Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-03-07
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POLICE JURY
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensas.
st. Joseph, La, March srd, 1909.

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and the day for the regular meet.
ing of the Hon. the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Tensas, the said Hon
body met in the Court House al
st. Joseph.
There were present: Hon. John
Murdoch, President; and Messrs.
Henry S. Nichols, Robt. D. Shell.
ley, Frank H. Curry, Shelby F.
Hopkins, John G. O'Kelley.
Absent: Mr.. David D. Miller.
On motion Mr.. Curry was au-
thorized to have the ramp cross
ing the public levee at Kempe's
raised to the height of the present
levee at said point.
On motion the sum of One hum
dred and Fifty Dollars was donat-
ed to the Natchez City Hospital !.
On n otion the sum of One Hun
dred Dollars was donated to the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hos
pital of New Orleans, La.
On motion, jury of freehold
ers- to be composed of j. G.. Har-
ris, B. F. Young, F. o. Adams,
A. J. Gibson, S. D. Watson, A.
w. Smyth and A. E. Newton, was
appointed. to change and alter the
public road on the Cross Keys
plantation, so as to run said road
back.of the Gross Keys dwelling
aud to report at the next meeting
of this Board.
The following ordinance was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the parish IL
cense for the sale of spiritou-
liquors, for the half-year begins
ming July 1st, 1902, be and the
same is hereby fixed at two hum
dred per centum of the annual
license imposed by the State for
the sale Of spurious liquors.
Mr.. E. T. Merrick, an Attor-
ney of New Orleans, La, having
presented a clam for a large
amount as attorneys fees due in
certain parish litigation, on mo-
ton the following committee was
appointed to adjust said claim
aud to make final settlement of
same: S. F. Hopkins, F. H. Cur
ry and John Murdoch.
On motion, a COMMITTEES COM
posed of Messrs. John Murdoch,
s- Hopkins aud F. H. Curry,
was appointed to sell, at private
sale, the lots in the Town of St.
Joseph, belonging to this parish,
and to determine the value of
said lots. The said committee to-
have full power and authority to-
act in the premises.
On motion of Mr.. Nichols it
was
Resolved, That in all cases
where the owners or parties in
possession of cultivated lands,
through which a public road
passes, shall fence such public
road; the fences shall be placed
1t distance of not less than thir-
ty feet apart.
The following bills were APP
proved by the Finance Committee
and ordered paid by the Police
Jury:
w. G. Young, Sheriff, sum
dry bills paid for parish$ 8 COL
W G Young, Sheriff, expan-
ses attendant for insane
woman to Asylum at
Jackson, La. Is So |
DR.. Med. Watkin-, dress-
ing wound of Nose Dor
ssy ............... 8 COL
Z L Guthrie Il CO., hauling
lumber for Amora&Lim-
erick, bridges and re-
pairing Styx Bridge. IS 40
Felix Battle, gate license
enormously paid in 1901 5 90
)'Kelley & Co., 2 gate Ii
censes enormously paid
in 1901 ........... 10 DOL
B Hansborough, repair
ing bridge in 4th Ward 20 90
It. Joseph Drug Co., med
icine for Jail from May,
1901, to Feb. 10, 1902. !. ID 95
v &c Austin, 3 collins for
paupers ......-- 10 OOl
/ d Shelley, amount paid
for repairs Texas and
Buffalo Bayou Bridges. 100 0S
The following ordinance was
anlmousIy adopted:
Be it Ordained by the Police Ju-
y of the Parish of Tensas, in reg
lar session convened:
Whereas, the building of the