The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-25
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.
Colfax, La, March 20, 1911.


third ward.
Upon motion of Mr. Clinton, Sec
onded by Mr.. Bradford, the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
Be it ordained by the police jury OF
Grant parish, Louisiana, That the
ordinance levying a license tax upon
dogs enacted at the January meet
ing of the police jury be and the same
is hereby repealed, and that this ac-
ton il taken because of the petitions
opposing the said license.
MODEL ROADS.
Mr.. Gervias Lombard, of the Board
of State Engineers. appeared before
the body, stated that he had already
prepared the estimates Of the George
town road and presented Il blue
print of the full survey thereof to the
police jury. He also stated that he
knew of no reason - alter his pre-
vious opinion with reference to the
two routes to Georgetown.
Mr.. Cooley, of the United States
Government Good Roads Bureau,
appeared before the body and said
that the cheapest roads that had
beeu built, dirt roads, in Louisiana,
cost about $640, and the most cost
ly about 5000, and reporting that
he had gone over the two propOsen
routes of the Georgetown road, SAID
that the tenacious clay soil is more
marked on the upper than on the
lower route and that the grades are
greater on the upper route, and that
the difference in cost of construction
appeared to be from three hundred
dollars to five hundred dollars per
mile, concnrring in the opinion OF
Mr.. Lombard.
Mr.. W. l.. Johnston of ward two,
appeared and expressed himself in
favor Of the present surveyed or low
err route, to Georgetown.
Mr.. NJ. G. Nugent, :: ward four, ex-
pressed himself as in favor of the
upper route to Georgetown, via Will
llama aud Black Greek postoffice, and
that the route there would accom-
modate the greater number of pe0-
pie and would be more direct route
from Colfax to Georgetown and RO-
cIielIe, and he also agreed with Mr..
Henry Preuett that the road to Pol
lock was "a very important road.
Mr.. G. A. Nugent expressed himself
10 favor of the lower route, and said
it would serve one-third more people
aud that it would accommodate How
colt Sand Spur, Lincecum and Selma
and that it was nearer route and
was on better ground.
Mr.. Henry Preuett expressed him
self in favor OF the routefrom Colfax,
by Bentley, to Pollock, rs road
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS great many
people and that he had no opinion
To express as to either of the routes
to Georgetown.
Nj. X. Rambo said he was willing
to any route selected by the policr
Jury and the Board of State Engi-
neers as the cheapest and best route
to Georgetown and Rochelle.
The discussion having ended, after
an invitation which the president
had extended on behalf Of the police
jury to hear any citizen upon the
matter. the following resolution was
unanimously adopted, on motion of
MIR. Bradford seconded by Mr.. Clin-
ton, to-wit:
Be it resolved by the police jury of
Grant parish, That the Board Of
State Engineers bennd they are here
by authorized to proceed ut once I'M
der the terms of Act 40 of 1910 tn
construct the lower route from Colfax
to Georgetown AZ surveyed by the
board, and to extend the same to
Rochelle, and that the special five
mills tax collected for the year 1910
and levied for the year 1911 be and
is hereby pledged for the construc-
ton of the said road.
Upon motion of Mr.. Clinton sec
onded by Mr.. Nugent, it was resolv-
ed that the parish treasurer be in
structed to keep the special five mill
tux as a separate deposit, in order
that funds spent on the roads con-
structed with said tax may be kept