The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-10-05
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

October /, 1877. ..
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
journment.
Present-W. g. Kennedy, President;
J. w. Scarborough, j. Il. Filhiol
Ab5ent-A. J. Wood, A. F. Flournoy.
J. T. Swan, A. Calhoun and John
Fuller appeared, were duly worm ac-
corling to law, anu took their seats.
On motion, the vote by which Ordi-
nance No. 295 was adopted, was recon
sidered.
ORDINANCE NO. 3Ol. 90.
An ordinance appointing overseers and
assigning hands.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
tho parish Of Ouacllita, That Thomas
Poser BIO and he is hereby appointed
Overseer Of Claiborne road from, ward
line OF six and seven to fork OF Vernon
and Claiborne road, in tho place of w.
IL. Simins, removed, and that all the
hands on line of said road, not other
wise assigned, DO subject to his orders.
BE it further ordained, etc, That
Madison Allen be and he is hereby APP
pointed overseer of the road from the
Cheniere bridge to where it intersects
the Fenner road. All hands on John
tArrant's place are subject to his orders.
Be it further ortlainetl, ETC., That
w. J. Rhodes be and he is hereby APP
pointed overseer Of Monroe and Qua
chita City road, from tho east end of
Race Tract field to Coles store, in the
place of r. J. Wilson, and all the
hands ON Rhodes and Fluker places be
subject to his orders. ..
Be il further ordained, etc, That
w. j. Cole be and he is hereby ap-
pointed overseer of Ouachita City and
Bayou road, from Coles store, and the
road from Island Church to landing at
Mrs. Sterling's plantation, and all the
hands on Hughes, Cole and farmers
bayou places be subject to his orders.
Be it further ordained, etc. That
VIM. Mitchell be and he is hereby APP
pointed overseer, in the place of Charles
Eidridg, on the new road leading from
louisville to L. S. Mitchell, and the
hands heretofore assigned subject to his
orders.
Adopted 1st October, 1877. T."
w. g. KENNEDY, President,
f. II. RILI.s, Clerk T.. j.
ORDINANCE NO. 800.
An ordinance fixing election precincts
and polling places in the parish of
Ouachita.
Section l. Bo it ordained by the
Police Jury Of the parish Of Ouachita
at the October session, 1877, That Ward
One be divided into two election pre-
| cincts by a line commencing ON the
river at the mouth of Bayou Lonewa
! running thence up the said bayou to
the road Of same name, thence along
said road easterly to the Bayou De
Siard at the line dividing tho Grady
rom the Phillips place, thence up said
bayou to point opposite Dr. Calder
woods place, thence due east to Mill
bayou and up Mill bayou to the east
line of the ward. That all that portion
Of the ward lying above said division
line as herein fixed shall constitute
election precinct No. I, and the polling
place therein is hereby fixed at the
Farmer schoOl-hOuse and all of said
ward below the division line shall con-
stitute election precinct No. ?, and the
polling place therein is hereby fixed at
the I."gwond place.
Ward Two shall compose ono election
precinct to be numbered precinct No.3,
and the polling place is hereby fixed
ut Union Church on the Rastrop road.
That Ward Three he divided into
two election precincts by Il line com
inencing on the river at DeSiarl street.
running out said street to the railroad
crossing, thence. along the railroad to
election limit nf the ward, and that all
OF said ward lying north of said line
shall compose election precinct No. i,
and the polling place therein is hereby
fixed at or near the ice house in Mon
roe and that all that part of the ward
below said line shall compose election
precinct No. 5, and tho polling place is
hereby fixed at the Court House.
That Ward Four shall compose cleo
ton precinct No. 6, and the polling
place is hereby fixed ut l4ogtown.
That Ward Five shall compose cleo
tion precinct No. Z, and the polling
place is hereby fixed ut Trenton.
That Ward Six shall compose cleo
ton precinct No. s, and the polling
place is hereby fixed at louisville.
That Ward Seven shall compose cleo
ton precinct No. 8, and the polling
place is hereby fixed at Cadeville.
That Ward Eight shall compose cleo
ton precinct No. 10, and the polling
place is hereby fixed at Mt. Vernon
Church.
That Ward Nine shall compose cleo
ton precinct No. II, and the polling
place is hereby fixed ut Pine Grove
Church.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc, That all ordinances on this subject
now in force be aud the same are here
by repealed. ....