The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-12
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TONERS districts, the vote was taken,
Messrs. Swafford and. Nugent voted
for, Messrs. Fitz and Craig voted
against, Messrs. Tison and Reeves
withheld their votes, and the presi-
dent being called upon, gave his
casting vose against the measure.
The following road apportiOners
and Overseers were then appointed:
APPORTIONERs.
District No. Nv ID Irwin, j p
Coates, Thomas Locke, o p Walker
and Matthew Boyd.
No. go G Watson, Ed Gray,
Wesley Simmons, j kent and 4 NJ
Satcher.
No. 3-Jas Meggison, Jack Hicks,
JAS Holloway, A w Bell and X o
Kelley.
No. At j Pirtle, A A Dean, Au-
gust Keller, Samuel Rhorer and Lee
Starns.
OvERSEERS.
Road No. H Mcknight, 2 Archie
Layssard, John Irving, A Hiram
Williamson, Benton Richardson, 6
Alfred Og!esby, 2 Henry Lee, 8 BF
Cotton, 8 John Gates, 10 Wiley Head,
Ii Martin Smith, IL Coleman Norris,
IL Claiborn Maxey, IA no appoint
mept, Is Timothy Coleman, Is Mon
roe Oglesby, IL q w Bruce, 15 John
Brister, ~ Albert Satcher, 20 G NJ
Dean, II no appointment, % Glenn
ent Penn, 23 Benz Chelette, "a Frank
Walker, rs II Huthnance, 26 Hunt
Weaver. q j Megsison. % WI Am
mons, ~ Jack OQuin, 30, 81, 81 and
81 no appointment, "a Il p Phillips,
IS Randolph Hebert, "a John Moore,
80 Is + More, 80 A q Thompson.
BY MIR. Craig:
BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of Grant parish, That all the road
apportioners appointed by this Po-
lice shall meet at such time and place
rs the Police Jury shall designate, to
apportion all the hands subject to
road duty within their respective
districts; and be it further ordained,
That said apportioners shall be ex-
empt from road duty, but subject to
fine or not less than twenty five
dollars for failure or neglect to per-
form their duties as apportioDers.
Adopted.
On motion it was resolved that the
apportioners of District No. | he in
structed to-. meet at the old FAINT
place on Bayou Flagon, on the sec
ond Nondly in February. 1873; that
the apportioners of District No. 2 be
instructed to meet at Days Mill on
the Second Monday in FcbruaIy,'7o
that the apportioners of District No.
3 meet at Montgomery on the second !
Monday in February, 1873, and that
the aDpOrtioners of District No.
meet at Coliax on the second Monday
i'll February, 1873.
Mr.. Swafford presented petition ask
ing that the new road created by the
Police Jury in the year 1871, and lead
ing from the old Nestor House to the
Catholic Church on led liver, bo abol-
ishe'l. No actien vas taken.
MIR. Craig introduced petition signed
by Louis Dubois, asking all for Oyer
Lemoihe and LOreIiza Dubois, who are
crippled and unable to provide them
selves with the neUssSaries of life. On
motion the pctitiUn was laid over for
future consideration.
By.Mr. Tison:
Resolved, That Philip Good. NJ. D.,
be appointed parish physician for the
year 1875, at the salary of one hundred
dollars Carried.
A motion WAS made by Mr.. Swafford
to iund the deot of the parish. Lost.
By Mr.. Fitz
Resolved, That the sum of One Thou
sand Dollars be expressly reserved and
appropriated for construction and re-
pairs of necessary bridges during the
year 1o7S. ADOPTED
On motion of Mr.. Tison it was resolv-
ed that the sum of two hundred aud |
nifty dollars be appropriated to the con-
str,ction of bridge across the Bayou |
Darro. on the Alexandra road leading |
from the Douglas bridge on the Bayou
Rigolet To Collax, the construction of |
said bridge to be in accordance with a
plan approved by the Police Jury, and |
to be let TO the lowest bidder.
On motion Of Mr.. Fitz it was resolved
that the sum of two hundred and fifty |
doilts lie appropriated To the cOnstruc-
ton of bridge across the Sugar House
Bayou, on the road leading from Mont
gomery to Coifax, the construction of
said bridge to be according to a plan
approved by the Police Jury, and to be
let to the lowest bidder.
A communication from the School
Board, recommending the appropriation
Of a one mill tax for school purposes.
read, submitted and laid on the table.
MIR. Swafford in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Daniels it was re-
solved that the public ferries through
Dut the parish be leased according to
aw for the year 1878; and that, instead
Of currency, the parish scrip of previous
Years shall be received in payment of
he rents Of said ferries.
On motion the Police Jury unani-
nOusly rendered their SINGERS. fhanks a, |