The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-10-19

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ical Co., $i3; w. H. Scanland, making
bridge settlement, $500.
On motion and second, $40 was APP
propriated for the relief of DR.. G. w.
Jockey and wife and 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, $12; J. G.
Rogers, 81; 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:
]. B. Childers, two quarters, $5
J.W. Walker, two quarters and account,
$3.50; H. NJ. Underwood, Sc; G. E.
Rogers, $685.; T. w. Heath, $40; J. w.
Oneal, two quarters, $18; Walter White,
two quarters, $i2.
The following are the claims allowed
by the Board of Health:
G. E. Beauchamp, $3.50; Randall
Wafer, SIS; Ogilvie-Harper Printing
Co., $3.25; c.. L. Demoss, $3.50; H. A.
Winter Co., 1886; Ben Holman, $40;
w. E. Coleman, $90.25; Lewis Frazier,
$65; Fred Clements, SIS; Laura Young,
SIPS; Sid Monroe, $3.50; D. L. South
erland, $50; j. G. Allen, $3.50; J. F.
Edwards, $3.50; R. B. Hill, 1910; J. T.
McDade, So; Mrs. woodward, So; Ev-
erett Kirkland, repairing bridge, $3.50;
DR.. J. L. Scales, $154; w. H. Reimunde,
refunding taxes, s1.16; G. T. Mays, 50;
w. M. Burch, $3.50.
On motion and second, the following
specifications for bridge buildings were
adopted:
Specifications of Bent bridge: Mud
stills, 12x12 by IA feet; cap stills, 10x12
by IL feet; posts, 1O110; sleepers, 4xiO
by t8 feet. Heart post oak, white oak,
pine or cypress. Flooring, 21ax8 by IL
feet; guard rails, 2x8 by is feet; sway
braces, 2x8; banister posts, AKA; banis-
ter plank, Ike by is feet. Heart pine
or cypress.
i Specifications of pile bridge: In
specifications of pile bridge the above
sizes and kinds of timber are to be the
same as that of the Bent bridge, the
piling of which is to be post oak OF
cypress and not less than Is inches at
the butt end.
On motion and second, the change OF
road as requested by citizens of Ward s,
known as the Sugg Deadening road, run
ming through the I. v. Williams place,
was placed in the hands of the members
of the Police Jury from said ward, who
! are, by this act, granted power and au-
, thority to make such changes as may be
, necessary for the benefit of the people.
On motion and second, the petition fol
, a road to intersect the Rocky Mount
road at Ben McKinney's was disallowed
On motion and second, Mr.. McDade
was authorized to have the Bluffs and
Shreveport road, running from Rec
, Chute to Long Lake bridge, and the
road running from Goat Hill to Taylor
, town, being about six miles in all, work.
/ ed by contract.
, On motion and second, DR.. Martin ant
| Mr.. Logan were appointed committee
to receive the steel bridge across Cypress:
Bayou, when the same is complied &C.
cording to contract.
On motion and second, Mr.. Logan wal
: appointed as committee of one to have
! necessary repairs made on the toll house
I at the east end of Red River bridge a
8 Shreveport.
: On motion and second, the site for de.
Z monstration road work by the United
States Government Good Roads Depart
!. ment is hereby located on the road run
ming east and west, beginning at th'
: depot at Benton and running one-quar
ter Of mile east and beginning at sam'
S point and running one-quarter of mil,
: west.
n On motion and second, the Police Jur,
went into election for Bridge Keepe
: for the east end of the Bossier ant
e Shreveport bridge across Red River
b when the following applicants and per
: sons were putin nomination, viz: 0. B
5 Childers, c. E. Byrd, T. K. McCranie
]: J. O. Nuckolls, D. Bass, J. A. Martin
J.W. Worley, c. E. Gilmer, and J. M
Cleaver, when, after several ballots
Y j. 0. Nuckols was duly elected.
S On motion and second, the followin,
resolution was apopted:
a Be it Resolved, by the Police Jury, il
open session convened, That on and ate
: this date, no person will be permitted t
p cross the Shreveport and Bossier bridg
/ across Red River at Shreveport free un
less they hold written pass, signed b
s the President OF the Police Jury of Bos
d sier Parish, in an open session of sal
!, body; except the employees Of the sew
eral railroads crossing said bridge, an
il to them only, while they are actually i
the discharge of the duties encumbere
upon them as employees Of such rail
roads, and also, excepting all schoe
. children going to and from school, dur
ing the term, if they are actually attend
o ing school.
: The following quarter salaries wer
then allowed, and warrants ordered draw
o for the same, to-wit:
!; j. F. Edwards, Sheriff. ......... .S1O62
w. H Scanland Treasnror TX a