The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-18
Official Proceedings of the Police
jury of Grant Parish.
Colfax. La, July 6, 1908.

date at the court house at Coltax |
in response to the call of former
Clerk j. b. Roberts to meet and
organize. Present.. W. Duncan,
ward one; John Clinton, ward two;
L. NJ. Futrell, ward three; F. T.
Bullitt, ward six; G. G. Purvis,
ward seven. Absent-M. H. NJ
gent, ward four; j. A. Bradford,
Jr., ward five.
On motion duly made and sec
opded, j. W. Duncan was elected
president, j. B. Roberts clerk and
attorney, and VIM. LaCroix treas
urer. On motion, the election OF
public printer was postponed until
tomorrow.
On motion, duly seconded and
adopted, j. w. Duncan was au-
thorized to make and sign contract
with Bank of Colfax relative to the
fiscal agency.
On motion of John Clinton, Sec
onded by F. P. Bullitt, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Be it resolved by the police jury
of Grant parish, in regular session
convened, That the Redemption
landing and Winfield road as laid
ont by w. L. Bird, overseer, as au-
thorized by the police jury, be rec
oguized as the public road leading
by or near Verda by J. I. Hurley's
place to the VIM parish line.
j. A.. Williams and G. ID. Smith
appeared before the police jury In
advocacy of the above resolution.
Moved by John Clinton, second
ed by G. q. Purvis, and adopted,
that Peter Gray be placed on the
pauper list at $3.50 per quarter,
beginning with the April quarter,
A. A. Dean, agent.
On motion of f. p. Bullitt, Sec
onded by l.. M. Futrell, the name
of Jas. Carmichael was stricken
from the pauper list.
On motion of F. p. Bullitt, sec.
onded by John Clinton, Jack Spikes
was placed on the pauper list a
$3.50 per quarter, beginning Apri
LIST, with F. P. Bullitt agent.
Complying with petition of citi
zens of Verda, G. G. Purvis offer
ed the following resolution, whicl
being seconded by F. P. Bullit'
was duly adopted, to-wit:
Be it resolved by the police jur
of Grant parish in regular sessio
convened, That G. l.. Garrett, ]
s. Brister, w. M. Bowen, b. /
Terrell, d. H. Wallace aud ID. A
McManus, freeholders, be and al
hereby appointed to locate an
mark out a new public road froI
Verda west to the VIM paris
line. running towards Old Whee
ing in Winn parish, and SO as
connect with a new road to sal
place soon to be located aud mari
ed out in VIM parish.
Re it further resolved, ETC., Th
said freeholders shall perform sa
duty in conformity with sectiol
l2.3. A and 5 of Art. 3 of the rot
laws of Grant parish of 1906.
On motion of F. P. Bullitt, sc
onded by G. G. Purvis, the poll
jury adopted the following resol
ton:
Be it resolved, That the overse
or citizens along public road fre
Phillips station to Sam johnson
place are permitted to put 60
across said road, near Hatawa
house, SO as to protect crops frt
animals, as many fences have be
destroyed by overflow; that 81
gate shall be removed not la
than October l. 1908.
Mr.. j. H. McNeely appear
before the police jury relative
the food sufferers as to some D
essary expenses contracted by
J. w. Duncan in connection the
with and asking that the mol
expended by MIR. Duncan be
funded to him. Mr.. McNeely .
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