The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-09
Good Roads Preliminary Work
Police Jury of Grant Parish Consuts State Engineer and
Orders Survey of Roads to be Reported in October
Full Proceedings of the Police jury.

missioned, have this day reviewed
and marked out the said public road
petitioned for, commencing at a
point on Dugdemonia west OF
Rochelle. running south by Black
shears store, on section line be-
tween four and FIVE to w. W. Sketoe's
place, then southeast to the Iron
Mountain railroad, crossing between
Rochelle and Georgetown at or near
the Hammons place, now owned by
T. r. Maxwell.
Respectfully submitted,
W. B. BLACKsHEAR,
j. W. SKETOE,
G. l.. BARRETT.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, seconded
by Mr.. Bullitt, Emile Thompson was
placed on the pauper list, r. W.
Wagner, agent, upon certificate OF
DR.. w. A. Fletcher.
On motion of MIR. Purvis, seconded
by Mr.. Nugent, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Be it resolved by the police jury OF
the parish Of Grant, in legal session
convened, That wards six and seven
are hereby authorized and empower
ed to use for the working and main
tanning OF the public roads OF said
wards q one mill tax assessment for
the years 1909 and 1910, already
set apart for the said wards, aggre-
eating two mills and being the ag-
gregate milIage used for wards /, 2.
3, A and for said years.
Be it further resolved, That the
apportioners of ward six and seven
heretofore appointed are duly au-
thorized and directed to meetin their
respective wards on July 16, 1910,
the apportioners for ward six at
Aloha, those for ward seven at Har-
gis at 10 O'Clock a. H.. and make an
apportionment of said funds in their
respective wards to the several over
seers in accordance with the require
ments and needs of said overseer's
district of road, not to exceed
amount OF funds prorated by the ap-
portiouers OF said ward.
Be it further resolved, That the
apportioners are hereby required to
furnish each overseer in their respec-
tive wards the exact amount pro
rated to the use OF his particutss-a,ii Is
trict OF road and showing the
amount that each overseer may ap-
prove claims for against the parish
the apportioners of ward six and
seven being furnished with the tota
amounts of their respective ware
funds, and that the apportioners o
said wards six and seven shall at thu
end OF each quarter ending Septem
Der Both and December 31st, or neal
the said dates, in a body together re
, view the roads of their respective
wards aud approve or reject, as th'
case may be, the work done by tn
several overseers on his respectectiv
district of road and report the sam
to the police jury. Said apportion
ers shall receive the sum of two dol
= lars per day for each days service il
reviewing roads and meeting an
pro rating the road funds, deliverin,
: notice of the amounts to the severa
u overseers, not to exceed three day
e pay for any one quarter each.
: Be it further resolved, That tn
re several overseers of wards six an
seven shall have the power to hiE
J. labor to work in their respective dil
Z tricts at such prices as may in thel
+. judgment dictate to them either b
,e the day or hour; that said oversee
shall keep an itemized account for a
J. labor hired by him to work in b
y district of road, together with h
o own fee as overseer, and presen
al same to the apportioners of h
ward, who shall present same
C. police jury, to be paid by the sal
Of body; and that each overseer sha
Is receive two dollars per day for b
= labor while actually working ii
ee roads.
That allSresolntions or parts
of resolutions iu conflict herewith
and the same are hereby repealed.