The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-06
lOFFICIAL-l
Proceedings of the Police Jury of the
Parish Of Grant.


adjournment. Presents. e.. Curry,
president, and members Joshua Kemp,
f. NJ. Sharp, w. j. Tison and X. 0.
Kelly. who qualified as member of
the police jury from ward in place of
NJ. Nugent resigned.
On motion of Mr.. Grow the reading
of the minutes of the last meeting was
dispensed with.
The clerk presented bulletin board
which he had posted up, on which sew
eral suggestions had been made to the
police jury for consideration, to-wit
To have a cistern dug on the court
house square; to a change in the Colfax
and Alexandria road; and to the fact
that fence had been placed across the
the public road, and the sixty feet on
the river allowed by law, had been
fenced up in various places. All of
which was laid over.
w. j. Tison presented two petitions,
containing in the aggregate fifty-three
names. asking that the building of the
court house be suspended. Laid over.
The president called the attention
of the police jury to the condition of
II. ID. Walters, who is an invalid, and
also to Mrs. Clark, widowed lady in
INDECENT circumstances. Both cases
laid over.
r. o. Kelly presented a petition
from ward six, containing So names,
asking for the location of a public road
from Fredieu's to the Winfield road.
Laid over.
A. L. Grow presented a petition,
signed by 81 citizens, asking for the
location of a public road from the big
gate near Mount Ziou Church to Locll-
renzi Plantation on Bayou Darro.
On motion of Mr.. Grow the presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Brian, Grow
and Kelly committee on claims.
On motion the police jury adjourned
till 3 pm.
At 3 o'clock met pursuant to ad-
journment, all the members present.
On motion of Joshua Kemp the pc
tition presented by w. j. Tyson, ask
ing for delay in building the court
house, was set aside.
Yeas and nays called for. Joshua
Kemp, l. NJ. Brian and A. L. Grow
voted yea. f. NJ: Sharp, w. j. Tyson
and r. o. Kelly voted nay. There be-
ing tie, the president voted yea, and
the petition was set aside.
On motion of A. L. Grow tie petit
ton of j. c. Calhoun and other citi-
zens, for road leading from Narcisse
Predicts to j. N. Fletcher's, was car
ried, and the following road reviewers
appointed: j. r. Miller, Randolph He
bert, j. c. Calhoun and j. w. Land.
On motion of A. l.. Grow the petit
ton presented to have a public road
opened from the big gate near Mount
Zion church to Lochrenzi plantation on
Bayou Darro was considered and the
road allowed, the follwing road review
ers being appointed: s. c. Curry, San
dy Wilkins, III. Mcknight and Spencer
White.
On motion of R. o. Kelly-Be it or
dained that H. Mcknight be removed
as Overseer on the Colrax and Alexan-
dria upper road, and that L. E. Tory
be appointed in his place.
On motion of Mr.. Brian the name of
II. ID. Walters was placed on the pau
per list of Grant parish, and he was
allowed 500 out of the revenues of
1882.
On motion of Mr.. Sharp the name
of Mrs. M. Clark was placed upon the
pauper list of Grant parish, and she
was allowed S25 out of the revenues
of 1882.
On motion the body adjourned uu6l
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock.
AUGUST 2, 1881.
Police jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all the members present. Mr..
Kelly in the chair.
Mr.. Kemp moved to reconsider the
resolution locating public road from
N. Fredieu's to the VIM parish line
near j. N. Fletcher's. The motion was
carried.
On motion of NJ. Curry the petition
was laid over until next meeting.
On motion of S. C. Curry
I Be 1t ordained that DIR. Deal be al
lowed to let his fence remain where it
is, on the Colfax and Alexandria road,
and that the overseer of said road be
instructed not to interfere with said
fence unless futher instructed by the
police jury; provided DIR. Deal keeps
said road in good condition.
On motion of S. c. Curry the report
of the committee on claims was re-
ceived and adopted, as follows:
To the President and Members of the Police
Jury Of Grant Parish
Your committee ON claims beg leave to
submit the following report
CLAIMS ALLOWED.
C. H. Teal, turnkey fees and feeding
prisoners s7l 20
G. H. Teal, for carrying Brown to
Alexandria 10 IS
G. II. Teal, carrying Jim Monroe to
State prison ----.--------------- 60 80
Assylam ..-..... 80 81 90
C. H. Teal, summoning Jury COM
missioners ...-.....-...--.-..... S 40