The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-12-11
A PROPOSITION
Which Ought to Settle the Parish
Seat Question.

10 INC fTtSiOeHt anu -htHDerS OF INC ROUGE
Jury Of the Parish Of Grant, Louisiana /:
Gentlemen-I am authorized by
Mrs. NJ. NJ. A. Lane to forward you
the enclosed offer to donate, for pub
lie purposes, to the parish Of Grant,
Block No. ] J in the Town of Colfax.
Taking great interest in the prog
ress and prosperity Of the town, and
believing it to be the proper aud natu-
raj situation for the parish seat, she
makes this offer in the hope that it
will settle the question.
Ii this offer is accepted and the
County Seat remains here, she will
be ready and willing to sell to all
desiring to locate within the Town,
lots or blocks at reasonable prices.
And / remain. very respectfully,
Francis W. BAKER,
Attorney for Mrs. Lane.
Colfax, La, Nov. "a, 1880.
The following proposition accom-
panied the above note:
MRs. ". NJ. A. LANE, the owner of the
real estate forming the Town of Colfax,
parish of Grant, makes the following offer
of donation to the Town of Colfax and
Parish of Grant, and the citizens thereof.
upon the terms and under the conditions
hereinafter set forth:
First-Mrs. Lane offers to donate to the
Town of Colfax and Parish of Grant that
certain piece or portion of real estate des-
igna;ed as Block No. IL, on plan of said
town known as the ''Bringhurst Survey"
bounded on the north by I'd" street, on
the east by Third street, on the south by
''E" street, and on the west by Second
street, and measuring in front upon each
of said streets one hundred and forty-eight
feet six inches.
Second-The property proposed to be do
mated shall be used solely for public pnr-
poses for the erection OF Court House,
Jail, Town Council House, Market House,
School House, and such other public build
ings as may be necessary, useful and
proper.
Third This donation, if accepted as
hereinafter set forth, shall continue and
remain in full force and effect so long and
no longer, than the said Town of Colfax
shall be and remain the parish seat of the
Parish OF Grant. and so long and no longer
than the whole Of said property so donated
shall continue to be exclusively used for
public purposes as aforesaid.
Foarth-1f at any time the said Town of
Coiiax shall Cease to be the parish seat of
the Parish OF Grant, or if said property
at any time be used in whole or in part, for
any other than the public purposes herein
before designated, then and in such event
dnnaftnn m
property shall revert to and again become
the property, and be returned to the pos
session of said Mrs. Lane, without cost.
expense or delay to her.
FVth-The Parish of Grant, through its
Police Jury, and the Town OF Colfax.
through its Town Council, shall accept
this offer of donation by formal resolution
to that effect within ninety days from this
date, and after such acceptance Mrs. Lane
will within thirty days thereafter pass and
execute formal act of donation in accord
ance with the terms of this proposition.
Sirth-Within sixty days from the date
OF the formal act of donation, the donees
shall commence the erection of a Court
House ON the said donated property and
the same shall be completed within one
year thereafter, and upon their failure SO to
do the said donation shall be considered
annulled aud revoked.
Serenth--lf at any time the property SO
donated rs aforesaid should revert to Mrs.
Lane by reason of the removal of the
parish seat from Colfax, or the use of said
property for other purposes than those for
which 1t is donated, then and in such event
all buildings and improvements placed
thereon, shall be and become the property
of Mrs. Lane, without cost or expense to
her. FRANCIS w. BAKER,
Attorney for Mrs. Lane.
Colfax, La, Nov. "a, 1880.
TO the Mayor and Council, 1oTn of Collar,
Grant Parish, La:
Gentlemen Since the communion
ton and offer of donation on behalf
Of Mrs. Lane, of date 24th inst, as |
have been advised that it is thought