Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-07-18
PROCIs1sDINGs
PROCIs13DINGS
or fHE
POLICE JURY.
State or LOUISIANA,
Parish of TAnsaa


Be it known, that on this It'll
day of July, 1902, it being
the first Monday in said month
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
d. D. Miller, f. III. Curry, j. G
O'Kelley and H s. Nichols,
members.
Absent-Mr. R. D. Shelley.
A petition from the citizens OF
che 9Th and 7th Wards of this
parish, asking for the establish
msnt of a public ferry across Ten
sas River at the Ferguson place
was received, aud,
On motion, q committee COM
posed of Messrs. s.. w. Martien
+. e. Bowman and D. D. Miller,
Unsupported TO have q ferry fiat
built and to employ a ferryman
at the wages of Ten Dollars per
month.
Mr.. A. e. Green, Superintend-
emit of Public Education for this
parish, appeared before the Board
and submitted the examination
papers of the candidates for the
BENEFICIARY Scholarship to the
State University at Baton Rouge,
and it appearing from said papers
that Aylette Buckner had passed
the best examination, it was, on
motion
Resolved, That Aylette Buck
ner be and hereby is appointed
the BENEFICIARY Cadet from this
parish to the State University at
Baton Rouge, La.
Resolved further, That the
thanks of this Board is hereby
extended to Mr.. Green for the
thorough, painstaking and efficient
manner with which he conducted
said examination.
In compliance with o petition
of citizens of the End and 4th
Ward, q Jury of freeholders COM
posed of r. B. Lnych, J. R. Inch,
A. Blanche, ST., A. Elgutter, M.
Jacoby, r. w. Newell, l.. Elgut-
ter and d. F. Myers was appoint
ed to trace and lay out public
road from point on the ST. Jo-
seph and New Light road at Mary
dale, running thence by nearest
practical route to intersect the
Newellton and New Light road at
Tanglewood or Palmetto planta-
tion-
A committee composed of DR..
MILAN and Mr.. O'Kelley was mp
pointed to have bridge at Buck
Ridge ramp repaired.
On motion, Mr.. s. Marks swas
granted permission to erect a gate
across the public road Mt Bertha
Villa plantation
On mOtiouy it was
Resolved, That an ad valorem
tax of ten mills on the Dollar be
and the. same Is hereby levied for
the year 1902, upon all taxable
property with the parish for gen.
eral purposes. ,
Resolved further, That one and
one half mills of said Ten Mill
Tux be and the same-is hereby set
apart under the provisions of Act
No. ~. of 1866 Of the Louisiana
Legislatures. for the payment OF
tie interest to- fall due on March
tst, 1903, on the bonds issued by
this parish, under the authority
contained in said Act.
Resolved further, That the Tax
Collector Of this parish rs hereby
directed to collect said one and
one half mills in cash and to pay
same over to the Parish Treasurer,
who shall credit tie same to q
fund known as the Interest Fund /.
An ordinance prohibiting the
\ running Mt large Of live stock, IN
the parish, was introduced by DR..
Mcmillan, aud on motion OF Mr..
Nichols, action on same WINS post
poned until the nextregular meet
ing Of this Board.