The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-09-22
PROCEEDINGS or THE POLICE )UaY.
Al.ExANDRIA, La, Sept. -, 1863.

UfH6 UptHFt fSttfoH "f- tHtiFSl 'tIS
holders of the Parish-tllere not being
quorum present, the jury adjourned
until 3 o'clock p. m.
At o'clock the jury met, present :
C w Boyee, president-Jos Fellows,
C.. N. CaIyit, Moses Bowie, S. d, Will
liains, 11los. 3, 6 i'll. it 8s3S
+ On motion of Mr.. Fellows, sRkgss
- Resolved: That William Smith be
appointed a beneficiary Cadet instead
of A. T. Compton resigned, which was
unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Williams,
That the sum of $400 be, and is here
by appropriated out of the contingent
fund, for the purpose of building a
bridge across the Calcasieu river on
the Burrs ferry road leading to Alex
and,ia and Cheneyville, what is known
TO be the Hinestcn crossing; SAID
bridge to be covered with sawed lum-
ber-and N p Hathaway w Deer
and CaIiste Rougeau, be appointed
8, commissioners to let out to the lowest
bidder and receive the same, the con-
tractor to give bond and security for
the, maintenance of the same for five
years.
On motion of Mr. Calvit,
Resolved, That DIR S A Smith be and
is hereby allowed S75 for repairing the
bridge over bayou Lamourie.
Mr. Fellows being called to tho chair,
OH motion of Boyce,
Resolved, That; Van Young and
Henry Carter be placed on road dis
trict number five, Pineviile Ward.
On motion of Boyce,
Resolved: That William Lacroix be
and is hereby allowed $500 for build
ing bridge across Bayou Flagon.
On motion of Jos Fellows,
Resolved: That Alphonse Baltic be
and is hereby allowed $40, for Judg-
ment book B., furnished the Recorders
Office Of the Parish of Rapides.
On motion of Mr. Williams,
Resolved, That the following Syndlcs
be and they are hereby appointed i'll
Calcasieu Ward:
From Gravelly hill to strother's
bridge ON Calcasieu road, district No 1,
DCPaul, Syndic. ., ~ ~
From Hineston to head Spring Creek,
Div / road district two, X. Weather
ford. -
From head Spring creek, to where
Hineston road intersects Burr's ferry
road, div. two, road district three, Joe
Dewel, Syndic.
From Strother's bridge to the Flat
hollow, road district four, VIM. Squires.
From Jos MilIer's to HinestOn, road
district five, Taylor Hart.
- From Paul's store up Spring creek
to Hineston near S. Marlers, road dis
trict 9, G Rougeau, Jr. '' - -
From forks of the road on old Geor
gia road to Buckhead, road district
:, Goldman from Hineston bridge
10 B;lly's branch, road district eight,
JF Low; from Six mile Creek to
Hineston road two miles from Calca-
sieu, road district 8, L Lacaze; from
Hineston bridge to Blunt's Creek road
district ten, b Stokes; from Blunts
creek to Ten Mile, roaddistrict No IL,
-; from Ten mile creek to Parissiii
line, road district IL, II A Perkins;
from Strothers bridge to Burrell John
sons ten mile creek, road district Is,
EBroolls; from mouth of Miss McIn-
. tosl,'s lane to Burrs ferry road at A
Smiths, road district fourteen, j p
Stanley.
On motion Of Calvit,
Resolved; That Geo Bohanon be and
is hereby allowed S25 for repairing the
bridge over Bayou Clear near Cocka-
far's old place. :
On motion of Cafvit,
That Whereas, John Ransdell was
elected q beneficiary Cadet to the Lou
'isiana State Seminary of Learning and
Military Academy, from the Parish of
Rtpiles, by the Police Jury of said
Parish. on the ID day of March, 1868,
and that said election was made in en-
ror, and that the. said sRanstlell does
not como under the perview of the
law, his mother being fully able and
capable of furnishing means Tor edu-
eating him; Resolved, Therefore. that
said election be declared null and void,
and the place now occupied by the
Z said Rans,lell as beneficiary Cadet be
aud il is hereby declared vacant.
The yeas and nays being called, the
result was as follows: Yeas-Calvit,
Fellows, Williams, Bowie; Nays
Gill, the motion was therefore carried.
On motion of Calyit,
Resolved, That DIR S A Smith be- and
lie is hereby allowed $50 for repairs OH
Carnal's bridge over Bayou BeuG.-
And be- it further resolved, that from
and after this date 10 amount will be
allowed by the Police Jury for the re-
pairing or building of any bridge, un-
less certain amount has been deter
mined by the Jury, and the same let
out to the lowest bidder as the law di-
reefs.
On motion Calvit,
Resolved: That Jos. Cruise be APP
appointed syndic, from Folks bridge,
to Cockafairs old place, road district
out of the ward.
The jury then adjourned until Tues
day 8 O'clock. Ef
G. W. BoYcE, President.
Attest,
W. w. WELLINGTON JR.
a. Clerk.
Alexandria, La. Sept. IA, 1869. e
The jury met according to adjourn
ment, Present: C. w. Boyce, Presi-
iide,tt, Jos. Fellows, g. M, Cal9it, S. d.
Williams, Thes.. J. Gill, j. w. Martin,
Moses Bowie. ~ JILL Tia u
The minutes were read and approx
ed.
Nominations being made to fill the
vacancy caused by declaring the place
occupied by John Ransdell vacant.
Thos j. Gill nominated James Caya-
naugh, and C. w. Boyce nominated
William IeeEia Tho I,,r,, ,,,oo,,,1 =