The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-04-11
Ofncial Proceedings Of the Police
Jury.

Ohicial Proceedings Of the Police
Jury.
CoLFAx, La, April 6, 1896.
The police jury of Grant parish met
this day pursuant to time fixed by law,
all the members present, viz: II. G. Good
wyn, president, J. T. Flanagan, w. N.
Creed, w. F. Logan, T. M. Bradford,
Wilson Prestridge and II. v. Mccain.
The minutes of last meeting we're read
and approved.
The president made q verbal report,
stating that all allowances made to pau
pers, up to and including the January,
1896, meeting of the board, had been
paid; that the claim of $715.5O of Diebold
Safe and Lock Co. for Jail cages, due
Feb. l, 1895, had been paid; that the
settlement of Colfax ferry lease was in
the hands of an attorney and still pend
ing; and also that the settlement of the
Pollock tax suit was still pending, owing
to the failure of the circuit judges to re-
turn the papers in the suit to the clerk
of the court. but that the company stood
ready to pay the Judgment as revised as
soon as the officers can be put in position
to settle the matter. The attention of
the jury was also called to a number of
suggestions and requests received from
the State board OF health relative to
measures to prevent spread of smallpox
On motion of Mr.. Prestridge the name
of Mrs. Brandon, pauper, was stricken
from the list.
The following resolutions, offered by
H. V. Mccain, were adopted:
Resolved. That the following changes
in the appointment of road overseers are
hereby made, viz: Rob't. Fletcher in
place Of Will Purvis, from Gum branch
to parish line; w. j. Swor in place of
Alonzo Hargis, from Calhoun's to Gum
branch.
Resolved, That the overseer on the
Montgomery and CockfeId ferry road be
and he is hereby authorized to change
said road to 60 by John Balances resi-
dence, said change being less than one
mile, and made for the purpose of placing
the road on much better around.
A petition was received relative to
changing the road near College Hill,
when the fact was developed that there
was some opposition to the change, and
the matter WAS disposed of by adopting
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the petition relative to
change of road near College Hill be re-
ceived, and notice is hereby given that
at the next regular meeting of the police
jury said change OF road will be granted
If no good and sufficient reasons are given
to the contrary.
On motion o resolution was adopted
allowing all paupers now on the rolls fit
teen ($15) dollars each, to be paid out of
the revenues of 1896.
By H. V. Mccain:
Whereas, The three reviewers selected
by DR.. A. b. Thompson ut the January
meeting OF this body, for the purpose Of
reviewing and making new road near
Thompson's and Whatley's ferries, have
made their report; and whereas, e. g. |
Hunter, appearing in behalf of the three |
Whatley reviewers, has asked that said |
reviewers be discharged, for the reason
that they failed to agree, and q new set |
of reviewers be appointed; therefore be it |
Resolved, That the following are ap-
pointed reviewers on said road in their |
stead, to review said road according to |
law and report at the next meeting of |
the police jury, viz: G. w. Wainwright,
lack Lowell, r. j. Lacrvix, Henry Lee, |
Ed Teddlie and James Cooper, Jr.
On motion the petitions of s. A. Volen-
tine, Mrs. Ann Day and Harriet Carter
to be placed on the pauper list, were laid
over until the July meeting OF the police
jury for consideration and action.
The police jury then went into commit
tee of the whole to consider claims. and
kha fo1lOriuU marc n1lowoI.