The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-04-17
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revenues OF 1867, anu TWO nuHoFeu
dollars ont of the revenues of 1855.
The president of the police jury is
authorized to let the building of the
bridge to the last and lowest bidder,
after having advertised fOi bids for Che
building of said bridge for thirty days.
On motion of M. Nugent the Ordi-
nance offered by Mr.. Norris was laid
on the table until the July meeting.
On motion of j. T. Wilson,
| Be ii ordained by the police jury Of the
parish of Grant, That the sum of five
hundred dollars he and the same is
hereby appropriated to build bridge
over the DarrO on the COlfax and Alex
andria pine woods road. as follows:
Three hundred dollars out of the reve-
nues of 1886, and two hundred dollars
out of the revenues of 1887. The
building of the bridge to be let to the
lowest bidder after being duly adver-
tised.
On motion of A. P. Collins the
motion made by j. T. Wilson was laid
on the table until the July meeting.
On motion of w. N. Creed
Be it ordained BY the police jury Of
Grant parish, Louisiana, That it shall
be unlawful for any person to build
fence composed wholly Of wire in this
parish, and any one so offending shall
be subject to fine of not less than
two nor more than twenty dollars, to
be recovered by indictment or infOrnia-
ton before any court of competent
jurisdiction and every ten days such
fence shall be allowed to continue
shall be deemed separate offence (;
provided, however, that fence COM
posed Ut both wire and wood may be
built, which has at least one plank at
least six inches wide running from post
to post, not less than three feet from
the ground.
SEC. 2. That any fence composed
: wholly of wire new standing in this
7 parish shall be made to conform to the
! FIRST section of this ordinance by the
first day of June, 1886, and on and
after that date all owners of such
fences az may he In violation Of said
section shall be liable to the penalties
!, therein set forth.
! SEC. 3. 1t shall he unlawful for any
person to let any barbed wire lie OH
Q the ground on or near any public road
Q in this parish, and any one tins offend
ing shall be subject to fine. to bt
recovered as set out in sec. l, of moi
4 less than two nor more than twenty
, dollars, for every five days said wire
!: may be allowed to so lie. Adopted.
u The jury adjourned until i a. ~.
April 9th, the jury met pursuant t.
adjournment.
e On motion of d. P. Norris
Q Be it ordained by the police jury Of TIL
y parish of Grunt, That committee o
y two shall he appointed by the presi
dent with authority to revise the parisl
ordinances now in force and collect
them into compact form, properl,
|. indexed; said committee shall hav'
= power to employ experts to assist then
y at any expense of not more than lift,
. dollars the committee to report t.
is the police jury from session to session
q, until the work is completed.
9. The president appointed w. N. Cree
,e and j. 4. Wilson as the committee.
l., On motion of d. P. Norris the cas-
u Of Annie , recommended b.
y Felix Boyd, was laid on the table unit
the July meeting.
On motion Of j. w. Land
Be 1t ordained, That the president
hereby authorized to contract with til
sheriff, p. Goode, to do the crimins
~ work Of the parish for the year lss
for the sum of five hundred dollars, 8
!, a per contract read before the board.
'ii On motion of j. Il. Wilson
:, Resolved, That the sum of not moi
Oh than fifty dollars~be appropriated
Gu put mp two lightning rods on the con
house and that the president he a.
OF thorized tn renew the insurance polio
'l,y on the court house for another veal
''o and the president is authorized
warrant on the treasurer for Il
as rs amounts necessary for the same.
~, n The minutes Of this meeting we
~ read and adopted.
OF The jury adjourned until the FL
I'M Monday in July, 1886.
JNO. p. HADNOT, Clerk.