The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-09-07

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POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
loFFICIAL.1
MONROE, PARISH OF OUACHITA,
September 8, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad-
jOurnment.
Present-W. g. Kennedy, President;
J. w. Scarborough, j. 3. Filhfol and
A. j. Wood. Ahsent-A. F. Flour
nOy.
The minutes of I'd July, 1877, were
read and adopted.
The following ordinance was then
introduced, read the frat time, the
second time by its title, the rules sus-
pended, the ordinance read the third
time, and adopted.
ORDINANCE NO. 2s5.
An ordinance appointing overseers aud
and assigning hands ON Lonewa and
River road, and ON the road from the
Wimberiy place to the Vicksbure
road.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish Of Ouachfta, That p. 9.
Hardy, in place of J. II. Swan resigned,
be aud he Is hereby appointed overseef
IF Lonewa and River road, from the
race track field to the mouth of the
bayou, and that all the hands assign ned
to J. II. Swan be subject to his orders.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
Charles AnsOM be and he il hereby
appointed overseer OF the road leading
from the Wimherly place to the Vicks-
burg road, and that all the hands OH
tho Wimberly place be subject to his
orders.
Adopted Sd September, 1877.
w. q. KENNEDY, President.
E. H. RILLs, Clerk p. J.
The Police Jury then adjourned to
meet Tuesday, 4th September, 1877.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
f. H. RILIs, Clerk P.J.
MONROE, PARISH OF OUACHITA,
September 4, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The following ordinances were intro
duced, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, the rules suspend
ed, the ordinances read the third time,
and adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 296.
An ordinance appointing commission.
ers to review and lay out q new road.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the parish of Ouachita, That William
YOunge, Lehu Dickerson, Huey Dick.
erson, David Arrant, A. J. Wood and
Thos. Cockerill, be aud they are hereby
appointed Il commission to review and
lay out a new road commencing at the
Natcl.itoches road at Mrs. M. e. John
sons and running south by or near the
residence of Lehu Dickerson, thence to
the line dividing the parishes of Jack
son and Ouachita.
Be it further ordained, etc., That the
said commissioners be authorized to
| report to the Police Jury at its next
meeting.
Adopted 4th September, 1877.
W. q. KENNEDY, President.
T.. III. RILI.s, Clerk p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 297.
| An ordinance declaring the road lead
ing from the Fenner road and inter-
secting the Cheniere and BrOoklin
road u public road, and appointing
Overseer and assigning hands there
for.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
| the parish OF Ouachita, That the road
leading from the Fenner road near
steanl-nill and interesting the Che
Mere and Brooklin road near A. w i.
Hendricks, be declared a public road,
and III. l.. Demoss be and he is hereby
appointed overseer Of above road, aud
that all hands along the line of said
road he subject to his orders.
Adopted 4th September, 1877.
w. q. KENNEDY, President.
T.. H. RILLs, Clerk p. j.
ORDINANCE NO. 298.
An ordinance approprfating money to
build Il bridge across the south Che
Mere On the Castor and Trenton road
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the parish of Ouachita, That the sum
of forty dollars be and the same is
hereby appropriated from the road and
bridge fund for the purpose of building
Il bridge across the South Cheniere on
the Castor and Trenton road.
Be it further ordained, etc, That A.
J. Wood and VIM. Roberts are hereby
authorized to superintend and receive
tht, same and draw warrant FIR Sai