The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-07
Official Proceedings of the Police
jury.
CoLFAx La, Oct. 2, 1893.

CoLFAx La, Oct. 2, 1893.
The police jury of Grant parish,
La, met persuant to time fixed by
law, H. G. Goodwin, president in
the chair. Present, j. T. Flanagan,
H. M. Hutson, w. F. Logan, T. M.
Bradford, w. Prestridge and H. V.
Mccain, full board.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read to refresh the memory
of the jury.
The president reported request
of the grand jury to furnish suit
able rooms for the grand jury and
for petit juries, consideration of
which was deferred to January
meeting in 1894.
By III. V. Mccain
Resolved, That the report of the
bridge committee for building
bridge across bayou Nantachie at
Mathis CROSSING, on the Hargis
road, be received and the commit
tee discharged; that the president
of this body be and he is hereby
authorized to warrant on the treas
urer in favor of M. M. O'Neal and
j. Monroe Long for $3.50 out of the
revenues Of 1898 for building said
bridge.
On motion Joe Moreaux was
placed on the pauper list from
ward six.
By H. V. Mccain
Resolved, That the president of
this body be and he is hereby au-
thorized to sell Oh Monday the 18th
day of November next all the pub
lie ferries in the parish, for a term
of one year, to take effect on the
first day of January, 1894, except
the Boyce ferry, after advertising
same for 30 days in the official
Journal of the parish. Parties
purchasing to furnish security and
bond for the faithful performance
of their duty in accordance with
ferry regulations of this parish;
and that all ordinances to the con-
trary be and the same are hereby
repealed.
After recess for dinner assem-
bled in evening session.
BY w. Prestridge-
Resolved, That the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars of the
revenues of 1893, or so much there
of as may be necessary, be and the
same is hereby appropriated to re-
pair the Rock and Doggy bayou
bridges, and that Wilson Pres
fridge, r. J. Maxwell and w. w.
Smith are hereby appointed COM
mittee to advertise for ten days for
bids to do said work, and to receive
same and report at next meeting OF
this body.
The report from Hudson creek
bridge was laid over until the nee
essary bond is presented.
H. v. Mccain in the chair.
By H. G. Goodwin
| Be it ordained, That the sum OF
SIS, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated
out of the funds of 1898 to repair
the bridge across Bayou Darro on
the Paramount and Bagdad road,
and A. A. Dean, John Randolph
and j. P. Lewis are hereby appoint
ed committee to advertise fol-
bids, let out said work to the low
est bidder, and report to this body
at its January meeting.
Mr.. Hutson presented a petition
asking that the old Colfax and La
croix ferry road be removed from
where it left the Pineville hill road
to the old Claiborne road at the Is
mile post, and passing near r. L,
FutrelPs mill, changing said old
road so as to run by the Big Greek
church and thence by the William
| Walker old place to Oction by NJ
| d. Andrews residence. Also ask
ing for new road leading to DC
ton from about one and a hall
miles east of I'll. P. Stepens. Saic
petition was laid over under the
rules to January meeting next.
Also the petition asking fol
changes on the old junction road
leading from Black Greek neigh