The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-08
Official Proceedings of the Police
jury Of Grant Parish.
Colfax. La. June 8. 1907.

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The police jury of Grant parish met |
this day pursuant to adjournment.
Present. John Randolph, president,
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Johnson. T. II. West, ]. F. Drewett.
Absent, W. NJ. Tully.
Claim of Jesse Thompson for the
amount of $45 81, for balance due
on D'Lartigo bridgs, allowed, and
warrant drawn for same.
The claim of the Alexandria Con-
struction and Plumbing Co., Limited,
was disallOwed.
On motion duly seconded and ear
ried, the police jury ordered a road
machine from X. L. l.. Shaw for one
hundred and twenty five dollars, to
he paid Jan. 10, 1908, without inter
est to said date, freight not to ex-
ceed six dollars.
The bid of Austin Brothers, OF Dal-
| las. Texas. for the construction OF
steel bridge over Nantachie bayou at
McCain's bridge, for five hundred and
fifteen dollars was accepted, and on
motion duly seconded and carried,
the president of the police jury was
authorized to enter into contract
therefor, whereupon contract signed.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried, the police jury appointed the
following bridge committees
Nantachie Bayou, at McCain's
Bridge. NJ. Wardlow, j. +. Drew
EFT, Asa Adams.
Nantachie Bridge, on Verda and
! WINFIELD Road-W. o. Harrison, j.
W. Ethridge, B. E. Woods.
| Darro Bridge-G. H. Mcknight, A.
A. Dean, ]. NJ. Anthony.
Also the following road committee
or commissioners were appointed as
reviewers of the Cockfield ferry road:
W. Y. Mccain, John W. Dean, Tom
ICox. j. w. Hicks and Tom Hossner'
with B. o. Mccain as commissioner
and overseer.
The policejury then on motion duly
seconded and carried resolved itsei
into board of reviewers for the pur
pose of reviewing the assessments o
. the property in the parish as sub
: United by the assessor, and proceed
t ed to hear contests as follows:
: Contest of Bradford-kees Lumbe
l Co., Ltd, Capt. c. H. Tealappearin.
e for the contestant and assessor ant
D deputy for themselves, when afte
herring argument and presentation
+ of the matter. the board of reviewers
k on motion duly made, seconded ant
e carried, approved the assessmen
If made by the assessor, whereupo
4 Capt. Teal gave notice OF the inter
ton of the company to appeal.
o. They next took up the matter {
is the a assessment of the Enterprise Luu
!. ler Co.. Ltd, no one appearing 10
se said company, when after considers
x ton thereof, on motion duly secon'
f. ed and carried, the assessment q
is made by the assessor was approve
b. by the reviewers.
v The assessment of the Colfax Cote
IN Oil TO-, Ltd, was fixed ut eighties
e thousand dollars, and agreed CORE
I'd nv assessor and representative
$, said company.
ee The assessors rolls as whole we
ne then approved.
u There being nofurther business {
On board of reviewers adjourned as sue
N The police jury ordering themsels
paid the mileage and per diem as f
'al ed by law as appears herebelow,
)s- motion, seconded and carried, d
tn journed to meet at the next regul
Up meeting first Monday in July.
mt JOHN RANDOLPH,
nv J.B. RoBETs, President
ro. Clerk.
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