Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-08-09

/ both lots offered, ana report 10 the
Board. Messrs. Richardson, Coch-
ran and Holmes.
On motion the Board adjourned
until ) o'clock p. m.
On rcassembling the Committee
appointed to examine the lots Of
fcred the parish, reported in favor
Of the lot offered by 7. w. Briscoe.
On motion Of Mr.. Cochran, Sec
onded by Mr.. Long, the report was
received.
On motion ofMr. Long, the bill Of
Mrs. "A. B. Towne for rent ofground
occupied by the Jail, and clerks
and recorders office, amounting TO
1852 80 was rcfcrredto the legal adj
wiser of the Board with INSTRUCTIONS
70 report the following morning.
Mr.. Long moved that the sum Of
fifty dollars or as much thereof as
may be necessary, be appropriated
to pay for the bedding and clothes,
Of small pox patients at Delta,
which bedding and clothes arc to
be destroyed, seconded, and adopt.
ed.
Mr.. Richardson, seconded by
Mr.. Cochran, moved to reconsider
the action of the Board il declin-
ing to take action in the matter Of
bids for bridges, carried.
The Committee on the petition
for levying special levee tax an
nounced that they were ready to
report, and reported as follows:
To the Honorable-the President
and members of the Police Jury of
Madison Parish.
GENTLEMES:-We your Commit
tee appointed to ascertain whether
the signatures to the petition pre-
sented to your honorable body were
sufficient to order a special election
under the provisions of act Al of
the acts of 1889 Of the general as
sembly of the State Of Louisiana,
beg leave to report that after a
careful examination of the property
values of your said parish We find
that thesignatures appended to said
petition fully justify ordering a
special election by your honorable
body, under the provisions of act
Al of the acts of 1882, aforesaid,
Respectfully submitted.
Signed,
J. T. COCHRAN, Chairman.
& M. Lone,
r. K. BoNEY.
On motion of Mr.. Richardson,
seconded by Mr.. Erwin, the bid of
Maj. Geo. G. Waddill to build
three bridges was accepted by the
Board.
On motion of Mr.. Cochran,
seconded by Mr.. Sewer, the bid of
Geo. Welsh to build the bridge
over Cross bayou for 5000, was
accepted.
| On motion of Mr.. Cochran
seconded by Mr.. Richardson the
bid of F. l.. Maxwell, to built The
four bridges in Hoggatt swamp in.
Guiding the bridge across Cypress
bayou for 5000, was accepted.
On motion the Board adjourned
to meet on Wednesday, at 1C
O'Clock a. M.
WEDNESDAY, August 6, 1884.
Board met pursuant TO adjourn.
ment-Present: Gen. Dennis Pres.
ident, and Messrs. Cochran, Rich
ardson and Sewer.
Mr.. Richardson moved that Com.
mittee of four be appointed to con.
slider the matter of lots for Jail
and Court House, adopted. The
President appointed as such Com.
mittee, Messrs. Richardson, Coch.
ran, Sewer and Holmes.
| The Board took recess of an
hour to enable the Committee tc
make a report.
On reassembling the Committee
announced that they had not come
to q decision and asked that they
be allowed until the next meeting
of the Board to make their report
The Board granted the time
asked for.
On motion of Mr.. Cochran
seconded by Mr.. Sewer the follow,
ing ordinance was adopted.
Ordinance No. 244, ordering al
election for the purpose of deciding
whether or not q special levee ia,