The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-19
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury Of
the Parlsh Of Grant.

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resolution passed by the body at its Oc-
required to hand in list of paupers from
their respective wards, if any.
Ward Sam White, Nancy Revels,
Aunt Fanny, Stewart Burke, Nancy
Smith, Nancy Miller, Lewis Mills and
Cashmere Zeno, colored. Polly Ann
Morgan, white.
Ward 2-Emiline Hagan, Ed. Smith
and Stephen Hopkins.
Ward 3-Mary Golfer.
Ward 4-No paupers
Ward 5-No paupers.
Ward Sarah Oglesby.
Ward mo paupers.
II. V. Mccain offered the following res
olution, which was adopted:
| That the hist of paupers reported by
the members OF the several wards be rec
ognized as the correct pauper list OF the
parish, and that all other names in the
former pauper list be stricken from the
roll; provided, that any person 90 stricken,
may on application to this body, be en-
rolled on said list, if found to be in in
digent circumstances.
II. V. Mccain offered the following res
olution, which was adopted:
| Resolved, That the wards be called in
regular order, and that each member hand
in list OF road apportioners and over
seers for their respective wards for the
year 1889.
On motion the body took recess un-
til p. m.
Two o'clock having arrived tire body
was called to order by the president, same
members present as in the morning.
| Pursuant to resolution passed the fol-
lowing apportioners and oyerseers were
appointed:
| WARD SEVEN.
Apportioners-Iss N. Hicks, j. W.
Ethridge and r. Hebert.
Overseers-On River road from Mont
gomery and Colfax road to mouth Nan
tachie, Frank Sharp, Jr. lack Walker
on Montgomery and Colfax road, from
Montgomery to head Nantachie Lake to
main bayou. John Fletcher on Mont
gomery and Collar road, from bayou Nan
tachie to opposite Kelly place. W. ].
Ammans on Wheeler road from Mont
gomery and Colfax road to Cade Hargis'
j. A. Jones on Wheeler road from Cade
Hargis' to D'Artigo Jack F. Sharp, Jr.,
on Montgomery and Winfield road to
bayou Nantachie. Eugene Curry on
Montgomery and Winfield road from
bayou Nantachie to parish line. d. l..
Shaw on Coon Trail road from bayou
Nantachie to parish line. j. w. Ethridge
on st. Maurice road from Montgomery to
parish line. John L. Cbelette on Saline
road from st. Maurice road to paish line.
j. F. Meyers on Cocldield ferry road from
Montgomery to Cockfield ferry. w. M.
Nixon on Calhoun road from Laufred to
Calhoun store. Andrew Bedgood from
Calhoun store to Gum branch.
WARD SIX.
Apportioners-B. Fl. Phillips, N. Fred
leu and Sam johnson.
Overseers-J. w. Dean on road from
ward one line to Summerfeld. G. G.
Neal on road from Summarized to mouth
of Nantachie. James Stanfield on road
from Summerfield to opposite the Kelly
place.
wAD FIVE.
Apportioners-G. B. Tracy, ]. q. Bee
son and j. M. Guynes.
Overseers -Morehouse Wheat ON Har-
risonburg and Natchitoches road from
Little river to the church near John G.
Briant's. j. w. Ray on road from the
above named church to parish line. W..
). Wallace on Harrisonburg and Colfax
road from Mrs. Prices to @. Starks. H
Is. Barrett on the .Pineville road from the
Harrisonburg and Colfax road to Little
creek.
WARD FOUR.
Apportioners-M. e. Swafford, ]. p.
Corley and r. Kent.
Overseers-Alonzo Nugent ON Colfax
and HarrisOnburg road from Buckelew's
to Indian creek. w. w. Neal on Clai-
born road from VIM parish line to Lib
erty chapel Thicker Orr from Liberty
chapel to . mile board. c. q. Mckay
from Little creek to Black Jack grove on
Three Notch road.
WARD THREE.
Apportioners- Richard Newton, James
Henegan and s. R Lee, Jr.
Overseers-George Futrell on Liberty
chapel and Colfax road from Futrell's
mill to Faircloths mill creek. Alfred
Stephen on the same road from Faircloths
mill creek to Liberty chapel. e. j. Hutch
inson from Creed's place to DR.. Buckle
lews. VIM. Hathaway on Black creek
and Bruces mill road from Creed's to the
Colfax and Pineyiile road. James Orr on
Claiborn road from Is mile post to .
road from Lacroix's ferry to Big creek.
WARD TWO.
Apprenticeship. B. Harper, j. T. FAINT
and ]. NJ. Kees.
Overseers-H. B. Thompson on Harris
onburg road from Big creek 10 Clear
creek. w. H. Jordan from Clear creek
to parish ne on same road. w. T. Rob-
erts on Three Notch road from Big creek
to Harrisonburg road. H p. Stephens on
Claiborn road from 10 mile post to Widow
Barton's. Jobe Tyson on road from Wild
ow Barton's to parish line. Henry Eel
lows on road from Colfax and Pineville
road to Solar on Greer's ferry road. J..
b. Wilmut on Collar and PneviIle road