The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-16
Police Jury PROCEEDINGS.


sier met in special session in Benton
his day "Wednesday, September Sth)
pursuant to call, with the following
named members present at roll call:
J. I. McDade, ward one.
j. G. Logan, ward two.
F. r. Garrett, ward three.
G. I. Mays, ward four.
A. Hoffpauir, ward five.
J. w. Elston, ward six.
Reading Of the minutes of the last
meeting was deferred until the next reg
ular meeting.
The object of the meeting having been
stated by the President, the following
business was transacted: ...
On motion and second, duly carried,
the following ordinance was unani-
mously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Requesting the City Council of the City
of Shreveport to pay the bill or ac-
count of Ira G. Hedrick for the sum OF
$4,000 against the Parish of Bossier
on account of the construction of
traffic bridge across Red River at said
city.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish Of Bossier, in legal session
convened, That the bill OF account of
Ira G.. Hedrick for the sum of 5000
against the parish, on account of work
done in pursuance of contract made
with him by the parish and the City Of
Shreveport, to furnish plans and speci-
fications of a traffic bridge over Red
River at the City of Shreveport, be and
the same is hereby approved as payable
out Of the bridge fund for said bridge,
and, that inasmuch as the City OF
Shreveport contracted and agreed with
the Parish OF Bossier to pay such pre-
liminary expenses out of the funds now
on hand and in the possession Of said
city for the account Of this parish and
charge same to said bridge account, that
the said City Of Shreveport be and is
hereby requested to pay said account OF
said Ira G.. Hedrick in pursuance of said
contract made between said parish and
said city and subject to the terms there
of, taking his receipt in full for such
account, and upon it doing SO the Parish
Of Bossier will recognize the same as q
legitimate expenditure by the said city
under the said contract between the said
city and the Parish of Bossier with ref
erence to the construction of said traffic
bridge across Red River at said place.
The Police Jury then proceeded K
tabulate the returns Of the special cleo.
ton held in School District No. IL and
upon count, found that there were A
votes cast for said tax for a period o
five years and none against, and, upor
motion and second, the election was de
clared carried. '-
The following ordinance was unani
mously adopted:
/ AN ORDINANCE.
/ Whereas, in pursuance to an ordi
nance of the Police Jury Of Bossier Par
| ish, La, ordering IN election held il
School District No. IL, as created BY tn
/ School Board of Bossier Parish, La.
July 2, 1909, for the purpose OF ascer
tanning the sense Of the taxpayers o
School District No. II on the question
Of lerying a special tax OF 211a mills o.
the dollar OF the assessed valuation Q
the property in said district for perio
of five years, beginning with the yea
1910, for the purpose Of Supplementary
salaries OF teachers in the public school
Of said district and for the purpose 9
creating fund for building and repair
ing school houses in said district an
supplying said schools with furniture, a
which election the said property tax
PAYERS Of said district voted in numbe
10 for said special tax OF ~, mills fC
five years, beginning with the year 1911
and none against, therefore
Be it ordained by the Police Jury,
special session convened, That speci;
tax OF % mills on the dollar Of the as
sessed value Of said property in Schot
District No. II, as established by la
july 2, 1909, as follows: Beginning 1
! point on Red River at the southwe
! corner Of fractional section z, toWnshl
q north, range Il west, thence east Q
section line to the northeast corner
section IL, township ri, range ID; thent
) south five miles to the southeast corn'
Of section SO, township q, range !;
thence west on township line betwee
> townships 20 and Il to Red Rive
: thence up the east bank OF Red River
!. the point OF beginning, is hereby levie
g for period of five years, beginning wi
and inducing the year 1910, and endir
with the year 1914.
The Police Jury then tabulated Il
returns OF the special election held
e School Distrsct No. Is and, upon cour
found the following: For the 5 m
: school tax for the period OF ten yea
there were 80 votes representing Si9,5
in property and against said tax the
were u votes representing $3.50
property voted. There being MAORI
in both number Of votes and amount
property for said tax the same was q
clared duly carried.
The following ordinance was unal
: mously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
1t Whereas, in pursuance TO an or
i nance of the Police Jury Of the Par
tof Bossier, La, ordering an electi
held in School District No. Is, as G
: ated by the School Board Of Boss
Parish, La, July 2, 1909, for the purp'
J. OF ascertaining the sense OF the prope
i taxpayers Of said school district on
:" question OF levying a special tar O
mills on the dollar Of the assessed va
a alton OF the property in said district
a period Of ten years, beginning v
the year 1910, o.. mills OF which is
building purposes and ~ mills for
equipment of schools and 10 supplem
teachers salaries, and that the Sch
Board be authorized to fund the build
or portion OF 81 mills into bonds, at VII
al election the said property taxpayer
= snid hsfrinf voted Ia number e an(