The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08
Official Proceedings of the Town
Council of Colfax.
Colfax. La, Feb. 4. 1908.

COllax, La, req. 4, lSUo.
The town council Of the town of
Colfax met this day with the Hon.
X. S. Cameron, Mayor, presiding.
Present, Aldermen Mcknight, o.
Quinn, LeSage and Williams. Alb
sent, Alderman Carnahan.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following ordinance was of
fered by G. H. Mcknight, and
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Creating a Board Of Health for the
town of Colfax and defining their
duties and authority.
Be IL ordained by the town council
Of the town of Colfax In regular SEES
sion convened, That a board OF
health he and the same is hereby
Great ted for the town OF f0lfax. La.
That the said board Of health have
the same powers. duties aud authori-
ty as provided for in the general Ia WIS
of the State Of Louisiana relative to
boards OF health.
The said board of health to consist
of five members to l,- appointed by
the mayor Of the town Of Cola X. wi no
shall hold Office until their SUCCESSORS
are appointed.
That this ordinance take effect from
and after it's passage.
Approved this February 3. 1908.
Attest: X. s. CAMERON,
j. A. WILLIAMS. Mayor.
Secretary.
hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was regularly passed by
the town at Colfax at its council
meeting on the 4th day of February.
1908. Witness my official signature
this Feb. 5, 1908.
j. A. WILLIAMS,
Secretary of Colfax. La.
The following ordinance was Of
fered by Alderman O'Quinn and
adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
Requiring the marshal Of the town OF
the town of COlfax tOmnke month
ly settlements with the treasurer
and monthly reports Of his cOllec-
tions undergraduates to the town
council, and to make his reports at
each meeting for the month next
preceding.
BE 1t ordained. That the marshal
of the town Of Colfax be and Is re-
quired tn make monthly settlements
with the town treasurer and to turn
over to the treasurer at the end al
each month the collections for the
month. with an itemized statement
of receipts and expenditures, from
whom money WIS received and for
what purpose and for what expendi-
lures were made.
That this ordinance take effect from
and after it's passage
Approved this February 4. 1908.
Attest: X. S. CAMERON.
j. A. WILLIAMS. Mayor.
Secretary.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
ordinance was Offered and regular
~ passed 10y the town council Of the
town of Colfax ON the 4th day of
Feb. 1908. Witness my official sig
nature on this the 4th day of Febru-
AIRY, 1908. j. A. WILLIAMS.
Secretary Of Colfax. La.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Williams and adopted:
Be it resolved by the town council
of the town of Colfax. That the town
treasurer and the town marshal be
requested and ordered to present to
the town council for examina ton at
its next regular meeting full. COM
plete and iteInized account of all
money received and disbursed by
them. from what source received.
froW whom received and when re-
ceived, said statement to show q
complete handling of the finances Of
the town from the date Of their be-
Ing installed in office up TO the meet
ing of the town council the LIST Tues
day In March, 1908.
The mayor appointed the follow
ing as members of the board of
health for Colfax: Drs. E. B.
Gray, E. H. Blackwood, w, A.
Jones, W. j. Roberts and j. G.
Chapman.
The following bills were allowed
ana ordered PAID:
X NJ G Duncan. hauling. 81 80
w l. Williams. brick laying. 20 50
J W Duncan Co. Ltd. cement
and nails......................... 425
John Miles. work ON streets. ~
John Jackson. street work.. A.
Colfax Chronicle. printing!. Is
j n. McNeeiy. street working
and haulinv 1n7 IN
p l. Clark, building bridges :. IL 81
There being no further business
before the council it adjourned un-
til next regular meeting.
r. s. CAMERON, -,
j. A. WILLIAMS, Mayor.
Secretary.
l hereby certify that the fore
going is a true and correct copy of
al 4