
amuel Cornwell a. asa'comm'ss'oners to let
i and ssperintend atl'e building OF tho