The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-07-08
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury.

Official Proceedings of the Police Jury.
Monday, July Sd, 1892.
The police jury met pursuant to adj
journment. Present, S. c. Curry, pres
ident members A. L. Grow, X. o.
Kelly, F. NJ. Sharp, w. j. Tyson, j.
Kemp and l. NJ. Brian.
The president appointed Messrs. Ty-
son, Kemp and Sharp committee Oh
claims.
Mr.. Grow presented the report of
Che reviewers of tire new Bertrand
prairie road, which on motion of Mr..
Brian was adopted and the reviewers
discharged. The report is as follows:
the Police jerry Of Grant Parish.
The undersigned having been appointed
by your no ,orable body at regular meeting
in April last. to review and mark out a
public road leading from the Vim parish
line one-half mile north Of Bertrand pra-
RE, to cross Bear creek at Coleman Nor
us place, thence to Britton bridge ON Big
creek. thence to Rapides parish line one
mile north Of VIM. Lacroix's, do most re-
specially make the following report:
reefs, by posting for thirty-four days in
three different places, we began the review
ut half-past q IN. June 18th, 1882 We
started at the Winn parish line at the ter
mination of the Columbia and Alexandria
road Ia road regularly worked and kept up
by the public Of Winn parish). the same
being in the west half of section 2, town
ship 8, range I west. We then crossed
Bear creek in the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter Of section IA, in town.
ship 8 range l west; from thence We went
to Fish creek. crossing in the west half Of
section Is. township B. range l west: from
thence to Big creek Britt,n b,idge) cross
ing in the est half of the northwest quar-
ter of section Is, township z. range l
west; thence to Olson creek, crossing lii
the west half of the southwest quarter of
section 80, township z, range l west; then
to Sandy creek, crossing in the northeast
quarter of section IL, township 6, range
west; then to Rapides parish line, making
in all twenty five miles. We completed
said review at IL o'clock m. June IL, 1852.
We find good and suitable ground for said
road, entirely above overflow from back
water, with only one bridge to be built by
the parish. and that across Bear creek.
No claims for damage having been pre-
ScutcQ ~ dSSc8Sufcub HAS Occit uinOcs II
is our opinion that this road, if properly
dissricted. can be cut out and opened up
| excepting the bridge on Bear creek) in
thee days. You viii fiud accompanying
this report a map showing the exact locali'
| ty of said new road.
Respectfully submitted,
w. p. Walker, T. NJ. Bradford,
@. r. Nugent, w. p. Guynes,
| Road Reviewers
This June 26lh, 1881
! Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Tyson presented
petitions to discontinue the new Der.
trand prairie road, which ON motion o.
Mr.. Grow was laid over and Messrs
Brian, Tyson, Kelly and Kemp wert
appointed committee to investigate
the same to report at the next meeting
of the police jury by petitions IF thu
! citizens, and no persons name will bs
considered by the police jury who il
not liable to work on said road.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelly the jury ad
Ijourned until 2 O'Clock p. m.
At o'clock p. m. the jury met pur
suant to adjournment, all the member
present.
On motion of Mr.. Kelly Mr.. SharI
was excused until Wednesday morning
on account of sickness in his family.
| On motion of Mr.. Kelly Jack Arm
strong was appointed overseer on th
Three Notch road to work from BIZ
creek to Mill creek.
| On motion of MIR. Tyson the votinI
precinct in ward two was changed
from Mrs. Taylor's house to FAINT
mill.
y On motion of Mr.. Brian the follow
ing pamed gentlemen were appOinte
commissioners and clerks of election:
Ward one. - Thomas Hickman, A. y
Trust and Lorenzo Smith, commissioners
r. S. Cameron. clerk
Ward two-Wiley Walker, Thos. Lecki
A. ]. Evans, commissioners /; john Fan
clesk.
Ward three B. F. Moore. John Cocl
esham, Perry Walker, commissioners I
election; Sode Lee. clerk.
Ward Mathew Nugent, q. w. CHI
: lett, @. J. Hutchinson, commissioners Y
] L Johnson, clgk