The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-06-12
AN ORDINANCE

of the same.
Section l.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
5oard of Aldermen of the Town Of
olIax. Louisiana, in reg ular session
convened. That the boundaries OF
the town of Colfax as now establish
I'll shall he extended SO as To embrace
the lands adjacent to the town with
in the following boundaries, to-wit:
Commencing at point on the east
line of the present town of Culfax, MS
esta bisheu by The Geo. 5. Johnston
survey. said point being the point
where the south line of ID or Main
~ rect intersects said east line, and
run thence north "a degrees 40 min
utes east On 90 AS H. u distance Of
three hundred seyenty-riv. feet t315
,e-t) thence north thirty three de-
grees fort y-three minutes west { n 33 %
43' " tweuty-six hundred twenty
feet (262O feet J, thence south fifty-six
! degrees seventeen minutes west IS $50
II w six hundred feet 600 feet i.
thence north thirty-four degrees
| twenty-six minutes west y $40 26'
w four hundred forty-five feet t445
feet) thence south sixty-four degrees
forty-five minutes west = 64o Az w
aine hundred forty nine ami eight
tent hs feet (942.S feet. Thence south
twenty-five degrees fifteen minutes
east Is 25o Is, FL three hundred feet
| 900 feet), thence south sixty-four
degrees forty-tiye minutes west Is $40
rs, w six hundred sixty-fuur and
fuur-tenths feet t664.4 feet), thence
south tbirty-two degrees east Is 32o
e. three hundred thirty-four and
seven-tenths feet (3347 feet), thence
south tiity-three degiees thirty min-
utes west Is $50 30 w nine hundred
feet 900 feet) To top of the bank of
Red river, thence continuing with the
same bearing across The batture to
| the Red river, thence following the
meanderings of Red river in south
easterly direction To a point where
the north boundary line of the John
l'ston survey of the town of Colfax
produced would intrrsect said river.
thence following said line produced
across the nature to the northwest
corner of the town of Colfax, us per
the Geo. s. Johnston survey, thence
run with the north boundary line as
aforesaid north sixty-fuur degrees
forty-tive minutes east n $40 As E)
twenty-six hundred forty feet to the
North east corner thereof. thence
south twenty degrees fifteen min
utes east, Is 250 81 E) eleven hum
dred eighty and five-tenth feet( l 1905
feet To the place Of beginning.
Section p
Be it further ordained, That the
boundaries of the tosn of Culfax as
now nbIislied, and after taking in
the territory within the boundaries
described above. shall be as follows,
| to-wit.
Commencing at the southwest cor
ner OF the town of Colfax, as estab-
Iishpd by the Geo. s. Johnston sur
vey, aud run north sixty-four degrees
forty-five minutes east (N $40 As Ell
twenty-six hundred forty feet (264O
fpet), thence north twenty-five de-
grees fifteen minutes west y 250 Is
w fourteen hundred fifty-nine and
tive-tenths feet (1459.5 feet), thence
north sixty-fuur degrees forty-fve
minutes east On $40 AS L three hun
ired seventy five feet (375 feet),
thence north thirty-three degrees
forty-three minutes west { y $50 49,
WI tweiity-six hundred twenty feet
1920 feet J, thence south fifty-six de-
grees seventeen minutes west Is $50
IL W SIX hundred feet 600 fee },
thence north tbirty-four degrees
twenty-six minutes west On $40 rs,
W four hundred fprty-five feet t445
feet). thence south sixty-four degrees
Iorty-fivr minutes west Is 64o As W.
nine hundred tort y-nine. and eight
Ientis feet t949.S feet), thence south
twenty-five degrees fifteen minutes
east Is 250 10, E) three hundred feet
900 fert), thrIIce south sixty-four
degrees iorty.five minutes west is
64o AS VI six hundred sixty-four
ana tonr-teHtbs ieet 1894 feet),
thence south thirty-two degrees east
Is 32' FL three hundred thirty-four
and spv-n-tpnths feet (334.7 fret),
thencr south tilty-thrp- degrees thirty
minutes west Is $50 3V " } nine hun
urei fert to the top OF the bank, OF
Red river. thence continuing with the
same hearing across the batture to
the Red river, thence following the
meanderinys of said river in south
eaSterly direction To u point where
the soutli line of the town of Colfax
as surveyed to said Geo. s. Juhnston
projected will intersect Red river.
thence run with said line north sixty
Iour degrees furty-tive minutes east
IN 640 As E) to the place of Begin
ming.
Section 81
BE IT further ordainpd, Tint this
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