The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-02
Police Jury Proceedings,
= Perish Of Bossier.
bellevue, La,
AUGUST 23RD, 1875.

and for Parish of Bossier, La,
met in the town OF Bellevue, pur-
suant to adjournment, when the
following named members an
swered t0their names. to-wit:
j. j. Swindle, President;
j. G. Allen,
Sol. Ely,
league Miller, and
Emperor N. Thomas.
The Board being called to order
by the President, the following
proceedings were had, and acts
passed, tO-wit:
The following report ofcomnit-
tee on Red Chute bridge repairs
was then read and, on motion,
was received and committee dis
charged, to-wit
To the Honorable Police Jury of
Bossier parish, La:
We, the Undersigned committee,
being appointed by your Honora-
BILE Body to examine the work nec-
essary to be done on the Red
Chute bridge, on the road leading
from Bellevue to Atkins landing,
on Red River, submit the follow
ing report:
First. We think about one
half of said bridge is gone.
Second. We think it necessary
to make a span of forty feet in the
main current of said stream-said
span to be supported above with
king posts and braces, and a belt
underneath, the timbers to be of
the following dimensions: One
girder on each side forty feet long,
! II by IA inches; said Orders to be
fastened at each end with one
inch bolts; the king posts to be
ten inches square and IA feet long;
the king post braces to be s by III
inches, and to he Of sufficient
length to run from within two feet
of the end of the gilders to within
: two feet of the top Of the king
] possible said king posts to be
tied on top with a tie six by ten
Inches, with braces all securely
pinned-the belt underneath the
. llong span to be ten by twelve
inches, 10 be tenanted into the
king posts.
: Third. We consider it necessa
{ Try to take down two of the benche.
!, that are now standing, and t.
!. place others in their stead, built o
: tilnbers of the following dimen
. si0ns: mud stills % feet long, post
! ten inches square, posts to eacl
D bench--the above benches beinl
the two nearest the middle OF th,
: stream; the benches that each en'
s of the long span sets upon are t
be built the same as those men
J. toned in third article.
Fourth. We think the benche
8 that have fallen down on the ives
: side of the stream will do to RI
place-as most of them will be Of
the bank, and all plank, sleepers
Sc, that belonged to the bridg
}, formerly, that Can be found, wi
a answer for rebuilding.
g. G. BATES,
d. N. MITCHELL.
When, on motion, the above r.
5 port was adopted.
j. The report Of G. w. Lilly, G. v
Jockey, and others, reviewers ,
new road leading from the Coz
q cord Church and Durdin's ferr
road to the Bellevue and Bento
d road, near Mrs. Marlow's, ";
then read and received, and 0
defed fled and committee di
d charged; when the following a
s was passed, to-wit:
Be it enacted by the Poll,
20 Jury of the Parish of Bossier, Ii
and it is hereby enacted by q
thority of the same, That the
8, be, aud is hereby established,
= pubic road as follows, to-wit: b
= ginning at the forks of the ros
n meath of G. w. Jockeys, runniI
n thence in front of said Jockey
till it strikes township line at CT
ner of sections 1, 81 and 36
thence south along township lii
q, funtil it strikes neighborhood TO;
ID leading from Knighton place
: Col. Bnrt's, thence down said ro'
until it strikes Benton aud Bel
y. vue road, near Mrs. Marlow's.
ha Be it further enacted, Sc, Th
g. w. Lilly be, and he is here
as appointed, overseer of said roa
and is hereby authorized and ]
lquired to order out all han
ga within legal bounds of same, su
8. lject to road duty, and cut out a
g open same as the law directs, al