The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-02
Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish Police Jury.
Continued from last week.

l9l2. was accepted.
There were two bids handed In
one by the verda State Bank an,
the other by the Bank Of Colfax
The bids are AZ follows:
New Ver,la. La, March 10. 1910
10 the Honorable Police Jury O
Grant Parish:
conference.-the beg TO submit yo,
herewith our bid OF 3 per cent a,
tscal agent for the parish funds t.
i~ let April l. 1910. for the ensuing
two years. Yours respectfully.
VERDA STATE BANK.
+. s. w.
To Hon. j. W. Duncan, President
Police Jury Grant Parish, La:
Dear Sir:-Pursuant to your notice
In the Peoples Democrat, of Colfax.
Lit. inviting bids from the banks of
Grant parish seeking election Of Fis-
cal Agent for your board for two
years commencing April 1910. here
with submitted below the bid of the
Bank Of colfax. La:
We will pay your board at the
rate oil two per cent per annum ON
the daily balance maintained by
your Treasurer, and advance or loan
your board al amount Of money ut
the rate Of six per cent per annnm
contemplated by Act % Of 1907. we
executing surety bond as required
10y law as security therefor. your
hoard. however. tn pay the premium
OF such bond. for the consideration
Of yourdepositing with US all monies
Tor the account Of your board, and
directing Of the deposit aud disburse
mentor all monies derived by reason
Ut the authority uf your board.
Or. AS long as the present contract
entered into between the President |
Of the School Board and Superinteu-
dent of Public Schools az represent |
Ing that body and yourself and Clerk |
al police jury. as representing your
body. shall remain In force. we will |
act as your fiscal agent paying you
two per cent per annum interest ON
the daily balance carried In your nc
count by reason of the contract be-
tween school board and police Jury.
you paying the premium ON our
bond. and In order to relieve you of
the necessity of the probable con-
tingency of having to make arrange
ments for money Ia order to carry
out your policy of keeping the par
ish ON u cash basis. we Will guaran-
tee to lend your board the SUN of
Ten Thousand Dollars. or an much
thereof as you need. at the rate of
Six per cent per annum, for the con-
sideratton of your electing US your
fiscal agent aud depositing and d.
recting such according to the tenor
0f the bid contained In the second
Of this letter.
Respectfully submitted.
BANK OF CoLFAx,
Earl Roberts, Cashier.
During the consideration of these
bids. Mr.. Purvis. member of the DO
lice Jury and President OF the verda
State Bank. absented himself from
The police jury room and took no
part in the discussion or decision of ,
he matter.
On motion OF Mr.. Clinton, second /,
ID by Mr.. Purvis, 1t was ordered a
hat a warrant for the sum Of seven :
y-five dollars be drawn In favor of /,
:. +. Melton. j. A. Bradford agent, /.
ar the bridge over Bear creek and
hat Mr.. Bradford he authorized To
leliver the said warrant to said Mel
ON II, upon examination thereof.
'e found the bridge over Bear creek
constructed according to contract. "
his action was taken on account p
I the failure OF the bridge commits c
toner's to send In u report. t.
On motion Of Mr.. Nugent. second o.
d by Mr.. Purvis. 1t was ordered :;
hat warrant for $l0.74 I've drawn d
J favor of Odus Nugent, balancesdue
,r road work In ward 4.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis. second !"
. by MIR. Clinton. Aaron Nash was C.
'ricken from the pauper list.
On motion Of MIR. Bradford. Sec
nded by Mr.. Nugent, It was resolv- Ia
that the ordinance levying the ~ =,
sr capita and vehicle tax he enforc- ~
! for the year 1910 only. after " hich q
sar the said per capita and vehicle 81
TX shall not be collected. -
On motion q! MIR. Purvis, seconded cc
! Buliitt. the police Jury dispensed al
18th the regular order and took up W
work. 90
On resuning the regular order,
r. Purvis. chairman of the Claims =,
'mmittee handed In the following +,
port:
D the Honorable President and ~.
OF the Police Jury: ~
We, your committee ON claims.
we examined a number Of claims ri,
ID recommend their payment. as ~.
r. list handed to the clerk Of our
dy, and Ia addition thereto. We Nm
commend the payment Of the IN
artery salaries and benefits as
ual. Yours respectfully. III,
q. q. PURvB ~