The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1886-11-17
ALEXANDRIA, La, ,

NOV. 4th, 1856. }
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment. Present, F. Seip,
President; and Messrs. Barstow.
Griffin, James, Lawrence, Randolph,
Swami, and Thornton.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved,
On motion of Mr.. Swami:
Resolved, That the bond of W..
NJ. Smith for building and keeping
in repair the bridge across Spring
Creek, at Powell's mill, on Sugartown
road, be accepted, and bill for build
ing said bridge be approved.
On motion of Mr.. james:
Resolved, That the commissioners
appointed to have Howcrton
Ford bridge built, be authorized to
allow any party contracting to build
said bridge, to use all sound and
suitable lumber in the old bridge in
the construction of the new one.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of COM
missioners appointed to let out the
repairing of the bridge across Fish
Hole, be accepted. and bill for con-
tractors approved.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton:
Resolved, That permission be
granted Mr.. Julius Levin to open
gap in the new town Ievee at the
point where it joins the levee ON
Bayou Rapides, he having guaranteed
to protect the levee at that point when
ever necessary.
On motion Of Mr.. Randolph:
Resolved, That the report of COM
missioners appointed to let out and
receive the bridge across Indian
Bayou be received, and bond of
contractor be accepted, and bill APP
proved.
On motion of Mr.. Swami:
That, whereas the bridge across
the Out Side Slough, at the crossing
of the Calcasieu River, on the Hine-
ston Road, has washed up by the high
water,
Therefore, Be it resolved, That N.
o. Dove ands II. G.. Dove, the con-
tractors who built said bridge, and
j. NJ. Stokes. and Ed. Dyess, secu-
rites on the bond of the contractors,
be notified to repair and place in po-
sition said bridge within 80 days
from this date, or the Parish will
have same done at their expense.
On motion of Mr.. Swami:
That whereas the bridge at Smith
crossing, on the Calcasieu River, is in
a bad condition and N. o. Dove hav-
ing built same and given bond to keep
it in repair for two years, with Jessie
Price as security,
Therefore, Be it resolved. That
the said Dove and Price be notified
to put said Bridge in good condition
within 80 days from this date, or the
same will be done at their expense.
On motion of Mr.. Barstow:
Resolved, That the petition of
citizens of Cheneyville Ward, asking
that the road from Bayou Beuf to
Bayou Cocodrie, between the Lunen-
burg Plantation and the land belong
ing to John We'll, formerly a part of
the Brown place, be made a Public
Road, be granted, and that it is here
by made and declared a Public road.
and that Jos. Fitzpatrick be appoint
ed Syndic, and that the hands Con
Lunenburg Plantation be assigned to
work said road.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton:
Resolved, That report of commits
sioners for Big Bayou bridge be re-
ceived, and bill approved and bond
accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Barstow:
Resolved that the following citizens
be appointed as Levee Syndics, as
follows. viz: G. w. Slocumb, from
Alexandria to Bayou Cut Off; A. L.
Peart, from Bayou Cut Off to Beaver
Dam; George Dorhman from Beaver
Dam to parish line, and the said sym
dies are hereby charged with the
custody and preservation Of the
levees within their respective dis
tricts.
On motion of Mr.. Thornton: