The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-01-21
Police jury Proceedings.
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Mr.. s. X. Lee, Assessor of Grant par
ish, appeared before the police jury
and represented that that the assess
ment of pine timber lands in Grant
parish by fixed and unvarying STAN
dard worked an injustice on account
of the fact that great many tracts
were situated favorable as to location
to market, while others were not.
Following resolution was passed:
Whereas, a great deal OF pine tim !
Der lands in this parish is now avail /
able for market at many times it's
present assessed value; Be it
Resolved, That the Assessor is in
structed to proceed according to his
Judgment in assessing same, and
where in his judgment the lands are
worth more, to raise the assessment
of same and we promise him the CO.
operation of this body.
C. H. Teal here presented petition
and plat showing an asked for change
in the Colfax and Pineville road, sign
ed by the property holders along the
route. Upon consideration of same,
G. H. Mcknight, j. H. McNeely, w.
l.. Shackelford, John p. HadnOt and
H. G. Goodwin are hereby appointed
to locate said change, review same,
secure donations of right-of-way from
owners, and agreement to build lanes
on said public road, and to report on
same at the next meeting OF this body,
and to otherwise conform the duties
of road reviewers.
1t was then moved and carried that
propositions be received for working
| the public roads of Grant parish by
wards, as was advertised some time
ago.
Upon ward / being called, the only
bid received was that of j. E. Dunn
to work the public roads of the ward
for IL months for the sum of $500
and the per capita tax, as per ordi-
nance OF the police jury.
Ward 2 being called, j. T. Wilson
offered to work the roads of ward 2
for the year 1899, for the sum OF
$1,000.
Ward 3 was then offered and Chas.
Gillette offered to work the public
roads for the year 1899 for $500.
Ward 4 being called, C. j. Hutchin-
son offered to work the public roads
of ward 4 for the year 1899 for $3.50.
| Ward 8 being called, H. Halbert Of
fered to work the public roads OF
ward 5 for $3.50.
| Ward being called, j. d. Miller
and J. C. Spikes offered to work the
roads of that ward for 1899 for $3.50.
Ward Z being called, j. E. Dunn
offered the public roads of ward for
1899 for the sum $1,000.
A committee being appointed to ex-
anime into and report on the advisa-
bility of letting out by contracts as
per bids reported against same, where
upon the following ordinance was
passed:
Be it ordained that the public roads
of Grant parish be worked under the
old system of laws for the year 1899.
ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained, That all road over
seers of public roads are hereby re-
ouired to cause all road hands to
work the publicroads at least one full
day of eight hours each quarter end.
ing March 31st and September Both
of each year, and not less than two
: full days of eight hours each for the
, quarters ending July 31st and Deem
Der 31st OF each year.
Upon motion of C. II. Teal, the po
lice jury then went into examination
of claims, and the following claims
were allowed:
/ CLAIMS ALLOWED.
IA G Teddlie, poll tx pd error....$4 W
W l. Snacke,ford, Il office rep...lO W
l s NJ Lacroix, feeding prisoners.74 81
W ID Irwin, deputy supervisor. 81
, III F Bradford, cleo com........... 3 W
/, j M KEGS, cleo com............. VI
A j Dunn, cleo com................... 8 W
w Il Wallace, cleo com........-.... 3 W
: T Lincecum, cleo com. W
4 f TillmaD, cleo com.................. "
Q John Clark, cleo com.....-........ 3 W
Ed Rrister. cleo com. B On
NV Lacaz, dy shift Rapides...... 8 On
: W A Martin, cleo com.......~...... . W
t Talmn Chandler, cleo com, 4 d.l2 D,
!; C l. Purvis, j p ward T.. ........... Z d
d 7 Stafford, shift Rapides........ 8 o.
F + Layssard, jury com......-....IO A
+ w w KEGS. iury com. rs 6,
VI j l. Anders, cleo cOm.......-....... "
: j Z Dunn, cleo com............... . U
). K b PIERCE, ele0rom ....-........ . U
A Tetts, Jr, cleo com......-..... . U
. T II Mcdowell, cleo com.....-..... . U
a E Dunn, repairs to tr Office. . 3
r. Earnest Horn. cleo CON. ...... & D