The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-02-01
Official Proceedings of the Police
Jury.

Official Proceedings of the Police
Jury.
Colfax, La, Jan. a. 1895.
The police jury of Grant parish met
pursuant to adjournment. Present-H.
g. Goodwin, president, j. T. Flanagan,
w. N. Greed, w. F. Logan, T. NJ. Brad
ford, Wilson Prestridge, HI. V. Mccain.
| The minutes of last meeting read.
| On motion of Fl. V. Mccain the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
| That the minutes of last meeting be
adopted as read, with the amendment
that T. M. Bradford be recorded as voting
mo- on the ordinance levying 5-mill tax
| for q period of ten years in aid Of the
Kansas City, Watkins q Gulf Railway, the
same being an error of the printer in
emitting his name as thus voting in pub
fishing the proceedings of last meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, J. N. Law
renee was appointed overseer on the head
of Little river road
| On motion of Mr.. Creed, ]. L. Douglas
was appointed overseer on the Simmons
ferry road. in place of J. l.. Ivy removed,
and Fl. S. Collins in place of Henry John
son, who had been appointed to another
beat on same road in ward four
On motion of Mr.. Flanagan, Hinsley
Darlington was appointed overseer on
| the Claiborne road in place of Early Bar
ton, who served last year.
On motion of III. V. Mccain, ID. w.
O'Neal was appointed overseer on the
| Montgomery hill road in place of Jesse E.
Dunn, over age.
| The president was authorized to adver-
tise for sale, on the 18th day of February,
1896, all the unsold ferries of the parish.
On motion the application of the lessee
of the Colfax ferry, to release him or re-
duce the amount of his lease, was rejected.
and the president instructed to enforce
collection of lease for 1886.
The president reported $3.50 90 collect
ed for lease of Boyce ferry, and was au-
thorized to settle with Rapides parish for
her part of same.
On motion Aunt Pud Saddler, of ward
one, was placed on the pauper list.
The board then took recess until 2
p. m. for dinner.
Evening session, all the members pres
emit, and board went into committee of
tine whole to consider claims, and the fol-
lowing were allowed:
E. w. Teddlie, jailor, bal. claim. $50 20
Sam johnson, lumb. on bridge. 8 4S
| M. Il. SwaffOrd .............. IL 40
Clerk sup court, costs State VS..
Chambers. Harris, Hagan, ct al. 10 10
| Henry Hardtner ........... 10 70
Lee McMurry, preferred claim. 10 %
The claims of DR.. j. V. Bonnette, of
S25 90 for post mortem examination on
| body of VIM. Waldron, 90 30 for services
in the Mcclure case, and s. 90 for clint
cal examination of II. Harwell, we've re-
| jected. for the reason that the examina-
ton of Waldron was totally unnecessary
and unauthorized, and the others not
cases for which the parish is responsible.
Also, the application of DR.. J. V. Bon
nette to reduce his assessment, was re-
| jected, for the reason that the claim
comes too late by more than six months.
On motion of Fl. " Mccain the regu-
lar order of business was resumed, and
| the following resolution adopted:
That we take recess until 9 a. m. to-
morrow, to give the finance committee
time to prepare their report, aided by the
president, to fully investigate the finan-
cial condition of the parish, and report
all outstanding Indebtedness, together
with the probable amount of taxes and
polls yet to be collected.
Jan. %, 1896, the police jury met at 8
a. M, all the members present.
| H. v. Mccain, chairman, read the re-
port of the finance committee, which was
received and adopted. and ordered spread
on the minutes. as follows;
CoLFAx. La January %. 1855.
| To the Prest. and Members of the Police Jury
Your finance committee would report
that since our last report there has been
paid into the treasury S3,725 81. We
hand in parish scrip and presidents war
rants, which we herewith report, and ask
that same be destroyed by being burned
in the presence of the jury in open ses-
sion. The treasurer's report this day is
as follows:
| To cash on hand Jan. s. 1895. 8 s24 Is
To taxes received since last report. 4it2 II
Total ..--....--..-..----.-.--... s4sos W