The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
Official Proceedings of the Police
Jury of Grant Parish.

the body examined the assessment
rolls.
Hon. Henry bernstein. of Monroe.
appeared in behalf Of the Gould he'll y
Ia ask ~ reduction Of the assessment,
as made by the assessor. Hon. X.
X. letter, deputy assessor. urged that
the assessment lie approved rs made
II After consideration. On motion OF
MIR. Drrwett. seconded by MIR. FULLY.
Resolved. That the Gould heiIs
assessment AZ given In by Mr.. N.
Thomas. their agent. lie aud the
same IL hereby accepted, and the as-
SCISSOR ordered to place said assess
ment on the rolls as per said agent,
classification and valuation. which
motion was accepted without dissent
The assessor was also ordered Il
deduct from the assessment Ut Simms
Lumber Go. five thousand dollars.
being the assessment placed upOI
II their mill, which was destroyed D.,
L fire
The assessors rolls were otherwis.
approved.
The bill Of Simms Lumber Co.. fOi
office rent for elections, WIS rejected
Muvec by Mr.. FULLY. AMI secondes
by MIR. West. that the president o.
the body he ani hUrized to sign not,
for x575.O0. due January 3, 1909, with
out interest. in favor Of Austin Bros.
Of Dallas. Texas. for Bear Creel
bridge. same Icing completed and nc
c,.p,ed Motion adopted withou
dissent, wllereupon the presideni
signed the note.
AN Or! NANCE
To levy n five mill ,aA ~. school dis
trict No. % for the years 1908 to
1912. inclusive. In aid of publ,
schools, school buildings, etc. n,
provided In ordinance calling tn,
election.
Whereas, 1t appears from the re-
turns and promuir alton of election
held In school district No. q. Gran
parish, La.. that the election order
ell and held in said district to vote a.
five mill special school tax therein.
Tor the years 1908 to 1912, inclusive.
was carried In favor of said TAX b.
vote Of eighteen for, five against.
aud eighty-iive hundred and eighty.
five dollars for. to twenty-three hun
bred aud fifty dollars against,
Now. therefore. by virtue Of ths
authority vested I'm Us by law.
BE IL ordained by the police iur.
uf Grant parish, Louisiana, In regu
lar session convened. That a specia
school tax Of five mills ON the dollar
Of the assessed valuation of all prop
erty subject tn said tax in said dis
trict le and the same Is hereby levie'
fur the years l9VS, 1909. 1000. 1911
aud 1872. in aid of public schools an.
public school buildings. all as speciti
c;,lly provided in the petition ant
ordinance relative to said cleo
The above ordinance was offeret
by MIR. fully. seconded 10y Mr.. San
Johnson. and on motion unanimous
~ adopted.
JOHN RANDOLPH, President.
j. II. ROBERTS. Clerk.
Hon. VI. +. Swaifnrd, the retirin,
/! sheriff nf Grant parish. handed in ,
statc,ncnt shuwing the affairs of hi.
: office and asked for l; final quietn,
!. from tn, police jury. After consider
alton thereof. On motion of MIR
= Drewett. seconded 10y alr. Sam John
;. son, and adopted. it WAS resolves
! that a final quietus he anri the sa III,
? is hereby given to Mr.. Swafford IA
!, sheriff of Grant parish.
: Mr.. Swafford then thanked tn,
body individually and aus a whole.
J. congratulated them upon their sue
: crssful conduct of the affairs Of til,
: parish during the past four years
and for the unfailing cOnsiderat ioi
{. aud courtesy shown him as sheriff
: of the parish Of Grant. The jury IT.
appreciated the same feelings for him
aud Mr.. Swaffurd retired.
Hon. G.. II. Compton,, deput Y sheriff
appeared before the police jury to
urge the remedy ing Of the unsafe con
dition of the owerstOry Of the parish
Jail, there t,eing no irO or steel doors
and windows therein. the Jail being
: thus insecure. Whereupon. On mo-
, ton Of Mr.. Sam Johnson, seconded
/ by Mr.. Futrell, and adopted. 1t was
|, resolved that the sheriff Of Grant
parish he and he IL hereby ordered
to have iron or steel doors and win
tlOws placed i'm the lower story oil
the parish Jail. the hill for such work
to I've presented by the sheriff to the
police jury.
On motion of MIR. Tully, seconded
10y Mr.. West. and adopted. the fol-
Lowing road apportiOners for ward
) were appOinted: Il. e. Lincecum.
James Bradford and Il. NJ. Bradford.
On mOtitnof Mr.. Futrell. seconded
| wv WI. w 1OuuSOu, anu HuODUcQ.
the following road apportioners for
, wa:d 3 are hereby appointed: Joe
Johnson, Ray Watson and Rafe
, Richards.
II On motion of Mr.. w. l.. johnson,
; seconded 10y Mr.. Futrell. and adopt
ed, the claims Of j. Il. Tison and j.
W. Richards for 1871 each, for build
ing Hudson Greek and Douglas
bridges, were allowed. Also claim
Of Bush 4 Randolph. Ltd, for $4.W
for supplies.
The police jury allowed u few other
claims IA shown in list of warrants
: therefor. the claims of Sheriff Swat
ford. to lie succeeded In office in a few
days by Sheriff Perkins, aud passed
over all other claims not taken III
To the July meeting.
There being no further matters tn
I've considered by the body. and the
hour Of adjournment having arrived.