The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-07-07

Il. 5. DORTCH, PRESIDENT.
B. r. NASH, Clerk.
BENTON, La, JULY 6, 1898.
Police Jury nett in regular session.
Roll cali showed the following men,
bers present: Z. 8. Dortch, Presi-
dent; w. NJ. Abney, j. w. Jeter, j.
II. Cavett, NJ. w. Uason, J. 7. Man
~, y. d. Sandidge. Absent: None.
Minutes preceding meeting read
and approved.
On motion, Police Jury then took
Assessments and proceeded to re-
view the same.
Police Jury adjourned to meet at
l:30 p. N.
EVENING SESSION.
Police Jury met after dinner
Roll call showed the following men,
bers present: E. s. Dortch, Presi-
dent; W. NJ. Abney, J. W. Jeter,
j. Il. Cayett, M. w. Cason, j. T.
Many, O. D. Sandidge. Absent:
None.
On motion and second, Police
Jury went into reorganization, and
| Mr.. E. S. Dortch and Mr.. J. 7. Man
~ were put in nomination for Pres
ident, and Mr.. Many was elected;
which, on motion, was declared to
be unanimous.
B.R. Nash was unanimously elect
cd Clerk of the Police Jury.
| The Bossier Banner was unani-
mously selected as the Official Jour-
nal of the Parish at S160 per annum.
l On motion and second, the follow
ing Ordinance was passed:
An Ordinance Levying Tax Of Five
Mills on the Dollar of oil Property
subject to Taxation in Ward l, Of
Bossier Parish, for years 1898,
\ 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1904,
1905, 1906 and 1907, in did Of the
Shreveport and Red River Valley
y Railway Company, its successors OF
assigns.
> BE It Ordained by the Police Jury
OF Bossier parish, La, in regular and
legal assembly convened, That the
Shreveport and Red River Valley Rail
Z way Company having complied will
its contract with the Police Jury o.
> said parish. signed of date of January
d II, 1898, relative to building and op
Grating a railroad through said ware
l, in said parish, a tax of five mills
D for each year, on the dollar, on al
- taxable property in said ward l, i,
said parish, is hereby levied in favo
Q of the said Shreveport and Red Rive
Valley Railroad Company, Of Shreve
port, La, its successors or assigns, TO
a the years 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901
1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 am
. 1907.
u Be it Ordained, That this tax b
j. extended on the rolls of the Tax Co
lector of Bossier parish, and he
hereby instructed to collect the sal
IS tax in the same way and same time q
e other taxes, and as collected he pa
over the same to the said Railwa
Is Company, orits assigns or successor
r pursuant to the terms and condition
Of the above referred to.
On motion and second, The Re
I. River Telephone Company was ALLOW
ed to erect posts and place wires Q
same for the purpose Of transmittin
10 Telephone messages on the publ
"a road leading from Shreveport
Buck Hall plantation, on Red Rive
The following claims were ALLOW
ed: w. NJ. Vickers 50c.; W. \
N Morrow 50 Is, j. P. Gleason 50 2
y j. L. Keith 81 20, R. q. Stiuson 81
n IS, J. NJ. Montgomery S14 20, J. Z
, Snider S15, Allen Bros. & Wade
d. 81 so, J. G. Hodges s., Fl. Barn
ic castle, account as Coroner, &c.
"a Public roads claims: Hunter Bro
s266 A, r. NJ. Miller S122 II,
10 G. w. Jones $50 "a, T. NJ. Vaughs
" S43 Al, Levi Brent % 80, j.
NJ Crawford IS, w. J. Johnston 81 4
D. B. Stinson % 20, F. N. Britt
70 40, j. w. Prince GIG 20, Duncan