The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-06-22
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, JUNE %, 1870. "a

On motion of c NJ Calyit the follow
ing appointments We're made as syn
dies of the roads in Cotile ward, viz: {
From j w Texada's upper line to-
mouth Bayou Cotile, road district !,
w G Marlborough.
Mouth of Bayou Cotile to mouth of
the Boyce lane, district 2, Thos H J
Bowles. ~-'
james, store to White Hills, district
3, Joe Nash. ,e.-. s5s. }..r5
White Hills to Parish'line, district 4,
Bill Jones. l.'t il4ll.
Texada's bridge to Burney's Branch,
district 5, John Cordukes.
Dyer's Branch to Bayou Ceiper, dis
trict 6, James Nichols. ,4lo55aQ
James store to Parish line on Mo-
nette Ferry road, district Z, F M
MOunce. 49, s'i2a' ,s
Wehman's to White Hills, district 8,
T Wehman. F al ~
On motion of S D Williams the fol-
lowing appointments as syndics fthe
roads in Calcasieu ward were made:
From Gravelly Hill to Strother's
bridge on Calcasieu, district 1, d G
1 Paul. a - #f-ft.5 tt'sj
Hineston to head of Spring Creek, LIST
division, district 2, Jasper Bennett.
Head of Spring Creek where Hine-
ston road intersects Burr's Ferry road.
I'd division, district 3, Silas Marler.
Strother's bridge to Flat Hollow,
district 4, Frank Durham.
Rocky Branch, district 5, E E Dodge.
PauPs store up Spring Creek to in
tersect Hineston road near s Marler,
district 6, G. Rougeat, a-
Fork of the road on the old Georgia
road to Buck Head, district 2, JW
Glass.
Hineston bridge to Billy Branch
road, district g.. Archy Smith.
Six Mile Creek to intersect Hineston
road two miles from Calcasieu, district
10, S Lacaze. -iii$l $50 i,.Ii
Hineston Bridge to Blunt Creek, dis
trict 10, N p Hathaway.
Blunt's Creek to Ten Mile Greek, I'd
division, district IL, j Perkins.
Ten Mile Creek to Parish line, dis
trict IL, Joe Willis.
Strother's Creek bridge to Burwell
Johnson's on Ten Mile Creek, district
10, A Ray. I
Mouth of Miss McIntosh's lane to
Burr's Ferry road at A Smiths, district
IA, Robert Nelson.
On motion of S D Williams,
| Resolved, That the road from Davis
bridge, on Calcasieu river, to Cherry
wynche, be resumed and Nathan Orr
be appointed syndic thereof.
The Jury then adjourned until 2
O'Clock Pm. WI: CALVIT,
Clerk.
Ats o'clock P NJ the Jury met ac-
cording to adjournment-the same mem
bers present. oAs
On motion of C M Calvit, l4.;:g
Resolved, That the Jury proceed to
an election OF Beneficiary Cadets TO the
J State Seminary, to fill existing vacan-
, cies, whereupon H M Robinson calling
for the yeas and nays the following was
the result. Yeas Messrs. Calvit, Wal
ker, Sweat, Bennett, Moore, Robinson
and Randolph. Nays Williams. The
election was then gone into upon the
nominations of William Il Sanford
and Rufus r Robinson, when Rufus r
Robinson was declared duly elected to
fill the vacancy existingb by the dismissal
of Joe Smith.
: On motion of j L Walker, ib
Resolved, That the election for Par
ish Attorney be reconsidered.
On motion of j L Walker, '''
Resolved, That the name of Jas 6
White be withdrawn as Parish At
! torney.
On motion of L Walker,
Resolved, That we go into an cleo
ton for Parish Attorney, to fill the va.
cancy OccasiOned by the withdrawal Of
7 j G White. Whereupon David Gold
t man and Robert P Hunter, being nom
mated the vote resulting in tie on the
D first ballot, the President gave hi!
Q casting vote for r P Hunter who wal
declared duly elected. e
! On motion of C M Calvit,
:. Resolved, That all the names on til,
1 pauper list of the Parish be stricken off
Whereupon D Williams calling for til,
yeas and nays, the following was thu
result:
s Yeas Messrs Calvit, Sweat, Bennett
!, Moore, Robinson and Randolph.
Nays, Messrs Walker and Williams
D On motion of G M Calvit,
}, Resolved, That the old levee law b.
enforced in the Parish of Rapides, from
S and after the LIST day of July 1870.
On motion of c. NJ Calvit,
n Resolved, That the appointment o
levee syndics be made to enforce tn
Z, law from the mouth of Bayou Bober
on Bayou Rapides to the lower Paris
), line on Red River.
On motion of l. Walker,
It Resolved, That the President be an
he is hereby authorized to appoint
}; committee OF three to wait upon an
inform R Hunter of his election
= Wherenpon the President appointe
l. J l. Walker, Sweat and Moore.
"a On motion of j w Moore,
Resolved, That all bridges built O
of on the public roads in this Parish acros
n streams where public bridges hav
y been erected, and the necessities of til
>. Parish required them rebuilt, that til
le parties SO building receive liberal CON
:, pensation for the same: provided tb
will not compel the Police Jury to az
le cept any bridges built hereafter, an
all laws to the contrary be- repeale,
r, C NJ Calyit calling for the yeas an
y nays, the following was the result.
l. Yeas Ezra Bennett, ] Moore an
IS Sweat, Nays G. NJ Calvit, H NJ Robil
: son. w Randolph, j L Walker and S
G Williams.
Ill On motion of L G. Sweat,
Resolved, That the claim of j,
D Hicks for building bridge across Ca
A. casieu S1ouoh at V;o1atfa an tJ,a po-,