The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-03-07

Parish Court being in session; the
Police Jury then moved to the tax
collectors Office.
Present-w. q. Kennedy, President
w. g. Dunn, J. G. Drew, John Fuller,
Isaiah Garrett, A. Myatt, VIM. NC
CUTLER, Travis McClendon and A. ID.
Russell.
The minutes OF the meetings of jan
uary and February were read and
approved.
The Commissioners (Messrs. Ken
nedy and Endom) appointed to con-
tract for repairing the public buildings
of the Parish in the City of Monroe,
reportel through Mr.. Kennedy, that
they had employed Richard Fullam
to do a part Of said work for ($57) fifty
seven dollars, and Savan Nelson for the
balance of the work for 36.05) thirty
six and 5-1OO dollars, and that the same
had been completed according to con-
tract.
On motion of Mr.. Russell, the report
was received and the Clerk of the
Police Jury instructed to issue warrants
for said amounts, to be drawn by w.
G. Kennedy, as soon as there is money
In the Treasury.
On motion Of Mr.. McClendon, the
parish attorney was directed to pro-
coed Immediately in the collection of
all claims due the Parish on account of
public ferries.
On motion of Mr.. Russell, the Presi-
dent was authorized to lease CATER adj
vertising thirty days. at public auction
at the Court House door, in the City of
Monroe, to the highest bidder, the In
terest Of Ouachita parish in the ferry
across the Ouachita river, at Hamil-
ton Landing, the purchaser to give
good and sufficient security (residing in
the parish) for the faithful performance
of his duties as public ferryman, and
to secure the payment of his bid.
On motion of Mr.. Drew, the Prcsi-
dent was directed to renew for the year
1879, the bonds given by parties now
| having the public ferries of this Parish
under lease, and in case of refusal of
any of the lessees to renew said bonds,
then the President shall after legal adj
vertisement, proceed to sell at public
| auction, the lease of such ferry (where
renewal of bond was refased) to the
last and highest bidder on the usual
terms, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Russell, the COM
mfttee on claims are instructed to ex-
anime all claims which are now in the
hands of the Clerk, and which have
not been acted on, and to report their
action at the regular session of the Po-
lice Jury in June, 1879.
The following ordinances were pre-
sented, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, on motion the
rules were suspended, and after a third
reading the ordinances were adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. s72.
Instructing the parish attorney to
proceed to collect the amount due by
the city of Monroe to the parish of
Ouachita.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Ouachita parish, That the parish attor-
ney is hereby instructed to proceed to
make a settlement and collect the
amounts due by the city of Monroe to
the parish of Ouachita under Act No.
81 of the General Assembly of Louis
lana, approved 21st March, 1876, and
said parish attorney is hereby fully
Ouachita parish.
Adopted March 5, 1879.
w. g. KENNEDY, President.
| JOHN E. HANNA, Clerk p. j..
| ORDINANCE NO. $40.
Appropriating money for charitable
purposes, for March, April and May,
1879.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Ouachita parish, That the following
amounts are hereby appropriated for
the support of tho paupers named below
for each of the months of March, April
and May, 1879:
Mrs. Rebecca Bales, to he drawn by
J. .. c. Dowdy, $3.50.
Letitia Goats, to be drawn by A. Myatt,
$3.50.
Eliza Daniels, to he drawn by S. A. Wat
son, $500.
Mrs. Frances knight. to DO drawn by
g. NJ. McCallan,. $500.
Rose Henderson, to be drawn by Thos.
Mcclure, $500.
John Butler, Jr., to be drawn by J. A.
John Clark, to DO drawn by $. T. Wyatt.
$500.
Adopted March 3, 1879.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN e. HANNA, Clerk +. J.
In accordance with provisions of
Sec. 3, Ordinance No. 80, adopted Sept.
4, 1871, the President appointed as a
Jail committee Isaiah Garrett, William
McQuiller and A. Wyatt, for the term
ending 3lst May, 1879.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned
to meet on Monday, June 2, 1879.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.