The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-08-27
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.



Lake Providence, La, Aug. II, 1868.
The Hon. Police Jury for East Car
roll4parish met this day in specia:
session.
Presentation. Robert. Nicholson,
President Phil Mcclure aud G. A. 4
yoeiker; Yancey Bell, clerk.
Abseni--u. II. Graham and T. u.
Quays. .,;,
The minutes of the last meeting
were adopted
The President appointed G. Lang
ham from the fret ward, DIR. w. II
Iouo from the second ward, DR.. f. II.
Rernard from The third ward, A. III.
Nelson from the third ward aha y. ID.
Davis from the fifth ward, the boatd
If uea,tb for East Carroll parish, III
unrsuance of all act passed by the leg-
islaiure al it's last session.
The ordinance fixing tax on vehicles
a, 25 cents was amended SO as TO make
said tax 81 90.
The following ordinance offered oy
MIR. Voeiker, was adoptea;
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
Eas, Carroll parish, That tax OF niue
mills on the assessed valuation OF
property by the assessor be and Is
hereby levied Oh all property SO
assessed.
The following ordinance was offered
by Mr. Mcclure anh adopted
Be il ordained 10y the Police Jury OF
East Carroll parish, That The parish
surveyor of this said parish ascertain
and fix the boundary line between
said East Carroll parish aud Madison
parish; -,
Re it further ordained, That said
parish surveyor shall begin said work
on the location aud fixing OF said
boundary line between said parishes
on Wednesday, the first day of March,
/ 1899;
Re II further ordained. That the To-
cation and fixing Of said liue shall start
from q point on the line hereto located
and fixed by Henry Goodrich aud f.
NJ. Dennson, surveyors of said parish
es. on the line between said parishes
which point is at the north west cor
uer Of tract. 81, 7. Is. N. r. ID, E, dis
trict OF lauds no-ih of Red River, La.
ia East Carroll parish, which poiut II
marked by q mill stone.
The following offered by Mr.. Voel
ker was adopted:
Whereas, Il is unlawful TO ride OF
/ drive on the levees Of this parish Of
the banquei,s of said Ievees, and sale
baBqaeues are now being constructed
with so much slope that ii is imposs'
BILE TO drive on them;
Aud whereas, In many places Tn
J old roads have 5eeu taken up by th'
levee bauquettes;
And whereas, The seapage is go bat
during the seasons of high water tia
7 il ia impossible TO use the roads al tn
base of the levees
} Therefore be il resolved, That ne
| roads shall BIO laid off from the Arkar
p sas line to the lire Madison paris
whore the same may be necessary, ATTY
n wherever it is practicable said De'
! roads shall not be near the base OF ia
levees, but as far from said leVees
possible;
Be it furiherssresolved. That the flo
J lowing named persons are hereby al
pointed as committees of freeholdel
e 10 lay out aud opeu new roads as 70
I lows:
To lay out and open new road fro'
II Pitchers Poini landing to the Arkans'
n line-L L. Witkowski, I. W. Gay, &c
f S. Owen. G.. A. Voelker and Willis Be
a From Sherwood aud Highland pla'
4 ia,ions line 10 Wilson Point residen,
Elk. McAlpin, V. Montgomery,
y n Rea, j. S Miilikin, p. d. Quays al
T. ". H. McCulloch.
ID From Wilson Point residence TO tow
y of Providence-W IL. McCulloch, .
Ie Nj. Nelson, Phil Mcclure, Max Stoc
r. ner, G. NJ. Franklin and J. W. Pii'ma
lie From Atherton store to town
"a Providence-J G. Pittman. DR.. J.
70 WHY, Yancy Bell, Us. DelonY, Z.
Constant, II. G. MEG uire, r. l.. Hill,
S. Guenard and W. H. Benjamin.
From the Wilton store 10 the Mae
re- son parish lme-ii. II. Graham, Rot
!. Nicholson, j. Stein,.C. Langham, j.
: Buckner, Sig 2. Woolf, L. Aschaffs
burg aud Raymond Gilbert.
The President was authorized
,, have Tensas bridge OH Monticello 70
- built.
VI The following claims were approx
and ordered paid:
,JnO. Barber ............. lCoV