The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-06-13

ed until a. m. Wednesday, June 4th,
1879.
w. G.. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN Z. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
MONROE, OuAcHIrA PARISH, La,
June 4tll, 1879.
The Police Jury met at the Office of the
Clerk of the Police Jury, pursuant to adj
journment.
Present - w. G. Kennedy, President;
A. D. Russell, I. Garrett, w. G. Dunn,
Travis McClenGlon, VIM. Mceeuiller and A.
Myatt. ABSENT. c. Drew.
On motion of Mr.. Russell, tho reading of
the minutes of yesterdays session was
dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Garrett, the President
of the Police Jury is instructed to contract
with DIR. T. p. Richardson to serve the
commissions of the road overseers appoint
ed at this term of tho Police Jury, provi-
ded he serve said commissions at as low a
price as any one else.
Tho following ordinances we're intro
duced, read the first time, the second time
by their titles, on motion the rules were
suspended, and after third reading the
ordinances wore adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 3sI.
Changing the old Millhaven road
from Millhaven to the Bastrop
road at the White old place, and
re-opening the same on a new route !;
appointing an overseer and assigning
road hands thereto.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of Ouachita parish, That the old Millhaven
and Bastrop road from Millhaven to the
Monroe and Bastrop road, intersecting said
latter road at tho White old place, be
changed and -e-opened as follows: Com
mencing at Millhaven on the section line
dividing sections 81 and 80, in township Is,
north range east, thence running in n due
north course ON said section line to where
said section line divides sections 81 and 80,
in township 10, north range east, and at
which point it intersects tho Monroe and
Bastrop road at what is known as tho
White old place.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, &C., That
w. X. Gordon be appointed overseer OF
said road, and the hands on w. II. Gordon,
E. o. Parker, Bennett field place, j. T..
Lu6eling's place, on said road, and F. f..
Bowman places, and all other hands on
limo of said road, not otherwise assigned,
arc subject to his orders.
Sec. 3. Bc it further ordained, &c., That
all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are repealed.
Adopted June 4, 1870.
w. g. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN e. HANNA, Clerk P.J.
ORDINANCE NO. 1872.
Amending and re- enacting that portion of
section No. of Ordinance No. 32l, enti-
tied an ordinance relative to the appoint
mont of road ovcrsecrs and road hands,
and prov iding penalties for tho nom
performance of their duties, adopted April
1st, 1873,
Sec. l. BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of Ouachita parish, That that portion of
section No. OF Ordinance No. 32l, adopted
April LIST, 1878, and entitled an ordinance
relative to roads, tho appointment of road
overseers and road hands, and providing
penalties for the non-pcrformance of their
duties and which reads as follows--"Ex-
cept public ferrymen, postmasters and per-
sons actually residing i'll any incorporated
town or city"--bo amended and re enacted
to rend as follows: Except public ferry
mon, postmasters, physicians who have
graduated in a legal medical college and
have a disploma from the same and who
have paid both their State and parish
licenses for tho current year, and persons
actually residing in any incorporated town
or city; provided, it shall be tho duty OF
the various road ovcrseers to demand from
the physicians as mentioned in this section
who may reside in their road districts the
parish licenses for the current year, and in
case of failure or refusal OF such physician
to exhibit his diploma and licenses he shall
be subject to duty as road hand.
Sec. 2. Be it turthcr ordained, &c, That
all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith arc repealed, and that
this ordinance take effect from and q fter
its adoption.
Adopted June 4, 1879.
w. G. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN r.. HANNA, Clerk =. J.
On motion, the Police jury adjourned to
meet at 10 II. M, Monday, September Isl i,
1879 w. c. KENNEDY, President.
JOHN r.. HANNA, Clcrk p. j,
Tho report of tho Committee on Claims
and report of Parish Treasurer will be
found elsewhere i'll this paper.-ED. TEL.
ELEPHANTS.