The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-05


Fines Collected .................. 50 OO
Licenses .....................-....... ~ w
TOtaI...... 20 OO
The marshal produced receipt
showing the above amount had been
deposited in the Bank of Colfax to
the credit Of the town.
On motion of Mr.. O'Quinn the re-
port and settlement was accepted
and adopted.
The mayor appointed W. j. Rob-
erts as a member Of the street COM
mittee, and +. 3. Cole n member of
the finance committee, vice A. NJ. Le-
Sage.
The following ordinance, offered by
Alderman Mcknight, was read and
adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
To extend the limits of the Town of
Colfax and to define the boundaries
Of the same.
Section l.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the Town of
Colfux. Louisiana, in reg ular session
convened, That the boundaries of
the town of Colfax as now esta blish-
ell shall be extended Sd MS to embrace
the lands adjacent to the town with
in the following boundaries, to-wit:
Commencing ut u point on the east
line Of the present town OF Colfax, as
established by the Geo. s. Johnston
survey. said point being the point
where the south line of ID or Main
street intersects said east line, and
run thence north 64Adegrees As min
utes east On 64f2gtk1a distance of
three hundred seyenty-five feet 1915
feet) thence north thirty three de-
grees forty-three minutes west On $50
AZ w twenty-six hundred twenty
Ieet 1880 feet thence south fifty-six
degrees seventeen minutes west Is $50
IL w six hundred feet 900 feet),
thence north thirty-four degrees
twenty-six minutes west n $40 26'
WI four hundred forty-five feet (445
feet) thence south sixty-four degrees
forty-five minutes west Is $40 AS, WI
nine hundred forty-nine and eight
tenths feet (942.S feet. Thence south
twenty-five degrees fifteen minutes
east Is 25o Is, e. three hundred feet
900 feet), thence south sixty-four
degrees forty five minutes west Is $40
81 ht,nA s~f 80, "A
four-tenths feet (664.4 feet), thence
south tbirty-two degrees east Is 800
FL three hundred thirty-four and
seven-tenths feet 1894. feet), thence
south fifty-three degIe es thirty min
utes west Is $50 3V W nine hundred
feet 600 feet) To top Of the bank of
Red river, thence continuing with the
same beuring across the batture To
the Red river, thence following the
meauderings of Red river in n south
easterly direction To point where
the north boundary line of the John
ston survey OF the town of Colfax
produced would intersect said river.
thence following said line produced
across the batture to the northwest
CQTucT Vi tue tONu VI lOfldA, Us per
the Geo. 5. Johnston survey, thence
run with the north boundary line as
aforesaid north sixty-four degrees
forty-five minutes east { $40 As, E) |
twenty-six hundred forty feet to the
north east corner thereof. thence
south twenty-five degrees fifteen min
utes east. Is 2o0 Ia III eleven hun
dred eighty and tivr-tenth feet( 1905
feet To the place OF beginning
Section p
Be it further ordained, That the |
boundaries of the town of Colfax as
now established, and after taking 10
the territory within the boundaries
described above. shall be as follows.
to-wit:
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner uf the town of Culfax, as estab-
lished by the Geo. S. Johnston sur
vey, and run north sixty-four degrees
fvrty-five minutes east (N 64o As, E)
twenty-six hundred forty feet t264O
feet), thence north twenty-five de-
grees fifteen minutes west { \ 250 Is