The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-05-22
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Lake Providence. La. May 10, 1897

,eeSlOD ~ tAohouSs | =
business.
Present-Phil Mcclure, II. Ii. era,
BAN, P. d. Quays, G. A. Voelker auo
Yancey Bell. Clerk.
Absent -Robt. Nicholson, President
The President being absent Mr.
Ouays was called 10 the chair, aud
called the meeting TO order.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
After due deliberatjon aud discus
sion of the financial condition OF the
parish. Mr.. Graham offered the follow
inc. which was unanimously adopted
to-wit:
whereas the very great expenses
incurred in making the high wafer
fight has completely depleted me
Treasury leaving large, balance siiii
unpaid,
therefore be it Resolved, That the
President pro tenn be and ia hereoS
authorized TO borrow the sum OF SZoVo
at eight per cent per apnum interest
aud 10 issue certificates Of indebted
ness pledging the revenues OF 1885, Id
settlement Of same.
The following petition presented 10y
Mr.. G. T. Davis was read, to-wH:
To the Honorable Police Jury OF the
parjsh of East Carroll, Lave the un-
dersigned beg leave to represent tha',
in view of the present condition OF me
records of the parish on Tile III Inc
| Clerks and Recorders ofhces, IL Is
necessary that your honorable pouy
should make provision for systematic
oyerbauIipg of all of said records. anu
for arranging the papers ana docu-
ments in the new file boxes aud iaoei-
ing same, in order to preserve the
records and facilitate ready reference
TO the same.
We show that for years many
records suits and other papers nave
been misplaced by being placed in the
wrong package, or bundles, so that III
order to find them il involves search
through most or all of the records OF
the office. 10 their present condition
they are practically lost.
AS your honorable body has recent
" provided new and improved files
and file-boxes for said offices at con-
: siderable expense, we submit that 10
make said improved furniture avaiia-
be. your honorable body should en-
nIoy an expert TO re-arrange syslima-
a. tie and label sGid records and that
). lawyer would be most capable OF 40
q ing such expert work.
= We have examined into the matter
and made an estimate as to the amount
. of work involved and as to the Tune
, required to do the same. THESE Ounces
- contain over 1890 suits, over 19Ot
= successiors, 24O0 criminal cases, o6ot
- MORTGAGES aud deeds, all of which
> records will have 10 be examined ano
e arranged, and labeled paper by paper
~ and will. VIC estimate. require from
:, 10 4 months work by an expert and az
., sistant: and in our opinion, the work
at moderate estimate, Is worm
- least five hundred dollars.
70 We further represent that said wori
~ should be provided for at once J.
10 order to facilitate The work OF SAL
: = offices aud the administration OF justic'
~ F.F Montgomery.
90 Jos E. Rsnsdell.
:. c. S. WHY.
=. After the reading of the petition ID
-, board listened to Mr. Davis argumei
in favor of having the work done
asked for in the petitiou-he propo
nv ING 10 do the same for the sum
10 $3.50.
ir- On motion, Mr..McGuire, Mr.. Dav
pts was instructed to do the WORK IN u
tor Clerks and Recorders Offices as
nd forth in the petition of Messrs. r.
-ir. Montgomery, j. L. Rapsdell and Z.
i'm Wyly lust read to this board, aud npt
avs the approval of the work by the aoo
the named gentlemen be be issued a Ger.
les. ficate of Indebtedness Of this board |
90. the sum of three hundred anc bi
nds (S35O) dollars bearing per cent
ese terest after March 18th 1888.
uch The President appointed Mr.. }.
i to Tompkius road overscer ofthe Distr
try. No. from town OF Providence
'am Baxter bayou. !.
the By request the board considered
his ACCESSIBILITY OF allowing stock to r
all on leyees before tho water receed
to within the banks, and after fully 9
Old cussing the matter it was.resoived u
sill II ia the sense ofth board, that sto
are should be kept off the levee until
adv river is within its banks aud II
too Guards and Inspectors be hereby nc
ID. fed 10 continue taking up and c
% a Rounding stock until such time.
she The Finance Committee filed
) 10 following report, which was adopt
her to-wit:
Lake Providence. La, May IL, ls0
-. To the Hon. Police Jury OF I
a. Carroll-We, the Committee on
va, apce. recommend the approval or
I'm following clsims, presented at
l;tv meeting:
q ri C. p Ripple, Ievee guard. ..........9 !.
] w Dunn, salary ...-...... ;
MS iced prisoners.
eous Jordan Foreman, constable. ......... :
for l. S University, cadet. ........-.-...
az q + Blackburn. p.... .........
'he Purdy & Schneider, frt. and rec.
d TO Caesar Martin. constable. ....-'...
10 OF Geo King,J p. .
: mn ! W Dunn, attndg court appPs.-... %
way phi Mcenire. leyee guard ........ 6
He J S Guenard. paints etc. ....."..' ,
erin Tim Byrne, quarter allowance.
~ j Hamley, messages -. .....'.-..
ms Rel & Hurley hauling etc.:
e the W ii McCuIIoch. leyee guard ......
and Henry Page constable .....-........