The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-17
eferred to committee on finance


On motion the Police Jury resolved
themselves into Board of Reviewers
and proceeded to examine the assessment
/ list.
| On motion of Mr.. Strong, fhe ASSESSOR
valuation on Railroad lands was sustained
On motion took recess for dinner.
Two o'clock p. m, Board called to or
der by the President, and proceeded to
examine assessment lists.
On motion adjourned until Thursday
morning o'clock a. IN.
Thursday morning O'Clock am, call-
e. % order by me President, and pi o.
cceded TO examine the assessment list.
On motion took recess for dinner.
Two o'clock pm, called to order by
the President, and proceeded 10 examine
the assessment list.
On motion adjourned until Friday 8
o'clock am.
Friday July 10th, the Board of Review
ers met pursuant to adjournment, with
the following members present: Messrs.
Jones Pres, Bird, Morris, Strong, Holmes
Williams, Smith. Called to order by the
President, and proceeded to examine the
assess.nent list.
On motion took recess for dinner.
Two O'Clock pm, called to order by the
President, and proceeded to examine the
assessment list.
On motion adjourned until Saturday
o'clock am.
On motion the Board of Reviewers adj
journed till the 9th of July 1885.
{. On motion the Police Jury resumed
business.
On motion of Mr. Strons, the President
appointed committee of two on claims.
temporary. Com. Strong aud Morris.
On motion took n recess for dinucr.
Tn motion the report Of the Finance
committe was read, and the recommen-
dations OF the committee adopted, as fol-
lows:
We your undersigned committee re-
specffully report that we have met most
Of the creditors Of the parish, and we
think that we can arrange an aniicable
settlement with them. and ask that we be
authorized to call = meeting Il the crsdi-
tors on or before our adjourned meeting
to receive propositions from them. We
having made the following proposition:
That We wonld pay pro. rata. on all e
eec recognized valid claims at 8 proper
scaling, all of the surplus funds that may
be in the Treasury after paying the ex-
penses for the year 1885, and should there
be any balance due on the claims afore-
said. that we viii set apart two mills on
the dollar, II necessary, Of the taxes of |
the year 1856 TO pay the same; and fur
thcr, that In reference to the memorial |
by Mr. Cans Esq, hereto at<
tached, We respectfully repert that we |
have carefully examined the same, aud |
lind that we are powerless to grant the |
prayer of the memorial; but are satisfied |
that settlement satisfactory to the me-
nlorialist can be made as provided IN the |
first clause of this report.
We further report that we have exam-
Ined the books of the Treasurer, in con-
necfiun with his report which Is attached |
hereto, and find that they correspond.
and that the Treasurer has paid numer-
ous claims amounting to Sl92.31,. which
we recommend be burned In presence Of
The Police Jury.
We further report that we have confer
red with Mr.. w j Sewers, Sheriff, to as
certain What amount he will summons
uraSs by the year, aud find that he will
10 the work for the sum Of el4O.0O per
rear, aud we recommend that the Presi-
lent OF the Police Jury be authorized to
.nter into contract with Mr.. w J Sow
rs Sheriff, for the above sum, per year.
or said service with the prOyisO that II
,lly Jury for one term lie ordered. the