The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-14
Police Jury Proceedings.
October Session.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF BossIER,
Bellevue. October IL 1275

Male Vt LOUISIANA, !
PARISH OF BossIER,
Bellevue, October II, 1875.
Be it remembered that this day the
Honorable Police Jury, in and for the
parish of BOssier, said State, met in
regular session at their rooms, in the
town of Bellevue. On being called to
order by the President. the following
named members answered to their
names, to-wit: j. J. Swindle, Presi-
dent, J. G. Allen, league Miller, Sol
Sly, Emperor N. Thomas and w. III.
Hill, clerk. aE 10 I. gi,
A report from J B Terry, overseer on
the road from Cypress bayou, on BEN
ton and Bellevue road to Buffers land
ing on Red River, was received and
read, and on motion, g B Terry was
relieved as Overseer ON said road, as
asked by him in saidreport, and w w
Stinson was appointed on said road in
his place, to fill the unexpired term as
overseer on said road.
l. K Hodges then presented a petit
ton signed by himself and others, ask
ing o repeal of the act requiring owners
of plantations on Red River, below
Mulberry bayou, to make lanes or front
fences, which petition above received,
OA AAOuAOils dCtlOu Ou SAINT was pOSU-
poned until tomorrow. N
Report of committee on Jail repairs,
was then received and filed.
A petition of L X Hodges, asking
change of overseers of roads was read,
and on motion, was laid on the table
indefinitely.
Be it enacted, &C., That the appoint
ment of hands to cut out new roads
does not relieve them from their liabil-
tiles to work roads when there may
have been regular hands apportioned,
| until the reports of overseers on new
roads are received and permanent APP
| pprtiOnments are made; provided, how
ever, that no road hands shall be re-
qired to work more than twelve days
including term on both roads.
A remOnstrance, signed by w G.
Vance and others, opposing the build
ing of the turnpike near Buck Hall
plantation Oh Red River, ON the plan
of tolls adopted by this body at its last
session.
Whereas, The signers of the above
remonstrance, as citizens directly in
| terested in said road, and do represent
very respectable portion of the tax
payers at BOssier parish, therefore
| Be itsResolved, That the act passed
at the extra session of this body in Au-
gust last, authorizing the building of a
Turnpike at, or near, Buckhall planta-
ton, Oh the Shreveport and Arkansas
road, in said parish, be, aud the same
is hereby repealed.
On motion, the President then APP
pointed w G Mcdonald, ] G Allen
and w III Hill, to report an estimate of
the probable expenses of the parish for
the year 1876.
| On motion, the Board then adjourn
ed until s O'Clock tomorrow.
w. HI. HILL, Clerk.
Read and adopted Oct. 18th, 1875.
e ]. J. SWINDLE,
President Police Jury.
BELLEVUE, La,
October 18th, 1875.
The Honorable Police Jury met pur-
suant to adjournment. PRESENT. J
Swindle, President, G Allen, E N
Thomas, T Miller, Sol Ely and w HI
Hill, clerk. Being called to order by
the President, the minutes of yesterday
were read and adopted.
The committee ON estimate Of proba-
bic expenses OF the parish of Bossier,
for the year 1876, reported as follows,
to-wit:
To the Honorable Police Juryof Bos-
sier parish, La:
We your committee appointed to
make an estimate of the probable ex-
penses for the parish of B0ssier for the
year 1876, would report as follows, to-
wit:
For pay of Jurors, $500 OC