The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-25
Police Jury Proceedings.
Bellevue, La, June 6, 1870.

Bellevue, La, June b, 1870.
The Honorable Police Jury of
the parish of Bossier, La, met at
their room in the town of Bellevue
pursuant to adjournment, when
the following named members an
swered to their names, viz: Jas.
Platt, president, ward 4; r. 7.
Stinson, ward 2; Isaac D. Edwards,
ward 5; W. Wesley Hortman, ward
6. A quorum being present, the
President called the body tOgeth-
er and proceeded to pass the fol-
lowing acts and ordinances, viz:
Richard Z. Vinson recently APP
pointed and commissioned by His
Excellency, Henry @. Warmoth,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana,
member of this Honorable body
to represent ward No. l, presented
his oath of Office duly signed,
which was filed in the Office of the
clerk of the parish of Bossier,
whereupon he took his seat as a
member.
Be it enacted by the Police Jury
of the parish of Bossier, That the
sum of $75 be and the same is
hereby allowed Henry Locke, a
pauper, for the purpose of convey
ing him to the Charity Hospital,
at New Orleans; and that said
sum be placed in the hands of /.
ID. Edwards, for the use and ben
eft of said Henry Locke the
same being hereby allowed in three
separate warrants in sums Of $25
each.
ROAD OVERSEERS WARD NO. l..
Be it enacted, &C., That S. Vol
entine be appointed overseer of
the Minden and Shreveport road
from the Shreveport ferry landing
to the west end of Cross bayou
bridge, and work his own hands,
Providence Mccormick and hands,
all hands on Frank Smith old
place, r. T. Vinson and hands on
his home and back places, hands
on Mr.. Gains place, I. A. billiard
and hands on his home and back
places, and all other hands in le-
gal bounds not otherwise appor
toned.
Be it enacted, &C., That j. w.
Onley be appointed overseer OF
the Shreveport and Minden road
from the west end of Cross bayou
bridge to Red Chute ferry, and
work his own hands, Chalk Level
hands, Shreve's Island hands, DR..
Abney and hands, Wherrit and
hands, Eberneezer and hands, old
| Sewall place hands, Smith & Fet,
terson and hands, A. ID. Wells and
hands, and all other hands in le
gal bounds not otherwise appor
toned.
Be it enacted, That VIM Con
nell be appointed overseer of the
Atkins landing road from the cas-
end of Red chute bridge to Atkins
plantation, and work all Hands il
legal bounds.
Be it enacted that T. G.. Picket
be appointed overseer OF the roa(
from the n. T. Scopini place to tn
south bank of Mulberry bayou
and work all hands in legal bounds
Be itenacted that L. *. Hodges
be appointed oversser of the roat
from the south bank of Mulberr,
bayou to Atkins landing, anC
work all hands in legal bounds.
Be it enacted that w. j. Busl
be appointed overseer of the roa'
from Atkins landing to Poole
lower place. and work all hands il
legal bounds.
Be it enacted that Jos. Sugg b
appointed oyerseer of the Maple
n road from Snider's bluff to th,
Benton and Shreveport road, an
' work all hands in legal bounds.
ROAD oVERsEERS-WARD NO.
Be it enacted, &C., That tn
following named persons be an
they are hereby appointed owe
seers of the respective roads shame
below, and they are authorize
and required to work all hands i
legal bounds, viz:
Of VIM. Boisseau, overseer of th
;, Shreveport and Arkansas roa
ID from |. A. billiards. to Benoii
ID bayou.
in w. g. Vance, overseer of tt
IN Shreveport and Arkansas roa
.. !. from Benoist bayou to north en-
of Willow chute bride.
G. M. Calhoun, overseer of Il
E, Shreveport and Arkansas 70;
from the north end of Willow chu
bridge to the 2 mile post north