The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-28
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
ALEXANDRIA. La,

July IL, 1869.
The jury met according to adjourn
/ ment. Present: c. W. Bsyee, Presi.
| dent; JOS, Fellows, c. M. Calvit, Moses
I Bowie, Jesse Clifton, l.. G. Sweat and
j. w. Martin. The minutes were read
and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Fellows,
Resolved, That a committee of tire,
be appointed to investigate and exam
inc the bridge built at the Casson old
Sugar House and report what the worl,
on the same is worth. The President
Eappointed Jos Fellows, w. w. Harris
and John De1Iacy tocxaminc the same
On motion of Mr.. Calsit,
! Resolved That seventy five dollars
he and it is hereby appropriated to re-
pair the bridge across Bayou Lamouie
and that G. NJ. Calvit he Instructed to
have the same repaired and present the
bill to the jury at next meeting; and
also seventy-iiye dollars be appropria-
ted to repair Che bridge oyer B.,yo
Clear, ut Tanners mill.
On motion of Mr.. Fellows,
Resolved, That five hundred dollars
be appropriated to repair Loyd's Bridge
and that five hundred dollars he appro
4 priated to repair the bridge at p. +.
Keaiy's plantation and that W. Ii. Bas-
sctt be authorized to have the work
done.
i, On motion of Mr.. Martin;
Resolved, That five hundred dollars
be appropriated to repair Lamothe's
and that five hundred dollars he appro-
printed to repair Texada's Bridge, aud
that Benjamin Cooper, Dan II. Ha-
worth and Joseph w. Tcxada be au-
ilorised TO let out the work to the low
est bidder.
On motion of Mr.. Calvit,
| Resolved, That the Parish Tax Col
hector be authorised to collect Licens.
Of FIVE dollars on each and every stud
horse or stallion, from aud after this
date.
Resolved, That the Recorder and
Parish Collector are hereby authorised
to make II per cent on the State assess
mcnt OF 1869 sufficient to cover the es-
Inmates Of expenses and for the pay
ment of debts, amounting to the sum
of S32560 for the Parish of Rapides for
the year 1869.
Mr.. Calvit in the chair--on motion of
| Mr.. Boyce, 49, e4
Resolved, That the ordinance passed
at the late meeting of the Police Jury
in regard to placing pine wood or pine
knots on the bank OF the river, within
the limits of the town of Pineville, be
aud it is hereby so amended that each
party shall be allowed the privilege of
placing only fifty cords ut any one tine
| on said bank. - l3@tt ~& 49,
On motion of Mr.. Martin,
Resolved, That the above resolution
be recoRsidered and laid upon the ia
ble--which was carried.
The Finance Committee reported IA
yorably upon the following claims:
John DeEacy, Sheriff fees and
.)ailor,-- -------------- -S5oS III
G. C. Wood, Coroncr's fees. - 1914 90
Il. Y. Mayaux special constable, AZ IS
HI. Daigre, District Attorney
pro tenn $50 GO
B. Jarreau, Jr., Deputy Sheriff
fees. GO 90
! W. Randolph, Justice fees. 49, % ID
| G.. w. Boyce, 6. e 49,. 100 90
w. ID. Chandler, f" " ----- a SO
w. w. Wilmington, Jr., JUS
tice fees 81 SO
| G. V. Ledoux, Sheriff fees. -. rs on
Jabob Kcnacty, burying paupcr, 10 00
! John Reeves, special constable, S 90
G.. w. Harper, " 35 00
L. Il. Staniield, .. 10 Ii
| A. y. Williams. '' s. 8 so
ID. Lehman, four paddock for
Jaii- ~ W.
Pauline Lott, six months rent
OF Shcritf's Office. --- $50 GO
| Jos. Fellows and j. Clements,
materials, etc, for Parish
| Judge Office Observation-Disclosures 100 90
BAYOU EAPIDEs WARD:
From Grailam's lower line to La
notifies Bridge, Road District No. .,
| William Baines, syndic.
VESTS WARD:
From Carroll Jones' to Caicasieu,
Road District No. &, Henry Collins,
syndic.
On motion of J. w. Martin,
Resolved, That the old town road
leading from the upper Bayou BRuB
neighborhood to the Bayou Rapides
road to Alexandria intersecting said
Rapidcs road at the Lane that formerly
| intersected said road between w. j.
| Beatty and DR.. p. Clark, and that said
| EtJu DC utCltltu ID ulllC lodtt, ttutt
that Thomas Texada, Thomas Kerri-
gan, III. p. Grub, Michael Paul, w. M.
Sasser and James Mckinney be APP
pointed TO lay out the same and tax all
costs.
| Mr.. Fellows in the chair-on motion
of Mr.. Boyce,
Resolved, That two hundred dollars
be and it is hereby appropriated for re-
pairing the F'laggon Bridge, and that
one hundred dollars be appropriated
to repair the bridge Oh the lower road.
q. On motion of Mr.. Calvit,
| Resolved, That seventy-five dollars
be appropriated to repair the bridge
across Bayou Clear, and twenty five
dollars to repair bridge across the
Creek near Cockafar's old place.
The Jury chen adjourned until the
| first Monday in November next.
c. w. BOYCE,
Attest: p. p. Jury.
w. w. WHITTINGTON, .JR.,
Clerk Police Jury.
STATE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR.-Eleetions
will take place, this year, i'll the following
States. and ut the sine and for the offices
desiguatod
Aug. 2-Keuthcky State Treasurer and
Legislature.
Nu,r 2-Alahama: Members of Con-