The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-01-07

T. NJ. Bradford in the chair.
By II. G. Goodwin
Resolved, That Il. v. Mccain be paid
ten dollars for supplies furnished Mn.
Plat, former pauper of this parish, lately
removed by his help and advice to hes
relatives living elsewhere.
Resolved, That NO action be taken by
the police jury relative to the petitions
from ward two, asking for and opposing
the ordering OF an election for the sale
Of whisky in that ward, the petitions b.
ing about equal in numbers, with q ma
jority in favor OF NO election.
Both resolutions adopted.
BY II. V. Mccain
Resolved, That no parish licenses will
be considered legal unless they are signed
by the president OF the police jury and
the treasurer and sheriff, and it shall be
the duty of the parish treasurer to keep
Q record OF all the licenses issued TO the
sheriff giving denomination Of same and
report Same TO this, body quarterly ct
each stated meeting.
Petitions and letters from Lince-
cum, Hicks, Hadnot, and others,
relative to errors in their taxes,
were read and no action taken for
want of proper jurisdiction.
The jury then adjourned until
9 .. m. Tuesday.
TUESDAY. Jan. 8, lses.
The jury met persuant to adj
journment. all members present
On motion of H. v. Mccain it
was resolved that the wards be
called in regular order and each
member be requested to hand in a
list of road apportioners and over
seers for his ward, and road dis
tricts, and that the road spportion-
ers shall be required to meet on
Monday, the 9th day of February,
1893, at the place designated in
their commission to apportion the
hands to the several overseers and
districts.
Adopted, and members request
ed to prepare their lists and hand
them in, which was done, and the
list adopted, as follows:
ApportionerS-J. II. McNeely, ]. A. Hyde and
osS 81. RendolPh t. Mse ,s g Collar on Monday
'n6 Wsr q Tovnaend on road from Col,
| fax to Boegy bayou, John Brister on road from
Collar to Cholera branch, ]. H. Blackshear on
road from Collar TO DR. Kelly's gate. "a. hick.
from thence to Catholic church. neman Smith
| from Catholic church to mouth OF Darro. T. p.
Mcknight on Rineville and Burnt Bridge Toad
on Baedad rosd IRON Iairnount to Dsrro bridge
Apportioners-John L. Lacroix, 8. l. Honey.
emit and Z; n. Kssss to meet ct Fsnss nil on
Oversssrs : Mike Banks from Cholers branch
James on same road from 10 mile board to Par.
soaaee hill. c. h. Reed from Parsonage hill "a
Claiborne road, Dave Smith on Burnt Bridge
Anthony from Douglas bridge TO parish line
John Mlrren on (1aiborne rosd from y mile
post 10 Mrs. Baritone place. Hinsley Darlington
Clark Jordan on Hsnisonburg road from parish
line TO Clear creek, g. W. Kees on same road
from Clear creek to Big creek. n. c. Tulios on
borne road, Perry smith On same road from the
Claiborne road to Big creek. 8. N. Nueent on
Ham village rosA from Dennahue ferry to par
Big creek 70 Hs1isonbure road
WARD rHREn.
Apportionsrs II. ]. Guynes, I. II. Smith and
Tslmon Chandler, to meet at Hennesan's mill
on the first Monday in February. 1es,
a hjchsrsscp on tie 5ibe RI
road Wiley Walker on Claiborne road from :,
mile post to 10 mile pest, g. 4. Smith on Lince-
cum ferry rosd from North prong q Big sreel
road from Black Jack grove to Big Greek. T. J.
Wagner on the HsrrisOnburg road from Littls
river to Big creek.
Apportioners II. H. Nueent. Thomas West
and ", F. Logan, to meet at Days mill on the
Overseas b. Swsifcrd on Alexandria and
winnheld road from Liberty Chapel to VIM
parish line. fink Orr on same road from Liberty
s.d III b1s ehans 70
creek. George Obef on Collar road from Indian
creek bridge TO Csnsy creek, Z: 9. Gray on came
fcad from Caney creek to Dr: BIckslews Gee
lane, z. L. Brister on Colfax and Lincecum fern
road from Little river to Fish crock. Henry Dag
on the same road fron Fish creek to the North
prong OF Big creek.
Apportioneps w. n. Matthews, J. p. Cories
church on the irst Monday in February, lsSs.
Overseers-COleman Norris on the Coliax and
Harrisonbure road from Indian crock bridge q
road from Little eresR % c.ifss road. Henri,
El1y On haRrisonbure and Nstchitoches road
from Bertrand Prairie 20 parish line.
wARD srx.
| Apportioners - B. H. Phillips. q. E. Richard
son and Felix Bullitt to meet q Sunmsrhsld
Overseess-eam johnson on Collar and Mont