The southern sentinel., 1904-08-04
(OrrrcIAL.)
Police Jury Proceedings.
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WINFIELD, La, July q. 1904.
The police jury of winn parish, Louisiana, me
today in rcgularfsession pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Roll call showed all members present.
Mi,utes of previous day read and adopted
On motion OF J. t. Porter:
A. L. Alexander was appointed overseer on
Road No. = ward one, winn parish, vice X. II
Hightower, exempt from road duty.
On motion j. T. Porter:
Drayton Hand was placed on the pauper lis
and w. D. Sherwood appointed agent
On motion Mr.. Puekitt:
Eibert Buchanan Was appointed overseer on
Road No beginning at Il. l.. Buchanan
place and running to Big Creek bridge, vice
Andrew Deem, moved away.
On motion Mr.. willis:
The sum of eleven dollars fsl1.e0) was appro-
priatcd ut.of the bridge fund OF 1903 to build q
bridge across Dry.Creek on Road No. 2 in ward
and the overseer is authorized to buy said
material and draft on the treasurer of Winn
parish as soon as work is completed.
On motion Of Mr.. Franks:
j. T. Irwin was dropped from the pauper list.
On motion Mr. Shumate:
The sum of Two Thousand Dollars was bor-
rowed from the bridge fund and placed to the
credit OF the general fund.
On motion Mr.. Webb:
John Kennedy was appointep agent for Pau
per Kennedy vice Geo. Irwin.
On motion MIR. Porter:
Sam Robertson was appointed agent FOR
Paupers John and Hanna Holmes vice II. p
Long.
On motion OF Mr.. Willis:
The sun, of Twenty-Five Dollars, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, was appropriated
out OF the bridge fund of 1908 to buy material
to build c bridge across Bridge Greek on Road
No. l6 in ward 8, and the overseer is hereby
authorized to purchase material to build said
brige and draft on the Treasurer of Winn par
ish for amount when the bridge is complete.
On motion Mr.. Willis:
The sum OF Twelve Dollars, or as much there
Of as may be necessary, was appropriated out
of the bridge fund of 1905 to buy material to
build bridge across Clear Greek on Road No.
is in ward 5 and the ovcrseer is hereby author
lied to buy said material and draft on the
Treasurer of Winn parish for amount when
bridge is complete.
On motion Mr.. Smith:
The sum OF Seventy-five Dollars, or as much
thereof rs may be necessary, was appropriated
out OF the bridge fund OF 1908 to buy material
10 build bridge across the creek half mile
north Of A. H. Aliens place on Dodson and
Newport road and the overseer is hereby au-
.horized to buy said material and draft on the
Treasurer OF Winn parish for the amount when
bridge is complete.
On motion Mr.. Brewton:
G. e. Brewton was appointed overseer to cut
,ut east end of the new road running from
Antioch church to Saline bayou, and q. H.
Deem to cut out west end.
On motion:
The president appointed the following COM
nittee and delegates to attend the good roads
convention to be held at Shreveport, La, on
he - day of -, 1901: DR.. A. P. Collins,
". A. Smith, J. II. Crawford. J. NJ. Webb, g.
;. Long, s. R. Newsome, d. E. James, @. 3.
Jugent, J. G. Grew. J. T. Jones, E. a. Golden
nd p. F. smith.
The following petition was presented from
be citizens and tax payers OF WINFIELD School |
district in ward one, winn parish, La:
% the Hon. police. jury OF the parish of |
Winn, La, Gentleman:
We the undersigned citizens and taxpayers |
osnprising more than one third of the voters |
nd property taxpayers of the Winfield /
chool District OF ward one, Ninn parish, La. |
0 hereby petition your honorable body to /
rGer an election to be held in said school /
istric. to take the sense OF the taxpayers and
oters relative TO the. levy of special tax Of |
ozv,Y7l fr< - ~, ~
ublic education. to complete and furnish the /
lblic school building and to pay present in
estcdness against same. Said school dis
'ict. embraces the following territory to writ;
II Of township II. N west, and all that
ortion Of township IL, N R west, lying west
the bayou Dugdemonia. Said tax to be
WED and collected for the following years
nd assessments to wit: 1904, 1905 and 1906,
'spectively.
w. F. Cooper, ]. B. Cupp, ]. D. Holmes, w.
Dickerson, W. 4. Smith, J. T. Durham, c. II
!. Bevill, J. M. Hy de, J. r. watts, Henry J.
srkins, L. D. Jones, w. r. Jones,
J. Peters, A. u. Peters, B. w. Bailey.
N. Griggs, DR.. I. e. Siess, c. II. Durham, r.
Jones. L. Siess. N. Bernstein, A. L. Nc
onald, W. j. Fry, G. P. Long, s. j. Harper, L.
Neil. 8. n. Abel, A. J. Long, T. J. Pinckard, Ii
H. Crawford, J. ]. Nixon, W. H. Williams,
:. 81. Long, J. N. Huffman, N. n. Hyde. J.. s.
hite, D. Z. Shaw, H. NJ. Riser. c.. NJ Swan
n IL III: :Mecrer,ss % !B. Coates. W. b. smylie,
*. Wright, HIT. Pye. w.-M.iwallace. is
Onsnotionsthe request 1.-the 7petition was ,
anted snd the following ordinance adopted:
Sec. i Be 1t ordained BY the police jury Of
: parish OF winn in regular session assem-
d that special election be held throughout
I'M parish La, on Saturday. the 4th day Of |
pt-, A. D. 1904, at which there shall be sub /,
sted to the property taxpayers who are en-
led 70 vote under the election flaws OF the Q
'te Of Louisiana, the question OF leyying on
the taxable property within said winfield
hool District of ward winn parish, La. a
,cial tax Of Eve. mills on the dollar per 9
mum for period OF three years in aid Of the
blic schools throughout said school dis a
It, said tax to be levied and collected ac- !.
ding to law.
&c. = BE it further ordained, etc., that the
nmissioners Of election shall receive the
lots Of all property Taxpayers who are en-
ed to vote under the election laws or the !,
te Of Louisiana being voters .of said winn-
school district of ward |, Winn parish, La,
before depositing the same in the, ballot b
;IshaIlscndorse thereon in the presence OF y
voters the name OF said voter and the
mt of value Of his assessed property and
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