The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-09-12
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The Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. F. Seip, President, in the chair.
The following members were present
j. A. Calhoon, W. J. Calvit, w. E.
Smith, B. C. Duke, G.. w. Bolton, H.
F. Long, Thos. Woodland and S. D.
Williams. Absentee. Labat.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion the petition of the Martin
heirs protesting against a change of
road leading from the pinewoods to
CarnaPs bridge was deferred to the
next meeting of the Police Jury.
On motion of Mr.. Bolton,
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Po-
lice Jury be authorized to issue j. E.
Ryland a certificate of Indebtedness
payable out of the bridge fund, for the
sum of $4,000, for repairing the bridge
across Brushy Fork, he having per-
formed said work according to con-
tract with the commissioners appoint
ed to let out the same.
On motion of Mr.. Bolton, Slr
Resolved, That S. T. Cannon'be ap-
pointed syndic on Road District No. g,
Pineville Ward, from Bayou Marais to
Nally's, in place of J. E. Ryland.
On motion of Mr.. Calho0n,
Resolved, That Joseph Baham be
relieved as syndic on Road District
No. ID, from Davis bridge, on Calca-
sieu, to VIM. Odom's, on Cherrywin-
chic, and that r. Baham be appointed
in his stead.
On motion of Mr.. Calvit,
Resolved, That the Treasurer be in
structed to register Jurors certificates
numbered 800, amounting respective
ly $3.50, $3.50, $1l.50, $3.50, SLIGO,
1920, the same not having been reg
istered according to law.
On motion of Mr.. Williams,
Resolved, That Turner Goldman be
and is hereby appointed syndic on
Road District No. 6, leading from
Hineston Bridge to the cross roads,
and thence to Parish line at John
Dials' place-yice Leroy Smith,
removed.
On motion of Mr.. Calvit,
Resolved. That hereafter it shall be
made the duty of the Clerk of the
District Court to be careful in filling
up all Blank Certificates of indebted
ness as to the suit in which services
are rendered, and the number of said
certificate, to keep a register of same,
q copy of which register shall be fur
nished to the Jury at such time as
required.
On motion of Mr.. Bolton,
Resolved, That the Parish Treasurer
be authorized to register eight certain
jurors and witnesses certificates in the
hands of H. P. Luckett, amounting in
tue aggregate to $500 they not hav-
ing been registered according to law.
A petition of citizens of the pine
woods was presented, asking new
road from the Camp Ground on Spring
Creek to the Chevallier school house
OIL the Texas road. Whereupon Mr..
Williams opposed the petition being
granted. The yeas and nays were
called for and resulted in the following
vote: Yeas-Messrs. Calhoun, Wood
ard, Smith, Bolton, Duke and Calyit.
Nay-Mr. Williams.
The petition being granted, the fol-
lowing Commissioners were, on mo-
ton, appointed to lay out the road /:
VIM. Winegart, Jefferson Nixon, W.
gil Clark, w. r. Winfry, Robt. Tar
nell and Joseph Atkinson, and that j..
F. Chevallier be appointed syndic on
said road.
A petition of citizens living in the
Pinewoods, asking tor new road lead
ing from point on Bnrr's Ferry road
and running across the Gravelly Hill
road and Spring Creek at or near
Thos. Kerrigan's was presented by Mr..
Williams, and was on motion laid on
the table.
On motion the Jury adjourned until
tomorrow at 8 o'clock. N>-4