The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-18
POLICE JURY PRocEEpINGs.
Lake Providence. La. March /, 1898.

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roll mel in regular session.
Present.. -. Quay, President
G. a. voelker, Rnbl. Nicholson, u. q |
Barwick aud Phil McGuire.
The minutes of February LIST aud
and 2lsi read and approved
Upon motion of MIR. Nicholson
Isaac WATSON from the first ward.
M,lly Ross and JIM Williams from
The fourth ward an,l Griffin Robinson
from he fifth ward. were placed on
the panper list and grantedihe MOUTH
ly allowance of So 30.
The President appointed w. Il
Spur,ock oyerseer oil road district No.
II. from Tensas bridge down lie
BAYOU 10 the Davidson bridge.
The President appointed Messrs
Frank Male, W. g WHY, j. Z. RAMS
dell. j. Stein. j. A. Bucknrr, H. IT,.
l;rabsn. Phil MctiiIire. l.. Aschanifen-
busg aud Rpbi Nich"lsoG delegates Ia.
the Immigration Convention 10 be
held in New Orleans on March 2ls'.
In. following offered by Mr.. Nich-
olson was adopted to-wis:
In view Of iIie favorable stage OF the
river and the strong probability that
The raising of the entire line OF The
Cottonwood Wilson's Point levee the
present season will no, be nesces-sr, !:
Therefore be it ordained, That the
emergency fund 10 be raised by this
board be aud is hereby reduced from
$1,000 as first contemplated, ia $1,000.
The remainder 10 be refunded by the
members holding saIle. 10 the parties
advancing. they returning the notes
given therefor.
BE i, tnrth.r ordained, That the sum
OF $500 Of said emergency fund. or as
much thereof as may be necessary, be
AMI is hereby Appropriated 10 raise said
levee where in the judgment OF levee
inspector james Beard il may be most
ueede.i--.he said work 10 be done ul-
der his supervision.
Be j, further ordained, That the re-
manning $500 Of the aforesaid fund tie
and Is hereby transferred 10 the Cen
erai Fund.
rha following resolution offered by
MIR. Mctiuire, was adopt eel, io-wit:
| Resolved, That Jps. Z. Ran-dell and
/ Edward j. ilamirv are authorized Il
can.truc, tram-road for hau'ns
| lumber and general commerce. along
lie public road in trent ot The Water
loo and Davidson plsntaiions pro
/ yu.e,l. same can be done without in
tritrriuy with the cunvinnt Use of SAFE
rnad rs a public highway, which sssal
he determined by our member iron
The ,hird ward, WHO shall exanin'
srf,n and auihurize said work u ~
fin.ls no valid objection ihereio:
Provided. Thai al any lime, after III
lapse of three wears, the police Jur.
NAV deem il s.sable il shall rcserv'
ihr righ, 10 remove it at once.
MIR. Vo-lkpr offered the foliowin:
ordinance ou Roads aud bridges. whic'
was adopted:
Road and Bridge Ordinance.
An or,lina,ice defining the duties q
Road Ovprseers ut the parish OF Els
Carroll. La. and persons subject =
road duly providing penalties there
] for and prescribing The mode oil Ell
forcing This ordinance.
e BE i, ordained by the Police Jur
of the parish Of East Carroll, la, J
regular session convened, That IN
3 parish ut East Carroll is divided in,
4 road districts as they now exist. M
/ Nil persons subject tnr"ad duIy
: said districts are assigned therein:
> SEC. l. Road overseers shall ,
: a,puin,ed annually by The Pelicr .Dnr
nj The sirs; stated meeting in July. an
: shall hold Office for one Year, can
: mencing FROM the lst of july OF eac
year. They shalt be appointed e
!. districts designating the districts q
d numbers.
I Sec. 2. I, shall be the duty of IL
/ clerk of tbe Police jury iminadiatel
c after the appoin,n.enl of road ovc
2 srers to plac. in the mails I" their a.
dress. appointment of road overseef
Y with 1--WE printed blanks showing u
Il road district for which are the ofiicef
il appointed, aud The names OF plant
!, ,ious. The hands 1T which, allotted
e his district. aud containing a prinit
F. form for read reports, with synops
l. OF the road laws contained IN this o
If .linamce printed ON the back OF sn
y blanks.
/ DUTIES OF ROAD ovERsEERs.
= II shall be the duty Of road owe
seers appointed under this ordinance
Isl. To summon all persons sable
y 10 road duty 10 meet al suci''imes ~
! places as said uyerseers shall dee
10 u,ost convenient, to work upon Y
- public roads. giving five days mott
, before The day appointed for workiu
:, aud ut The saline time SUNNI"
giving notice to each person VII
n tools he snail bring To use upon
:. road, provided that in cases OF ems
:, gency. the overseer may al his uisci
:. lion order gu, the hands upon glvH
twentv-four hours notice. The aoo
nc notices shall be either verbal OF WI
a ten.
- Ri. To see that the roads III th'
=, respective districts are kept IN q"
!, condition; that all stumps are Gu, a
cleared away inr a, least the width
~ sixteen fee, in the middle OF the roa
- 80 49,. hr,.l,gns not aXcpeul