The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-07-20

Nantachie, and whereas said reviewers
have never made any report of their do
ings to this body; therefore be it
Resolved, That DR.. M. A. Dunn, John
G. Calhoun and ID. M. Smith be and they
are hereby appointed reviewers to review
out a public road from Summerfeld
church, via Beauty Hill, to point at or
near Coutie's Hill ON bayou Nantachie,
said point to be determined by the bridge
committee appointed at our April meet
ing to locate bridge on bayou Nantachie,
at or near the mouth Of said bayou.
Seneca Bloxom moved that the
body reconsider its action relative
to the railroad question. The yeas
and nays being called for resulted
as follows: Yeas-H. v. Mccain,
s. Bloxom, B. +. Moore, 3. Nays
w. ID. Irwin, w. III. Mathews, H.
M. Hutson, 3. There being a tie
President Nash voted yea, and the
question was reconsidered.
By Seneca Bloxom-
Whereas, a mass meeting of a large
number of the citizens of Grant and ad-
joining parishes has respectfully asked
the passage of an ordinance exempting
from taxation lines of railway that may
pass directly through this parish; and
whereas, we the police jurors of Grant
parish believe that the building of rail-
roads in our midst should be encouraged,
us they will be Of great benefit to the
majority of our citizens, enhance the
value of property, and tend to develop
ali our resources; therefore
Be it ordained by the police jury of
Grant parish. La, That any railroad com
pany that will build a line of railway
through Grant parish, to tap, intersect
or cross Red river at any point between
the towns Of Boyce and Montgomery
shall have its road-bed or track, station
houses and rolling stock exempted from
OF ten (l0) years, provided work be begun
from this date.
The yeas and nays being called
for, stood as follows: Yeas-B. f.
Moore, s. Bloxom, H. v. McCain, B
Nays-W. D. Irwin, w. H. Mat
thews, II. M. Hutson, 3. There
being a tie the president voted yea
and the ordinance was adopted.
BY II. v. Mccain
Resolved, That the president be and h.
is hereby authorized to contract with {
parish printer for the year commencing
April l, 1889, and ending March 81, 1890
provided the amount paid does not exceed
the amount formerly paid for said work.
By H. V. Mccain
Resolved, That no person shall b,
placed or continued on the pauper list O
this parish, when it is known or shall
come to the knowledge Of any member
Of this police jury, that the party 90 en-
rolled or applying has one or more abb,
bodied male near relatives to rely upoH
for support, or friends who are willing
to provide for them; and each member
of this body is requested to investigate
the pauper list of their respective wards
and report at our October meeting il any
such person is on the pauper list in theil
ward.
On motion section three of the
ordinance relative to public schools
passed July 3, 1889, was amended
so as to read zone and one-hali
(13) mills" instead of "two ca
mills" as therein specified.
On motion the minutes of the
police jury of July 3, 1889, were
read and adopted.
On motion Victor Grandchamr
was appointed road overseer on the
Colfax and Montgomery river road
in place of Frank Sharp, removed
from the parish. Also S. NJ. La
Croix was appointed road appor-
toner in ward one in place of G.
H. Teal.
On motion the minutes of the
day were read and approved, and
the police jury then adjourned.
G. G. NASH, President.
w. c.. ROBERTS. Secretary.