The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-09-30

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Proceedings of the Police Jury Of the
Parish of Grant.
Coliax, La, Sept. 20, 1911.
The police jury met this day upon
the call OF the president, all members
present.
The minutes of the previous two
msrt tugs we're read and approved.
Mr.: Nugent presented the following
resolution, which, upon second by
Mr.. Bullitt, was unanimously adopt
ell, to-wit:
Resolved, That, whereas the State
of Louisiana has agreed To pay one
hall OF the cost of the construction ol
The branch of the Colfnx-Rochelle
ront. known az the Pollock spur
road, the police jury now hereby rat
itips and confirms the contract origi-
nulIy entered into for the coDstruc-
ton Of the road from Colfax to Kt'-
chelIe. and agrees to pay twu-thlrds
of the cost OF the construction OF the
said main road.
The question of taking up the mat
ter of the present construction ol
other highways coming up. num-
Der ot citizens were present and gave
their views relative thereto Two pr
titious were presented for considera-
ton. one asking for the construction
Of the road from Montgomery 10y
way of Verda. II that road could
presently be let, us per previous
agreement Of the police jury. and the
other petition asking, in addition to
the saisl road connecting link run
Mug from Montgomery sontbward
along the l.. X. 4 n. Co. railway to
Join the other abont Aloha.
Mr.. c. H. Teal advocated Il road
running from the ferry landing about
Boycr up the l.. R. & N. Co. to Mont
gumery, aud from Aloha to Verda.
leaving out the link from Montgou-
cry TO Verda.
Mr.. j. F. Drewett favored the road
from Colfux to Montgomery and
thence to Verda.
Mr.. j. N. Wardlow agreed practi-
cnlly with the idea of Mr.. Drewett,
aud Mr.. H. J.. Brian thought the po-
lice jury had agreed to build the road
from Colfnx to Montgomery by way
Of verda aud presented some argu.
ments against the INTERCHANGEABLE.
hu connecting link.
Mr.. d. o. Morris said he thought
thu road from Colfax to Montgomery
BY way of Verda bad already been
agreed upon and advocated the same
Mr.. j. B. Roberts explained on be
hall Of the police jury. that the body
had merely pledged itself as, to the
next contract to he let to he the
routefrom Colfax to Montgomery by
way Of Verda, and did not intend
thereby to Indicate that other roads
should mot he built; that the plan in
cluded a connecting link from Mont.
gumery to Aloha, and that it was
proposed to continue the road after
reaching Colfax on down to Fair
mount and Boyce, aud to leave the
mainWoad ut or near Fairmouut
with spur connecting with the hills
beyond the Bayou Darro.
Mr.. l.. Dow Wurdlow favored the
link from Montgomery tn connect
with the verda-Colfnx-M ontgomery
rad near Aloha. Mr.. John l.. CaI-
houn and DR.. A. j. Morat appeared
before the body 10 advocacy of the
neutrality-suspicious. connecting link
and expressed no desire to interfere
with the construction OF other roads.
Messrs. &. l.. Purvis, NJ. E. Jack
son, and in TACT all those who had
appeared and addressed the body in
behnlfof any particular routes, on
hearing the purpose Of the police jury
in the matter. which embraced all
the routes contended for and more in
addition, expressed themselves as
satisfied entirely with the action and
purpose Of the body.
As final to the road herring, Mr..
g. Z. Purvis, member of the police
jury for ward seven, assured the citi-
zens that they may depend upon it
that the police jury would construct
the road from Montgomery to Colfax
by way OF verda, and also the con-