The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-01-13
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Fever and MI uolosSol TrouheI
meet at VIM. Smiths mill lst Monday
Does NSt Contain cainins Nor O.hor Poison.
Ooea lot laiirs fkA

meet at WIN. smiths mill lSt MOnda,
In February, 1900.
Ward Four.-W. H. Day, Lincecum
A. II. Nugent, G. j. Hutchison, t.
meet at Gillette's mill LIST Monday IL
February, 1900.
Ward Ffve.-N. d. Morris, J. H
Poole, j. A. Bradford, IT., to meet a,
Christian Hope, LIST Monday in Feb
ruary, 1900.
Ward Six. H. Clarke, J. R
Smith, Felix Bullitt, Villas; to mee1
at Summerfield LIST Monday in Febru
airy, 1900.
Ward Seven.-Jno. Bullock, Reub
Garrett, Walter O'Neal, Manton: to
meet at Calhoun's saw mill lst Mon.
day In February, 1900.
Hon. A. w. Stewart, of Pollock
here requested that he be allowed To
address the police jury on the subject
OF raising the whisky license of Grant
parish to ~, 500 per year. On motion
OF z. II. Teal time was given to Mr..
stewart. And at this time the mat
ter OF licenses being taken up, c. II.
Teal moved to fix the license at 800.
Il. n. Duke offered to amend by fixing
at Zoo and G. C. Richards offered
further amendment fixing at 500.
I'his motion to amend by fixing at
100 was voted on, resulting in q tie
ana the president voted mo-" The
motion to amend by fixing at 81 900
was lost. and the motion to fix IL
censes at 500 was carried and adopt
ed and whisky license for the wear
1900 was fixed at that sum.
The proposition of S. M. LaCroix
to take charge of the pair OF blood
hounds to be purchased by the police
jury to feed them for the privilege of
owning the increase from same was
accepted. Mr.. Lacroix agreeing to
keep a pair of the hounds on hand for
parish out of increase as the older
ones become too old for use and to
substitute young dogs for the old
ones as they become too old forgood
service.
Resolution by Mr.. r. n. Duke
BE 1T hereby resolved, That the
ROAD apportioners of ward two are
hereby authorized to make contract
Tor the maintenance of the Three
notch road in ward two; the road
rom Pollock to the Donahue ferry
road; the Harrisonburg road In ward
two; and the Donahue ferry road, Civ
Ing overseer or contractor the right
TO collect a percapita tax. or to sum-
mon all or any hands out to work
the roads mentioned. and to take a !
bond from him to maintain said |
roads for 1900; provided, that moth 1
ng in this ordinance shall be so con- I
,trued as to hold the parish Of Grant /
liable for any cost or damages, or to /
INVOLVE the parish In any lawsuit |
growing out OF same. Adopted.
The newly elected parish treasurer
lot having qualified, he was, on mo-
Ion OF c. HI. Teal, allowed to file a
partial and temporary bond to in
lemnify the parish for the amount of
he sheriff's January settlement. until
le should be able to give his bond.
he said temporary bond being ap-
'royed by the president of the police
ury, which was done. and the sheriff
flowed to turn over the amount OF
axes on hand.
On motion of o. G. Watson the DO
ce jury then adjourned until next
egufar meeting in April
hereby certify the foregoing to be
ne true and correct proceedings of
he police jury at COlfax, Jan. 2, 1900.
j. E. DUNN, Clerk.
JNo. c. CALHOUN, President. Il