The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-11-10
Police Jury Proceedings.
Co!,,nbia, La, Nov. 6, 1911,

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The Police Jury met this day
in regular session with all mem
bers present.
The minutes Of last regular
meeting Sept, 1911, read, and
on motionAdpated.
Communication from Louisiana
Central Lumber Company reia-
tive to expanding a portion OF
the funds collected from en-
oloyees Of their plant on the
public road running through
CIarks, read, and on motion car
ried, the sum of $3.50 is hereby
authorized expended on said :oad
under the direction on Hon. Il.
Il. Rogiiiio, president, anu W. r.
iiumpArles. =
On motion carried, the sum of
$50 is hereby donated to the
Charity Hospital at New Orleans,
La, available after January l,
1912.
On motion carried, the Fresl-
dent Of the Police Jury is hereby
authorized 10 confer with Hen.
C. 2. ThornhiIl, attorney fer this
beard. relative to the road tax
assessed on certain portions OF
the Ouachita and Northwestern
Railroad, and to cancel said as
sessments ii 50 advised.
On motion carried, the follow
ing named committee, to-Wlt:
Newton Meredith, 7. t. Whit
ten and II. H. Rogillio, are here
by authorized a committee to ex-
anime the bridge across Bayou
Bucl1eaup on the second division
of the Buckskin road in ward SIX,
and to have such repairs done to
said bridge as they may deem
necessary.
On motion carried, the follow
ing named members of the Police
Jury to-wit: Il. Il. kogillio, ).
NJ, Bennett, N. N. Davis, W. Z.
HUMPHREYS and }. J. Harris rep
resenting the several wards in
which the special road tax has
been voted and assessed, are
hereby appointed a special Road
Tax Committee with full author
lty to act in ali matters and
things eifecting the public roads
in their several wards, to-wit:
Wards one, two, three, four and
eight.
The committee appointed to
advertise for bids and TO contract
Tor a system OF sewerage in the
Jail, made q verbal report, stat
ing that said contract had been
let and work on said sewerage il
now IN progress.
On motion carried, the follow
ing ordinance was adopted:
ORDINANCE No.
Regulating ,ae sreed sno operation OF
Az onlo, IS ia the Prism OF Cald-
We, ed olCvntng the penalty Tor
viola on Of the spue.
Sec. :. BE .1 o "a aed by he Police
Jury Of the pa Sd Of Lsiewe y. rege-
Ia SESSION convened. laati IL shssl be
VI avn; for any oei sol or pu,spns 20
run cay au.omob,ie o. moo rsc,e npen
al.y b. dye in he parish o. Ca dwelA,
When The is on 50 :. ilge sny person
OF oes sons diving Or ding an .imal.
Sec. 2. Be it III aer orda 4?od, ETC.,
Tat y. shall be un aw.u, io, a.,y per-
son Or Pc. sons ope.'si.lg any +utomo-
bic Or mottorcycie Oh e2y quo ic road
IL. he Pc :sh OF Caldwell. 10 pass any
porson OF persons r,Cring driving any
a,l ma wnen sad an mai seems 10 be
frightened, without ass.s ing said per-
son or persons % pass said automobile
or motorcycle.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That it shall be unlawful Tor any Der
son or persons to uriNe o.. run any auto
mobile ever any OF The bridges IN the
parish OF Caldwell at greater speed
l, al walk OF an average ho Sc OF at
Inc rae OF four miles per hour.
Sec. 4. Be il further ordsiued, etc.,
That any person Or persons violating
any OF Tie provisions or reg. !at.ons OF
this ordinance, shall be f1neu The sum
OF not less than $25 ..or moe than $l00
for each and every otfense, or in &C.
fault o. Che payment OF said tine, they
sh&ll be imprisoned in the parish jail
To- period o not less than 50 days nor
more than so days, or both fine and I'M
pcisonment at The discretion OF the
court.
| Sec. S. Be it further ords ned, etc.
That the Waterman and l.eeper O. the
| Ouachita traffic bridge at Columbia,
La, is HEREBY given full authority to
arrest any person or pc sons viola ing
any Of The provisions Of This oYu nance
relative TO running or driving auromo-
biIes and motorcycles on said Ouachita
traffic bridge.
Be it further ordained ETC., That
this ordinance take effect from and
| after its PRONUNCIATION in the Caldwell
Waterman, The official journal Of the
Parish of Caldwell, ia lis issue OF
November 10, 1911.
Adopted this Nov. 6, 1911.
II. Fl. Rog,llio, Pres.
r. R Redditt, Clerk.
! On motion carried, Mrs. Maude
Thornhill was added to the indi.
gent list for a period of five
months at four dollars per month,
beginning November l, 1911, and
ending March 81, 1912.
| The committee on accounts