Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-08-09
POLICE JURY.
MoypAY, August 4. 1854.

mis-, President; and Messrs Erwin,
Long, Cochran, Richardson d
Sewer.
Moved by Mr.. Richardson, sec
onded by Mr.. Erwin, that COM
mittee Of three be appointed to
consider the bids on bridges, and
to report Tuesday morning at 10
O clock-carried. The President
appointed Messrs. Richardson,
Cochran L. Erwin.
Mr.. Cochran offered the follow
ing ordinance, which was seconded
by Mr.. Erwin, and adopted.
Ordinance No. 242 defining roads.
Be it ordained DC, That the roads
running along the base of the levee,
of the entire front Of the parish
the levee here referred to, being
the line of levee built for the parish
as changed and placed back from
time to time, on account Of caving
or breaks-be and are hereby in
stricated 10 work same III their re-
spective districts.
Mr.. Cochran moved that A com.
mite of three, composed Of mem
bers Of the Police Jury and citizens,
be appointed to consider the mat
ter Of the petition to levy a special
tax Of five mills for levee purposes,
and to report on same, secondedby
Mr.. Erwin, and adopted.
| The President appointed Mossrs.
Cochran, Il. X. Boney and F. l..
Maxwell, Mr.. Maxwell declining to
serve, Mr.. G.. M. Long was APP.
pointed in his stead.
On motion the Board adjourned
until 10 o'clock a. m, Tuesday.
TUESDAY August 5, 1884.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
mental the members present.
The committee appointed to con-
slider the petition for a special
levee tax, stated that they were
not ready to report, and asked that
he be given until 5 O'Clock p. m. to
make their report, their request
was granted by the Board.
The committee appointed to con-
fer with Judge Scale in regard to
his claim against the parish report.
cd as follows:
| To the Honorable-the President
and members of the Police Jury of
Madison Parish.
| GENTLEMEN:-We the Commit.
tee appointed by you to confer. on
behalf of the Parish-with ]. C..
Scale Esq, rel tive to some mode
or plan for the adjudication and
settlement of the judgement held
by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Parish
Respectfully submit the following
report, that we your Committee,
held conference with Mr.. Scale
on yesterday, the 4th, inst, and
received the following proposition
from Mr.. Scale as his ultimation for
amicable settlement of the case
LIST the immediate payment Of
all the money now in the Treasury
of said Parish of Madison, which
he, "Seale,s claims TO be three
thousand dollars, and
End, the levy at once of a sufii.
cicnt tax to pay the remainder Of
this-Seales claim against your
said Parish.
Your Committee herein ask to
be discharged from further service
in above case.
con,;.,oo &c. A. RrcHARDsoN,
0 j. Il. MCCLELLAN.
| Mr.. Cochran moved that the re.
port be received and laid on the
table, seconded by Mr.. Erwin, and
adopted.
Tho Committee on bids fol
bridges announced that they could
not agree on report, and were, or
motion of Mr.. Long, seconded by
Mr.. Cochran-discharged.
;, Mr.. Richardson moved that no
action be taken at present on the
matter of building bridges, second
ed by Mr.. Erwin, adopted. The
yeas and nays being called for on
this vote, the vote stood: yeas,
Messrs. Erwin, Richardson and
Sewers, nays, Messrs. Long and
Cochran.
Mr.. Cochran moved the adoption
of the following ordinance, second.
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