The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-06-15
lane to McNutt's hill, Frank Durham,

lltt, e. w. Shuey, syndlc.
District No. 7, from SaLford's uppe
line to Seip's lower line, Jas. Brown
syndic.
District No. 8, from lower line tt
upper lne of the Clapp place, Jame
II. Flint, syudic.
District No. 9, from Bertrand bridge
to lower line of G. w. Cumpton's plan
tation, on river road, Hynson Magrn
der, syndic.
| PINEvILLE WARD NO. y.
District No |, from Pinevi!le to bay
on Marias, on Marksville road, Et
David, syndic.
District No 2, from bayou Marias tt
Nally's, on Marksville road, jane
Wise, Jr, syndic.
District No 3. from Nally's to til.
Parish road, on Marksville road, N
Hathorn, syndic.
District No 4, from Pinevllle to
mile post, on Holloway's Prairie road
syndic.
District No 5, from mile post t.
ComstOck's springs, on Holloway
Prairie road, jeff Parson, syndic.
District No 6, from Comstock'
springs to the Parish line, N Barron
syndic.
District MOI, from forks of road a
P S Keys to the Parish line, Johr
Hanlin, syndic.
District No 8, from Nally's tx
Grimes, H c Hines, syndic.
R1GoLETTE WARD NO. 10.
District No l, from Pineville to Cum
mings Bridge, on Donahue Ferry road
Geo R Waters, syndic. gt
District No2, from Cummings bridge
to Parish line, Essex Brashear, syndic
District No 8, from Pineville to Pa
IRISH line on Harrisonburg road, Co.
lumbus Becham, syndic. tsa !.
District No 4, from Pineville to Pa
IRISH line on Claiborne road, Charles
Barron, syndic. nj ~" Is
District No 4, from Thos Hits te
Rigolette Bridge, Alonzo Barns. sydc
District No 6, from Rigolette Bridge
to Col French's lower liue, Lafayette
Reeves, syndic.
District No Z, from Col French's
lower line to Jeffries' lower line, Kir.
by Smith, syndic.
District No 8, from Jeffries' lower
line to Mouth of Darro, Frank Morris
syndic. :s,f So. r.. r. ..
The report of the commissioners APP
pointed at the called meeting of the
Police Jury in April, to locate the
road on Bayou Rapides, from corner Of
Kent and Scott plantations to Alexan-
dria, having been received and adopt.
ed. therefore
On motion of Mr.. Long, >'t II -
Be it Resolved, That the public road
from the Kent plantation, on Bayou
Rapides, to Madison street in Alexan'
dria, be and the same is hereby chang:
ed as follows: The new road to leave
the Bayou Rapides road at or near the
lower corner of the Kent plantation,
and run in a straight line to point
where the Depot of the New Orleans
and Pacific Railroad is to be built, and
thence in straight line to a street
designated as Madison street in Alex
andria, and that the new road shall
not be less than seventy five feet wide.
Be it further Resolved, That J. N.
Ball be authorized to make the new
road and to close the old road when
ever the new road is ready and in a
suitable condition for public travel
The Jury then adjourned until 81
o'clock P. NJ. ~.
81 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
The Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, all the members at
thetmorning session.
On motion of Mr.. Hickman,
Resolved, That George w. Christian
and Columbus Becham be placed on
Road District No. 8, Rigolette Ward.
Mr.. j. Y. Hathoru having presented
his commission as Police Juror from
Pineville Ward, was admitted as a
member of the Jury. &&sa
The petition of citizens of Bayou
Rapides asking the repeal Of the Ordi-
nance granting Major Seip Lie privi-
lege of changing the road at his Innis
place, was rejected, counter petition
having been presented signed by a
larger mum Der of citizens declaring the
proposed new road to be as good, if
not better, than the old one.
On motion of Mr.. Hickman,
Resolved, That in view of the al
most impossible condition of the roads
throughout the Paris! generally, and
the difficulty experienced by syndics
in getting hands subject to road duty
to appear when summoned, and con-
tinue the work sufficient length of
time when they do come out, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the syndics are here
by empowered, under Act liz of 1880,
to call out the hands, after a notice of
"a hours, to work as long as they may
deem necessary, not to exceed IL days,
and after said call shall have been
made, no hand shall fail to come nor
absent himself until discharged by the
syndic, under penalty of a fine OF
$500 per day, and in default of pay
ment, imprisonment IN the Parish Jail
not more than five days for each day
he may fail to work on said road, to
be collected and enforced by any Mag
istrate, who shall pay over to the syn
die such fines, and be by him expend-
ed on roads in his District. Be it
further a aE
Resolved, That the hands shall car
ry such tools as the syndic may order.
On motion of Mr. Blanchard,
Resolved, That according to Act S.
of the General Assembly OF 1890, the
Police Jury of Rapides Parish do here
by declare fence along the public
roads constructed oftwo barb wire and
one six inch plank, or four six inch
planks with good posts, a legal fence,
provided such fence shall not be less
than Al feet high, and they declare