The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-29
Police Jury Proceedings.
April Session.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
PARISH OF BOSSIER,
April 18th, 1876.

April 18th, 1875.
The Honorable Police Jury met
in the town of Bellevue, La, pur-
suaut to law and being called to
order by the President the follow.
ing named members answered to
their named, tO-wit:
J.J. Swindle, President; John
G.. Allen, Sol. Ely, league Miller
and Emperor Thomas.
The clerk then read the reports
of Road Overseers recommending
successors as follows, to-wit:
Report of VIM. j. Hughes re.
commanding j. II. Young.
Report Of G. Z. Fleming recon-
mending WI. McCray.
Reporting Of j. T. Roundtree
recommending w. NJ. Plexico.
Which reports were received
and filed.
The Board then made the fol-
lowing appointment of overseers,
tO.wit:
Be it enacted by the Police Jury,
SC, That Robert,Glenn be and is
hereby appointed overseer of the
Shreveport aud Arkansas road
from the Gum Springs to the Five
Mile Post, and work all hands on
the Hurricane Bluff place, Dick
sons bill place, Capt. A. Abrams
place, w. =. Adger's lower place,
]. I. 9. GrahaIn's place, Cabeen
s Gi6in's places, Randolph place,
Mrs. Hendricks place, and all
other hands subject to road duty
within legal bounds OF said road,
and not Otherwie apportioned.
That Peter Green be and is
hereby appointed overseer Of tile
Strange's Ferry and Rocky Mount
road from Strange's Ferry to Con.
cord Church, and work Bill Brice,
John Harris, hands on the Curry
Bolcan place, DIR. Martins Bod
eau place, Israel Rodgers place,
Jim Boyd and son, Rube Dickson,
Bossier Bankllea.l, John Bell, Ike
Lee, hands on j. B. CampbelI's
place, Mrs. N. Martins place, Tom
Bell, Bracy Boykin, and all others
IN legal bounds not otherwise ap.
p0rtioned.
That j. A. Young be and is
hereby appointed overseer OF The
Strange Ferry aud Rocky Mount
road from Concord Church to the
Cross roads at Rocky Mount, and
work A. j. Joseph, John McKin-
oey,J I. A. Hughes, VIM. Young,
jE, B. A. Dockery, G. B. and w.
n. Wilson, K. T. Hughes, w. j.
Hughes, Wn,- aud A. R. Smith, e.
y. Nelson, S. B. Niccum, Alfred
Thomas and hands, j. s. johnson,
=. D. Mcdonald, z. w. Young,
z. 4. Gladney, A. j. Demoss,
Sam Banks, Allie Banks, Allen
Banks, w. p. Curry, VIC. Moore,
Clinton Germany. J. A. Moore, |.
q. Martin, Jake Lee and Ellis, at
+ w YonBg's; and all other
hands ia legal bounds not other
wise apportioned.
That b. NJ. Hendricks be aud is
hereby appointed overseer OF the
Shreveport aud Arkansas road
from Willow Chute to the Gum
Springs, and work all hands on
Willow Chute plantation, Capt.
". J. Fish's plantation, Capt. A.
Abrams plantation, ali hands at
Nanccs Mill place, Granison, Sam,
Tony, Hall and Lee Thomas; j.
Bird, Charley Wilson, George
Walker, Henry Hightower, Henry
Williams, Adam Nickols, Martin
Cord, Dick Henderson, and all
others in legal bounds not other.
wise apportioned.
That w. M. Plexicb be and he
is hereby appointed oyerseer of
the Bellevue and Shreveport mid
dle road from Lays Spring to east
bank Of Black bayou, and work all
hapds spportioned to his prede-
aess0r, aud not otherwise appor.
6enAd.
That VIM. Smith be and he is
1eby appointed overseer of the
1ad from Buffers landing on
"a River, via Benton, to Cypress
ouon the Bellevue and Ben
road, and work all hands ap-
fltioned to bis predecessor on
Aid road.
HAT a. r. Thompson be and he
I hereby appointed overseer Of
- Rocky Mount and Carolina
HllA road, from said Bluff to Mrs.
Cullolgh's yard gate. and work
qe own hands, hands ON w. e.
49eers upper place, hands at
MEles and all others in legal