The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-10-26

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j. w. Elston, $685.; Ogilvie- Harper
Printing Co., s31.25; R. B. Hill, IS;
M. L. Bath 8: Co., st4.35; c. o. Gayle,
one gallon of oil, Is cents; G. D. San
didge, $2.76; G. S. Douglas, cleaning
out road, $3.50; Ed Johnson, cutting
down three trees, s1.5O; J. E. Young,
bridge work, SAT; J.. .Adair, nails, ETC.,
$3.50; ]. C. Allen, work on east end
Shreveport bridge, $40; B. A. Kelly,
$56.15; ]. F. Edwards, $64.O; Benton
Mercantile Co., three claims, $3.50;
J. A. Bumgardner, s12; Midland Chem
ical Co., st3; w. H. Scanland, making |
bridge settlement, $500.
On motion and second, $40 was ap-
propriated for the relief OF DR.. G. w.
Jockey and wife and a warrant ordered
issued to J. F. Adair for same.
On motion and second, the following
quarter salaries were allowed Justices OF
Peace (who made their reports) to-wit:
E. S. Dortch, one and two-thirds
quarters, Sis; w. J. Dawson, $3.50;
F. R. Garrett, two quarters, S12; ]. G.
Rogers, $; J. P. Gleason, $3.50; H.
Banacastle, S..
On motion and second, the following
quarter salaries were allowed Constables
(who made their reports) to-wit:
J.B. Childers, two quarters, H.5O;
]. w. Walker, two quarters and account,
$3.50; H. M. Underwood, S.; G. E.
Rogers, s9.35; T. w. Heath, $40; J. w.
Oneal, two quarters, $i8; Walter White,
two quarters, S12.
The following are the claims allowed
by the Board of Health:
C. E. Beauchamp, $3.50; Randall
Wafer, SIS; Ogilvie-Harper Printing
Co., S3.25; c. L. Demoss, $3.50; H. A.
Winter Co., $8.95; Ben Holman, $40;
w. E. Coleman, s9O.25; Lewis Frazier,
$65; Fred Clements, sis; Laura Young,
si.25; Sid Monroe, 80; D. L. South
erland, $50; J. c. Allen, $3.50; J. F.
Edwards, $3.50; R. B. Hill, $40; J. T.
McDade, So; Mrs. woodward. S.; Ev-
erett Kirkland, repairing bridge, $1.5O;
Dr.J. L. Scales, $154; w. H. Reimunde,
refunding taxes, s1.16; G. T. Mays. So;
w. M. Burch, $3.50.
On motion and second, the following
specifications for bridge buildings were
adopted:
! SPECIFICATIONS FOR BENT BRIDGES.
Mud sills, t2x12 by IA feet; cap sills
10x12 by IL feet; posts, 10x10; sleepers
4xl0 by 18 feet; heart post oak, white
oak, pine or cypresss Flooring, 2hx8 By
J. IL feet; guard rails, 2x8 by is feet
sway braces, 2x8; banister posts, 4x4
banister plank, Ike by 16 feet; hear
( pine or cypress.
3 SPECIFICATIONS FOR PILE BRIDGES.
, In specifications for pile bridges tn
: above sizes and kinds of timber are to b.
s the same as that of bent bridges, tn
Y piling of which is to be post oak o
: cypress and not less than is inches a
h the butt end.
On motion and second, the change Q
8 road as requested by citizens of Ward
}, known as the Sugg Deadening road, run
8 ming through the l. v. Williams place
d was placed in the hands Of the member
e OF the Police Jury from said ward, VII
d are, by this act, grantedspower and ~
!: thority to make such changes as may b
: necessary for the benefit of the people.
On motion and second, the petition fc
) road to intersect the Rocky Mour
J. road at Ben McKinney's was disallowe'
n On motion and second, Mr.. McDad
q was authorized to have the Bluffs an
IS Shreveport road, running from Re
+ Chute to Long Lake bridge, and Il
g road running from Goat Hill to Taylol
Z: town, being about six miles in all, worl
R. ed by contract.
On motion and second, DR.. Martin al
'g Mr.. Logan we're appointed committ'
l. to receive the steel bridge across Cypre
rs Bayou, when the same is complied a
IL cording to contract.
m On motion and second, Mr.. Logan "
appointed as committee Of one to ha
d. necessary repairs made on the toll hou
ge at the east end of Red River bridge
yh Shreveport.
r. On motion and second, the site for d
as monstration road work by the Unit
it: States Government Good Roads Depal
nd ment is hereby located on the road ~
ming east and west, beginning at t
ay depot at Benton and running one-qus
,es ter of mile east and beginning at Sal
ed point and running one-quarter Of a m
west.
On motion and second, the Police Ju
[c- went into election for Bridge Keel
up for the east end of the Bossier a
1 Shreveport bridge across Red Riv
}. when the following applicants and p
nts sons were put in nomination, viz: O.
md Childers, C. E. Byrd, T. K. McCran
I'd, J. o. Nuckolls, D. Bass, J. A. Mart
!. ]. w. sWorley, G. E. Gilmer, and J.
1til Cleaver, when, after several bale
j. o. Nuckols was duly elected.
On motion and second, the follow
J. resolution was apopted:
ers Be it Resolved, by the Police Jury,
open session convened, That on and Al
ing this date, no person will be permitted
err cross the Shreveport and Bossier bri'
acrossIRed River at Shreveport free
ing less they hold written pass, signed
;t6: the President of the Police Jury OF 3
res, sier Parish, in an open session OF
riot body; except the employees OF the