The Ouachita telegraph., 1879-01-17
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS:
TOFFICIAL.1

anu CASSGON w W AASAA
nedy chairman and J. E. Hanna clerk
pro tenn.
Messrs. w. G. Dunn, J. G. Drew,
John Fuller, VIM. McQuiller, w. q.
Kennedy, A. d. Russell and Travis
McClendon presented their commis-
sions.
An election for officers was then
held. Mr.. Fuller nominated w. G.
Kennedy for president =; elected unani-
mously.
Mr.. Dunn nominated j. E. Hanna,
and Mr.. McQuiller nominated r. b.
Vfnson, Jr., for clerk. A ballot was
taken with the following result: J. e.
Hanna, four votes; r. B. Vinson, Jr.,
one vote blank, one vote. Mr.. Hanna
| was declared elected.
Mr.. Russell nominated O. D. Stillman
for parish treasurer elected unani-
T. p. Richardson for parish physician /;
elected unanimously. Mr.. Fuller NOM
mated Franklin Garrett, Esq, for par
! ish attorney; elected unanimously.
The president appointed as COM
mittee on claims, Messrs. AID. Russell,
John Fuller and w. G. Dunn.
Mr.. Garrett, parish attorney, ap-
pointed at the last meeting of the
Police Jury to prepare memorial to
the General Assembly requesting the
passage of an act authorizing the Police
Jury of this parish to levy special
tax for the purpose of raising funds to
build Court House in Monroe, and
also to pay the old parish warrants
now held by the parish school board,
reported his action in the matter. On
motion of Mr.. Russell, it was unani-
mously resolved that said memorials
lrl ~ h0r tod tn ho r0r1o
Assembly.
| Mr.. Kennedy, of the commissioners
appointed under Ordinance No. 357 to
examine the public buildings and make
contracts for repairs on the same,
reported that but one bid had been re-
ceived, which in his opinion was ex-
cessive, and he advised that the work
be done under the supervision of a
special committee, as he thought it
could in that way be done cheaper.
On motion of Mr.. Fuller, the report
was received and commissioners dis
charged.
On motion of Mr.. Russell, the Presi-
dent of the Police Jury was authorized
to advertise for thirty days and sell at
public auction, at the door Of the Court
House in the city of Monroe, to the
highest bidder, the ferry across the
Choudrant on the Arkansas road for
the term of two years the purchaser
to give good and sufficient security for
the faithful performance of his duties
as public ferryman and to secure the
payment of the amount of his bid.
| On motion, the president appointed
Messrs. A. ID. Russell, j. G. Drew and
Franklin Garrett q committee to pre-
pare resolutions rendering the thanks
of this body to Mr.. Henry Kindermann
for his liberal donation of provisions to
the poor of this parish.
The following ordinances were intro
duced, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, and, on motion
the rules were suspended, and the
ordinances read a third time and
adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 366.
Appropriating$ 800, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary, to pay judg-
ment in favor of S. Whited against
the parish.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of Ouachita, That the
Clerk of the Police Jury is hereby di-
rected to issue warrant, and the
Treasurer is directed to pay said war
rant, in payment of certain judgment
in suit No. 1886, entitled G. B. Hamlet,
use Of S. Whited, VS.. Parish of Qua
chita, rendered by the District Court Of
Ouachita parish, for seventy eight and
9O-1OO dollars, with per cent. interest
thereon from 25th August, 1877, and all
costs of suit, amounting to 1925, and
that to pay said judgment one hundred
dollars, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated.
Adopted January 13, 1879.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN E. HANNA, Clerk p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 367.
Lcvying tax to provide revenue
for the parish of Ouachita for the
year 1879.
Sec 1. BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish of Ouachita, That to
meet the expenses of the parish of
Ouachita for the year 1879, as estimated
Oh the 3d day of December, 1878, and
published according to law, and such
other expenses rs may arise during the
fiscal year, n tax of eight mills on each
dollar of the assessed value of property
as shown by the tableau of property
assessed for 1878, on file in the Office of
the recorder and the tax collector, be
and the same is hereby levied to be
collected in the year 1879; and that
the tax collector is hereby directed to
proceed to such collection under the