The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-06

Official Proceedings Of the Police Jury Of
the Parish Of Grant.

Official Proceedings Of the Police Jury of
the Parish Of Grant.
CoLyAx, LA. July 1. 1889.
The police jury met pursuant to
adjournment, and on the roll being
called the following members an
swered to their names: G. G. Nash,
w. ID. Irwin, B. F. Moore, FL. M.
Hutson, w. II. Mathews, Seneca
Bloxom and II. V. Mccain.
On motion the regular order of
business was suspended, and petit
tions presented were taken up for
consideration. The body then ad-
journed until $50 D. m.
The hour of $50 having arrived
the police jury was called to order
by the president, the same members
present as in the morning.
S.Bloxom moved that the petition
presented by citizens to abolish the
Paramount and Bagdad road be
postponed indefinitely. Carried.
Fl. Y. Mccain moved that David
Moses be appointed road overseer
on the Montgomery and Colfax
road from Montgomery to Man.
tachie bayou, in place of Zach
Walker, deceased, and that A.
Chelette be appointed road overseer
on Montgomery and Swafford road
from Gum branch to Saddle bayou.
Motion carried.
H. v. Mccain offered motion
that the president appoint special
committee of three to examine the
sheriffs books, which motion was
carried, and the president appoint
ed w. H. Mathews, III. V. Mccain
and w. ID. Irwin on said committee.
On motion the matter of consid-
ering the witness claims against the
parish was postponed.
| II. M. Hutson offered the follow
ing ordinance, which was adopted:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Grant Parish, La, That ward four (4) of
Grant parish be and the same is hereby
divided into two election precincts, the
line of division between said precincts to
run from north to south from William
Nugents, near the northern line of said
road to Days mill near the southern line,
and the returning officer is respectfully
requested to establish the polling place
for the eastern precinct of said ward at
Pine Hill church.
| III. v. Mccain offered the follow
ing ordinance, which was adopted:
Be il ordained, That that part of ward
six (6), parish of Grant, La, lying between
Red river and bayou Nantachie, be and
the same is hereby transferred to ward
seven ca Of said parish, and that the said
bayou Nantachie is designated as the
ward line between wards number 6 and Z,
from where the township line between
said wards running west crosses said
bayou Nantachie; and the registrar Of
voters is authorized and requested to
transfer the names of all registered voters
in that part Of ward No. 6 20 transferred,
to ward No. Z, Montgomery precinct.
By s. Bloxom-
Be it ordained, That the returning Of.
ficer of the parish of Grant be and he is
hereby requested to change the polling
place in ward from Fredieu's to Sum
merfield church. Ordinance adopted.
| H. v. Mccain offered the fol-
lowing:
j Be it ordained, That no road shall be
abolished, nor change of road be granted,
unless said intention to abolish or change
be published in the proceedings Of the
police jury mt least three months prior to
final action by the police jury relative to
same. Ordinance adopted.
4 On motion the committee ap-
pointed to receive bids for the
building of the Darro and Rigo-
lette bridges were allowed fifteen
days longer to contract for the
building of the same.
j On motion the body adjourned
until Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock.
| July I'd, the police jury was
called to order by the president, all
the members being present
On motion the minutes of yester-
day were read and approved.
On motion the report of the
committee to have bridge built
across Big creek at Fishville was
received and committee discharged.
FIsHvILLK, La. June q. 1882
To the Honorable Police jury Of Grant parish:
We your committee appointed at your January
| meeting for the purpose of receiving bids and
specifications for bridge across Big creek, on
the Harrisonburg and Alexandria road, at Fish
ville beg leave to report as follows: We met al
Fishville on the 9TH of March and let ont said
bridge to J. T. Lewis for the sum Of three hum
ti-el dollars. He has built the bridge according
10 contract and specifications, and We have re-
ceived the same, this the 18th day of June 1ssg
Respectfully submitted to pour honorable
body. x. y. GOLMAN,