The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-16

At the next daily session j. G.
Scott was appointed Parish Ranger;
and the Parish Treasurer was re-
CURED to give $4,000 bond.
At the nest days meeting it was
"ordained that the Act of the Police
Jury calling the site of the Parish
of Bossier Freedonia, be and is
hereby repealed, and called Society |
Hill. So, it appears that the first
Police Jury gave the present town
of Bellevue the name of Freedenia,
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Burns suggesting the
name of Bellevue.
The President was authorized to
to have the proceedings of the Po-
lice Jury published in the Claiborne
and Bossier Democrat. Adjourned
until July "a, 1s43, to meet at So
ciety Hill.
The next session is dated "Society
Hill," July "a, 1S43." Present: B. J.
Williams, VIM. M. Burns, and VIM.
Crowley, President; and J. A. W.
w. Lowry, Clerk.
@Society Hill" was described in
an ordinance as being SITUATED on
the north part of the east half of
the northwest quarter of section
five, township nineteen, range IL,
west" That is where Bellevue now
stands. This ordinance was passed
with the provision that enough
land could be had, and 800 was
appropriated to purchase the neces-
sary fifty acres.
Town lots were held by the parish
at 800 each; and 90 30 an acre for
adjoining lands, the sales to go into
the parish treasury.
| G. q. Key purchased II acres of
land in Bellevue, at 81 30 an acre.
| From notarial act before Parish
Judge VIM. r. Beck, it is recorded
that VIM. M. Burns conveyed to the
Parish eighty acres of land.
At the session of August 14th,
1843, an ordinance was passed
, changing the name of the parish
. site from Society Hill to Bellevue
, w. Crowley, VIM. M. Burns, and
j. A. w. Sowry, were, on August
, IA, 1S43, appointed Committee tt
survey the parish site.
VIM. Crowley, Robert W. Long
] and J. J. Alexander, were managers
+. of the first election in Bellevue.
!. BossIER's COURT HOUSES.
! An ordinance dated September 4
8 1843, provides for the building o
I. an Office for the Parish Judge ant
:. Clerk, to be one-story frame, 1.
l. feet high, and 1880 feet.
J. Also, on the same date, that /;
J, Court House be built, "25 feet b,
:. 80 feet long, one and-a-half storie
j. high" also, that a Judges seat, jur.
!, bench, and other Court House para
J, phernalia be furnished. On the TO
7, lowing September Is, the plan wa
q changed to that of two story fran
}. % By 35 feet long. VIM. Crowley
g W. NJ. Burns, and j. L. M. Lowry
J, were appointed Committee to a
D. tend to the building of and receiv
& the Court House. A. Kendall wa
the contractor. The Judges an
?, Clerks offices were included in th
}. frame Court House, a few feet soutl
q west of the present Court Housi
70 and afterwards occupied by w.
g. Smith as grocery; which was tor
n down and removed about 1870.
J. At call session in March, 1856.
.. the followed ordinance was passed
9, "That in order to take the sens
of the people in regard to the pr,
u. priety of building new Coul
8, House, the voters of the sever;
10 wards be requested, in casting the
g votes on the I'd Monday in Ma
d, next for Police Jurors, to signii
70 their wish on the subject by votin
S: as follows: If they are for buildiu
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