The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-04-13
proceedings OF the Police Jury.
April 81. 1899,

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wear 1899. Adopted.
By MIR. CorgIIl: That each ward Of
tie parish contributes $50 out OF Its
bridge fund To the bridge fund IF Ward |
3 TO be applied to the construction price |
+ of II bridge over Bayou Pierre al JOr-
dams Ferry. Provided that the balance !
Of the construction price shall be fur !
J nished by she Police Jury Of the Parish |
. OF Red kItcr. Adopted.
Thcreupon the jury adjourned until 0
a. ~, Tuesday. April 4th. 1899.
April 4th, 1899.
The honorable body met at o'clock |
pursuaht 10 adjournment with President
Kile in the char and quorum present.
Report of committee appointed to
> visit paupeF farm, Messrs. Cargill, Wea-
yer and Crump, reported that they had
> visited he farm and found the inmates
: satisfied with their treatment and every
thing in good condition.
BY Mr.. Raphiel: That road No. Q
in Ward he changed so as to run along
the dividing line between F. c. Sylvey
and Lafayette MeZiere instead of The
present route. Adopted.
By Mr.. Raphiel; That public road be
established 50 as to run from Frank
Marricelli school house on Bayou Bour
, beauX to Peter Waddell place On Clear
Lake and that Louis Vercher be APP
pointed as oVerseer for the year 1899.
Adopted
BY Mr. Presley: That John G.
!. Roberts he allowed 10 change the public
road rmhnipg-r0 Rrevcncal in Ward Z
leading from load 6 near his place a
distance of One-half mile west of the
old road, provided that new road be put
10 good condition. AdODted.
BY Mr., BaIbee: That J. VI. Carr,
pauper Ward be dropped from pauper
list. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Presley: That Mrs Bethany
Parnell, Uauper Ward Z, be dropped
from pauper list. Adopted.
Bv mir. Dowdcn' That Mary Tro-
guile be placed on pauper roll from i
Ward s. Adopted. ;
BY Mr.. Russell: That hogs be al
lowed to run at large in Wards 3 and
on the back of plantations only along ]
| Red River from the mouth of Bayou
Pierre up Red River to TImOn's Brea-
zeale plantation and thence south across .
to BavOn Pierre thence down Bayou |
Pierre to place of beginning.
Provided that all fences on the back
of plantations within the above limits 5
shall besInade hog proof. and I
Provided further. That gates shall be
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on the back of said plantations and in all .
lands, y
Provi led further, That all laws or !
parts of lave conflicting with the above y
are hereby repealed. 4
Provided further, That all penalties as II
existing under the present hog law of :
the parish are hereby declared as opPr
citing under this ordinance. Adopted. y
Bv Mr.. Presley: That the treasurer II
Is hereby instructed TO transfer amounts q
now IN the treasury TO the credit of the a.
Bayou Natchez and Cane River bridge
funds TO the credit of the johnson Chute a.
bridge Adopted.
BY Mr.. Cargill: he 1t ordained. That
Ward be divided into two voting pre-
cIncts TO be composed of the following
boundaries, provided thar Precinct No.
be comprised of all that part of tue "
Ward lying on the east bank of Red
River provided that the polling place n
shall be Grapes Bluff. provided fur ~
ther that precinct No. be comprised of
all that part of Ward lying on the
west bank of Red River. provided the I'll
polling place be at Newton P. O., and ar
provided further that all laws 10 conflict V.
with the above shall be and are hereby Itb
repealed. ~
We your committee appointed to ex- n;
leave to make the following report: Chat
we have examined all Parish treasurer's at
books for the wears 1896, 1897. 1898 and to
up to April lst, 1899. and found them to
be correct aud beg that the SAID Parish in
treasurer be given quIetuS for the years OF
mentioned above. This 4lh day of II
April, 1899. ia
F. ALEX CLOUEIER er
II. RAPHIEL, qu
w. Ii. RUSSELL. nc
Resolved. That the above report be =
accepted and adopted and the president -
authorized TO grant Mr. Porter, ex-Par- IN
sh treasurer a quletus in full and to 40
order the cancellation of his bond. co
Adopted, ~,
The body thereupon adjourned until an
o-Inorrow, Wednesday, April 8, 1899, az
It o'clock.
April 5, 1899. -
The honorable body met pursuant to
IdJoui ntuent with President KIle in the
hair and quorum present.
By Mr. Crumo:
&c the Honorable Police Jury of Match
Itoches Parish. La:
We the undersigned voters and tax
ayers residing IN School District No.
Ward 5, Natchit0ches parish, do res |
ecifullr ask your honorable body TO !
rider an election to be held in our
choni district for the purpose of voting
Or or against the levying a special
chool tax of five (5) mills on the dollar
our scnool district. Said. election to I
e held at the earliest day. ,
(Signed) L j jackson. | u Rains, f
Y Trul }, w J Davis, J P Woods G
SHall, j L Rains, L f Prothro. G w {
Berry, g A Y0ungblood; TT Porter, {
. b Hick, W G Gillespie, o N Hammer. I
Glass, Rodgers. g Darder, F p
laithews, II Waglep. B Smith. A A
Fhltloek. Jr, A j Fox, A A Whitlock,
attison. Bros w Patiison, G o Jack
Do, G 2 Brasher. l. F Bales. j q Par
ltt, WD Dixon, j Lee. A L Rev. r
Rains, ST., Al Carley, b T Locket. w
L0cket.
Be II resolved by the Police jury Of
he Parish of NatchItOches,
That In accordance with the petition
the taxpayers of School District No.
Ward 5 Parish of NatchItoches, here
made part Of this ordinance. the same
aving been signed by more than one
lird of the taxpayers of the SAID School
iStrict special election is hereby
elIed for The purpose of submitting to
le property taxpayers of School Dis
let No. Ward 5, Parish of Natchlto-
les, TO be held on the 18th day of June,
1919, at the polling places at which the Y
st preceding general election was held
be same to be conducted under the
sneFal election laws Of the State for