The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-10-16

dollars was appropriated to build
bridge across Long Lake, between
Red Chute and Red River, j. Z.
Many voting against same.
]. A. W. Lowry was authorized |
to defend the suit of John Lake VS..
Bossier Parish.
E. S. Dorteh was allowed $14 as
mileage and per diem.
W. Il. Morris was allowed $l45
So as COnstable's cost to date; also,
S22 so, error in April settlement.
b. Oueal was allowed $94 60
for witness certificates in criminal
cases.
Smith s. Wyche was allowed S87
"a for witness certificates in ertmi-
nal cases.
G. A. WATSON was allowed 5000
balance for building the "Prazier
Bridge" across Red Chute, $500
having already been paid.
r. n. Mcclellan was allowed 1925
balance for building the Bluff bridge
across Red Chute, 1925 90 having
already been paid.
The President was authorized to
give an order to w. n. DOles to get
the poll books placed in the hands
of J. Fl. Keyser, custodian.
On motion, it was Resolved, That
the prayer of petitioners praying
for the establishment of the follow
ing public roads is hereby granted,
viz:
LIST. A certain road leading from
Alden Station ia an easterly direc-
ton until it intersects the Rocky
Mount aud Shreveport Road near
Caney Bridge; thence south along
said road to a point below residence
of w. L. Adger; thence 10 south
easterly direction intersecting the
Midway and Benton road, near Red
River church.
2nd. A certain road running in
"a westerly direction intersectiDg the
Rocky Mount and Carolina Bluffs
road at certain point mile east
from Dixie.
3rd. A certain road branching
off from the Carolina Bluffs and
Rocky Mount road at Banks chapel
and running in westerly direction
to Cedar Bluffs, on Red River, aud
the same established aspublic roads
on the following conditions: That
SAID roads are TO be opened up with
out expense to the parish, exceptthe
parish hereby agrees to pay for the
actual construction of the bridge
over Cypress and furnish the nails
necessary for same. The petitioners
to furnish material according to
f specifications of parish bridges
And that the following Overseers
are hereby appointed on same, and
are to work following hands on the
road from Midway to Alden: hands
on Post & Taylors Mill place, 10;
hand on Doyedan place, 1; hands on
J. e. Adger's plane, 3; hand on VIM.
fHHdson place, l; on Henry Browns
| place, /; on Sam MarShalI's place, 2;
on H. Fl. Montgomerys place, 2; on
L. n. Hanks place, A; total hands,
"a; j. f. Adger, Oyerseer. From
Alden to Rush Point: Hands on
SibIey place, Underwood place and
Matthias Wood place; Fred Curry
overseer. From Alden to Cedar
: Bluff: Hands of Elder s. SprOtt
Geo. Chambers aud ThOs. Phillips
w. N. Doles, Willis Doles, Love, j
B. Thompson, Quality Hill, AnderS
on Llyes place; }. B. Thompson, over
: seer.
3 /. Z. Gilmore presented the fol
lowing statement of tolls collected
!: Red Chute, Bossier Parish, La, !
! Oct. Ii, 1890. {
: Toll collected from August
/ LIST to Oct. 13, 1890. .--$104 81
; Less commissions. ---... "a Il
i, Balance due. 800 B.
!. Which amount goes as credit t
J, amount due him for repairing
o bridges, of two hundred dollars.
}, /. T. Gilmore was allowed $50 sc
:, for lumber, nails and repairing Rec
: Chute bridge.
: b. A. Kelly was allowed $139 05
3 as per itemized account presented.
The petition asking for the re
5 mOval of the gates across the publit
j, road iD front of DE-. III. 7. billiards.
q was tabled.
!, j. j. Albums and j. e. Holloway
3 were allowed 81 so, each, for assist
J. ing to arrest, guarding aud bringing
= N. Fl. Wyche to Bellevue, by thu
t following vote: ayes, Barnett, Bar
naCsstle, Many; nay, Sewall.
o j. w. Jeter was authorized Il
have the Long Bridge, on the Shed
: Road, repaired at once.
The President made report as q
!, committeeman on Shreveport bridge
J. which was accepted.
+ On motion, the body adjourned
: until tomorrow morning, Oct. 16
i 81 o'clock a. m.
D w. NJ. ABNEY, Pres't P. j.
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