The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-10-24
Police Jury Proceedings.
BELLEVUE, Oct. Is, 1878.

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Brownlee. Thos. Lyles, 3. F. OneaI,
Spencer Minis, and league Miller.
The inmates of yesterday were
read and adopted.
w. A. Stroud was called to the
Chair, and President Prather made
Il motion that }. NJ. Arnold be au-
thorizcd to procure poll books for
the November election. Adopted.
The following communication from
Il II. Nash was received:
have examined the bridge on
the Bellevue and Rocky Mount road
over Canpy Creek. 1t will take $50
plank, II inches thick and IL inches
wide aud IA feet long, or 800 plank
II inches thick, 6 inches wide and
IA feet long, to cover it; also, eight
sleepers AKA, 80 feet long; also, s
scantling AKA, II feet long, for
braces, and 1 keg. spikes. EST
mated quantity of lumber and cost,
leo feet plank 14x12, and II feet
long, S21 80; s sleepers, Aka, 80
feet long, sl1 90; s scantling, Aka,
II feet long, 81 %; / keg spikes,
about s..
B. +. Oneal offered the following,
which was adopted
Be it enacted, etc. That the over
seers Oh the road from Bellevue to
Rocky Mount, NJ. Oglesby and B.
r. Nash, be authorized to purchase
one key OF spikes and the necessary
lumber as mentioned in the torego-
ing communication for repairs on
Caney Bridge, in Ellison's lane, and
that the Parish of Bossier shall pay
for the same at the rate of $40 per
900 feet for said lumber after it
shall have been used in the repairs
of said bridge, but nothing will be
allowed for hauling or for work
done on said bridge.
w. II. Prather in the Chair.
B. F. Oneal submitted the following:
Be it enacted, That a Committee
of two be appointed by the Presi-
dent of this body, who shall act
with G. B. Terry, overseer on the
road from Bellevue and Benton,
which Committee are hereby author
lied to purchase the necessary lum-
Der to repair the Black Bay on bridge
on said road, and the Parish of Bos-
sier shall pay for the same, ut price
not more than $40 per 1000 feet for
the lumber after it shall have been
used in the repair OF said bridge,
and also for one kcg of spikes. or as
may be necessary-after approval
10y the Committee appointed-no
charge to be made for hauling or
work done on said bridge. On mo-
ton the same was passed, and the
President appointed Thos. yles
and L. j. Tidwell, Committee.
| The following was submitted by
B. +. Oneal, and passed:
| Be it enacted, That IL lumber bill
tor Sl2 in favor of w. j. Thomas,
and one for So in favor of III. w.
Ogden, be allowed; but from and
after this date no bill for lumber or
repairs on bridges shall be paid by
the Parish, unless the work and re-
pairs are specially authorized by the
Police Jury before the work is done.
MIR. Brownlee ASKED that Il Com
mittee of three be appointed by the
President to draw up plans and
specifications for new bridge across
Black Bayou, on the middle Shreve-
port and Bellevue road, and report
at the next meeting of this body,
with probable costs of same. The
request was acceded to, and the fol-
lowing Committee appointed by the
President: Thos. Lyles, John A.
Sewall and E. b. Sorrells.
The following report of the Com
mittee appointed by this body to
make a full and final settlement
with Percy Baker, late Tax Oollec-
tor, and his sureties, was received !:
Your Committee appointed to
examine the indebtedness of Percy
Baker, late Tax Collector of Bossier
parish, and make a full and final
settlement and compromise with
said Baker, his agent or securities,
as Parish Tax Collector, with re-
spect beg leave to report as follows:
We have made a full examination
OF said Collectors accounts, and
after full conference with L. w.
Baker. agent of SAID Percy Baker,
aud with his securities, B. +. Oneal,
Il. W. Turner, E. +. Council. Jordan
Minis, and Arthur Hawkins, we
have compromised and settled all