The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-17

by the Secretary of War, U. s. A.

by the Secretary of War, U. s. A.
Be it ordained by the police jury q
Grant parish, That the Louisiana
Arkansas Railway Co. be and it i
hereby authorized to construct a rail
road bridge for the sole and exclusiv
use OF such railroad over Little rive
at or near Simmons Ferry, in accord
ance with the plans of said bridge an
proved by the Secretary Of War.
| Be it further ordained, That all or
dinances or parts of ordinances il
conflict herewith be and the same ar,
hereby repealed.
Adopted Oct. 9th, 1908.
| The application of the committe,
appointed to let out the building o
the bridge over Bayou Tauro, on ths
COlfnx and Pineville road for S75 ad
ditional appropriation was granted
and the said $75 was appropriated
ont of the funds Of 1908 for that pur
pose.
Thepetition asking for S75 to build
a bridge across Mathis slough, and
to repair three bridges on the Mont.
gomery Verda road was granted
and j. E. Deem, Acy Teddlie and Jas
+. Drewett were appointed as a com.
mittee to receive bids and let out the
came.
The petition asking that Mrs. Ke-
ziah AmmOns be placed on the pau-
per list was granted.
The application of L. L. Mercer.
justice OF the peace, and Phil Hebert.
consta BILE, was tabled for the reason
that their salaries are already allow
ed to them.
The petition asking for a public
road running from Phillips station,
by X. Il. Jeter's place, to the Colfax
road, at or near Sam johnson. yas
granted, and w. L. Richardson, Sam
Johnson, II. R. Jeter, b. HI. Phillips,
+. A. Etheridge and John LYMAN
were appointed to review out same.
The petition asking for 5000 to
build a bridge across Bayou DeGuepe
on the above new road was granted.
and 5000 appropriated, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, and Sam
johnson, +. A. Etheridge aud w. L.
Richardson were appointed as a CON-
mittee to receive bids and let out the
same.
On motion OF Mr.. Lewis the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained by the police iurv of
Grant parish in regular session con-
vened, That the parish shall be d.
vided into seven road districts and
each ward shall constitute a district.
BE it further ordained, etc., That
each and every male person in the
parish between the ages of 10 and so
shall pay a per capita tax of 81 90,
which shall b., due on January 1st OF
each year, and become DELINQUENT as
does taxes on personal property.
which tax shall be collected by the
sheriff as is poll taxes.
Be it further ordained, etc., That
there be and is hereby levied vehicle |
tax graded as follows:
Bicycles. 25 |
Single buggies, sulkies and
JumperS........ ........................ so
Surveys, double buggies, csarri-
ages, two-horse wagons. .. rs
Log carts, log wagons, and all
OJher g0ns........................ l 90
That said tax shall be collected by
The sheriff as is taxes on personal
and the amounts paid in
~ each ward shall constitute a fund
or that ward for the purpose of work.
ng the roads, which shall he kept for
he use OF said ward constituting a
Dad district.
Be it further ordained, That the
Dad shall be worked by contract,
which shall be let out at the January
Meeting Of the police jury for a period
Il not less than one year, and that
ne contractor will be required to
i've bond for the faithful performance
4 duty to the amount fixed by the
'Olice jury. Il
Be it further ordained, That there
ball be appointed by the police jury
ne road reviewer for the entire par
ID, whose salary is to be fixed by the
olice jury, and whose dnty it shall
e to look over the roads and to see
hat the same are worked in accord
nee with the plans and specifications
D be adopted by the police Jury, and
D report at each meeting Of the po-
ce jury. |.
The parish treasurer's books were
and found correct, and war
ants and scrip were burned in the :
resence OF the jury.
There beng no further business the
ody adjourned, on motion of Mr..
ewis. j. H. MCNEELY,
w. Is. CLARKE, Prest.