The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-07-14

Permission was granted all parties
desiring to place telephone poles along
the public roads of the parish, provided
said poles are to be outside of the ditch
along the side of the road.
Mr.. McDade was authorized to have
the necessary drain bridges put across
the public road leading from DR.. Nc
! AIMS house to Red Chute bridge.
A committee Of three, composed of
Messrs, Martin, Mays and Strayhan,
was appointed to examine the road lead
ing to Graham's crossing, and also to
, report to this body at its next meeting
what would be the cost to bridge Bodcau
at said crossing.
Mr.. Strayhan was authorized to have
Lusk ferry bridge repaired.
The members from each ward were
authorized to appoint suitable person
in their respective wards to make the
per capita assessment of the various
wards, and their compensation was fixed
OF per cent of said assessments, to be
paid after said assessments are returned
to this body and approved.
On motion and seconded, the Sheriff
is hereby employed to do the criminal
work of the Parish of Bossier for the
ensuing year for the sum of $425O, to be
paid quarterly. Carried.
On motion and seconded, the salary of
the Health Officer of this parish is here
by fixed at 500 per annum, to be paid
quarterly, and he is allowed per diem
and mileage for all trips made in his
official capacity, and the Secretary is
allowed S. per day for each day he serves
and no per diem and mileage. Carried.
DR.. H. H. Barnacastle was elected
Health Officer, and the President of this
body appointed Messrs. Martin and Nc
Dade members of the Board of Health,
and their compensation was fixed at 50
per day and mileage.
On motion and seconded, That where
as at an election held at Haughton, on
May %, 1904, to take the sense of the
legal voters of School District No. Z, of
Bossier parish, La, on the special tax
of S mills on the assessed valuation of
all property in said district for period
of ten years there was voted 48 votes for
said 5 mills tax, with property valua-
ton of 1857, and against said tax 5
votes, with a property valuation Of
ST ,225, therefore the following ordinance
is passed:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, on May %, 1904, an election
was held in School District No. Z OF
the Parish of Bossier, State of louisa
ma, pursuant to the authority of Act
No. TIA of the acts of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana of the
year 1902, and duly authorized by the
action of this body, based upon a peti.
ton, in accordance with law, to take the
sense of the property taxpayers of
School District No. Z, of the parish and
state aforesaid, on the question OF voting
a special tax of S mills on the dollar for
period Of 10 years, commencing with
the year 1904 and ending with the year
1918, for the purpose of supplementing
salaries of teachers in the public schools
in said district and for the further pur-
pose of building and repairing school
houses located in said district, and
Whereas, at said election so held, and
from the returns legally made, it APP
pears that a large majority in number
and amount of property of the property
taxpayers of said school district at said
election voted in favor Of levying said
special tax,
Therefore, pursuant to authority of
said Act No. ia of the acts of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
of the year 1902, and majority in num-
Der and amount of the property tax
payers of said School District No. 7 of
of the Parish of Bossier, State of Louis
lana, voting at said election
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury OF
Bossier parish, in regular session con-
vened, majority being present and
voting for this ordinance, That special
tax Of 5 mills on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation of all property subject
to taxation within the limits Of said
School District No. be and the same is
hereby levied for the years 1904, 1905,
1908, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
and 1918 for the purpose of supplement-
ing teachers salaries in said district and
for the further purpose of building and
repairing school houses.
The President appointed Messrs. San
didge, Mays and McDade committee
on budget for the year 1904, and who
reported as follows:
Schools ............................ $500
Sheriff ........... 1850
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