The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-16
BELLEVUE, La.
THURSDAY, :::::::::::::::APRiL l6, 1885.
EARLY BOssIER HISTORY.
Dis organization-First Police Jury
First Public Buildings and
Officers Early Pioneers.

The first Police Jury Of BossieI
Parish met on JGne 4, 1843. The
first two pages Of the proceedings
are lost, and the remaining third page
only shows that it adjourned until
July 9Th, 1S43, to meet at E. @.
Longs" which is now known as
Burdens extreme lower Ferry, two |
miles northwest of Bellevue.
On the morning of July 6, 1S43,
the second session of the Police
met pursuant to adjournment at E.
G. Longs residence. Present :
VIM. Crowley, President, B. j. Will.
liams, Joseph Graham, William M.
Burns, and Isaac Lay, and j. A. W.
Lowry, Clerk. Andrew j. Lawson
was appointed Counsellor for the
Police Jury at an annual salary of
$50; J. A. W. Lowry, o. a. Magee,
and o. T. Sutton, were appointed
Constables of the Parish; George
Crutch and o. T. Sutton, Captains
of Patrol for Ward No. 1; William
Arick, P. G. Marlborough and E.
Doles, for Ward No. 2; Ebeneszer
Hearne and P. B. Cash for Ward 8;
Andrew Jones for Ward 4; Peyton
Pinkard, James johnson and Thos.
Mccall, for Ward 8. d. P. McGun
was appointed Justice of the Peace.
The petition of James Graham,
O. Hearne and Isaac Lay, for road
from JOS. D. Longs Ferry, on Bayou
Dorcheat, to Coushatta Bluffs, on
Red River, was granted. The fol-
lowing Commissioners were appoint.
ed: e. Hearne, j. Graham, Henry
Lewis, z. g. Graham, WIN. Powell,
Joseph Graham, John G. Alexander.
The petition Of j. L. M. Lowry,
Thomas Applewhite, Samuel Math'
ews, A. T. Huston, Ii. McFarlin,
John L. Hodges, T. Mccall, j. Hol'
linsworth, J. Alden, John Lemons,
John A. W. Lowry, and Daniel
Boone, for a road from Burns Land
ing, on Lake Bisteneau, to s. L. M
Lowry's residence by way of Joshua
Alden's and I. Pinckard's, was
granted. Commissioners: Robt. J
B. Lowry, Samuel Mathews, G. A
Boon, John 81. Mason, David Can
field, Thos. Mccall, J. Hollinsworth
The petition of John Clayton
Harry O'Neal, John Rhymes, M. W
Larkin, Andrew Jones, j. M. Hoop
er, j. 7. Alexander, Martin Dutch
L. Deck, J. Strickland, and others
for a road from E. @. Longs Ferry
on Lake Bodceau, to intersect tn
road from Andrew Jones' to j. d
Longs on Bayou Dorcheate, wa
granted. Commissioners: A. Jones
John Clayton, r. w. Long, Wm
Crowley, J. Crownover, ]. Strick
land VIM. Freeman.
Also, the petition of Isaac Lay
James G. Scott, j. Graham, B. j
Williams and e. Hearne, for a roaI
from Longs Ferry to intersect th
road from Long Prairie to Shreve
nort at or near Mrs. Armstrong; O
Red River. Commissioners: j. !
Gary, Thos. Lay, John Coates, I
O. Long, N. Perritt, JAS. Wallact
VIM. Lay.
Also, the petition Of B. j. Wi
Hams, j. @. Scott, VIM. NJ. Burni
and j. Graham, for q road froI
Sykes Ferry, on Dorcheat, leadin
by O'Danielrs Ferry on Bodcear
thence to VIM. Martins, thence
che Arkansas line. Commissioner
VIM. Martin, John Woods, job
Davidson, 3. Canon, John O'Dar
iell, James O'Daniell, and Mile
Covington.
An ordinance was passed to th
effect that Bossier was entitled
half tho receipts of the Ferry oppt
site Shreveport, and asking q n
Spouse from the Caddo Police Jur,
r. J. B. Lowry was appointe