Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-03-11
PROCIcI2DINGS
POLICE JURY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensas.

81 uJ -, e,;d month
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and the day for the regular meet
ing of the Police Jury of the Par
ish of Tensas. said Hon'l. Body
o. =. tho Court Hou.e in St.
me- -
Joseph' Ia
There were present: Mr.. +. III
Curry, President, and Messrs.
John Murdoch. r. B. Lynch, W.
poo;s,or n Muir and Louis
IN Is. ',,o,,,ors
1. huhter' hieihoels'
Absent: MIR. }. u. o'kelley.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to have bridge built on
Crimea-Thistle Ridge road reported
that same had been built by Mr.. B.
F. Hornsby. the lowest bidder, at
the price of 1920 90, and that same
had been properly and substantial
w built.
A committee composed of Messrs.
F. H. Curry, Louis T. Hunter and
R. H. Whitney was appointed to
inspect the books and accounts of
the Parish Treasurer, and to report
at the next meeting of this Board.
On motion, the sum Of One Hun
dred Dollars was appropriated and
donated to the fund being raised to
purchase and install markers in the
National Park at Vicksburg, Miss.
for the Louisiana commands that
participated in the siege of Vicks-
burg, Miss.
On motion it was ordered that the
principal road leading into Water
proof, into Newellton and into St.
Joseph, in this parish, be dragged
with a split log drag, when neces-
sary; that limit of fifteen dollars
be and is hereby fixed as the maxi
mum cost, per month, for the work
of dragging each of said roads.
A committee composed of Messrs.
w. ID. A. Gorton, N. B. Hunter,
f. f.. Graves, J. F. Hudnell and
JIG. Gorton, was appointed to in
vestigate the ACCESSIBILITY and the
practicability of establishing a pub.
lie road from the parish line at OF
near Indian Village plantation an6
running thence along the line of the
NJ, H. & l.. r. r. to Azucena Sta.
ton. thence North through Azucenf
plantation to point of intersection
with the Texas road. Said commit
tee to report at next meeting of thi.
\ Board and to inform this Board a.
to number of bridges, length O
same, and probable cost of the es
adjustment of said road.
The President of the Board pre-
scented the following letter from tn,
Commissioner of Agriculture ano
immigration, which was read to tn,
Board:
Baton Rouge, La, March 1, 1910.
President Police Jury of Tensa
Parish, St. Joseph, La.
Dear Sir:-The Department O
Agriculture and immigration con
templates in the near future t,
issue a pamphlet for distribution t,
advertise the agricultural resources
church and school facilities, healtl
and climatic conditions, transporta
ton facilities, and everything tina
will interest home-seeker. We tax
for granted that your parish is in
terested in Immigration, and if 50
/ would request correct write Vi
of the resources of you parish to b
inserted in the publication. Any
thing and everything that will b
of interest to home-seekers can b
mentioned.
Photographs of interest could b
taken and forwarded to this office
The pamphlet will be published an,
distributed free of charge to you
parish.
l hope you will think this matte
OF sufficient interest to submit 1t t
Police Jury OF your parish, 90 tina
1t may be represented in the publ
cation.
Respectfully,
CHAs. SCHUYLER, Commission.
On motion a committee compose,