The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-01-13
Official Proceedings of Police Jury of
Grant Parish, Louisiana.
Coif,x, L., Jan. 2, 1912.

The police jury met this day in
regular session, ull members present
except Mr.. JOHN Clinton, OF ward
two.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read anil adopted.
Mr. Duncan, tbe president, report
ell relaIixs-t6 the putting of gravel
on road between Coliax and DarIo,
aud to action taken relative to con-
tiHued construction OF the line OF
parish roads.
Mr.. j. II. McNeely came before the
police jury and asked for an appro-
priation, in conjunction with the
town Of Colfax, to gravel the Colfax-
Pollock road through the town to
the court house, aud suggested that
brick CURLING around the court
house would he in line With the i'm
provements of similnr nature on
property fronting the court house.
He also asked an appropriation to
gravel road up the railroad to Bog
Ky Bayou.
Mr.. Purvis offered the following re-
solution relative to the Colfax Ferry,
which being seconded by Mr.. Nugent,
was duly adopted, to-wit:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, section 1901 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the State of Louisi-
ana, as amended by Act 1872 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, year 1906. pro-
vides that the police juries of the sew
erul parishes Of the State Of Louisi-
ana shall have the privilege Of estab-
fishing toll bridges and ferries within
their limits, of fixing the rate OF ferri-
uge and toll, and regulating the POI
lice of the same, granting the juries
the right to lease the ferries for pc
riod not exceeding ten years, aud
providing that the lessees of said
ferries shah give bond and security
annually, payable to the president of
the police jury, in such sum rs may
be required, for thefaithful perform
ance of their duties as public ferry
men;
Aud, whereas, section 1902 Of said
Revised Statutes provides that. it
shall he the duty OF said police juries
to let all ferries at public auction, al
ter thirty days advertisement. the
sale to be at the, court house and ad
Indicated to the highest bidder;
And, whereas. section 1903 of said
Revised Statutes provides that ON
streams that divide parishes, the
parishes to and in which the ferry
boats ply shall have concurrent jur-
is,Iiction over the ferries, etc.;
And. whereas. the police jury OF
the parish Of Grant has heretofore
attempted to let the ferry across Red
river ut Coliax, insofar as the Grant
parish side oil the same 10 concerned,
in accordance with the law, and,
whereas, numerous complaints have
been unjustly made against this body
relative to tlfe-same,l and, whereas.
SamuelE. Wells, who made the high
est<bid for said ferry when it was Of
tered. as aforesaid, at public auction
ut the court house at Colfax, Louisi-
ana, has utterly failed to pay the
said bid or to give "A bond Tor the
faithful performance OF his duties AZ
public ferryman;
And, whereas, although this body
has tried to correct the evil. there is,
at present, no legal public ferryman
Tor the said ferry;
And, whereas, the police jury OF the
parish of Grant is DESTROYS only OF
having the said ferry let in accord
ance with law, in order that the les
nee thereof may br compelled to pay
for the same und to give legal bond
for the performance OF his duties us u
public ferryman, upon the letting Of
the said ferry, according to law:
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the police jury OF the parish OF Grant,
State OF Louisiana, in regular legal
session convened, That, in order
that the ferry across Red river at
Colfax, Grant parish, Louisiana, con-
Meeting with the parishes OF Grant
and Natchitoches, nny be let, in ac-
cordauce with law, at public auction.
inter due advertisement, to the last
and highest responsible bidder, the
police Jury of Grant parish, Louisi-
ana fesa,hy renews, extends and am
pliiies the authority heretofore grant
ed to the police jury Of the parish oi
Nutchitoche aud to that end
81 BE it resolved:
Section One-rhat the police jury
of the parish of Natchitocbes, or it's
presidpnt, upon hike authority con-