The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Police Jury Proceedings
Large Amount of Routine Business Transacted-Will
Meet in Special Session Feb LIST to Consider
Good Roads Question.
Colfax, La, Jan. 3, 1910.

ne ponce jury net ia IrS u'ni
session, all members present.
Minutes of previous meeting,
which, with corrections, read and
approved. In the corrections JUL
ian Brossett was relieved aud w.
G. Fletcher appointed in his stead,
instead of the reverse as appeared
on former minutes of last meeting.
G. G. Jones, recently elected
police juror for ward three, appear
ed and presented his commission,
after having been duly sworn, and
took his seat as a member of the
police jury, vice L. M. Futrell, re-
signed.
On motion of Mr.. Clinton, sec
onded by Mr.. Nugent, Primus Lat
son was placed on the pauper list,
j. w. Duncan, agent.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, sec
onded by Mr.. Bradford, regular
reports of road work postponed I'M
til tomorrow.
Odus Watson reported for ward
three and recommended payment
of the contractor. On motion OF
Mr.. Nugent. seconded by Mr.. Gin
ton, the report of Mr.. Watson was
accepted, his report being partial,
that is for only part Of the ward.
On motion of Mr.. Clinton, sec.
onded by Mr.. Bradford, it was re-
solved that the resignation of j. b.
Roberts, as clerk and attorney of
the police jury, be declined, and it
was understood that an arrange
ment be made whereby the sessions
of court and of the police jury
would not conflict.
DR.. F. o. Maxwell, president of
board of health, appeared in be-
half of George Peters and asked
for his relief, and on motion of Mr..
Nugent, seconded by Mr.. Jones,
George Peters was placed on the
pauper list, John Clinton, agent.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, sec
onded by Mr.. Bullitt, pauper Mo-
reau was stricken from the list
being dead.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, sec.
onded by Mr. Nugent, Maria Mil.
stead was stricken from the paupel
list for the same reason.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, sec
onded by Mr.. Clinton, Thohai
Wilson was stricken from the pau
per list for the same reason.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, sec
onded by Mr.. Clinton, Mr.. Purvi'
in the chair) it was ordered that
as Lucy Curtis was erroneousl.
paid twice the last session, sh'
be not paid her pauper claim thi'
session.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, sec
ended by Mr.. Nugent, it was or
dered that the bill of j. w. Sketoe
justice of the peace, for holding
the coroner's inquest reported b,
him, be disallowed for the reasol
that Justices of the peace are no
authorized to hold inquests, as sucl
matters are under the jurisdiction
of the coroner's Office; that deput
coroner's may bold inquests with
out special authority and all other
only on the personal authority O
the coroner, in which latter elias
are classed justices of the peace
they being judges of cases trio
before them rather than presidea
at inquests.
j. F. Drewett appeared befol
the jury and asked that the ste.
bridges over Bayou Nantachie, th
Mccain and Sharp bridges. b
painted. and on motion of M
Bradford, seconded by Mr.. Purvi
it was ordered that thirty dollar
be appropriated to paint the sal
bridges, j. +. Drewett aud j. ]
Deem being hereby appointed I
let the work therefor.