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

On page Sc, August 8, 1871, during the
presidency of W. J. Cruikshank we find
ordinance No. 50, relative to the leasing
of gates across public roads. We would
also state that the former owners and le-
gal representatives OF tie Calhoun prop
erty acquiesced in the location of the
public road through the property free Of
any cost to the parish by asking permits
sion to erect gates across the public road,
and paid license for said privilege in
| preference to building fences and making
q lane for said road to pass through.
On page 48 of same book, Oct. l6, 1871,
ordinance y, Cruikshank president, reads
as follows: Sec. 1, Be it ordained, etc.,
That the road leading from Colfax on Red
river, from opposite the mouth Of Cane
| river, by the Ferenzi quarters, across the
bayou Darro in the direction OF the La
croix ferry on Little river, be and the
same is hereby declared and adopted as
q public road as far as Cholera branch,
and that the president appoint six free
holders commissioned to select and mark
out the most practical route for the COM
tinuance of said road from the Cholers
branch to to the Lacroix ferry on Little
river; and that said commissioners be
sworn according to law and required to
report at the next meeting Of the police
jury, j. e., first Monday in January. 1872
On page 50 we find that John Sanders
was appointed overseer on the Colfax and
Lacroix ferry road, from Colfax to Chol-
era branch, Jan. 4, 1872, minutes signed
by Thos. johnson, president pro tenn.
Your committee further report that by
pursuing the acts Of the police jury we
find that this road, under ordinance u,
has been constantly used and maintained
as a public road since 1871; that over
seers have been regularly appointed; that
said road was originally used by the own
ers OF the Calhoun property as turnrows
or trrnroads, and their use and adoption
by the police jury was never opposed by
the owners, but rather favored, they be-
ing relieved from the labor of keeping
them up and building the bridges which
were essential to their proper use.
We therefore report and recommend
the adoption of the following:
Whereas, the road from Collar TO the
Cholera branch has been in use as pub
lie thoroughfare long prior to the time
the lands through which it runs came III.
to the hands of the present owner, aud
she came into possession subject to all
encumbrances and privileges, therefore
Resolved, That the request and propo-
sition of Mrs q. e. p. Calhoun, for the
parish to build her q lane fence, or to
purchase the land for use as public
road, be and the same is hereby rejected.
H. G. GooDwYN,
W. L. RICHARDSON.
On motion the report was receiv-
ed and adopted and committee dis
charged.
The jury then adjournsd until H.
morrow at 9 q. m. :.
CoLFAx, La. April 8, 1894
Police jury met pursuant to adj
journmeht, all the members present
as on yesterday.
On motion the reading of the
minutes was dispensed with until
the close of the meeting.
The committee on finance pre-
sented their report, which was read
and adopted, as follows:
Your committee on finance have exam
ined the treasurer's report and find same
correct, also the sheriff's books, and find
that there yet remains unsolicited parish
taxes for 1893 amounting to $3161 06.
Herewith find scrip and parish war;
rants, which have been paid, amounting
to $5279 70, which we recommend be
burned in the presence Of the police jury
in omen session