The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-03-05

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Is not dead, and the other gentleman
escaped.
CoFFIc1AL.1
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
MONROE, OUAcHIrA PARISH, La,
March 1, 1880.
The Police Jury pursuant to adjourn
ment met at the Courthouse.
Present-W. G. Kennedy, A. ID.
Russell, VIM. McQuiller, J. G. Drew
and w. G. Dunn, Travsi McClendon
and A. Myatt.
Absent-I. Garrett.
The minutes of the last meeting |
were read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Russell action on |
the application by the Monroe Board |
of Trade for an appropriation to pay |
part of the cost of bridging bayou La
fourche on the Winnsboro road was
deferred to the next (June) session of
the Police Jury.
On motion OF Mr.. Drew the Presi- |
dent appointed J. f. Golson, f. 8.
Parker and Robt. Hughes commits
sioners to contract with the lowest bid
der for repairing bridge across the
North Cheniere on the NatchitOches
road, and report at the next regular
meeting Of this body.
Mr.. Drew moved that the President
instruct the Parish Treasurer to re-
ceive from John II. Noble in parish
paper the amount of the judgment
with interest and cost to date against
said Noble in favor of Ouaclita parish.
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Wyatt, the Presi-
dent appointed a committee, Messrs.
Myatt, Russell and Dunn, to contract
with one of the newspapers published
in the city of Monroe, for the printing
of the Police Jury from April to De-
cember 81, 1880.
The following ordinances were in
troduced, read the first time, the second
time by their titles, on motion the
rules were suspended, the ordinances
read a third time and adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. S97.
Appropriating three hundred and fifty
eight and 1900 dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay
the claims against the parish of
Ouachita as allowed by the Commit
tee on Claims at the March 1880 ses-
sion of the Police Jury.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Ouachita parish, That three hundred
and fifty-eight and 1900 doi1ars
($35S 13-1OO.) ny. ~ -Inuch tnereo1 a.
y may be necessary, is hereby approPrl
IS ated to pay the claims against the par
ish of Ouachita as allowed by the com
mittee on claims at the March, 1880
session.
Adopted March 1, 1880.
# w. G. KENNEDY, President.
i J. T.. HANNA, Clerk p. j.
n,l ORDINANCE NO. 1913
q, Appropriating money for charitabl
ri purposes.
a. Be it ordained by the Police Jury {
x Ouachita parish, That the amounts sc
nj opposite the names of the paupel
d. mentioned below is hereby appropr
or ated to their support for each of tn
s. months of April, May and June, 1880
i is 81 5 SO. Coats 70 DC ''"" Il 's ~ ~
~. AZ, Frances knight, 50 90.
w Rose Henderson, to be drawn by N. Blu
ne Ain NJ. Taylor, to be drawn by S. Meye
10 Thos. Sims, to be drawn by J. A. Covine
ee Jerry Cam, to be drawn by +. II. Cam,
rs W. B. McCalcb and wife, to be drawn
&C A. Myatt, $40 %. .,,. To-, W, ,
IS NJ. j. MeElrath, to be drawn by b.
us ShuSter, ~ W.
le, Alfred White, to be drawn by w. /
or Moore, IS 90.
'o Mary Ann Payne, to ne drawn by w.
S- G. Scribcr, So 90.
al Hiram Graves, (for April only) to
,ro drawn by w. N. Adams $40 90.
Hiram Graves, for fare to Charity Ho
he pital, $40 90.
'e, Adopted March l, 1880.
ca w. G. KENNEDY, President.
he j. T.. HANNA, Clerk =. J.
m ~
an ORDIN ANCE NO. 800.
Appropriating eight dollars per mont
from February 20, 1880, to theSher
of Ouachita parish to pay rent for
building to be used as Il tax cole
=" tors office.
Tue DO it ordained by the Police Jury
'pc Ouachita parish, That eight dollars p
III month commencing February cot
ot' 1880, is hereby allowed to j. +. NJ
IT. Guirc, Sheriff of said parish to ps
"a rent for Il building to be used as a II
l'c collectors Office.
~ Adopted March l, 1880.
ms w. G. KENNEDY, President.
MS JOHN Il. HANNA, Clerk Il. j.