The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
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All in accordance with survey and
property map, to be made by -,
and lines to be drawn so as to determine
all the lands whose waters naturally flow
into the said chute, and drained by the
same.
Your petitioners request that your
honorable body name three of the five
members to be appointed Commission
ers of this said District, and the other
two to be submitted to His Excellency,
the Governor of the State OF Louisiana,
for appointment, and that the said Com
missioners, as appointed, be empowered
to order and direct the necessary survey
to determine the most economical way to
drain said lands, to make approximate
estimate of cost thereof, to compile an
assessment roll of that property, to esti-
mate the rate of taxation for period of
forty years, or less if necessary, to de-
fray the cost Of the work; and to do all
other necessary preliminary work, and to
report to the Police Jury at their earliest
convenience; and ask that an election be
held to determine whether the drainage
will be accomplished.
And your petitioners further request
that the name of the drainage district be
styled The Red Chute District, and that
it's domicile be in the Parish of Bossier.
In the event of a negative vote by the
property owners, We, the undersigned
petitioners, do hereby bind ourselves to
pro rate the expenses of the survey and
other preliminary work incurred by the
| Commissioners, in proportion to the
amount of our assessments:
J. S. Alison. Mrs. J. M. Foster,
| r, E. McDade. per W. L. Foster.
IT Fn1ilove ir j. M. Foster,
I,al, D EnlJ;lo,a per w. L. Foster.
T gach r. WHY WY. A. C. Skannal.
LAY io it !" elGDa a'G. Tom Hickman.
a w 1l 100 y w. w. J. Fullilove.
". w o III n.. A. Curtis.
NIP sn + Z, = II Ea pat e''' T. A. Tidwell.
NJ. P. Cullinan. w. L. Colqultt.
| E. B. Herndon. W. d: uIaham.
J. W. Prince. =. y onllti;
| II. n. Carlton. NeDo oni1h'
| D. j. McAnn. y. =. 9laoens:
w. E. Millsaps. ); n; g =. N. JONES'
/ HI Stannal r. T. Poole.
! w. B. Hickman. w. n. 6lsnoP:
w. L. Foster. W. E. IohneH.
! c.. J. Foster & Co. j. W. houston.
r. p. Moore. John Howell.
The foregoing petition was filed.
Mr.. Logan offered motion, which was
seconded, to table the petition to create
the Red Chute Drainage District. Lost,
by the following vote: Yeas-Logan and
Mays; nays-Hoffpauir, Garrett and
| Elston.
/ On motion and second, the requests OF
petitioners to create the Red Chute
Drainage District was allowed, and said
District was created by the following
vote: Yeas Garrett, Hoffpauir and
Elston; nays-Logan and Mays.
The following claims for per diem, mile
age and committee work were drawn:
J. C. Logan, s11.2O.
F. r. Garrett, $3.50.
| G. S. Mays, Sit.
A. Hoffpauir, $500.
J. W. Elston, s2t.
The following warrants were drawn
for payroll, ETC., between sessions:
No. 7tt3-W. C. Banks, feed IS SO CT
TIL. T. Many, pay roll 295 OK
7i5-J. T. McDade, pay roll GAO 81
| 7t6-W. F. Taylor & Co.,
/ feed bills and freight 355 II
/ 747-F. o. Byrd, transpor-
tation .......-...,........ Z q
74S-J. T. Many, pay roll 265 s
49, T. McDade, 500 q
The following warrants were drawn II
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