The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-12
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.
Colfax. La.

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The police jury met in regular ses-
sion at the court house in Colfax, r.
w. Richardson, president, and all the
members present.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
DR.. ]. d. Baucum, of the State Board
of Health, came before the police jury
and asked that the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars ($l5O be appropriated
for the purpose of aiding and assisting
in the work of eradicating the disease
of hook worms.
On motion by Mr.. Watson, seconded
by Mr.. Dunn, the appropriation was
made.
DIR. F. o. Maxwell came before the
police jury and asked that his salary as
president of the parish board of health
be fixed at the sum of three hundred
dollars $4,000 per annum. Mr.. Dunn
moved that the consideration of DR..
MaxwelPs proposal be postponed until
the next meeting of the police jury.
The motion was defeated.
On motion by Mr. Brewster, seconded
by Mr.. LaCroix, the salary of the presi-
dent of the parish board of health was
fixed at the sum of one hundred dollars
($100) per annum from and after July
l, 1912, and for all such extra services
as ne shall render in case of an outbreak
of epidemic sickness, he shall be paid
in addition to the said salary.
A petition was presented asking that
public road be created leading from
near Bentley to the parish line. On
motion action was deferred on the Pc
tition until the next meeting of the po-
lice jury.
Mr.. Hays, representing Austin Bros,
of Dallas, Texas, bridge builders, came
before the police jury for the purpose
of offering bid for the contract to
construct bridge across Bayou Darro,
on the model road leading from Colfax
east.
Mr.. Brewster moved the adoption of
the following ordinance:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the po-
lice jury of the parish of Grant, LOUISE
ana, in regular session convened, That
the fees to be paid for the public print
ing for the parish of Grant shall be as
follows: Thirty-five cents per square
of one hundred words for the first in
sertion, and twelve and half cents for
each subsequent insertion, to be pay
able quarterly at the regular meetings
of the police jury.
Section 2. And be it further ordain-
ed, That all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with or contrary
to the provisions of this ordinance be
and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance shall go into effect
at once upon adoption.
Mr.. Blewster's motion to adopt the
ordinance was seconded by Mr.. LaCroix.
Thereupon Mr.. Watson moved as a
substitute that the police jury shall
contract with the lowest eligible bidder
for the parish printing, after having
advertised for bids, provided such bids
are within the requirements of the law.
Mr.. Watson's substitute was second
ed by Mr.. Preuett, and when put to the
vote was defeated by four to two.
Upon the defeat of the substitute,
the ordinance proposed by Mr.. Brewster
was put to the vote and was adopted.
On motion the police jury proceeded
to elect parish printer. The names
of H. G. Goodwin and E. A. Mathis
were put in nomination, and H. G..
Goodwin was elected parish printer,
the vote being four for Goodwin and
two for Mathis.
A petition was presented asking that
the public road leading from Rochelle
to Pollock be changed so as to leave the
model road just west of the Iron Noun
tain railroad, and running parallel with
said railroad to the road crossing south
of Lincecum where it intersects said
Rochelle and Pollock road. On motion
the petition was granted, and Ransom
Rambo, j. l.. Kent and I. H. West
named as reviewers to locate and es-
tablish the road.
Mr.. w. H. Rexler came before the
police jury and proposed to make GER
tain necessary repairs to the plumbing
in the Jail and the court house for the
sum of fifty-one dollars ($51). On mo-
ton the proposal was accepted.
The police jury then took up the con-
sideration of the bid of Austin Brothers