The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-05-15

Railroad Mass Meeting.


Pursuant to published call the
citizens of wards l, 6 and Z assem-
bled at the court house in Colfax
at IL a. m. on Monday, May 10,
1897.
DR.. ]. F. Kelly was elected chair
man of the meeting, and j. E.
Dunn elected as secretary.
1t was explained that the propo-
sltion to vote a tax for five years,
made in the meeting last week, was
unsatisfactory to the projectors of
the proposed road, and that they
asked that the time be made ten
years instead of FIVE. Several
speeches were made, all favoring
the extension of the time.
On motion of HI. G. Goodwin the
action had at the previous meeting
was reconsidered, and on motion
the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the right OF way
can be secured, and that we should
vote a 5 mill tax for ten years to
the Gulf, Louisiana and Great
Northern Railway company, to be
conditioned on the building of the
railroad through wards one, six
and seven of this parish, on line
to run within one-half mile of the
court house in the.town of Colfax
and the town hall in the town of
Montgomery, said line to be more
fully indicated in a contract to be
made with Mr.. Waltz; and furth-
er condition to be that the road
shall be completed through the
parish within eighteen months from
the date of voting the tax, or by
the LIST day of january, 1899.
Resolved, That the chairman of
this meeting appoint committee
to solicit names to a petition ask
ing for an election to be ordered
by the police jury (the police jury
to be convened in extra session for
this purpose as soon as the names
are secured and that the following
committees be appointed for this
purpose: For ward John A.
Williams, J. 81. McNeely and G..
H. Teal. For ward 6-M. l..
Spikes, B. II. Phillips and Sam
johnson. For ward u. H. Will
liams, w. q. Harrison and j. NJ.
Wardlow.
Resolved, That a committee Of
eighteen. representing the three
wards, is hereby appointed to en-
ter into contract with Mr.. Waltz,
as follows: Ward 1-Jno. A. Will
liams, chairman, A. A. Dean, q.
H. Mcknight, W. L. Shackelford,
w. G. Roberts, J. P. Lewis; ward
6-B. H. Phillips, Sam johnson,
M. Il. Spikes, Isaac McMills, w.
w. Smith, j. r. Chelette; ward Z
j. h. Williams, w. O. Harrison,
H. v. Mccain, G. G. Dunn, F. L.
Craig, Joseph Billes. Said con-
tract to stipulate that the tax voted
shall not be levied and collected
until the road has been completed
through Grant parish, and that all
cost for collecting the same is to
be paid out of said tax; that said
company be required to give a $500
bond to pay the cost of holding the
election herein asked for, in case
of failure to build as stipulated.
Resolved, That the committees
to secure names hasten their work
with the utmost speed in order to
be ready to report at Colfax by
May 10Th, and that the above COM
mittee of eighteen be requested to
meet at Colfax May 29th for the
purpose of making an agreement
with Mr.. Waltz.
Resolved, That in case of for
feiture by said company of its
privileges herein specified, the
above tax is to be offered to any
other company which will build q
railroad, within twelve months
from the date Of said forfeiture, in
accordance with the stipulations
and upon the lines indicated.
There being no other business
the meeting then adjourned.
j. E. DUNN, j. F. KELLY,
Sacretarv Chairman.