Richland beacon., 1885-07-11

Board being in order business was proceeded
with as follows:
ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of the
Parish of Richland that there be appointed a
board OF reviewers to review the public road
from the upper end of the BarfieId place to
the lower end Of said place for the purpose of
seeing il said road cannot be placed on better
ground, and that F.. Mcdonald, A. b. Copper
Geo. Courtney, L. H. Willard, Henry News
berry. J. H. Rhymes and J. w. Smms be APP
pointed as reviewers TO compose said board,
ard that they be authorized to assess the
damages if any there be incurred by said
change, and that they be requested - confer
with the owner or agent of said place to ascer-
tam whether or not the proposed change
should be objectionable, and if so to pay to
hun in the lame Of the Parish Of Richland
the amount assessed by them as damages.
{. p. BALFOUR.
JNo. +. LOvELEss, President
Clerk.
ORDINANCE.
Be il ordained by the Police Jury that Sec.
ton 10 of ordinance No. As be amended to
read as follows: That X. A. Nelson be ap>
pointed Overseer of the road commencing at
Sam Lowings place and running to the Ray
Vile road al l.. II. Wizards, and tina, he have
the hands on Ben Wetherspoon, Seab. Bough-
ton, Robt. OVERLY, Charley Adams, Geo, Eu-
banks Mike Johnson. Nelson, Tilman, Bill
Ford, Tis,lale and Nose Liddell places, and
all other hands on the line of said road not
otherwise appropriated,
BE it ordained by the Police Jury that Ordi-
nance No. 81, ward I, section (, be amended
to read as follows: That Hubert Powe is
hereby appointed overseer of the road com.
mencing at the bridge near K. West Hatcl's
gin house instead of at the Ford at r. West
Hatch's. {. p. BALFOUR,
JNo. LovELEss, President.
Clerk.
ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury that F..
Swaggart he appointed overseer Of the road
in place OF X. Swaggart and that he work
from Girard road TO the grave yard and that
he have all the hands on the line Of said road
subject to road duty and not Otherwise appro-
pria,ed, C.P. BALFOER,
JSO. F. LOvELEss, PIesldent.
Clerk
On motion the application of re,cr Toomer
from the Ord ward be laid on the table.
Ordered that the board adjourn TO meet to-
morrow morning at nine O'Clock.
{. p. BALFOUR,
}. r. LoVELEss, President.
Clerk
Tuesday, July 7th, 1885.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, all
members present except w. A. Boughtot of
the 5.h ward
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
RayviIe, La. July 7th, 1855.
We, yonr committee appointed to settle with
the Sheriff and Treasurer find their reports
correct, and herewith transmit the same TO
you, together with warrants paid by Treasurer.
and turned over also four hundIe and eighty
nine dollars and thirty cents certificates of in.
debtedness as per report Of Treasurer, and
one hundred and forty two dollars and fifty
rents in certificates of Indebtedness collected |
by the Sheriff for fines due the Parish.
(H F. VIcKERs,
Committee. 3 o Esx.nD.,
ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained bv the Police Jury that the |
:Ierk be authorized to issue duplicate certfi- |
'ates for claims Nos and 2, and that the |
original claims he declared void.
C.P. BALFOUR,
JNo. r. LOvELEss, President.
Clerk.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the
arish Of Richland that the President Of the
Police Jury he authorized to let out to the
owest bidder a contract to build wall
lronnd The Jail yard. Specifications to be
furnished by the President.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury that A. N.
childress be allowed $500 per annum to
'eeP the town pump repaired and kept in
unninfi order, and that he be paid quarterly
or said services, said contract to begin on the
st Of June, 1885.