Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-07-10
ST. JOSEPH, La, Monday,

K. b. Lynch, member elect repre-
senting 4th Ward;
J. G. O'KelIey, member-eIect rep
resenting 9Th Ward;
l.. 7. Hunter, member elect repre-
senting 9th Ward;
i w. A. Register, member-elect rep
resenting 9TH Ward.
) The meeting was called to order b,
Mr.. f. IL. Curry.
i On motion, July seconded, Mr.. T
H. Curry was unanimously electe,
President of said Body.
| On motion, duly seconded, r. II
Whitney was unanimously electe'
Clerk.
On motion, duly seconded, Mr.. "
NJ. Davidson was UNANIMOUSLY elected
Parish Treasurer.
On motion, duly seconded, the Pres
ident appointed the following "Fi.
nance Committee: +. G.. O'Keliey
W. A. Register and r. B. Lynch.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That this Board will here
after refuse to pay any bills for road
work not specially authorized by said
Board, except such as are for emer-
gency work, the necessity for which
arises between meetings. hereof, and
which is authorized by a.member of
said Board, with the authority of the
President; said emergency work bills
to be for not more than $500.
The resignation of DIR. E. T. Newell,
President of the Parish Board of
Health, was presented and accepted.
On motion DIR. E. d. Newell was
elected President of the Parish Board
of Health.
A petition from the residents of the
Second Ward, asking for an alteration
III the course of the public road lead
ing from the Paradise plantation, i'm
this parish, along the boundary line
between said plantation and the Ken
ilworth plantation, and the laying out
and establishment of a new line of
road between said points, was pre-
scented.
On motion, a commission consisting
of G. L. Clarke, Frank Lombardo, A.
Solomon, Leo Jacoby, H. H. Bryant,
T. E. Grace, R. Y. Newell and Joseph
Isaacs, Jr., was appointed to examine
and lay out said road and assess the
damages therefor.
On motion, Mr.. Jno. Murdoch was
authorized to examine Henderson
Bayou bridge and to have same put
in proper and safe condition.
On motion Mr.. D. Muir was author
lied to have the Catfish Bayou bridge
put in proper and safe condition.
On motion Mr.. J. q. O'Kelley was
to have Mud Hill Bayou
bridge put in proper and safe condi-
ton.
On motion the bill for lumber furn-
ished for Grennell Hole bridge, be-
tween Paradise and Lake st. Joseph
and school section was rejected for
the reason that same had not been
authorized.
On motion, James Curry was APP
pointed Commissioner of Lake Bruen
Drainage District, vice ]. NJ. Giles
pie, deceased.
On motion, Messrs. ]. G.. O'Kelley,
Jno. Murdoch and L. III. Curry were
appointed a committee to purchase
steel culverts for use OH the parish |
roads, and the Clerk was instructed |
TO correspond with Harry Bros. and
Panama Tank Co. and secure prices,
etc.
The communication JIouu the Home /
Seekers Land Co. was presented and
read. No action.
On motion, the Clerk was instruct
ed to write to Hon. j. e. Ransdell in |
regard to Government survey of this
parish for purpose establishing better
drainage, also for information in re-
gard to "soil survey"
On motion, the taking up, paying
md cancelling of five One Hundred |
Dollar .parish bonds was approved.