The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-08-07

road lald out leading from Oaklli
, Springs, thence passing up the ives
] side of Calcasieu river, and intersect
ing the public road at or near jane
Odom's mill Read and referred tt
the committee on roads and bridges
Petition of David Miller and others
of the I'd ward, asking to have The
road running from Jennings to Dennis
Miller's ferry Strengthened so as to rur
directly on the section line instead ol
making an offset of 20 rods, as in the
original plat and plan of said road,
Was read and referred 10 tho commit
tee on roads and bridges.
Petition of citizens Of the I'd ward,
relating to barbe wire fence, was re-
ceived, read and referred to the com
mittce of the whole.
Petition of Thomas Winoke, asking
for a charter for ferry across Bayou
Dinde, was read and referred to the
committee on roads and bridges.
Petition of E. A. Perkins and others,
asking for a change in the public road
near Sulphur City, was read and re-
ferred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
Petition of citizens of 9th ward,
asking to have public road laid out
leaving the Beckwith Creek road at a
point between Slaydon's mill and 7.
A. Ashworth's, thence in southerly
direction, crossing Dry bayou at o
point between James Vans and Rob
ert Nelson's, to intersect the Edgerley
road near the residence Of Mrs. Pierce,
about one mile north of VIM. NJ. Per
kins, was read and referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
Petition of, w. ]. Slaydon, asking to
have the road leading from Slaydon's
mill to the intersection of the public
road near w. r.. Davis, a distance of
about 600 yards, declared public
road, was received and referred to the
committee on roads and bridges.
Petition of J. B. Gill and others, of
the Tth ward, asking to have public
road laid out from near the residence
of ID. A. Cole toward Davis mill, in
Vernon parish, was read and referred
to the committee on roads and bridges,
Petition of the citizens Of the Tth
ward, asking an appropriation to assist
in building bridge across Whiskey-
chitto, near John lies, was read and
referred to the committee on appro-
priations.
On motion of Mr.. Vincent,
Resotaed, That all that portion of
the report of the last Grand Jury re.
lating to the Jail be referred to the
special committee appointed at the
last meeting to report upon the eondi-
tion of the JILL Unanimously adopted.
On motion, 1t was
RESOLVED, That further consideration
of the whole subject matter relating to
the changing of the public road near
Sugartown be postponed until the next
regular meeting.
The proposition of Thomas Brooks
to place lightning rods upon the Court
House and jail, was read and referred
TO the committee on appropriations.
The committee on appropriations,
after having duly considered said
proposal, made the following report
To the President and Members Of tine Police
Juryi
Your committee on appropriations,
to whom was referred the proposition |
of n. Brooks TO rod tho Court House
and jail, beg leave to report fayorably |
thereon, and recommend that one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars be appro-
prated to pay for said rodding, each
building to have two point rods and
two ground rods, with weather vane
and globe to each point rod, all to be
in workmanlike manner, The said
amount to be paid out of any funds
now in the treasury, not otherwise ap-
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. VINCENT, Chairman.
DEMoY lies,
JAMES Cole.
The above report was unanimously
adopted,
The application of |. A. Perkins for
. ehaFteg for ferry at the forks Of
Hickory Branch and Beckwith creeks,
was read and referred to the committee
On roads and bridges,
Report Of the Tax Collector for the
,uarter ending june 80, 1886, showing
collections for said quarter amounting
q S1926. SO cents, was read and refer,
ed 10 the committee on finance.
On motion, Inc following named
PARTIES are hereby appointed as over
GERS on their respeetiyo roads, 10
erye untiI December all 1888 Ar !
hile Herbert from Hebert's ferry to
francois Hebert,s residence Eneas /
aodrioues from Francois Hebert's 10 |
1billips, RIM David Langley. from
oIilIins, Bluff To Deem Mars6. Oliver
,elj from severine J,anrlev,s fairy on
d uon q arnant - Tr;s,;a Po;nt Reni