The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-04-07
OFFICIALLY
POLICE JURY POCEEDlNGS.

Or,cu1rA PARISH, MONROE, LA,
April 2ud, 1855. '
The police jury met this DATE IN reg
ular session a, the Courtho use pursuant
to adjournment. ,,;,,
Present-Uriah Miilsaps, fres'"e"'
| Messrs. J. W. Scarborough, u: Il; DIE
ard. Jr., FilhiCl Watkins, w. IL. Au'
dars. A ]. Wood, Alex Mya't ana ..
NJ. McCranie.
Absent-A. l.. Smith.
m. minutes of meetings held Janu.
.rv . February 20 ard March is. 1885,
read and approved.
The following communicah""S rea"
and ordered filed:
From Pauly.Jail Building Co.,
j., rafareoce to the security and strength
of the i.u building erec'ed ny them
f,r tina narish Of Oua.hiia in the cty
of Monroe.
Characterization OF E,. BAH, parish
tr,,s,,rar R..e,ved. and 90 motion
adopted. . p.,,
w. G.. S,ubbs, Director OF the Expert
mental Station al Calhoun, t'se'heF
with plans and specifications t"F heces,
savy buildings, &c; RECEIVED f'"'' anu
, fiIel: also drawings "a ssun'ates p!
costs and expenses in regard 70 sa'o
r,;ldinps by J, ". Wright, architect.
President NIIlisaps reported hav."e
5 collected from the city OF Monroe, A!'''
, tha claims due the patish of Onachita,
IL, on account to aud inclusive OF
date January 10. lSsS.
1 returning officer r. II. Eld"m pre-
e seutea the following election returns:
j. Returning officers Return, State OF LOUIS
lana, Parish of Ouachita: ,s;r,ea
n ra il remembered, that tho undsfslSheeu
). Returning officer for the parish OF o.'acn
;to did this dav repair to the Courthouse Oh
i said parish. for the purpose on nrs az nS
:, | returns sent in by the COMMISSIONERS Oh ~.
:. It;nn hold therein. on tho 18th day OF
Is January "A. D., 1883, tor the purpose VI as
ceraining tho sonso OF the qua;l,e a,',Ii he
" of Ward e. whether or no. "hiSNS " w
soi r. virtue of an ordinance of the nohce
r. Jury, adopted the 5th OF December: 100. t
J,uH,hored $50 and i'll pursuance OF eNlstiht
y laws and then and there having arr; ;t, ~
!. proceeded in presence of j.. w. omitn, w.
J. Haynie, +. McCioe as Wii electors OF
or CHOSEN to present and attend to compiie
said returns and ma naS ts votes cast at th.
at nnIin~ place of the 9th ward OF the parisi
-, | 1fOuachita ut said election for ascertain All!
." tho sense Of the auai;ii,eo E"sIr or moi
m whisky shall DO solld III sAs' "" ""'" 90
'e us follows: :. ,;,,so aiu,
~ And having made public proclamation o
- tho above result of compilation OF NS'es
which is made IN u"plGRa stn a., ofiicer.
Attest j. w. Smith, W.J' hayn'o' 1
,e. McCloe. , n 1885
Returning officers Return. state Oh LOUIS
lana Parish of Ouachlta.
Re remembered, that l, the underslGn.e
Ter Returning Officer Of the parish Oh oiacna's
~. did this day repair to the Courthouse c
s.id narish for the purpose OF compl.n
lue returns sent in by the commissioners o. "a a
election held therein on tho lath aay Oh 90,
All nary A. d., lSSS, for the purpose OF ascel
ca taininr the sense of the qualified voters
said Ward 7, whether or not WHISKY sh''
emf be sold in said It'll ward or not: . o,;,
f,r nv virtue of an ordinance or inc pol'
iury adopted on 9Th or December, $50! az
numbered G3O and in pursuance or eNls SUI
laws. and then and there having arr'v w
nroceded in the presence OF IL. Nefli, w.
,ew ftavnie. r. McCloc, witnesses known: al
Ills nerish' and as many others. who have cl,
ZOO sem to be present, to attend to compile sit
So returns, and have ascertaineu from Sd
*. compilation, that the votes cast a! INC Pc
ROT ing place of the 9TH ward o. the p.taS;
,Ay, the sense of the qualified voters Oh >.
ward, upon the question whelher OF
nh- whisky shall be sold i'll SAID IN ""ro'
'ee Seyenty-two votes against whisky; nc
King voted for whisky. ~ -
And having made proclalnation or
above result of compilation or Votes, WI
is made in duplicate as required by law.
am r.. II, ENDoM. Returning Oficel
'"' Witness: l.. Kern, w. j. Uaynie, f. l
al Cloe. ,eoo
~, This The cO:h day of January, 1883.
On motion, the President apron
one as committee to examine ana au
AT to the books of the parish treasurer, CT
have of the police jury and sheriff OF Qua
,,;si+ ;ta narish. Committee Messrs. ID.
Breard, Jr., w. II. Anders, ).
Scarborough. BY request OF the pc
busi- iury. President Milsaps was addct
con- the committee. >,
The committee presented the foil
ing report
10 tho President and Members OF the i'
'"e Jury of Ouachtfita Parish.
lstry, Centlemen-Yo committee nn ,,o arp1,,
AK port that - o,,o-
f,l,y lie credits the parish with Sli,''
and charges r., ,o, =,
d eX- Jury cert iiica. cs ...........Sl, 29l al
L Co. Warrants go -
lstOm Balance in Treasury
ir, for we Iinu al,S and warrants is correct
these we have cancelled the certificates ant
Krip strnyGu , cnyrectness of the amount rec
ich 7 | from the sheriff as he has rot made a s.
'N n,o,t viii, the parisb there being no