The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-01-23
Mr.. Randolph In the chair.
On motion of Mr., Flower;

priated out OF the pauper fund of 1895 fol
the relief Of Catherine Washington, ar
INDECENT person, and that E. Fl. McCor.
mick be appointed her discussing agent
On motion OF Mr.. Flower:
Be itenected, that by virtue of Act No
isiana for the year 1894 under an act en-.
titled-"To amend and re-enact Act No
30, at the regular session Of 1885, approved
Juue Oath, 1885, entitled an act tn amend
and re-enact Section of Act No. 7 Of the
Acts OF 1877, approved March 2lst, 1877
Be it resolved by the Police Jury OF the
Parish OF Rapides, that all witnesses sub
poenaed upon final criminal trials shall
receive One Dollar per day for every day
the said with esses shall be in attendance
at the District Court, and no mileage
shall be allowed.
The President in the Chair:
On motion of Mr.. Johnson:
Resolved, That the report Of the con-
missioners for repairing Coco Bend bridge
be received and accepted and the bill OF
the contractor, NJ. P. Willis, bo approved
for S1G0.
On motion of Mr.. Hardtner:
Resolved, That the President of The Pc.
lice Jury appointa committee Of three to
confer with the City COMMITTEES on waite.
works and electric lights, in regard to
the probable expense of furnishing water
and light to the court house and Jail.
The President appointed Messrs. D. T.
Stafford, c. NJ. Fitzpatrick and I. G. Miller
as committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Texada:
Resolved, That the report Of the CON-
missioners appointed to let ont and re :.
ceive the repairing of Bayou Verrand
bridge be received and accepted, and the
bill Of the contractor, w. M. Stickells, be
approved for s25.
The petition of certain citizens oil
Cheneyville and Lamourie wards, asking
that land owners owning lands lying
least of and fronting on the public road
beginning at the lower parish line and
running up east side OF Bayou Beuf to
Lecompte, thence up same to lower line
OF Enfield plantation" be required to
make hog proof fences, In order that the
small farmers aud others in this SECTION
may utilize the vast area Of bottom OF
swamp land in that locality belonging to
said land owners, "as a hog range" was
received, considered and unanimously re-
jected.
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson:
Resolved, That the street on the east
side OF the Texas G. Pacific railroad, in
Theoda, running from the new Elm Bayou
road to the junction with the public road
at w. w. Wallis house, be and is hereby
declared public road, MT. Bennett, the
owner OF said land, having donated the
same to the parish for public road; the
said road TO be part OF Road District No.
| IL, ard that the road hands living on the
west side OF the T. & P. railway between
the Elm Bayou road and the Crawford lane
be assigned to said Road District No. IL.
Mr.. Randolph In the Chair.
On motion of MIR. Flower:
Resolved, That the sum of S25 be appro-
priated out of the pauper fund of 1895 FOR
the relief of A. J. Hines, an INDECENT per-
son, and that Geo. o. Watts be appointed
his discussing agent.
| The President resuming the chair.
On motion OF Mr.. Johnson.
Resolved, That the sum OF $l75, or as
he ho
propriated out of the bridge fund of 1895
to repair Cheneyville bridge. Said repairs
to include new mud stills, new cap stills,
all new stringers, 1000 feet new flooring,
new braces for bents, new hand rails and
new boxing for sides. The old posts to
be cut off at each end and tenoned into
the cap and mud stills. Estimated amount
of lumber, $3.50 feet.
That w. F. Shackelford, A. D. Hazard
and j. W. Stafford be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners to let out and
receive said repairs according to law. N
On motion of DR.. Sorelle:
Resolved, That the attention OF B. H.
Lyons, the contractor who built bridge
over dineston branch, and his bondsmsn
A. l. Shaw and R. Baham, be and is here
by called to the need of repair of said
bridge, which If not done in 80 days, will
be done at their expense.
On motion the Jury then adjourned I'M
til O'Clock tomorrow morning to ena'
BILE the Finance Committee to go into the
examination of claims.
| Attest:
L. G. SANFORD,
Clerk Police Jury.
| ALEXANDRIA, La, I
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