The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-01-20
Bellevue, La,
Thursday ,::::::::::::::::January goth, 1876.
Police Jury Proceedings.
January Session.
Third Days Proceedings.

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Third Days Proceedings.
POLICE JURY. Room,
Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La,
January 10Th, 1876.
The Honorable Police Jury, in
and for tho Parish of Bossier, La,
met pursuant to an adjournment.
Members present:
j. j. Swindle, President;
j. e. Allen, league Miller,
Sol Eley, Emperor Thomas.
VIM. II. Hill, Clerk.
The board was called to order by
the President, and minutes OF yes
terday, were read adopted. 5
The committee appointed to re-
ceive the repairs Oh Red Chute
bridge, on the Bellevue and Atkins
Landing road, made by N. A. Dur
din, contractor, then filed their re
port, approving the manner in
which said contractor had COM
pleted the same, which said report
was received, and, on motion, was
adopted.
On motion, the President then
appointed j. G. Allen, w. FL. Hill
and Elm n. Thomas as commit
tee to examine aud report repairs
needed on the Jail, and to suggest
plan and specifications for same.
On motion, Col. j. A. Snider was
added to the committee appointed
to make settlement with Tax Collec-
tor.
The committee on Jail repairs
then presented the following report,
which, on motion, was received and
adopted, to-wit:
To the Honorable Pc ice Jury, in
and for Bossier parish, La:
Your committee, APPOINTED to ex-
anime and report a plan and speci-
ficalions for necessary repairs need
ed on. Jail window and partition
wall, wonld respectfully report, that
we find piece of one of the logs in
Kthe partition wall bored out and
missing, leaving hole in said wall
about two feet long; and would
suggest that said hole or aperture
be repaired by cutting shoulders in
the log at each end of the hole one
foot long, half through, and fitting
a log same size with corresponding
shoulders in said hole, secured by
two bolts three-quarters of an inch
square in each end. of the plug,
passing entirely through, with large
heads on each, and to be we'll brad
ded; the ceiling to be properly re-
placed on each side Of the wall over
the place thus repaired.
We would further recommend,
that the sill of the north window in
upper room of the east end of the
Jail should be cut out as far as it is
rotten, and replaced with a new sill
Of heart post oak /; said sill to be
raised on inside two inches above
outer edge, and smoothed so as to
slope downward to the outside; said
sill to be securely spiked to logs
obove and below; aud fnther secured
by a two by one.half inch piece of
iron, three feet long, across each
end, let into the logs so as not to
interfere with the ceiling, and Sc
curely spiked in logs above and be-
low.
The CRATE in said window to be-
repaired by properly welding on
pieces broken off, and said CRATE to
be secured in its place by q bar or
piece Of iron passing acros said win
dow horizontally one and half feet
from the bottom; said bar to be
Hanged at each end with flanges six
inches long, we'll fitted in the facings
of the window, secured there by
two six inch spikes in each end,
and rivetted to the grating in at
least four places at equal intervals.
Also, all the cracks amp crevices in
the window sill should be we'll filed
with putty and well painted, so as
to prevent water from penetrating
and rotting the sill; and the ceiling
and window facings to be properly
replaced.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed), j. G. ALLEN,
w. FL. HILL.
E. M. THOMAS.