The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-09-26

CsIcasieu, met at the Courthouse, Ct
Like Charles this 9TH day Of 6epten.
btr. "A. ID 1874, pursuant 70 adjourn
mont. Present., % ) Lyons, President;
james Cole. p. p. Cole Henry Welsh
and 3. 4, Hewitt
on motion, he Il ordained that
". Moss Sc elected clerk 81 this body
for enc wear, from this date at salar5
.of one hunderd and City dollars pen
annum, including the making Of the
estimate of expenditures Ter the. pres
ent year.
on motion, BE il ordained, that ]
" Mess he Authorised % make an es-
tinate 81 tle expenditures 81 TINS Par
ish, for tie veaf 1874. and publish the
same according to law.
On motion, BE il ordained That
Che following named persons be ao-
pointed 0versenrs on the public roads,
in their respective localities, % wit:
George Milcex, from u II. Coles
ola residence, III Hickory Flat, 70 Chan
anots ferry on the AeEpique; Wm.
McUurauOdale, from Neblitt's Bluff TO
the residence az Charles Prater, on the
Military Road, leading to Alexandfia
MI AktNAAAAAa A00 Az WAAAftAAGNt NAAfsN
Al Cole be authorized to change the
public road leading past his place, So
rs to leave the present read at the
southwest corner of his old field, pass
ing one hundred and twenty-five
wards west of ghe northwest corner Of
his pasture fence, aid intersecting the
present road near the residence ofCOi-
bert ] Simmons.
On motion, BE IL ordained that the
report of ,. D. w. Miller, Burkitt
Lindsay, Dency Ties, j. T Kent, ]. MI.
hnnchey and j. w Hanchey, commits
ai0nerR for laying ont a public road
frorn the Lake CHARLES and SugaTtown
road, 1T Vim. Hanchcys, leading past
the residence Of Demcv les, thence
10 Frnees bridge, on Barnes creek, be
received, and that said ioad be de-
clured public road,
ON motion. BE il ordained th
Demcy Ties be appointed oYerseer
said road for one year, from this date
On motion, BE il ordained that the
following places be designated as elec-
tion precincts ip this parish, viz: Lewis
COopers store. vt Bagdad, ia The ith
ward. and 80 the Old Toll Bridge, on
Bayou serpent, in the LIST ward.
ON motion, BE it ordained that Ber-
nard Sweeny he allowed the use of a
portion If the Public Square, on the
lake front, on which to build SchO0n-
er. with i space extending out TO a
large swamp hickory, lpignut) and 90
feet rlp and down the Lake bank, pro
yided he shah first obtain the consent
81 the Town Council Of Lake Charles
on molten, he Il resolved chat this
body adjourn till to. morrow morning
sc s O'Clock
TUESDAY, sEPTEsmER sTH, 1874
The Police Jury met this sth day Of
September, A. b 1874, pursuant to adj
jomrnment. Present as on yesterday
On motion, Be ii ordained that J
RYAN. Esq., 10 authorized To procure
1000 Blank Parish tax receipts for his
use
On motion, BE il ordained that IT,
LeveQae Fed, be appointed District
Attorney, pro tenn, and Parish Attor-
nev. for tile Parish of Calcasieu, for
one year, from this date, AZ 4 compeu-
sati0n II five numbered dollars per au-
mum, payable ia parish warrants, and
that he be allowed the further snm Of
one hundred dollars in parish warrants
for services previously rendered, as
District Attorney, pro tempOre.
On motion, BE &c ordained that the
following named persons be appointed
commissioners 81 election, 10 serve AZ
thc several precincts, 81 polling places,
IN this Parish ko wit.
In tlfe 1st ward, Emile Butler,
SEVERN Langley and Deni I.angIy, at
the precinct ~ the old toll bridge; Mil.
ton III. Cole, Wm u. Reeves and Cyrus
shut. ne james Cole's store; II. i
siatguck lven A Perkins and Dennis
M Foster, at II a. Perkins store;
John Gryef, James Strothnr and james
Walker, at Pino Grove Church.
IN End ward, Daniel ID. Andrus,
Anuthole Ganthior and 0nezime NAL
Let a I4ehmana store.
IN Bird uard, Aurelien Derouen,
james Holland and + A. Herbert ~
Lingin's mill; j ". Moss, Thad
Nave and Chngvey Barle, at the Court
house, iii Lake Charles.
En Ath Nard, III. q. Gill. Lewis
Cooper and ID, r. Lyles, at Bagdadi
~ "a Perkins. Dosit6 Vincent and
Levi Elcpdcr RI ) III Mess store.
IN 9th ward. David A Lyons Jas.
a Perkins and Reese Perkins, Il BENZ
Saxon's store; HI "a lairchild, III III,
CHnter aud Vim. Read. at Juhn il
GfnnQem'; DIR. II N Minis, John MI
Fountain and VIM McI0FQuOaale, q