The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-10-17
Official Proceedings of the Police
Jury.

SOlIdx, La, Oct. y, 1870.
The police jury of the parish Of
Grant met at the ringing of the
bell ct the court house. Upon roll
call the following members answer
ed to their names: Ward l, G. III.
Teal; Ward 2, r. N. Duke; Ward
8, G. G. Richards; Ward 4, o. G.
Watson; Ward 5, I. M. Bradford;
Ward 6, NJ. L. Spikes; Ward 7, J.
G. Calhoun. All members were
present and with the president, j.
G. Calhoun in the chair, announced
themselves ready for the transac-
ton of business.
The minutes of the July meet
ing were read and adopted.
The report of the reviewers of
the Big Greek and wainwright road
was received and read as follows:
We the undersigned road reviewers ap-
pointed by your honorable body at your
meeting in July 1896, to review, mark out
and lay out public road from Big Creek
church house to Wainrights ferry on Lit
tie river via bridge on Big creek. beg
leave to report as follows: We your body
OF reviewers took the oath prescribed be-
fore Magistrate j. 9. Ward, on August
the 9th, and put up the necessary notices
at Big creek church house and at Siess'
mill and at Wainrights ferry, that we
your committee would meet at Big creek
church house at o'clock on the 7th day
of September for the purpose of review
ing and marking out said road from Big
creek church house to Wainright ferry
as the law directs; and that at o'clock
on September It'll. 1896, your reviewers
met at Big creek church house and did
review and mark out said road as follows:
running on the same route as the road
now used by public. viz: Starting at
said Big creek church house in sec. %,
T. N, r. w., crossing Big creek in
sec. Is, T. ~, R. west, and intersect-
ing the Three Notch public road near the
S. w. corner of Section 10, Il. N, r.
east, and following said Three Notch
road about one quarter OF mile, then
turning TO in section IL. T.. ~, r. 1, east
and crossing railroad near and east of the
mill belonging to Seiss Bros, and thence
to the Pollock and wainwright ferry road,
about one mile from Wainwright ferry, and
thence following said Pollock and VAIN
right ferry road to Wainright's ferry on
Little river. We find a good bridge
across Big creek that will not in our opin-
ion need any repairs for several years.
We also find good bridge across Mill
creek. We also find good route and
one that is badly needed and is at this
time travelled great deal by our citi-
zens IN going to court and TO White Sui
pliur Springs. We recommend that said
road be divided in two sections, as fol-
lows: LIST. From Big creek church house
to Three Notch road. End. From Three
Notch road to Pollock and wainwright
ferry road. We further report that no
damage claims have been presented for
the results OF opening said road.
Respectfully, TALMoN CHANDLER,
E. s. TEDDLIE,
w. p. GuYNEs.
| SAID report of reviewers was adopted
and said route declared public road and
| the following overseers appointed to open
out said road: On the road from Big
creek church to Three Notch road, Gus.
Chandler; From Three Notch road to
Pollock and Wainrights ferry road, Fl. S.
Bonner.
The overseer on the road from College
Hill to the VIM parish line, is hereby
ordered to comply with the ordinances OF
July meeting respecting said road.
The matter of new public road being
made, running from Mrs. G. Lacour's to
point on Red river was brought up
The reviewers appointed reported in per-
son and upon an adverse report being
given said road was delared impractible
and petitions for same laid over indefi-
nitely.
A petition was presented by the mem
Der from ward 5, L. M. Bradford, for 9
public road leading from the head of Lit
| tie river, and thence following as nearly
as practicable the H. G. A. & N. railroad
| to Pollock. Counter petitions were also
introduced from Pollock, Lincecum
Boston mills and Little river. Upon dis
cussion of names it appeared that the
matter was opposed by mill hands prin
cipally, and according as the law directs
the matter was laid over until the Janu
airy meeting, and the following reviewer
appointed to mark ont and assess dam
ages and report on said route as the Law
directs: Sim Haley, Tom West, Johr
Lawrence, A. G. Maxey and Charles La
croix. Said committee OF reviewers arr
requested to make estimates Of bridge
ETC., in their report to this body.
i The following bridge claims were theI
allowed:
John Randolph. for lumber for Darro
and Rigolette bridges -.......-..... 81
A. A. Dean, paid labor on same. $500. 10
NJ. L.. Spikes, for work and Lumber on
Doggy bayou bridge. 40
NJ L. Spikes. for lumber on Colfax and
Darrc road bridges on bayous .... 66
George Andre for lumber and work on
Darro bridge. Colrax and Pinv. road. 10
1t was adopted on motion of c. II. Tea
that only commissioners of election VIII
came in with boxes would be paid tn
amount of two dollars.
The following claims were presente
and allowed:
: C. 7; Hutchinson. comis. of election e.
Jesse l.. Fletcher, "
w. j. Swor. .---.-
j. L. Anders,