The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-10-16
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BY Mr.. Pierson:
Resolve that Three Hundred and
Fifty 1880 .0O( dollars he Appropriated
out of first money available in the
Parish Bridge Fund in addition TO
-Four Hundred and Fifty (4500O) dol
lars already appropriated to settle
claim of Eight Hundred (S0O.O0) dol
lars for building Jorden Ferry Bridge.
Yeas. Messrs. PiersOn, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page,
Parker. Cockfield and Russell.
Carried unanimously
BY Mr.. Pierson:
That the following petition of the
property tax PAYERS of Ward One be
accepted.
TO the Hon. Police Jury of the Par
ish Of Natchitoches La.
We, the undersigned resident tax
PAYERS of Ward one of the Parish Of
NatchitOches, in order to construct
and maintain a model road from the
southern limits of the City of Match
itoches, to the Ward line if Ward
Nine, within the following limits of
Ward One, respectfully petition your
Honorable Body to create Road Dis
trict embracing the following terri
tory and portion of Ward One to-wit:
Commencing at the southern limits
of the City of NatchltocheS between
Old River and Cane River and en-
bracing that portion OF Ward One
living between Old River and Cane
River and the City limits, the same
to be designated as Road District
No
We agree to vote q special tax when
submitted to vote of mills on all
assessablG property In said Road Dis
trict No. I, the said tax to he devoted
to the improvement and maintenance
of tho public roads now running
through said territory viz.
The public road now running down
HE west bank of Cane River from
the City limits to Ward line; and
the public road commencing on the
bank of Cane River at the lane be-
tween the Williams and Tujacque
places and running to the Ward 8 line
on Old River constituting about s to
Q miles Of public ROAD.
And we further pray that your
Honorable Body submit said matter
to the qualified voters of said Road
District Number I. as soon as posi-
BILE,
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed)
Thomas PrI' .:,n&;a Allen Enloe
T. J. MofTcL Pete Thomson
|. NJ. MtCleiIni Per Thomas Prudhomme
.. L. Parker B. Z. Stacy
G. X. Murphy f Ricard
j W Phari> q. J. Cook
Paul NJ. Potts
Votes pOlled stood as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Picrson, Williams,
Adams. Cockerham. Knott, Page, Par
ker. Cockfield and Russell
Carried unanimously
AN ORDINANCE
BY Mr.. Person
BE it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches La.
Section |. That in accordance with
petition Of resident citizens of Ward
One, the following portion Of the Par
ish Of Natchitoches is hereby created
into Road District to be known as
Road District No. toWit:
Commencing at the southern limits
of the City Of Natchitoches between
Old River and Cane River and en-
bracing all that portion of Ward one
living between Old River and Cane
River and the City limits.
The roll being call resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams. Cockerham. Knott. Page,
Parker, Cockfield and Russell.
Nays: None. Carried unanimously.
AN ORDINANCE.
---Re it .nrdzinad the Polics--Iary
of the Parish of NatchitocheS.
Section |. That in accordance with
petition of citizens, hereto attached
and made part hereof. and the ordin-
ance of this body this day passed
creating Road District No. for the
Parish of Natchitoches, special ell
ection is hereby ordered to be held in
Road District No, 4, in the parish of
NatchitocheS, La, on Wednesday
Nov. 26th 1913, at which shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers of
said Road District No f.. eligible and
qualified TO vote at such election, the
following proposition:
! To levy special tax OF five mills on
the dollar on all the assessable prop
/ erty in Road District No. of the
| Parish of NatchitocheS, embracing
and including the following territory:
Commencing at the southern limits
of the City of Natchitoches between
! Old River and Cane River and being
all that portion of ward one of the par.
ish of Natchitoches living between Old
river and Cane river and the city lin.
its. Said special tax to exist for Five
years beginning with and including
/ l,o ysitl
GLIDING the year 1918. Said tax to be
solely devoted to the construction and
maintenance of a model road run
ming through said territory viz: Along
the west bank of Cane River to the
| line of Ward 9 and on the bank oil
Cane River at the lane between the
Williams and Tujaque places anG
running to the Ward 9 line on Ole
River.
Section 2. That tia Secretary oil
the Police Jury be and is hereby in
structed to have prepared fOf use al
the said election a sufficient number
of ballots on each of which shall b6
printed the proposition mentioned
and set forth in Sec. | of this ordin
ance in the following form viz:
BALLOT
Proposition to levy FIVE
mill special tax on the dollar
on all assessable property in
that portion of Ward One of
the Parish of Natctitoches ly-
ing between the Southern i'm YES
its Of the City of Natchito-
ches and Cane River and Old
River. for a period Of Five
years from and including the
year 1914 to and including ---
The year lQI9 fnr The rnrnnse