The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-10-16

( ID. Committee on Parish Farm. We,
Jour committee, beg leave to report as
Iollows: Our chairman, w. L. Shackel-
1ord, has received letters from nearly
6very parish in the State in response to
> printed inquiry sent out. OF all the re-
porte only one parish, Rapides, has
parish farm. Many parishes having q
xfeat many more inhabitants than Grant
report that they do not take care OF pau
1ers at all. The report of the Rapides
poor farm - uery mnch in fayor Of auch
an institution. We find land near the
town of Colfax can be bought for $25
per acre. and IN view OF the fact that
our judge favors US IN this matter and
promises to sentence mls1emanors and
other minor crimes to work on parish
farm in default of payment OF fines, there
by saving the expense of feeding them in
Jail, we are in favor of the project of es-
tablishinR the farm whenever the finan-
cial condition of our parish will justify
the execution of same.
j. e DUNN,
Committee 9. E 3 TAI IA:
w. L. SHACKELFORD,
Chairman,
The privy committee beg leave to re-
port that the new privy as constructed
by Nick Stickels Is satisfactory and up
to contract. We accept said work with
the understanding that Mr.. Stickles do
some small repairing on it.
Committee. y; 2. sa.osrnrorn.
In the matter OF the taxes paid by the
Citizens bank, it appear 'ng of record
that the police jury had employed w. G.
Roberts, attorney -at-law, to present the
claim for collection OF same and that
said suit had terminated favorably to
Grant parish and w. G.. Roberts here APP
pears in person aud guarantees to defend
and prosecute said suit to its final termi-
nation in case OF any further action in
the matter. The following resolution
was passed.:
Whereas the suit of the Citizens Bank
vs. Clifton Cannon, sheriff, ct ais, the par
ish of Grant being among the defendants
thereto and in which the taxes due by
the said bank were enjoined, has been de-
cided favorably to our parish of Grant,
and the said bank has abandoned it's
fight by paying the taxes, said taxes be-
Tug III LILO ySoio 1CV-<C-1-O anu AoOO tu-
elusive; and
Whereas, w. G. Roberts. ESQ.,, was en-
ployed by this parish at the institution
OF this suit at fee OF $3.50 contingent
upon the successful termination of said
suit therefore be it
Resolved, That the claim of w. G.
Roberts. ESQ.,. for $3.50 be recognized and
the treasurer is hereby ordered to pay
over to him said amount out of said tax
es when they shall be received by him.
The claim of John Anthony for priv
ilege on the Citizens bank taxes as a
privilege on all funds of those years dur
ing which his claim as assessor remained
unpaid was presented, sud owing to the
fact that an ordinance appropriating
per cent of the parish revenues had been
passed at a previous meeting. Said mat
ter was laid over until some future meet
ing.
The police jury was handed a commun-
ication from Maj. Boyd of the State Uni
versity at Baton Rouge urging the body
to make sufficient appropriation to
send two pupils to said school. Parish
Jno. A. Williams adj
dressed the police jury and urged that a
report to same be made. It
was decided by the body that while they
felt very friendly to any proposition 10
foster and encourage education in our
State, the parish finances would not per
nit any appropriation at the present.
The police jury then resolved itself into
= committee OF the whole for the exami-
nation and allowing of claims, and ad-
iourned until tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock.