The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-19
CoLFAx GRANT PARISH LA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 49, mo-

Hall on Paramount and Bagdad road from
Darro bridge to Rigolette bridge.
Green Bardwell on the Donahue ferry
road. Leonard Smith on the Greer ferry
road from Solar to big creek.
WARD ONE.
Apportioners-Dr. r. L. Randolph, C.
H. Teal and Henry Jones.
Overseers-Wm. Hickman on road from
mouth of Darro to Catholic church.
Frank Dean from Paramount to Darro
bridge on Paramount and Bagdad road.
John Randolph on road from Catholic
church to Kraft's. j. HI. McNeely from
Kraft's to Colfax. 8. Z. Wilkins on AL
exandria and Colfax Burnt bridge road.
H. G. Goodwin on road from Collar 70
Darro bridge. G. III. Teal from Colfax to
Doggy bayou bridge.
w. Fl. Mathews offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
That the sum of seventy-five dollars,
or so much as thereof as may be necessa-
ry, be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated out OF he funds Of 1889 to repair q
bridge on Bear creek, on the Pineville
road near II. b. Barrett's, and that II. B.
Barrett, r N. Tillman and j. N. Gains be
appointed as a bridge committee, and
they are authorized to advertise thirty
days for bids and specifications and to
contract with the party making the most
suitable bid, said committee to report to
this body when said repairs are completed
and received by them.
On motion the police jury took recess
until p. m.
The police jury met at 6 o'clock and ad-
journed until 9. a. m. January 8, 1889.
Jan. 8, 1889, police jury met and was
called to order by the president, same
members present as on yesterday.
On motion the minutes of the previous
day were read and approved.
II. V. Mccain offered the following res
olution which was adopted:
That the apportioners Of the different
wards be required to meet on the first
Monday in Feb'y 1889, at the following
named places: Ward at Colfax, ward
Fant's Mill, ward Cottonburg, ward 4
Days Mill, ward Union precinct, ward
6 Summarized church, ward Montgom.
cry, 10 apportion the hands of their re-
spective wards.
On motion the police jury took a rs-
cess for ten minutes.
The hour having arrived the jury was
called to order by the president.
81. v. Mccain offered the following res
olutlon which was adopted:
WHEREAS, at the October meeting oI
the police jury, this body did pass an or
din lnce requesting the clerk of the dis
trlct court to keep list of jury certih.
Gates issued by himself, giving number
name, amount, ETC., of each certificate
therefore be it
Resoloed, LIST, That the clerk of the
district court be requested to furnish the
parish treasurer with list of said jury
certificates, giving number, name, amount
etc., of each, within ten days after the
adjournment of each jury term of the
district court
ID. That the parish treasurer be au.
thorized to pay the cash on jury certi6.
Gates when there are funds on hand fol
the year when such jury certificates were
issued, and require the party receiving
the cash on same, to indorse same BY
writing their name across the back OF the
certificate.
Sd. That no jury certificate, or parish
warrant, is transferable without the in
dorsement Of the party transferring same,
written across the back; and the Sheriff
be authorized to require all persons paying
taxes on licenses with such jury certif-
Gates, or parish warrants, to indorse the
same.
On motion the police jury resolved it.
self into committee of the whole to con-
slider claims, and the following were al
lowed.