The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-04-15

and whenever said committee shall deem it
| necessary, or an emergency require 1t.
4th That all convicts worked upon said
| public roads shall be required to wear a con-
Wet garb which shall be provided by the parish
and become the property of said parish. That
| all hands he worked from sunup to shutdown,
| allowing reasonable time for meals
| 9TH That all convicts be secured at lIht
| ard under no circumstances allowed to leave
| tho camp, except on special business Tor the
| Superintendent and that all unruy prisoners
| shall be worked in chains until subjected, and
in case any prisoner shall attempt an escape
| the Superintendent shall continue thereafter
| to work him onl V in chains.
9th. That the salary of said Superintendent
| shall lie fixed at $50 per month. payable
| monthly and that he shall be allowed St %
| per month Tor the board of each prisoner,
which shall also be paid monthly.
| 18th. That committee of three be appoint
| ed by the President of this body, who shall
| constitute a standing road committee for the
| period Of the balance of 1897 and yearly there
! after, until their successors are appointed,
| whose duty 1t shall be to act in concert with
| the superintendent in all matters that may
come up concerning the duty of said Superin-
tendent and the method of working said pub
lie roaps. etc. Said committee shall have i'm
| mediate control over said Superintendent and
| his works, and if they deem necessary may
appoint the Police Juror from the ward in
which said Superintendent is working to over
look and direct the work in said ward, but Il q
decision of said committee shall be final in case
any conflict arises between said member and
said superintendent.
SIP. That said committee shall have power
and authority to discharge the said Superin-
tendcnt for neglect of duty or other just cause
and employ another by and with the advice
and consent of this body. 1t shall be the duty
OF the superintendent to keep time book and
| and enter thereik the names OF all conAicts all
other hands employed, the amount of time
worked By each hand and the amount of work
done i'll each ward, and. also it shall be his
duty to measure the road and put up mile
boards at each mile and all forks and cross
roads.
On motion and srconded, the re-
port was received and the commit
tee discharged.
On motion and seconded, the res
olutions offered by this committee
were adopted and spread upon the
minutes.
The following claims we're allow
ed: DR.. W. NJ. Abney, Jail account,
81; r. w. Hanks, So so; DR.. G. Il.
Irion, $40: B. A. Kelly, s53 63 ;
j. G. Bell, Justice of Peace, ward l,
$14 ~; J. I. Morris, Constable of
ward 1, s2G 95; [. P. & j. j. Lay,
81 so; Allen Miles, Striving on Cor
oner's jury, 50; J. D. Robertson,
boarding jury, $13 %; A. r.
Thompson, Jail account, $13S.
On motion, Resolved, That a con-
mittee be appointed to select the
most accessible and central point
on Flat river on or near road lead
ing from kenna bridge to Ash Point
On motion, the Parish Treasurer
Is authorized to pay over to the
School Board the amount due,
$3.50.
On motion and seconded, Resolv-
ed, That the overseer be and is
here by authorized to have any and
all distractions of any kind amp
character removed from the public
road leading from Geo. W. jones
place to China Nook place.
On motion, Police Jury adjourned
until tomorrow morning at o'clock.