The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-07-12

Inc pOiico jury Wdb Ctllcu W VI
der by the president and the fol-
lowing members answered to their
names: G. C. Nash, w. d. Irwin,
B. F. Moore, w. III. Mathews, H.
M. Hutson, w. w. Smith and H.
v. Mccain.
A petition was offered by H. v.
Mel Cain, and in response to same,
and on his motion, the public road
starting on the Paramount and
Bagdad road about VIM. Thomas
place, running through the Citizens
Bank property, was discontinued
BY II. v. Mccain
Be it ordained, That public
road be granted, to commence where
Ben Phillips mill road leaves the
Colfax and Montgomery road and
run on the nearest and best ground
to the VIM parish line, at point
at or near the Ran Chelette old
place, and that James NJ. Fletcher,
Joseph Chelette and Ben Phillips
be appointed reviewers to review
said road, and that Joe Chelette
be appointed overseer to open same
from the Colfax and Montgomery
road to bayou Dartigo, and w. j.
Swor oyerseer to open said road
from bayou Dartigo to the parish
line. Adopted
Rv Fl " McCain-
Be it ordained, That section Z of
article 3 of the road law be amend
ed to read as follows: I'm case of
flood, hurricane, or any other dis
aster, the oyerseer shall have the
authority to summon the road
hands verbally to work instanter,
and any person refusing to obey the
same shall be subject to fine and
imprisonment as provided In other
cases. Adopted.
By FL. v. Mccain
Resolved. That no fee will be
paid for holding inquest over dead
bodies when the party comes to his
death by accident. Adopted.
On motion of II. NJ. Hutson,
Miss Mary Golfer was placed on
the pauper list Of ward three, and
she was allowed fifteen dollars out
of the pauper fund.
On motion of H. v. Mccain the
name of Aunt fancy, deceased,
was stricken from the pauper list
of ward one.
On motion the secretary of police
jury was instructed to communi-
ate with the authorities at Jackson,
La, in regard to sending the old
blind negro Stewart Burns to the
Blind Asylum.
On motion the body took re-
cess until Q p. m, and was then
called to order.
BY III. v. Mccain
Whereas, Complaint has been
made to the police jury that sew
eral bridges in the parish are in
bad condition and unsafe for public
use; and whereas the builders of
said bridges are under bond and
security to keep same in good con-
dition for a period of five years
from date of building, therefore
be it,
Resolved, That unless said
bridges are repaired Immediately,
at the October, 1890, session of this
police jury, the parish attorney
will be instructed to proceed against
them as the law directs in such
cases. Adopted.
BY H. v. Mccain
Be it ordained, That section 2of
the ordinance appriating II mills
for school purposes. enacted at the
July, 1889, meeting of this body,
be and the same is amended SO as
to read thus: "Eor the year 1889
and each year hereafter shall be
appropriated, etc. Adopted.
w. H. Mathews, in Difference to
petition, offered for publication
the following notice: "Notice is
hereby given that at the October,
1890, meeting of the police jury of
the parish Of Grant, application
will be made to open public road
from the Harrisonburg and Na.chi-
toches road at or near Col. Hous-
toms residence, to the Colfax and
Eprrisonburg road, at or near
Union precinct
BY b. F. Moore
Resolved, That the president OF
the police jury be and he is hereby
authorized to receive sealed bids
for the making of q parish map,
said map to be on a scale of not less
than one inch to the mile, and to
show all entries of lands, and