The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-07-18

communication was read from j. N. Bryan,
claiming exemption from duty as Road Over
seer, being ever the age. When, on motion.
he was relieved and L. ID. Sandidge appointed
in his place.
When, on motion, N Braden was appoint.
ed overseer from Atkins place to Red Chute,
and work all hands heretofore appropriated;
and l. L Sanders overseer on the road leading
from the Cooper place, TO where it intersects
Painville road.
When the following petition, asking that a
road therein named be changed was received.
and the prayer Of petitioners granted
We, the undersigned citizens, living on and
adjacent to the road leading from Rocky
Mount to Gilmer, would respectfully petition
your Honorable body to allow Hilton Landry
to change portion of said road, commencing
about 100 yards east of his residence and in,
terseet the same about 100 yards west
J :. b. WINSTON. ]. G. WINSTON.
j. G. GARDNER. J. +. HANKS.
X. e. FOSTER. d. b. BUSH.
Il. GARDNER. b. JENKINS.
w. b. HIGH.
When the following copy of a petition, here
tofore presented. was received and this BODY
being satisfied that the law of notice had been
complied with, the prayer of petitioners was
granted.
Parish, respectfully petition your Honorable
body te grant change in the public road, SO
as to leave the river through the lane between
Clydesdale plantation and the Watkins tract
running thence directly to the lane between
the u b Grape plantation and the upper end
of Clydesdale plantation thence to the river
intersecting the main road again.
Original signed.
When the following report of committee
was received and the committee discharged.
Having been appointeda committee by your
Honorable body, to examine and report at the
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dition of the bridge across Red chute, on road
leading from Bellevue to Adkins Landing, and
such necessary resairs, &c, after such inyesti
CATION as is possible for us to make, we wolld
most respectfully suggest that in our opinion,
that it is impossible to repair the old bridge
effectively; that some of the timbers might be
used to an advantage, but that q new bridge
is absolutely necessary, from the fact that all
the timber of which the old bridge was made
tnow remnining)is too weak aud slender to re
sist the current at high water.
L. K. HODGES. THos. G.. PICKETT
]. D. ATKINS.
When the following report of committee WAS
received and the committee discharged
We, the undersigned, committee to examine
and report as to what the cost OF the FOX skin
bridge, on the Gregg Landing road, should be
to the Parish, report that we have examined
the said bridgd, and find it to be ITO feet long
and IA feet wide; the flooring inches thick.
measuring 1872 feet lumber; % scantling, Q feet
each, 23f feet value of lumber, twelve dollars
and fifty cents per 100, sixty-two dollars and
cents; 1866 feet hauling, twenty-five dollars;
20 sills and % posts, twenty three dollars and
SO cents; SO stringers, thirteen dollars; nails,
eight dollars. Total, l3l dollars and so cents.
u. Is. PHILLIPS. j. w WILSON.
ELIAS SKANNAL.
July s, 1878.
When, on motion, the Police Jury
adjourned to 8 o'clock a. M, July 9th /,
1878. w. r. PRATIIER, Prcs't.
j. II. KEYsER, Clerk.