The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-06
JAS, n. PLATT
President Police Jury.
r. 3. TAYLOR, Clerk.
POLICE JURY RooN

pursuant to adjournment, with
members present as Oh yesterdar
The body was called TO order by
the President, when they proceed.
ed to elect a clerk OF this body
and Remic B. Taylor was duly
elected TO act and serve as CLERK
for the ensuing year.
Be it enacted by Police jury Of
Bossier Parish, and it is hereby
enacted by authority of the sams
That the sum of two hund al
and fifty dollars be, and the same
is hereby allowed, WIN. b. Scan.
land for printing in the "Bossisr
Banuer," all proceedings of and
notices required by Poiice jury.
10 be published for and during
the year, ending December 3lst.
1877, and payable quarterly ON
his own warrant.
On motion, the fody then pro
ceeded TO the election of q Stray
Master, when the President an
nOunced that John III. Lotion vas
duly elected Stray Master of Bes-
sior Parish for the ensuing year,
ending December 31st, 1872. Hs
gave his bond as such, with WIN.
K. Prather and j. l.. Biggs as
security; having been presented
was approved by James n. Platt,
President.
Be it enacted, ETC.. That the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed:
b. F. FOrT, for Scdniand, $40 90
w. +. Council, 10 90
w. w. MattiSOn, 70 co
The President then proceeded
to let the contract for baiding
the bridges across Big and Little
Muscle Shell, Alligator and Red
Chute bayous, aud the keeping
mp of Cross bayou bridge, the
lessee being subject to aud liable
to the following act, viz: av
Be it enacted, etc, That the
contractor building tine bridges
on she Minden and Shreveport
wire road, be required, in add.
ton to the specification hereto.
for adopted by The body, to make
and keep mp in good repair, the
abutments TO each end of all of
said bridges, and to 30 return
them at the expiration of the
lease
When, after the clerk of this
body having read the act author.
izing said letting, the rates of toll
and copy of the advertisement
of said letting, and the foregoing
act III regard to the abutments
in a loud aud audible voice, aud
after crying the same for suffis
cirnt length of time, within the
usual Sheriff7s sales hours, Linn
Boyd Watkins, of Webster Par.
ish, was declared the lessee or
contractor for the building of said
bridges, &c, he having made a
bid of the shortest time, to wit
For the term Offour years and
ten months from date, and hav.
ing presented his bond in the full
SUN of $4,000, conditioned az re-.
quired by an act of this body,
with John ID. Watkins as securi.
tyS which was approved by the
President, aud the said contract
was therefore duly adiudicated. to
him.
; Be it enacted, ETC., That DR.. W.
N. Swami be declared Parish
Physician for the the year ending
December 31st, 1872.
Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the salary of the Parish Physi-
clan of this parish, for the year
| 1872, be fixed at $500 90, pays.
BILE quarterly on his own warrant.
Be it enacted, ETC., That the fol.
lowing account be allowed:
An account in favor of DR..
Swami for salary as Parish Ply
stefan from October 20, 1871, To-
December 81, 1871, for the sum Of
$4S GO
On motion, the body then ad.
journed until 4th Monday, tine 20
OF January, 1872, and the clerk IS
ordered to notify the absent mem.
! bers of this body of the time and
, place of said meeting.
= JAS. n. PLATT,
President Polio. Jury.
r. B. TAYLOR,
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