The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-17
Proceedings OF the Police Jury.


ent: j. /. Holmes, ward two; JIM. Jones
ward three; w. II. Morris, ward four;
w. 4. Strong, ward five. Absent. w.
Jones, ward six; S. NJ. Smith, ward one;
J. r. Bird, ward seven; j. ID. Williams,
ward eight.
There being no quorum the Jury ad-
journed until Tuesday Oct. 7th
Tuesday Oct 7th, 1854.
The Police Jury met pursuant to ad-
journment. Called to order by S. NJ.
Saith, President, with the following
members present: Messrs. Smith, Jones,
Holmes, Morris, Strong and Williams.
Absent. W. jones and j. Il. Bird.
The minutes of the preceding session
of the Police jury was read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, the regular
order of business was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Strong, the following
resolution was read and adopted.
BE it resolved, That having carefully
read and considered the address and Pc
tition of the Board of Trustees of the At
lanta Male and Female Institute, i'm which
they ask for the location of the State
Normal School ut that plaee, urging i'm
support thereof. many canses and rea-
SONS. We do hereby announce and de-
clare that we eddorse all said reasons.
and causns to be true. and as we believe
good. That We believe ii Will he to the
greater interest OF the State at large to
locate the State Normal School in the
town of Atlanta. in the building now oc-
cupied by the Atlanta Male and Female
Institute.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the regular
order of business was resumed.
Mr.. Strong presented a petition of the
citizens of wards five and eight. asking
that L. a. Holmark be added TO the pau
per list of the parish of Winn, and that
Mr.. j. NJ. Bird be appointed his agent,
which on motion of Mr.. Strong was
granted, and L. \. iIolinark was .liced
upon the panper list, and J. NJ. Bird was
appointed his agent.
On motion of Mr.. Holmes, a recess was
taken until two o'clock.
Evening session: Members present rs
before.
Miscellaneous business being i'm order,
and on motion of Mr.. Strong, the follow
ing standing committee on Finance was
appointed by the President: viii A.
Strong. J. NJ. Jones and j. d. Williams.
On motion of the same member, the
Treasurer's report was received and re-
ferred to the committee on finance, and
that the finance committee be required to
report vt this meeting, the necessary
books. blanks and reeepts, necessary for
the use of the Police Jury.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Strong. the follow
ing resolution was adopted.
BE il resolved, That the road overseers
on the Montgomery and Saline road be
required to summons the hands on both
sections of the said road, North and
South of the Coulee de-eedre, being the
and districts of said road, to build II
bridge on the COulie de-cedrc, where
said road crosses said creek. and that the
Clerk of the Police Jury be required to
serve this resolution on each of the over
SeerS.
On motion of Mr.. Jones, the following
ordinance was adopted.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury, in
regular session, That the road leading to
the parish line north and intersecting the
Wianfield and Columbia road near the
Beau-cous bridge. ordered reviewed i'm
the january session of this Hon. body be
adopted as Il public road. and that j. u.
Rentz be appointed ovelseer for the year
1884. for said road.
On motion of Mr.. Morris. the follow
ing Clerks of election were appointed:
Ward /. 1. II. Brian; ward 2, c. +.
Whitehead; ward 3, j. G. Fletcher; ward
4, John Stinson; ward ), j. NJ. Jones !;
ward 6, j. II. Ferguson; ward Z, VIM Nj.
d. Gaar; ward s. precinct No 1, y. j.
Clifton; ward s.. precinct No. 2, J. ID.
Williams.
On motion of Mr.. Strons, j. /. Holmes
was appointed agent for j. II. Roberts As
pauper.
On motion of Mr.. Strong. the follow
ing ordinance was unanimously adopted.
De it ordained by the Police Jury in
| regular session convened. That the sun,
| of SIS be and Is hereby appropriated ont
/
| in defraying the expenses of @. w. HALL
mark to the Charity Hospital at New Or
leans, to be drawn upon the warrant Of
Drs. Brian aud Kelly.
| On motion of Mr.. Morris. the following
ordinance was adopted.
| Be it ordained by the Police Jury, That
the President of the Police Jury be au-
thorized to advertise for bids for the re-
/ vision Of township aud range abstract OF
land entries, up To January lst 1885, in
accordance to Aci No. IS. approved 9th
Of July 1881, the bids to be sealed and
addressed to the President of the Police
Jury. and marked bids for abstract Of
land entries.' Bids to be made on ~
before the first day of November 1884
The Police Jury reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
On motion of sfr. Uolmes, the follow
ing committee On claims was appointed
by the President; s. NJ. Smith, j.
Holmes and w. II. Morris.
On motion Of w. ii. Morris, the body