The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-01-16
tomorrow a. M, to give the COM
mittees further time to report.

The jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, same members present as yes
terday. The minutes of yesterday
were read and adopted.
| On motion of A. p. Collins that the
police jury contract with the sheriff,
p. GOods, to do the criminal work of
the parish for the year 1885. Yeas
A. P. Collins, j. t. Wilson and w. N.
Greed. Nays-M. Nugent, d. P. Morris
and j. w. Land. There being tie
the president A. L. Grow voted yea.
On motion of D. p. Morris the presi-
dent appointed M. Nugent, A. p. Col
Inns and j. T.. Wilson as committee
to contract with the sheriff to do the
criminal work of the parish for the
year 1885.
On motion the jury adjourned until
Up. IN.
The jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, same members present as in the
morning.
The committee appointed to exam
inc the treasurer's and tax collectors
books made the following report, which
was read and adopted and committee
discharged
We your committee appointed to ex-
| anime the treasurer's and tax cOllec-
tors books, beg leave to report that we
have examined the treasurer's report
and find it correct; and, relative to
the tax collectors books, we would say
that, owing to the incolmpletion of the
tax collecting, we cannot ascertain
whether they are correct or not, and
therefore did not examine them. We
find $l43l Is in jury certificates which
we recommend be destroyed.
j. T. WILSON, Chairman.
The certificates were burned in the
presence of the jury.
The jury adjourned until Tomorrow
at 9 u. III.
January Q. 1885,
The jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, same members present as yes
terday.
The minutes of yesterday were read
and adopted.
On motion of M. Nugent-
Be IL ordained, That Jn0. C. Wick
life, counsel for the parish of Grant,
is hereby authorized to make any COM
promise with the police jury II the
parish of Rapides that to him may
seem best for this parish of the suit
now pending between the two said
parishes in the district court of Ra-
pides parish.
The committee appointed 10 contract
with the sheriff to do the criminal
work of the parish report as follows
We your committee appointed to
contract with the sheriff to do the
criminal work of the parish for the
year 1885, beg leave to report that we
cannot contract with the sheriff for
less than $500, subject to credit for all
costs collected by him, aud as the law
limits to that amount, we cannot con-
tract.
81. T. WILSON,
Committee. NJ. NuGENr,
IA. p. COLLINS.
The report was accepted and the
committee discharged.
On motion Of j. T. Wilson the mo-
ton made by A. p. Collins, relative to
making contract with the sheriff, was
reconsidered. ~
The motion of A. p. Collins to make
a contract with the sheriff to do the
criminal work for the year 1885 was
voted on and lost.
On motion of D. P. Norris
Be 1t ordained, That the sum of one
hundred dollars be and the same is
hereby appropriated to F. H. TOmp-
kins, of Shreveport, La, publisher Of
"North Louisiana, its Minerals, Soil,
Climate and HEALTH" to recompense
him for including in said work q COM
plete description of this parish in ac-
cOrdance with agreement of date Oct.
oath, 1885, and letter of Dec. 10Th, '65.
The president of the police jury is
hereby authorized to warrant upon any
funds of the parish otherwise unap-
prOpriated for said amount in favor
of Jno. C. Wickliffe, as per request of
said Tompkins, after the Indebtedness
of the parish for the current fiscal year
be paid and after said work be pub
lished.
On motion of NJ. Nugent the yeas
and nays we're called, and d. p. Nor
ris, w. N. Greed, j. T.. Wilson and j.
w. Land voted yea and N. Nugent
voted nay.
The committee ON claims made the
following report, which was read and
adopted:
We your committee on claims, beg
leave to report as follows:
P. Goode, conv'g prisoners fund.- $50 90
p. Goode, cant'gt fund 379 IS
j. G. Wickliffe $50 90
p. Goode, turnkey feed'g pris. 1893 Is
q. H. Thomas, J. z. fund ...-. 4 so
g. w. Bruce ;. - .-..--- IS
s. M. Lacroix, :. :. .---.-.- "a n
Oncy Smith, :. :. ---..--. = 90
A. l.. Grow, :. - ..------ Is 81
W. H. Gray, :. =. .-...... . 20
]. H Hardy, - ..------ 2o
r. w. Horn. :. = --...-. 3 So
w. d. Carrot. assessors fund .-..-. 3O4 "a