The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-07
Democratic sonna oeboto to goa gsbs gsran tnft sgr
Official Proceedings of the Police
Jury of Grant Parish.
f,0lfa~ Tn Oct 1Q05

Official Proceedings Of the Police
jury of Grant Parish.
Colfax, La, Oct. 2, 1905.
The police jury OF Grant parish met |
in regular session with the following |
members present: John Randolph. |
president. in the chair: w. L. John
son, w. NJ. TulIy. Sam johnson and
]. F. Drewett. Absent, B. +, Lewis
and T. H. West.
The following business was trans
acted:
The minutes OF the previous meet
ing were read. corrected and approx
| ed.
The request OF Mr.. w. p. Hickman
for reduction in the price OF the
Boyce ferry was rejected.
C. II. Teal appeared before the jury
and requested them to grant Il schol-
arship to Miss Annie E. Hadnot to
the Natchitoches State Normal, which
request was rejected, on motion of
W. l.. Johnston, on account OF the
financial condition OF the parish.
DIR. \. H. Butler. the parish health
officer. presented the quarantine
guard claims, which were discussed,
aud which were laid over until next
meeting for final adjustment.
| The application to change the pub
lie road, beginning at the southwest
corner of G. w. Futrelps field and
running along the section line about
one half a mile. then southwest back
to the old road by Tom Futrell's
field, on the Colfax and Pollock road,
was granted. provided the change
was agreeable to all parties over
whose land the road crossed, and
provided there would lie no claim
made against the parish for any dam
ages whatever.
The reviewers appointed to review
out a road running from Stay out to
, Simms reported that they had COM
, pleted their labors and were discharg-
ed. and the apportioners were re-
, quested to appoint an overseer on
said road.
> On motion of w. l.. johnson, the
I first justice of the peace Of ward two
: 10 allo wed to draw the salary OF the
q Justice OF the peace OF ward three as
: long as there is no justice In that
!, ward.
, On motion of w. L. Johnson, duly
: seconded, Charlie Compton was made
r janitor of the court house.
hi The following claims were allowed
a NJ. Z. Swafford, sheriff........ 5 LIS on
4 :" "a jailor........ 306 81
e j. A. Harvey, assessor, for
o assessing........-...-.. i.lSc o.
a IC. H. Teal. wheel for road
machine ..........-.....-...... o.
All other claims and business which
was presented at this meeting wal
= laid over until the next meeting. OF
20 motion OF W. l.. Johnston.
On motion of Sam johnson the fol
; lowing resolution was adopted:
- Be it ordained by the police jury o
the parish of Grant, State OF Louisi
" ana, in regular session convened a
ls Colfax, La. on this the I'd day OF DC
o tober, A. d. 1905, That Mr.. JohI
"a Randolph, president Of this body, b.
= and he IL hereby authorized and EN-
't powered to enter into the contrac
is this day presented to our body
n wherein Mrs. Cora +. p. Calhoun
= agrees to permit the necessary hous
to remain on her land on the rive
ne front, in the town OF Colfax, unit
to February lat. A. ID. 1906. and for an
IN In consideration of which we author
~ lie and empower him to bind thi
body to remove said neccssary-hous
Tor priyy) on or before said date. an
to drain the water from the well o
the court house square into the ja
Elk sewerage or otherwise. so that tn
"a same will not run on her land, an
further to do both of said acts, tha
- is to remove the necessary-housea an
Is drain off said water. before said dat
L., in case the Jail sewerage or sewerag
nj pipe is down and put In before Eel
!. ruary 1st, 1906.
= There being no further business II
:. body then adjourned.
JOHN RANDOLPH.