The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-07-15
Police Jury Proceedings.
JULY SESSION, 1852.

Police Jury of the parish Of Calca-
sieu met OF the Court House in the
town of Lake Charles, on the 10th day
of July, A. ID. 1882, pursuant to adj
journment. Present; J. J. W. Miller,
president; Abner Cole, d. d. Andrus,
Simeon Vincent, Isaac Nichols, VIM.
G. Reeves, Lastie Vincent and VIM.
Holland. Minutes of last meeting
we're read and approved.
On motion, the following hands were
apportioned to work on the road from
Tyler-B bridge on the Whiskeychitto.
to II. @. Farquhar's store, viz: John
Howell, @. J. Farris, B. Farris, oliver
FayTis. J. D. Seigler. J. A. Wright, W.
MeHenry, J. w. Westbrook, F. NJ.
Myers, Aaron Smith, Ellis Sigler, La
fayette Eigier, Jas. M. Dear. Geo.
Tbiellman, JEFF. Hanehev, Charles
Brown, Henry Hes, w. S Perkins, D.
Lewis, ID. W. Gibson, W. b. Melon
aid, Preston Harper, Geo. Eubanks.
On motion, Resolved, that all per-
SONS subject to road duty, living from
west Lacasins to Peach Tree point.
north of the old stage road, be and are
hereby spportioned to work on The
road from Welsh's station to Phillips
Bluff, on which road p. H Fontenot
is overseer.
On motion, the following road over
seers we're appointed for two years
from this date, TO wit:
Jno. Ashworth, on the road from
Bearhead bridge to Meadows mill.
Oliver Perkins, on the road from
Bearhead bridge to Slaydon's mill.
Oscar Dial, from the sonth end of
Big dry bayou bridge to the military
road
Edward Shirley, on the road from
the parish line to Turkey branch.
Joseph Simmons, from Turkey
branch to the military road.
Lucien Jones, from the military road
on the LeesVille road, to the intersec-
tion with the Lake Charles and Sugar
town road.
Eli Berry, on the road from Swer-
myers ferry to Beaver creek.
On motion, Resolved by the police
jury of the parish of Caleasieu, that
whereas. in accordance with public
notice given by the sheriff of said par
ish, published by virtue of a resolution
of the police jury, passed at its Febru-
airy session of 1882, offering the public
printing of the parish of Caleasieu for
the ensuing twelve months, TO the low
est bidder, and whereas, after having
been frequently and repeatedly cried at
the Court House door by the sheriff Of
said parish, and as j. w. Bryan, pro-
prietor of the Lake Charles Echo, Of
fered to do said printing for IS per cent.
less than the amount allowed by Act
No. 6 of the extra session of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana, for the year 1881, for like
work, and this being the lowest
bid offered; therefore, be it resolved,
that the public printing for the parish
of Calcasieu for the ensuing twelve
months from this 10th day Of July, A.
D. 1882, be and is hereby awarded to
said J. W. Bryan, proprietor of said
Lake Charles Echo, at the rate of IS
per cent. less than the amount allowed
by said Act No. 6 Of the extra session
of 1882, for like work, upon the said
J. W. Bryan entering into a written
contract and giving bond and security
in favor Of the president of the police
jury in the sum of $3.50, for the faith
full performance of his duties as public
printer as aforesaid, said bond to be
approved by the president Of the police
jury.
On motion, this body adjourned IN
til tomorrow morning, July IL, 1852,
at 8 O'Clock.