The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-04-15


The following is the ordinance,
relative to changing the Colfax and
Montgomery road, which was adopt
ed by the police jury at its meet
last week, but on reconsideration
the next day was repealed and re-
jected:
WHEREAS, It is the opinion of
this jury that they acted precipi-
lately and unadvisedly in adopting
an ordinance authorizing a change
in the Colfax and Montgomery
road, at their January 1893 meet
ing; and whereas, the police jury
has been mislead, and deceived in
the object and intention of said
change; and whereas the jury has
just rejected the report OF the re-
viewers of above change in said
road, for the reasons above set
forth, and for the further reason
that said reviewers have not COM
piled in any way with the law.
Sec. / Be it ordained by the po-
lice jury of Grant parish in regular
session, That the ordinance adopt
ed by this police jury at its session
held on the Sd day of January, 1893,
authorizing the change of the pub
lie road known as the Colfax and
Montgomery road, from the town
limit of Colfax to APPOINT in the
lane between Buckeye landing on
Red river and the store of j. A.
Hyde, and appointing Chas. II.
Teal, G. G. Nash and j. II. McNeely
as reviewers to locate and lay out
said proposed new road, be and the
same is hereby repealed, rescinded,
and made of no effect.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained,
That the said public road shall be
and the same is hereby continued
and established at its former loca-
ton, on the bank of Red river,
commencing on the river front, at
the point where the line designat-
ed as the present upper limits of
the town of Colfax intersects said
public road, and running thence
along and contiguous to the bank
of Red river, up to and including
Buckeve landing on Red river,
thence in and through the lane as
it existed on the Sd day of January,
1893, between the properties of
Mrs. Lou McNeely and Chas. III.
Teal, to the end of the said lane,
and thence along the southern
bank of Doggy bayou to and past
the properties of G. 9. Nash, j. A.
Hyde, Kelsoe and others, to the
bridge across Doggy bayou, on to
Montgomery, as at present located.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
That the road as described in sec
ton Q of this ordinance be and
the same is hereby declared to be
q public road, and is now adopted
as the public road to be known
and designated as the Colfax and
Montgomery public road, and the
road apportioners heretofore and
hereafter designated as having that
duty shall apportion the road hands
to work said public road, as requir-
ed by the road laws of the State
and Of this police jury.
Sec. A. Be it still further ordain-
ed, That the appointment made at
the January, 1893, session of this
police jury, of Matthew Townsend
as syndic on said public road, from
the upper limits of the town OF Col
fax to Doggy bridge, be and the
same is hereby vacated, annulled
and revoked, and that o. B. Britt
be and he is hereby appointed az
syndic for said road district No. =
and the said syndic is Hereby an.
thorized, empowered, instructed
and required to forthwith, without
delay, cause all distractions on OF
across said public road which In
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