The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-01-20
President Police Jury.
II. y. TAYLOR, Clerk. f
POLICE JURY Room,

The Honorable Police Jury of
Bossler Parish met at their room,
pursuant TO adjournment, with
members present as on yesterday.
The body was called TO order by
the President, when they proceed
ed to elect 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 same.
That the sum Of two hundred
and fifty dollars be, and the same
is hereby allowed, WIN. III. Scan
land for printing in the .EBossier
Banuer,n all proceedings of and
notices required by Police jury,
TO be published for and during
the year, ending December 3lst,
1872, and payable quarterly on
his own warrant.
On motion, the body then pra
ceeded TO the election of a Stray
Master, when the President an
nounced that John ii. Lotion was
duly elected Stray Mastor of Bos
slor Parish. for the ensuing year,
ending December 3Ist, 1872. He
gave his bond as such, with WIN.
Il. Prather and j. l.. Biggs AZ
security; having heeu presented
was approved by James Y. Plat,
President.
Be it enacted, ETC.. That the fol
lowing accounts be allowed:
b. +. Fort, for Scanland, SO 90
w. +. Cornell, l5 0O
w. W.. Mattison, 40 GU
Tue President then proceeded
to let the contract for building
the bridges across Big and Little
Muscle Shell, Alligator and Red
Chute bayous. and the keeping
up of Cross bayou bridge, the
lessee being subject to and liable
TO the following act, viz:
Be 1t enacted, etc, That the
contractor building tie bridges
on the Minden and Shreveport
wire road, he required, in addi,
ton to tue specification hereto,
for adopted by the body, to make
and keep up III good repair, the
abutments 10 each end of all of
said bridges, and to so return
them at the expiration of the
lease.
When, after the clerk of this
body having read the act author
lzing said letting, the rates of toll
and a copy of the advertisement
OF said letting, and the foregoing
act in regard to the ahutments
in a loud aud audible voice. and
after crying the same for a sufli-
clent length of time, within the
usual Sheriff-S sales hours. Linn
boyd Watkins, of Webster Par.
ISL, was declared the lessee or
contractor for the building of said
bridges, &c, he having made a
DID OF the shortest time, to wit:
For The term of four Years and
ten months from date, and hay.
ing presented his bond in the full
sum OF $1,000, conditioned as re-
qulred by an act of this body.
with John ID. Watkins AS securi
~, which was approved by the
President, and the said CONTRACT
was therefore duly adiudicated TO
him.
Be it enacted, etc, That DIR. W
NJ. SWAIN he declared Parish
Physician for the the year ending
December 3lst, 1872.
BE il further enacted. ETC.. That
the salary of the Parish Physi
clan of this parish, for the year
1872, be fixed at $500 90, paya
ble quarterly on his own warrant.
BE it enacted, etc, That the fol
lowing account be allowed:
An account in favor of DIR.
Swami for salary as Parish Ply.
stefan from October 20, 1871, to
December 81, 1871, for the sum of
s4S 60.
On motion, the body then adj
jaurned until 4fh Monday, the -
of January, 1872, aud the clerk Is
ordered Ia netlfy the absent mem
bers of this body of the time and
place of said meeting.
JAS. Y. PLATT,
President pnlip. Jnry