The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-10-24
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unworthy ol notice, we LOOK up
five questions which he prOnound.
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order, sent him the following civil
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cation, which he did not print:
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own r;oht and t;tIe Co. 60 oao N u,o.th
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McKn;cht snccsss;nn aaaas s adT ~ s5 oce e
OO and as her individual nronertv was
fairly worth at least $1,000, she was ac-
cepted for $4,000.
2d-While you were president of the
police Jury, did you not accept $50 to act
as inspector of sundry Jobs of work
around the Jail which work was not done
according to contract?
Answer-No. AS president was al
lowed salary of $40 a year, payable
quarterly, for the same services that
Rapides, Natchitoches and other parishes
paid their presidents five or six times as
much. All work done under my inspec-
ton is according to contract, and chal-
lenge you to show instances to the con-
trary.
Sd While you were president Of the
police jury, did You not act partially and
from an interested stand point in pass
ing the ordinance ordering the election
for the railroad tax on the day fixed up
ON which it was held? Is it not a fact
that as president of the police Jury YOU
cast the deciding vote that defeated
Flanagau's motion fixing the date for
holding said election for December 18th.
Voting when there was no tie vote exist
ing, and does the proceedings of that
vote appear upon the police jury record!
Answer-My interest was neither more
nor less than that of every other citizen.
whether in favor or opposed to the cleo.
ton. and nv action was as disinterested
as any one could be whose belongings
were effected. believed then, and still
believe. it will be for the general good to
extend help to build the railroad. It is
not fact that as president cast the de-
Gliding vote Won refer to. NV recollection
is that Mr.. Flannagan's motion was a
substitute, the yeas and NAYS being call
ed by wards. and the substitute failed to
carry. The vote then required upon the
original motion, Mr.. Flanagan himself
making the motion. which was seconded
by Mr.. II. M. Bradford. and this vote was
also taken by wards. being carried with
out a dissenting voice. See recorded
proceedings of Oct. 8. 1895.
4th Did Won not accept a bond of
public ferryman at Colfax which you
knew was worthless. and don't Won know
that the first act of our new police iury
was to re-let ferry, and that the amount
80 lost by your gross and culpable neg
igence is gone to Grant parish forever?
Answer Il did accept ]. H. Kemp as
surety for 300. at a time when his inter
est in the firm of Kemp & Son led me to
believe he was a good bondsman. This
error on INV part has led to Grant parish
losing one.balf of s75. the new police
Jury having compromised the case for
sos. instead of suing for the whole
amount, as intended to do. This little
nv MnKurhs we" or,v S' a .a' 70 -
show how necessary H is to be careful
and exacting in approving bonds.
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