The Louisiana populist., 1898-01-28
Proceedings OF the Police Jury
Monday, Jan. 8, 1898.

Mr.. &. W. Klle was nominated
as president and elected unani.
mOusly.
Mr.. s. 81. Hill was nominated as
secretary and elected unanimously.
Mr.. Raphael nominated Mr.. Chas.
V. Porter as treasurer, and Mr..
Weaver nominated Mr.. Adolph
Dherisson. On calling the roll
Mr.. Porter was declared elected
by a vote of s to 4.
Mr.. Kile as president appointed
as Finance Committee f. Alex.
Cloutier, II. Raphael, w. H. Rus.
sell, and as the Claim Committee,
G. A. Prrsley, A. r. Dowden and
j. L. Barbee, and as Committee on
Improvements, 81. Raphael, d. 3.
Cargill and J. l.. Barbee.
The Hon. Body thereupon adj
journed to meet at 8 o'clock to.
morrow, the 4th inst.
Jan. 4, 1898.
The Hon. Body met pursuant to
adjournment at $50 a. m., with
President Kile in the chair and all
members present.
By Mr.. Raphael:
Resolved, that the following or.
dinance be adopted.
Ordering q special election in
wards 8 and A., on Tuesday, Feb.
10Th, to vote a 5-mill tax in aid of
the Edenborne road.)
BY Mr.. Raphael:
Resolved, that the following or.
dinance be adopted:
Ordering a special election in
wards l and 4, on Wednesday,
Feb. 23rd, to vote a 5.mill tax in
aid of the Monroe and Natchito-
ches railwey.)
The tax recently voted in ward
l in aid of the Baton Rouge and
Central Louisiana Railway, was
then levied by suitable ordinance.
By Mr.. Weaver:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the parish of Natchitoches in
regular session convened.
Section 1. That one of the ten
mills tax authorized to be assess.
Ell for general parochial purposes
be and the same is hereby set aside,
appropriated, dedicated and con.
secrated to the building Of a pub
lie railway bridge, and to be a free
wagon and foot bridge across Red
river at or near Grand Ecore.
Section 2. That said fund aris-
Ing from said tax shall be known
as the Red River Free Bridge Fund
and shall be annually levied, as.
sessed and collected for a period
of twenty years or until such peri.
cd of said time as the amount col.
lected shall amount to One Hun.
dred Thousand Dollars.
Section 3. That the president of
the police jury with 2 citizens to be
selected by this body is hereby
specially created q committee to
enter into a contract with the Mon.
roe Railway and Construction Com.
pany for the building of said
bridge.
Section 4. That said committee
is authorized to enter into a con.
tract and use the amount of the
annual collection from said one
mill until the said sum of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars Is paid.
The same to be imperative after
such time as said sum shall have
been paid.
Section 3. That in case the
Monroe Railway and Construction
Company shall decline to enter into
a contract for the construction and
maintenance of said free bridge in
twelve months or shall fail to build
same the committee is hereby vest.
ed with power to enter into a con.
tract with any other reliable par.
ty or parties for the construction
of said bridge.
Sec, 6. That no part of said
sum shall be paid until said bridge
is completed.
Section Z. Be it ordained tha
the tax collector of the parish is
hereby authorized to collect and
pay over said sum arising from
said one mill tax annually until the
sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars is paid or until the tull
period Of twenty years shall have
lreen reached.
Sec. 8. That the committee as
above constituted is hereby requir-
ed to write in the contract with
the Monroe Railway and Construc.
ton Company o provision requir.
ing the completion of the said