The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-02-27
Police Jury Proceedings.
BENTON, La, FEB. IS, 1896.

BENTON, La, Z EB. 20, AooV'
Police Jury met in call session ,
with E. s. Dortch, President, in the
chair. Roll call showed the follow ..
ing members present: E. S. Dortch,
President; j. A. Sewall, T. NJ. Love,
G. y. Sandidge, F. NJ. Barnett, }.
W. Jeter and J. T. Many.
On motion and second, the returns
from election in ward 3 were tabu-
lated and promulgated: -.
Plain Dealing-Againstn wire fe en- Wsri
" For division of Ward......
For 4 wire fence. .....--.' .
Alden-Againsta wire fence: :::;..'-.'..'. %
Total against division of ward. la
On motion and second, Police
Jury took recess for dinner.
EVENING SESSION.
Police Jury met after recess with
following members present: Il. 5.
Dortch, President; T. NJ. Love, Z.
d. Sandidge, F. NJ. Barnett, j. A.
Sewall, j. T. Many, J. W. Jeter.
On motion and second, The fol-
lowing resolution was put bt fore
the body-An Ordinance DiviCing
the Levee District of Bossier parish
| into Leyee Wards. Ayes-Dortch,
Many, Jeter, Sewall. Noes-Love,
Sandidge, Barnett. And the Ordl-
nance was adopted:
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury
of Bossier Parish, That that portion
of Booster parish which is now in
the Levee District, under Act 80, of
1892, be and is hereby divided into
the following Levee Wards, to-wit:
All that portion Of the said Dis
trict embraced in the following
boundaries shall be ward l: The
alluvial lands lying north of line
drawn from the lower side Of River
side plantation on the river running
due east to the hills.
All that portion of said District
embraced in the following boundar-
les shall be ward 2: The lands ~
ing between the lower line of ward
/ above mentioned and line start
ing at tho lower line of the Pandora
plantation, on Red River and run
due east to the hills.
All that portion included in the
following boundaries shall be ward
3: The alluvial lands lying between
the lower line of ward 2 above de-
scribed, and a line starting at the
lower end of McCormick's planta-
ton, on the river front, and running
east to the hills.
All that portion embraced in the
following boundaries shall be ward
4: The alluvial lands lying between
the lower boundaries of ward 3
r above described, and a line starting
9 from the lower line of the Sunt1oweI
:. plantation, on the river front, and
running due east to the hills.
IL All that portion embraced in the
n following boundaries shall be ware
m 5: The alluvial lands lying between
the lower boundary of ward 4 above
VI described, and a line starting at thu
D. lower end of the Ash Point plauta
N ton, on the river front, and running
due east to the hills.
10 All that portion embraced in th
O. following boundaries shall be ware
le 6: The alluvial lands lying between
~, the lower boundary of ward abov
y described, and line starting at th
n lower line of the Knox Point planta
of ton, on the river front, aud runnin
ba due east to the hills.
" All that portion embraced in tn
following boundaries shall be war
IS Z: The alluvial lands lying betwee
n. the lower boundary of ward 6 abov
described, and line starting at th
It. lower line of Buckhorn plantation
on on the river, aud running due cas-
ar to the hills.
:. The following persons are hereb
Is appointed Levee Overseers
Xt Ward 1T. w. w. Stinson.
he Ward 2-H. J. Lenoir.
Ward 3-P. B. Cash.
ps Ward Nv. J. Fullilove.
ar Ward 5-W. D. Mercer, Jr.
re Ward GIT McDade.
=. Ward IA. J. Moss.
~ And it is hereby made their dut,
or as we'll as all other Levee Oversee
IN. that may hereafter be appointed,
nd keep in repair the line Of levees
N their respective wards; to cause q
IN holes, ruts, washes aud roadway
es- on said levee lines to be filled l
ort and repaired with dirt we'll ramme
' and they shall cause all weeds, sa
ou- pings and trees on the public leve
2. to be cut down, in their said ward
tes and shall cause to be dug drainaI
bitches wherever necessary.
'ol 1t is hereby made the duty
in the said Levee Overseers, in the
L. rasnectiua wards. to kill. OR can