The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-04-14

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Mrs j Hathaway, posts........... ~ 90
q w Payne lbr for Doggy bridge y IL
On motion Of Mr.. Tully the widow
of ID. ID. Williams was placed on the
pauper list and A j Dunn appointed
az her disburslng agent.
The petition asking for a public
road through from the Colfax to the
Dhree Notch road intersecting the
Three Notch road at or near sec
ton house ON Big Greek spur and
across Big Greek to Sand Spur was
rejected.
The applica ton for funds to have a
bridge built or repaired across Sad
die and Iatt Bayous. On motion Mr..
West was instructed to attend to
the matter and have the work done
and present a bill as no one knew
how much 1t would take to build the
bridge, and no amount was stated.
The petition asking Tor new road
leaving the DOnahue Ferry road at
the NV or Of sec. y, tip. n. r east.
aud running west four miles and con-
Meeting the public road at parish line
uf Rapides and Grant parishes, was
granted and the following reviewers
appointed to review out said road.
Will Hammons, John Montgomery;
J. NJ. King, TheO. Cox, - Avery, ana
Wiley Walker, Jr.
The committee appointed to let ont
a bridge across Swafiord creek re-
ported that they had let the same to
W. J. Wyatt for $50, and that the
same was built, which report was
accepted, and the committee discharg-
ed, and the claim Of w. J. Wyatt for
$50 was ordered paid.
The petition asking for a school
election In diatrict 10 was rejected on
the motion of Sam johnson, .for.the
reason that the petition did not rep
resent one-third of the property tax
payers.
Petitions were presented from ssvsn school die
districts to take the sense m the voters on lsvyns
schools Of said districts: The valioas petition;
tssrs rad. and otd2n:nes su rsed and adopted u
STATE or LotIslAsA.)
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Mike Gray. Curtis Chandler. w Boren. A
Luners. Edgar Frazier. Donate Ausso. 4 Nc
Clammy. Allen. Jas zeagler. Wilson. J
| Mcdonald. d N Couto. Allen Adams. N Chap
man. N LaCroix, C Robinson, Thomas Whit
edwards. b d Harvey. ] white. Frank Ham
ilton. A @ Cobb. W Chandlsr. E Walker. w
/ Lane, T Robinson, VIM East. A Ernest, ia
A Chapman. Carl Keen. T b. Keen. n Osborn.
J N Warner. John h Mccraney. e F Kelly.
Kelly, John Clinton, Thos II Stewart. J Wilmo,
inson, @ w Shaw, A Calk. Arthur Quinn, W
Johnson. r " Weaver, King. Sellers.
L AcCrany. Tsddis.
AN ORDINANCE
ordering An election In School District No. =
OF that district on lsvying nve mill tax 70
nve years, for the purpose Of employing teacl
ers. building school houses. ana In aid Of eel
eral education of the children In said dIstrie
and establishing . precinct at which to hol
the said election.
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury Of Grant pa
ish In regular session convened, That there
J and 10 hereby ordered An election In School Dl
trict No. Q, to take the census OF the legally Qua
,, ned voters OF said district upon tho question
J voting Q special nve mill tax upon all tsxab
J property situated In said district both person
and real In addition to all other taxes levied 4
other purposes. for the purpose OF education.
Be It further ordained. etc., That there Be ~
IL hereby established voting precinct at Polio,
In said district and that thesaid election shall
, held there on
y TUESDAY, MAY a. 1909.
Re IL further ordained. etc. That should "a
) election be carried. that the proceeds arisil
n from said tsx shall be used in said district {
, the purpose Of building houses. employing tsac
! ers and for the cause Of education generally.
D BE Il further ordained ETC., That said slectit
3 shall be by printed ballot. and shall contain {
z words, For the ave mill tax" and the WORT
against the hve mill tax" and shall be held q
cording to the general election laws Of the STAT
n Be 1t further ordained. ste.. That this or,
n nance shall 20 into effect from and after
Y adoption. and that all costs Of ordering o
0 holding and promulgating said election shall