The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-04-21
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury of
the Parish Of Grant
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III. II. Machen made motion to
accept the bond offered by j. v.
Lesage as parish treasurer. Yeas
and nays being called Morris,
Creed, Gray, yea. j. T. Wilson
voted nay, Machen yea. Motion
lost.
M. f. Machen made motion to
fix j. V. Lesage's bond as parish
treasurer at three thousand dollars.
Carried.
The jury adjourned until We'd
nesday 10 a. m.
April 4th, the jury met pursuant
to adjournment, same members
present as yesterday.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and adopted.
On motion of M. F. Machen.
A. L. Grow was reelected as presi-
dent of the Police Jury of Grant
parish for the ensuing year ending
April LIST 1889.
Mr.. Morris in the chair.
The bridge committee made tho
following report, which was read
and received, and on motion of Mr..
Machen the report was laid over
until tomorrow morning:
We your committee appointed on
bridges, beg leave to report, that we
find contracts for bridge to. be built on
Bear creek. II. e. NJ. r. crossing
awarded TO ]. H. Hyde made bond for
the same. The bridge to DO built on
Nantachie bayou at tho Sharps cros-
sing, contracted by w. w. O'Neal for
one hundred dollars and he has exc
cuted bond. And we find bridge to
be built on Big creek on three Notch
road contracted for and no bond. We
find bridge on Fish creek contracted
for and no bond. We Recommend
that the above contractors have a
sufiiciency of time after the water
may recede to comply with their con
tracts. We shave received applications
for bridges to be built on the Nanta-
chic and Iatt bayous, which we recon-
mend to he laid over until the July
meeting for further consideration, aud
that Morris, Grey and Machcn be re-
quested to forward bonds for their re-
spective bridges.
j. L. WILSON, Chm. Committee.
Mr.. Machen made motion to
put the names af Minula Washing
ton and Nancy Miller on the pau
per list, and that the applications
of Lucy Curtis and Richard Math-
ews be rejected. Motion carried.
On motion of d. P. Morris the
name of Louis Mills was stricken
from the.pauper list.
The jury adjourned until 3 o.
M, to give the committees further
time to report.
The jury met pursuant to adj
journment, same members present
as in the morning.
On motion of M. F. Machen.
c. A. Wickliffe was added to the
committee to examine the Treas
urers book.
On motion of M. F. Machen.
The name of Mile Wilson was |
placed on the pauper list.
The jury adjourned until Thurs
day 8 a. m.
April 9Th, the jury met pursuant
to adjournment, same members
present as yesterday.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and adopted.
On motion of d. p. Norris the
of Hennie Tolson to
be placed on the pauper list was
rejected.
On motion of w. N. Creed, G.
G. Richards overseer on the Black
creek and Satcher mill road is
hereby authorized to make any
change in said road as necessary
for the best interest and con-
venience to the public.
The committee appointed to ex-
anime the Tax Collectors and
Treasurer's books made the follow
ng report, which was read, re-
viewed and committee discharged
10 the Hon. Police Jury. Parish of Grant La.
Your committee appointed to ex-
anime the Treasurer's and Tax Collec-
ors books, submit the following re-
,0rt:
We have examined the Treasurer's
'0oks and have taken charge of his
'Ouchers amounting to $l6I6 OIL, and
resent the same to your Hon. body
o I've destroyed, having compared
hem with the Presidents stub book
nd finding them correct and Treas
rer books properly balanced. We