The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-04-18
poLIoE jury PROCEEDINGS.

! The Hon. Police Jury of East Car
roll parish met this days in regular
session.
Presentation. P. ID. Quays, Presi-
dent; Yancey Bell, Clerk; Messrs.
Robt. Nicholson, H. X. Barwick, Phil
Mcclure and G.. A. Voelker.
Minutes ofFebruary ll,h and March
18th, 1896, were read and approved.
The following offered by Mr.. Bar
wick, was read and adopted:
Whereas, 1t is the opinion of the
road oyerseer aud other citizens of the
second ward that the road along the
banquette of leyee from The corpora
ton line of Providence to the Holly
Brook gin can easily be made much
better road than the new road as
layed out in the rear of Wyly-Bass
plantation to the said corporation line,
Therefore be il resolved, That the
road as now used shall be moved to
the west bank of the barrow pits 10
such places as in the judgment of the
overseers the same may be necessary
| to the improvement of the road and
subject 10 said changes is hereby de-
clared public road divided into two
districts-one from Holly Brook gin
to Deesopa store and one from
Deesona store 10 the corporation line.
Be it further resolved, That Road
District No. II be and is hereby
changed SO as 10 commence at the
Holly Brook gin and extend up to
Deesona store, aud road hands on the
Holly Brook and Blue Ridge planta-
,ions be assigned thereto.
Be it further resolved, That the
public road from Deesona store to
corporation line of Providence be
known as District IL IL and the road
hands on the Wyly-Bass, Deesona,
Deeson, Mcclure and Conn plania-
tons east of Live Oak road be and is
hereby assigned to this road.
The President appointed j. 6. Pitt
man overseer of said District No. IL
and Minor B. Deeson oVerseer of said
District No. IL 1-2.
On motion of Mr.. Nicholson, duly
carried, the clerk was instructed. to
order the sheriff TO proceed TO collect
8 mills on the assessment of land in The
4th Ward Drainage District.
On motion of Mr.. Barwick, the clerk
wes instructed to order 1000 ivory
vaccine points, same TO be distributed
according to population to the men,
bers of each ward and he be author
lied to employ same competent person
at fee of not more than 5cts per
capita to do the vacciDating.
The request of Providence Lumber
Co, to be allowed permission 10 erect
telephone line along public road from
town of Providence 10 saw mill on
Tensas bayou was, upon motion,
granted.
BY request, the road from lower
line of Pamela to Pitchers Point gate,
was extended TO Pitchers Point land
lug.
The President appointed W. E. Reed
oyerseer from Pitchers Point gate to
Ashton ferry.
The following process verbal and re-
port of road commission were read and
the road as layed out in the report of
the majority of said commission was
declared a public road, to-wii:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of East Carroll.
To Jacob Ware, Jos. E. Ransdeli, Lymus
Perkins, Caesar Robinson, Anse Phillips,
Littleton Bryant and Richard Stewart,
Jr.:
Sirs-Please take notice that you
have been appointed by tbeHon.P Police
Jury of this parish to lay off a public
road from the Diuah Morgan tract of
land TO the town of Providence, IN
such manner that it will give an out
let to said Dinah Morgan place, to the
Cornelius Coleman tract, to the Jacob
Ware place on Copely land, and to the
Alex Davis tract; and of how you
shall have performed said duty you
will please make return without delay
as the law directs.
Witness my hand, this 18th day of
March, 1896. YANcEY BELL,
Clerk Police Jury.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Part sh OF East Carroll,
Before me the undersigned authori-
ty personally appeared Jos. E. Rams
dell, Jacob Ware, Anse Phillips,
Caesar Robers, Littleton Bryant, Ly-
mus Perkins ard Richard Stewart,
Jr, who being sworn, did each de-
clare and say as follows, to-wit:
81 do solemnly swear that / viii lay
out the road now directed TO be laid
out by the Police Jury of the parish
of East Carroll, from the Dinah Nor
gan tract to the Little Green road, to
the greatest ease and advantage Of the
inhabitants, and with as little preju-
dice to each owner as may be, without
affection or favor, malace or hatred
and to the best of my knowledge aud
skill. So help nue. God"
Jos. E. Ransdell, Anderson Phil
lipps, c. G. ROBBERS, Littleton Pryant,
Lymus Perkins, Richard Stewart, Jr.,
Jacob Ware.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 31st day of March, A. ID. 1896.
w. II. MONTGOMERY,
Notary Public.
To the Hon. Police Jaury of East Carroll
We The undersigned commissioners
appointed TO lay of road from the
Dinah Morgan tract TO the public
road on Little Green, beg to report as
follows:
We first took oath to faithfully per-
form our autv hafnra w II Nanf