The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-07-17
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Grant.
CoLrAx, GRANT PARISH, La, July 5, 1885.

CoLFAx, GRANT PARISH. La, July ), 1885.
The police jury met pursuant to
adjournment. Members present-A.
l.. Grow, president; ID. p. Morris,
ward two; w. N. Creed, ward three !;
III. p. Gray, ward tour; A. p. Collins,
ward i've; j. 4. " ilson, ward six; j..
w. Land, ward seven.
On motion of j. r. Wilson the presi-
dent appointed j. w. Land, A. p.
Collins aud IL. p Gray as committee
to examine the treasrIrer's and tax
collectors books, and j. T. Wilson, ID.
p. Morris and w. N. Creed as a COM
mittee to examine the work on the
court house.
On motion the jury adjourned until
p. m. in order to allow the members
of the police jury who'are members of
the school board to attend the meeting
of the school board.
The jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, same members present as in the
morning, and adjourned until Tuesday,
a. IN. and resolved into a body of
reviewers.
July 6, 1886, the jury met pursuant
to adjournment, all the members pres
ent. The reading of the minutes of
yesterday was dispensed with.
The jury resolved themselves into
a board of reviewers, and adjourned
until 2 p. m.
The jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, same members present as in the
morning and continued as board of
reviewers.
Adjourned until Wednesday, 9 a. m.
July z, 1886, the police jury met
pursuant to adjournment, all'the mem
bers present.
On motion the president was author
lied to warrant on the treasurer in
favor of s. b. Shackelford for the sum
of 81 50 for recording the road con-
tract between tie parish and Me-
knight ct al.
The jury continued the reviewing of
the assessment rolls for an hour.
The president appointed j. I. Will
son, w. n. Greed and ID. p. Morris as
a committee to draft finance ordi-
nance for the year 1886.
The jury adjourned until p. m. to
give the committees further time to
report.
The jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, same members present as in the
morning.
On motion of j. r. WILSON,
Resoired, That Thomas Williamson
and Annie Brian are hereby placed Oh
the pauper list for the year 1886.
On motion of j. w. Land the sum of
SO 25 was allowed to w. l.. Bird as
H. l..f
the president authorized to warrant on
the treasurer in favor of w. l.. Bird
out of the funds of 1885.
j. w. Land offered the following
ordinances as a substitute for the Ordi-
nances offered by ID. p. Morris and j.
r. Wilson relative to the building of
bridges across bayou Darro at April
meeting:
BE it ordained by the police jury Of The
parish of Grant, That the sum of six
hundred dollars be and is hereby APP
propriated to build a bridge over the
Darro OH the road running from FAR
mount to Bagdad as follows: Two hum
dred dollars to be paid out of the
revenues Of 1856. two hundred dollars
| out of the revenues OF 1887, and two
hundred dollars out of the revenues Of
1888.
BE it further ordained, That the sum
of seven hundred and fifty dollars be
and is hereby appropriated to build a
bridge across the bayou Darro on the
| Colfax and Pineville pine woods road
to be paid as follows: Two hundred
and fifty dollars out of the revenues If
1856, and the same amount out Of the