The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-01-24
0&Gal Proceedings Of the Police Jury Of
che Parish Of Grant.


COlIlpS ward B, J. i. Wilson ward 8.
j. w. Laud ward I. Abssut-Juo.
e Smith ward 3.
On motion vi NJ. NngeDt g. d
Lscrolx wss appointed ~ commit
ice to examine and receive the Jail.
aud the president was authorised t..
warrant on the treasurer for th.
pr" rata IN the treasury and due ol,
the contract for moving the Jail.
Tue cOmmitiee appointed To review
the bridge built across bayou DARE,
by Jn0 A. Woodward made the ful
lowing report, which was received
and COMMITTEES discharged:
To the. President and Msmbrs a tAs Police
jury in and for ths Parish Ut 0rsnt;
We the uudersig u-d committee ap-
pointed 10 review the bridge ON I'll.
bsyOu Darro on the Colisx Mud Pine
vile road known NJ the R.gnlsth
road. beg leave 10 report that W,
have examined said bridge aud find
it one hundred aud sixty i've fee,
long, twelve feet wide and the TIM
bers are ont Of cypress hesrts- We
further report that the bridge ia nos
built exactly according 10 kpecifica
tiOns. bot it is more than worth the
money. Very respectfully,
Jxo. p. HApRor,
Committee l. Moaan,
W. J. Tlson.
]. p. Badnot explained 10 the po-
lice jury that the particulars in which
said bridge 10 different from the
specifications are that some OF the
cap slIls are 7x9 inches. whereas the
contract said 8xl0. and some Of tie
benches were more than Is feet
apart, when the Contract said they
we're not to be over Is feet
o. motion Of j. T. Wilson the
bridge built by Woodward was &C
cepted aud the president MAS an
thOrised to warrant on the treasurer
for his pro rata in the bridge fund.
Gu motion Of n. Nueent The bridge
built by O. G. Watson across Ssddl.
bayou was accepted and the prss,-
dent authorized TO Wsrraat GU the
treasurer tor his pro rata 10 the
bridge fund.
o. motion Of n. Nugent the police
Jury adjourned until 3 p. m. TO give
the committee on claius further time
to report.
The police jury met pursuant 10
adjournment. same membsrs present
On motion Of J. 7. Wilson the 20
lios jury sdj'usned until Thursday.
' q "a, IN order to give the commute
tee on claiss farther time to report.
fsusaDAs. Jan. IL tsek
Tho police Jury met pursuant 10
adjournmsnt. same members present
The minntes VI yesterday were
read and adopted.
D. r. Morris offered q resolution
to allow p. Goods $75 for 40 isou
safe, which vas lost.
On motion Of d. p. Morris the
435 fine Ut u. A. Wickliffs, consist,ue
oi ST 80 in scrip. 81 Is IN currency
and a 50 (distriot attorney lee .,
20 per csnt) was ordered to be turn
cd over to the parish treasurer to be
dlsposed of IN regular order.
90 motion Of D Y. Aorris-
Be 4 ordssnsd, That any person or
per~0ns prsssn ting any claims bsiur+
the police jury against the parish
shall make them out in ifemissd TORN,
and said claim Or claims will not b.
allowed or scted on unl0sH itemized
aud sworn 70 according TO law.
On motion Of A. r. Collins
Be Il 0rdsiRed, That the clerk III
the district court of Grant parish
shall keep . separate book for the
purpose os entering each and every
Jury certificate issued by him, and
every witness certificate in criminal
cases; and said eutriss shall be made
as follows. t0-wii: The jury csrtii-
rate entry sbsll have the name Of The
juror, the term Of curt served, the
number OF certificate aud the amonnt
due juror; and the entry for Witnesses
in criminal csses ebsll have the psme
Ut the witness. the title Ut the snit,
the amount due witness and the
number Of certificate.
Motion lost-yeas l. nays 4.
On motion Of d p. Morris
Be 4 ordained, That public ferry
be established across the bayou Darro
on the Collar and Pineville pine
woods road. and the president ie
hereby authorized to let ont the same
to the highest bidder after adver-
tisemsnt aocording TO law; and the
rates OF ferrisgs sball be a. lollows:
For any person on loot s cents. man
aud horse 20 cents. horse and twn
wheel vehic)s IS cents, hors~ and
four wheels IS csnta, ard ave o+uts
mar head In addition far >ach Ard