The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-12
Police Jury Proceedings
LAKE CHARLES, August 30, 1878

4 .Cnlcasien met, in called session. at the
Cont Hpuse. Present: w. M. Perkins,
President: Simeon Vincent, d. u. W.
Miller and Abner Cole. Absent. o.
Meadows and d. ID. Andrus.
ON motion. the reading OF the MIN
utes of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
On motion, resolved, That the follow
ing named persons are appointed over
seers of the public roads IN their re
spective localities, viz;
r. w. Perkins, Jr., from ferry at
mouth of Houston river to the residence
of Mr.. Williams, On the puhllc rond
leading from said ferry to Bear Head
Jackson Humphreys from the Will
Inns residence to Dry Bayou.
VIC. Nelson. from Dry Bayouto the
intersection of said road with the mill
tary road
Alexander Chiasson, from the quick
sand gully to the pine ridge on the road
leading from the lower Sabine TO the
Vincent Settlement.
J. V. Mnrcantel, from Trieste point
to Young's ferry on Nez-Piqne.
Thomas d. Baggett, from the middle
of the HanclIev bridge, on Bundick s
Greek. to the middle of the Tyler bridge
On Whiskeychitto. ....
w. e. Hanchey, from the middle of
! Hanchev's bridge to the her,llng glade
Nevland Cole, from the herding g iade
to Barnes Greek.
| VIM. Morrow. from Hanchey's bridge
on BnnlicR S Greek to Simmon' s bridge
ON Whiskeycilitto.
j G Lanrr, from Simmons bridge
on Whiskeychitto to Hamilton's mill oil
Ten Mile Greek.
John D. Hinson, from Hamilton S
mill to the parish line.
On motion, he it ordained, that all
road hands in the vicinity of Wind ham
Greek, are hereby apportioned to work
that section of the military road be-
tween Windham Greek and Charles
Prater's store.
On motion, he it ordained, that the
following named road hands are hereby
apportioned to work on the Sugar Town
ami Washington road, viz: G.. w. Rich
artlson, j. M. Hauchev, Henry L. My
ers. Benz. We,sh jack Harper, Preston
Harper and james Cole.
On motion, be it ordained that that
portion of the old road known as the
Sugar Town and Luke Charles road
running from Richard Morrows, cross
ing Barnes Greek ut the Garland bridge
and running on 10 Geo. w. Heurds, be
and the same is hereby revived and de-
elared a public ru;lI.
On motion, be it ordained TINT the
report at the commissioners appointed
9th Of July. 1878 to lay out the new
! road from Hanchey's bridge to the
parish inc" in the direction of Alex
andria, La. he and the same is hereby
approved, and the said r,'nd ~ laid out
is hereby declared public road.
Be it further ordained, that the Rev
w Hamilton shall hrve tie privilege
nj placing ana maintaining gate on
gates where sud road rms through his
aenclosnl eS.
On motion. he it ordained ihitt the
charter for the ferry owned by Muss &
hiddick, at Phillips Bluff, he aud the
same is hereby renewed for the term of
two Years, to date from the expiration
of the present charter.
ON motion, be it ordained, that all
ferries, toll bridges and toll roads. in
this parish, he and they are hereby re
CURED to cross ministers OF the gospel
free of charge.
| The following communication was
submitted and read:
To the Honorable Police Jury of Calc,-
sien Parish, La:
BY virtue of u resolution by Lake
Charles Council No. 81, United Friends
OF Temperanr e. adopted ut its last meet
ing. the undersigned committee beg
.e,,ve to Inform y ,pr honorable body
that the first year of the rent by the
lGouncll OF the inpper room of the Conf
House. under a resolution adopted by
yon, expires Tomorrow The rent
one hundred dollars per annnm-has
been paid. except that of the present
quarter, which will be paid during the
hpfeseut year,
i We are further instructed to inform
Won that the Conncilis no longer ablt
to pay rent for their hall at the sun
ofignaliyiixedb by 3our honorablebod
and that therefore the onncil is nnabI,
to renewl the rentfor another wear. Ths
Council, however. INSTINCTS ms to ash
yon, swe now do, if yon are willing +.
allow 1t to continue to hold its meeting,
in the hail, and if so for how long
\ time, and npon what conditions.
I; Trnstingthatyon willfayorthe Conn
Gil with a favorable reilly to this com
mnnication. we are, with sincere lie
7 spect, gonr eobedient servants,
Geo. III. Wells. ID. g. w. p.
II Chairman.
Thos. B. Ferren, w. p.