Madison times., 1885-07-25


suing Of warrants for the amounts,
using the old blank warrants as
vouchers. a
Mr.. Erwin moved that tho Clerk !
be authorized to issue warrants for
the accounts Of the description
spoken of by General Dennis, sec
onded by Mr.. Richardson and car
ried.
Mr.. Sewer moved that the clerk
of the court be instructed to cancel
the last years bond of &. T. Treze-
want, seconded by Mr.. Richardson,
and carried. |
Mr.. Sewer moved seconded by
Mr.. Erwin that the report of the
committee appointed to examine
the bonds of the Parish officials be
accepted and the committee dis
charged, carried.
Mr.. Cochran moved that One
Thousand dollars (s1OOO be ap-
propriated for use on the levees
above the Biggs levee, and twonty-
three hundred dollars (s2, 30O) be
appropriated TO be used on the
Biggs levee. under the supervision
ofthe State Engineer, to commence
the work as soon as the survey has
been made by the State Engineer.
No second.
The cars arriving at this time,
Mr.. Long excused himself, and Mr.,
Cochran saying he could be of no
i further use, wished the board good
day, and left.
The bills referred by the Finance
Committee to the Board were
, taken up.
}, The following statement was read
} by the clerk:
TALLULAH. La, July Is, 1885.
To the Honorable, the President
, and members of the Police Jury of
} Madison.
GENTLEMEN The bill hereto
fore submitted by the undersigned
as Levee Bills for the year 1882,
, are based on itemized bills hereto
0 fore submitted by us to the Police
0 Jury of Madison Parish, said item,
y lied bills were duly placed in the
y custody of the then clerk of the
0 Police Jury-S. S. P. Dangertield
0 and by him-the said Dangerfield
. submitted to the Police Jury, and
y not paid for want of funds on hant
y to pay said bills at the time, since
0 which time, the said itemized bill'
0 have been lost while in the custod,
0 of the Police Jury, and by cOnse
y quenco of said loss, We the under
M 1
N signed parties are unable to furnisl
NJ itemized bills.
% j. II. GILFoIL,
70 JNo. B. STONE,
" NJ. p. ERWIN,
" These acc'ts do n vt embrace con
70 tributions by us from time to time
70 for leyee purposes, or services 10
70 work on levee but are for cash pai
~ ~ to hands for levee work.
" Mr.. Richardson moved that tn
DO bill of Floyd Farrar be paid, SEE
onded by Mr.. Erwin and carried.
DO On motion of Mr.. Sewer, secont
W W ed by Mr.. Erwin, the bills of II
an AZ B. Holmes and E. S. Dennis, 70
90 conveying prisoners to Jail wer
% allowed.
90 Mr.. Richardson moved that tn
W W several levee bills presented b
~ ~ allowed, and paid out of the leve
50 fund, seconded by Mr.. Sewer, an
90 carried.
90 Mr.. Erwin moved the adoptio
W of the following ordinance, secon'
oo @ ed by Mr.. Sewer, and adopted.
90 Ordinance No. 258.
IS Transferring the balance of I'll
w funds of tho year 1884 to the GEL
o oo eral fund of 1885.
OO Be 1t ordained &c, That q
so funds on hand, not othorwi
20 specially appropriated, be tran
10 ferred to the fund of the prese
~ ~ 1886 year, and that the bills allow
50 at this meeting, and such other bill
80 as may be allowed during the Gu
90 rent year, be paid from same, C
W w cept such as are, may be, orde
~ ~ ed paid; from any special fund (
25 hand.
10 Mr.. Sewer moved that the col
mittee appointed to investigate al
~ report as to tho Indebtedness d