The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-04-07

, app0rtloner for ward Z In place OF
w. Nixon, who failed to qualify.
j On motion it was resolved that
the paupers of the parish be each
allowed $15 out of funds of 1893.
BY H. v. Mccain
Resolved, That this body in reg
ular session does hereby approve
and ratify the action of the presi-
dent and committee on public works
in receiving the steel cages placed
in our jail by the Diebold Safe and
Lock Co, Canton, Ohio. Adopted.
On motion Mrs. Sarah. A. Bed
good was placed on the pauper list,
to draw $15 with the rest.
On motion jasper Brown was
allowed S25 for building a bridge
across slough near the Hudson
creek bridge.
; The president added W.. N.
Greed to the committee on public
works, and designated Wilson Pres
fridge as chairman of committee.
William Rawson was appointed
road overseer in ward six, in place
OF Peter Sausou.
Elijah Valentine was added sto
the pauper list, to draw SIS with
the lest
On motion action on the petition
to replace the road from Colfax to
Buckeye landing on the river front
was deferred until July.
On motion of j. T. Flanagan the
following was adopted:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury, of
Grant Parish, that public road be and
is hereby granted from the forks OF the
Colfax and Pineville pine woods road and
the Thompson ferry old road, on or near
the Thompson ferry old road, via Big
Creek church and NJ. d. Andrews place
to Pollock post First district from
the forks OF road to the Claiborne road,
with Lige Williford, overseer. Second
district from Claiborne road to Big Creek
church, w. p. Guynes, overseer. Third
district from Big Greek church to Pollock,
M. d. Andrews, overseer.
Be it further ordained, That public
road be and is hereby granted from the
ii. PlStephen's, place on Claiborne road
to Pollock on or near the route now trav
eled by the u. s. Mail from Colfax to Pol
lock, H. z. Stephens, overseer.
Be it further ordained, That the here
tofore public road from Fl. P. Stephens
place to Big Greek bridge be and the
same is hereby discontinued. !.
Be 1t fnrther ofdained, That the an
petitioners Of wards two and three shall
meet at Pollock at ten o'clock. a. M. on
third Monday in April. 1894, to apportion
hands ON the new roads SO established.
The report of the late grand Jury
was read to the police jury by
W. L.. Shackelford, clerk of the
court.
The proposition of G.. II. Nc
Knight, to sell the parish two road
machines, was tabled for future
consideration.
On motion the application of
Jake Williams to be placed on the
pauper list was rejected, and he de-
clared to be a fit subject for the
Charity hospital, and duly provid-
ed for by resolution Of this body.
The applications of Mrs. Mary
Waits and Mrs. Sarah Chelette, to
be placed on the pauper list, were
also rejected, the latter having an
able bodied son to support her.
The president was authorized to
pay the expenses of transporting
Jane Howard to the Charity hos
pital, upon the proper physicians
certificate being furnished.
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the status of the public
road leading through the Calhoun
property from Colfax to bayou
Darro reported as follows: &.
We your committee appointed to in.
vestigate the legal status of the public
road leading from Colfax to the Darro
bridge beg leave to submit the following
report. and ask to be discharged: I'D
On page 5 of the old ordinance book of
the police jury OF Grant parish, we find
the following: Ordinance No. S-Be Il Or
tained, etc, That public thoroughfare
be established, running from Colfax to
Lacroix ferry on Little river. Jno. Starks,
Mathew Nugent, ST., Joshua Kemp, N. II.
Hrifffn, John Lincecum and Willie Irwin
are hereby appointed reviewers Of said
road; and it is further ordered that VIM.
Irwin be appointed overseer of said road,
and is empowered to work all hands in
three miles of same in cutting out and
keeping said road in order Signed, N. H.
Griffin, president police jury, and dated
June Z, 1869. This vas the first meeting
of the police jury OF the parish.
On page Is, in same book, at meeting
lated Jan. 5. 1870, Shep. Williams, presi-
lent, we find the following: Ordinance
No. 43. By B. F. Bran. Be it ordained,
,tc., That public road from Lacroix's
'erry on Little river. on the nearest and
best ground to the court house at Colfax,
md that j. Kitterling, r. Lacroix, w. A.
Griffin, o. P. Walker, Martin Smith and