Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-07-09
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Be it known, that on this 5tf
day Of July, A. D.. 1897, it beins
the first Monday in said month
and the day for the regular meet.
ing of the Hon. the Police Jury OF
the Parish Of Tensas, the said Hon
Body met in the Court House at
ST. Joseph.
There were present: Hon. John
Murdoch, President, and Messrs.
Eli Tullis, II. c. Miller, II. S.
Nichols, J. B. O'Kelley, members.
On motion of Mr.. O'Kelley, all
bids for the lease of the public
lands, lying on outside of public
levoe, in front Of public square, in
town of St. Joseph, La, made this
day, are hereby rejected.
On motion of Mr.. O'Kellev, the
following resolution was adopted:
| Resolved, That the President
and Clerk of this Board are hereby
ordered and directed to advertise
in the Tensas Gazette, the official
journal Of this parish, for sealed
bids for the lease of the parish
lands lying on outside of public
leyee, in front Of public square, in
the town of Joseph, Ia, with right
reserved to reject any and all bids.
Said bids to be received by COM
mittee composed of Messrs. Eli
Tullis and Fl. S. Nichols, who are
hereby elected and appointed for
that purpose, and are to be opened
at II o'clock NJ, on Saturday, the
18th day of July, 1897. All bids
must be marked, "Bid for Lease
of Parish Land Lying Outside OF
Public Levee, Ia Front of Public
Square, in Town of St. Joseph,
la, and addressed "Messrs. Eli
Tullis and II. s. Nichols, COM
mittee, " to receive and open same.
Further Resolved, That, as this
Board does not meet until the 1st
Monday in October next, the said
committee is hereby ordered and
authorized to make contract of
lease to the successful bidder, if
they accept same, aud to bind
this Board in same.
Further Resolved, That the les
see is hereby required to stipulateI
i'll the lease, and in his bid, that
no greater receiving and forward
ing charges than are now charged
ut this place will. be charged, and
that all roadways, &c. construct
ed by the lessee shall be open to
the public at all times for all pur-
poses save and except the estab-
lishment of other landings or the
patronage of other landings.
Resolved Further, That the
lessee shall, upon the execution of |
the lease, be required to furnish |
bond, with one or more solvent |
surities, for the faithful payment
of the frat years rent, and for
each succeeding year said lessee or
lessees are required to give bond |
FOR the payment of the annual rent
six months prior to the day the
rent becomes due.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the President
Of this Board make lease to
Young & Young, Att'ys-at-Law,
Of the Office now occupied by them.
Said lease to be for ten years, and
TO begin at the expiration of the
present lease, ending this year.
The annual rent of the same to be
Fifty Dollars.
Mr.. B. F. Bonney, Assessor, hav-
ng applied to this Board for an
'fice, he was authorized to take
of the Office now occu-
lied by Mr.. A. E. Green, upon the
of Mr. Green's lease for
anne.
1t having been brought to the
knowledge Of this Board that Win
lie Hamilton, whose name is upon !
he pauper roll of this parish, has
ther means of support than the
llowance from the parish, upon
action her name was stricken {
rom the pauper roll, to date from )
uly 1st, 1897. {
Charlotte Young, an aged and q
nfrm pauper, was placed on the l
auper roll at 800 per month, to 1
ate from July lst, 1897.
On motion, it was directed that t
ne Treasurer of the Louisiana 3
tate University at Baton Rouge,
a., retain in his hands the bal
nee of $129.30 due parish upon .
he beneficiary cadetshiship of this :
arish, and that he apply same rs 6
credit to the account of VIM. S.