The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-23
ing the trains thereon on or before
December 81, 1897.

december 81, 1891.
The Police Jury obligates itself and the said
Parish ward No |, of the said Parish of Bossier
that there shall be extended upon the assess
ment rolls of the said Parish ward one, of the
said Parish of Bossier, Il tax of five mills an
nually divided, as hereinbetore set forth Oh all
the property in said Parish ward l. in Bossier
Parish, La assessed for the purpose of taxa
tion for the years hereinbefore designated and
set forth to be collected annually as and W hen
other taxes are collected and to be paid to the
order of the said Kansas City, Watkins and
Gulf Railway Company, according to law:
And the said Kansas City, Watkins Il Gulf
Railway Co stipulateS that III consideration of
and as an equivalent for tho forefoing cove
nants and stipulatons of the said Police Jury,
it will do and perform its work of establishing
locating and constructing the said railway eX-
tension as hereinbetore set forth and elected
by the said property tax payers of the said
Parish ward l, of the Parish of Bossier, and
that upon the completion of the same as atore-
said, the Chief Engineer of said Railway Co.
shall file with the President ofrhe Police Jury
and with the Treasurer of said Parish dupli-
cate showing the time of the completion of the
same, as hereinbefore specified.
In testimony whereof, the eaid parties have
subscribed their names hereto in duplicate,
together with me, District Clerk and eX- otficiO
Notary Public, and the two undersigned com
petcnt witnesses, at Benton, La, on the day
ana year above written.
IS. DORTCH,
President Police Jury of BosSer Parish La.
KANSAS CITY, WATKINS & GULF
RAILWAY COMPANY,
JABEZ b. WATKINS, President
Per pro w. IL. CLINE,
Witnesses: Attorney i'll fact.
j. T. NANNY.
CD SANDIDGE.
Before me- b. A. KELLY,
Clerk District Court and otficio Notary
Public. BuSsicr Parish, La.
Witnesses:
j. w. ATKINS.
w. +. CONNELL.
State of Louisiana BE it known that this
Parish of Bossier. lav. before ne, Thomas
D. Council, Notary Public in and for said
Parish, duly elected, commissioned and sworn
came and appeared, James w. Atkins, who
being sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he saw the party to the foregoing
instrument of writing 81 On the same for the
purpose therein contained; that he, with w. +.
Connell, signed as a witness and now recOg
nizes all the signatures thereto and knows
them to be genuine.
Sworn to and subscribed before ME, this the
1lth day OF April, 1876.
w. ATLINS.
T. D. CONNELL, Notary Public.
On motion, following claims were allowed
DIT +. Schumpert Sl2, Geo Horton, repairing
bridge over WATSON Lake, $40 50; T MclIyams
appeal cost, 81 80; NJ lloSer, T NJ Miller
and X Worsham 81 each, as CorOner's Jurors
over body Of Matt Carroll; j l. c Graham, J p
s. 20; J 2 Gleason, J 2, = 81; l. Keith, Con
stable, $l2 80; J J & 2 Lay s. So Yves Toll
yer. removing drift. s.; Bell 4 WATSON, work
on Zee Fee bridge, 500 80; b A Kelly So 30
& A WATSON, work on Cut OFT bridge, Sill -
K & Stinson, j =, $3l
Resolved, That the Police Jury will not al
low any cost in the prosecution of persons fo1
not working the public roads, until those fail
ing to pay their fines and cost are presented tt
and indicted by the Grand Jury.
The Parish Treasurer presented his quarter
lv report as follows:
w. H. Scanland, Parish Treasurer,
In account with
| 1896 BOssier Parish
January Ito balance on hand. $3094 s.
" 1i-To amount from +. S.
Dortch President of Police Jury 1900 o.
| Feb. lI.-TO amt from f. S. Durtch
President Police Jury. 300 O.
| Feb. lS.-To amount from Ards & Co.
to correct Warrant No. 7G3.-.... 80 .
| March TO amount from City of
Shreveport, statement rendered. - I
| April l3.-To amount from Collector
on Roll 1875, to date, $NlJ Sc,
less per cent. ...-.....-.... 4lS0
| April 13-To amount from Collector
| on Roll of 1894, to date, so o.,
| less per cent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 y
April l3--To amt from Collector on
Licenses 1896 Slt3J, less 5per ct. 1913 ,