The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

and Towns be appointed as ROAD IRA
GERS and make their report at the !
next regular meeting OF the Ponce
Jury. Carried.
By Mr.. Cockerfield:
That i'm accordance with petition OF |
Citizens Of Ward 8 that ROAD pe
granted down the East Bank OF Bayou
%atcheZ from KranSenS store on down
RI cypress La. Said road having
been once public road and that same
he reonened with the understanding
that the road is to be established ana
made without expense TO the parish
Carried.
By NJ. Pierson:
THAT in accordance with petition OF
citizens of Ward l asking for the re,
pair of Bridge on road NO. III Ward
/ be tabled. Carried.
By Mr.. Person: ~ 3
That the Sheriff of this Parish IS
hereby instructed to collect the per
cent a month interest due the Parish
on delinuuent taxes. and that mere
after this body will not grant the
Sheriff quietus until he produces
certified proof that he has collected
said 2 per cent per month on delhi
uuent taxes. Carried.
BY Mr.. Williams:
Whereas the Good roads near ana
about Campti have been greatly det,
iorerated since their construction anu
Whereas such deterioration is usual
ly due to the filling of the dltches
along the road, which is caused oy
blowing into said bitches. Therefore
be it resolved: That from and after
| this date it shall be unlawful Tor any
person or his employee to pillow lnto
| said bitches or to dig or noe IN Ile
bed OF such bitches or to in any way
to modest said bitches, to the INJURY
of the road.
That any person or his employee
who shall violate this provision OF
this ordinance shall be fined in sum
not less than Twenty-Five dollars nor
less than One Hundred dol ars. and
in default of payment imprisoned 1or
Ia time of not less than so days nor
more than 80 days. Carried.
On motion duly seconded the Hon
Police Jury adjourned until O'CLOCK
Tuesday morning.
Tuesday Morning oct. 10Th 1917
The Hon. Police Jury met Pursuant
to adjournment with president Per
son presiding and all members present
except MIR. Derbanne,
To the Honorable the members OF
the Police Jury of the parish sol
NatchitocheS La.
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned citizens anc
tax payers of Wards One and Nine
respectfully petition your Honorable
body to have constructed two DIR
, bikes or dams across Cane River.
One dam to be constructed at O
near the upper source Of Cane Rive
the other to be constructed above Ih'
mouth of Old River.
We are assured that it is entirely
feasible to construct these dams anc
, the cost of construction will -be onl'
| a few thousand dollars.
, The benefit to the public resulting
, from their construction Will DE OF Tile
greatest value.
Among the benefits to the pubic
, will be: ,od,z
bridges across Cane RIVER affofdinI
aasy access for the products of a larg'
scope of county TO the Texas and Fac
itic R.
Ind. G'hey will seryeto make Can
taa m N ne ~ IA IN langth a1QEp u
to the C RAd gro1nAd Vi
tMilI at Natchitoches1
3rd. This City. with its great Nor
., NAL School will afford a plendid mar
ket sfor the products of the trucl
, farm and garden, and such a cana
: through the operation of motor boat
, and barges will guarantee quick ant
cheap transportation.
4th Last but not least is the fact
that Cane River SO damned, fed b
it's numerous springs, will, like Chap
: lin, Lake contain at all times an aver
age depth of six or eight feet of wa
J ter which will add at least 70 pc
cent to the fertility of the soil for
, mile on each side.
: For these reasons we respectful.
! urge your Honorable Body to take i'm
I mediate steps toward the accomplish
} ment of this great work, feeling as
sured the people Of the entire Parish
will UNANIMOUSLY applaud your efforts
J along the lines Of Industrial, econo
, mic, agricultural, and progressive de
yeloDment
PoSnacfful1v