The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-14
POLICE JURY ROOM,

l. OLlCE u Uk1 mum,
Bellevue, La, Sept, Sd, 1872. {
The Hon. Police Jury Of the
parish Of Bossier met at their
room pursuant to adjournment,
with same members present as on
yesterday, and after being called
to order by the president, proceed
ed to pass the following acts and
ordinances, viz:
The communication Of Z. f
Cornell requesting aid from the
parish to repair the bridges across
Red Chute and Flat River on the
Atkins Landing road, was OIL mo-
ton received, when the following
act was passed:
Be it enacted, &c, That the
parish of Bossier shall pay for
such lumber as may be necessary
TO cover the bridges across Red
Chute and Flat River; on the At
kins Landing road, and for the re-
pairing of the frame work of said
bridges the parish shall pay such
a pro rata amount as is the differ
ence between building a new
bridge and repairing an old one
the difference to be determined by
a committee of two, to be appoint
ed by the president of this body.
Which said committee shall re-
port to this body at the first regu-
lar meeting after the completion
of the work.
Be it further enacted, &C., That
said committee shall report to
said bridges after the .same shall
have been demolished, and then
and there determine what portion
of said bridges shall be used III re.
pair of the same, and what por-
ton shall be furnished anew.
When the president appointed
Rufus Sibley and w. II. Raseoe
as the committee on said work.
On motion j. n. Platt, president,
was added to the said committee.
j. \. Heron, tax collector, then
presented his report of taxes col
lected from citizens OF the parish
of Webster, in conformity with
the settlement made between the
parishes of Webster and Bossier,
in words and figures as follows,
to-wit:
Statement of taxes OF 1870 and
licens IS for 1871, collected in and
for Webster parish, La, in 1871,
by JAS. A. Heron. tax collector
of Bossier parish, La, to-wit:
In scrip and parish warrants ordina-
ry fund, $ 6SI 30
In U. 5. currency, liz gS
In . q bridge fund zoe IS
Licenses in Bossier scrip and war
rants, so 20
Licenses in Webster :" 81 80
Sl,IS9 St
Less commissions on L. S. currency,
$3l 336 81 33
Less commissions $50 65, in scrip, 81 65
Total amount due, sI,O25 IS
Paid to treasurer of Bossier par
ish, to-wit:
Scrip on ordinary fund 1870, 1913 50
4 licenses 1871, Go 20
Webster 1871, 81 80
U. 5: currency, ordinary fund
1870, IOI 6S
u. s: currency, bridge fund
1870, $50 30
I,O25 IS
This the 3rd day of Sept, 1872.
j. A. HEBRON,
Tax Collector of Bossier parish.
Which report was on motion re-
ceived and ordered to be spread
upon the minutes.
Be it enacted, &C., That the U.
S. currency which may be paid
over by the tax collector as funds
collected from the tax payers of
Webster parish, or a sufficiency
thereof, be by the parish treasurer
used exclusively in payment of the
interest bearing obligation held
by J. q. Buys against the parish
of BoSSier.
Be it enacted by the parish of
Bossier, and it is hereby enacted
by authority of the same, That
the following accounts be and the
same are hereby allowed. viz:
An ACCOUNT in favor of n. F.
Cox for witness scrip this
day presented, ) 39 &c
To E. r. Moore & Son for arti-
cles furnished to sheriff,