The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-09

Be it ordained by the police jury
of G rant parish in legal session con-
vened, That the voting precinct here
tofore esta blished at Summerfeld in
ward Six be and the same is hereby
abolished.
Be it further ordained, That a
voting precinct in ward six is hereby
created at Aloha, in said ward, where
voters shall hereafter cast their bal
lots at all elections, instead Of at
Summerfield as heretofore.
Mr.. Gervias Lombard, of the State
Board of Engineers, appeared before
the police jury. as per previous invi-
tation and delivered u very interest
ing as we'll AS instructive talk on
roads, how to survey and how to
build them.
On motion OF Mr.. Purvis, seconded
by Mr.. Nugent, it was resolved that
Mr.. Lombard, accompanied by MIR.
Geo. H. Mcknight, make an inspec-
ton and report at the October meet
ing on the following roads:
From Rochelle to Colfax.
From Pollock to Colfax.
From Montgomery, via Verda,
around the head OF. the Iatt lake, to
intersect the Rochelle and Colfax
road.
From a point on the Montgomery
and Verda road, near Buck Lasy-
ones down the west side of the lake
across D'Lartigo to Colfax.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis. seconded
by Mr.. Clinton, it was ordered that
$500 be advanced to Assessor MUIR
rell on the sum due him for 1910 as
Assessor.
| On motion of Mr.. Clinton. second
ed by Mr.. Purvis. the sum of SIS
was ordered paid to DR.. I. j. Har-
rison for buying casket as per bill
rendered.
The hour OF adjournment having
arrived the police jury adjourned
until 9 a. N. Saturday. July I'd.
i j. W. DUNCAN,
j. b. ROBERTS, President.
Clerk.
Colfax, La, July 2. 1910.
The police jury met this day pur
suant to adjournment yesterday, al
members present, except Mr.. Purvis
: of the seventh ward.
On motion of MIR. Clinton, second
ed by Mr.. Bullitt, the election of &
parish printer was postponed unit
the October meeting, the present
parish printer, the Pollock News, tt
be continued in office until that time
On motion of Mr.. Nugent. second
ed by Mr.. Bradford. petition of citi
zens of ward four relative to a road
was granted, said petition request
/, ing that the Calhoun and Swaffor'
road, leading through township
, north. range west, be changed a
follows: Leave present road be-
. near the east end of Iatt bridge, i
section /, township 8 north. range
west, and run in a northeasterly d
rection to the left and nearly para
lei with present road bed, west {
Swafford field, intersecting the pres
ent road bed in southwest quarter {
southwest quarter of section 81
: township 8 north, range 2 wes
Said request was granted as per sal
, motion.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, seeont
a ed by Mr.. Bullitt, it was ordered tha
:, Messrs. j. w. Duncan, j. B. Robert
i and g. H. Mcknight beand they al
= hereby appointed a committee
represent the police jury of the paris
"a of Grant to confer with MIR. Claren'
a Ellerbe, of the Louisiana Railway
70 Navigation Company, to learn wha
aid the said railroad will extend I'll
= parish of Grant in the matter
!, gravel to build the different hig
=, ways of the parish. and especially
N those highways in the river and cree
= bottoms where gravel may be nee
- ed to secure a solid foundation al
- roadbed.
10 On motion of Mr.. Nugent, secon
- ed by Mr.. Clinton, Mr.. j. w. Dunca
il president of the police jury was IA
IN thorized to borrow the sum of ii