The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-12-04
Proceedings Special Meeting Police
Jury, Monday, Dec. |, 1913.

ne IL HlCO III cPSOA"A
session with President Pierson pre-
siding and all members present except
Mr.. Cockerham. (As per special CALI
AN ORDINANCE.
By Mr.. Pierson:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury |
of the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Sec. /. That the ballot box con-
tanning all the votes cast at the |
special election held Wednesday Nov
18th. 1913, by the resident qualified
voters of Road District No. ] of the
Parish of Natchitoches, comprising
all that territory beginning at the
north boundary line of the city OF
Natchitoches, and including all that
portion of section fl, T 8, r Z. not in
cluded in the city limits, thence run
ming in a northwesterly direction
along the western line of section 10,
TO, r I, to the south line OF section
IA, Il 10. r Z, thence along said soutn
line of section a.. to the south line VI
section 10, T 10. r I, thence along
the west line of section 10, 7 10, X I,
to Bayou Pierre, thence down south
bank of Bayou Pierre to Red River
thence down west bank OF Red River
to mouth of Cane River, thence down
west bank of Cane River to the
northern limits of the City OF Nat
chitoches.
And upon opening the ballot box
and examining and counting the votes
cast, it is found that the following
were cast in favor of and approved to
the proposition to incur debt and
issue bonds to the amount of Ten
THOUSAND DOLLARS to run for
Twenty Years from date and to bear
interest at five per cent per annum,
PAYABLE annually or semi-annually
for the purpose of improving and
maintaining the model road from the
City of Natchitoches to Grand Ecore
by crawling same, and the improve
ment by crawling or otherwise OF
such public roads now existing or
which NAV hereafter be established
running through said Road Dlstrlct
No. !. and to construct and improve
such bridges as now exist in the terri
tory embraced in said Road District
No. l.
And upon tabulating the votes cast
it appears there were thirteen votes
cast in favor of said proposition, and
one vote cast against said propo-
sition
The total amount of the assessed
valuation of property in favor OF SAID
proposition was $5640 %.
The total amount OF the assessed
valuation of property against said
proposition was $4,000.
The majority in number of votes in
favor of said proposition is II, the
majority IN amount of valuation OF
property in favor Of said proposition
is S5500.00.
II Therefore it is hereby proclaimed
that the proposition to incur debt
aforesaid and to issue bonds as afore-
said was carried at said special cleo
tion.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained, etc.
that this ordinance be published &C
cording to law as the official procla-
nation Of the result of said election.
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, Der
banne, .Cockfield and Russell.
Carried.
! BY Mr.. Pierson:
Ordered upon examining the vote
cast In Road District No. 4, ward one
of the Parish OF Natchitoches, La, at
the special election held on Noyem-
Der 26th,s 1919, as TO whether. . special
tax OF five mills on the dollar be
LEVIED for a period of Ave wears on all
the assessable property of Road Dis
; trlct No. 4. of the Parish of Natchi
toches, embracing and including the
following territory: Commencing at
] the southern limits of the city OF
lNatchitocnes between Old River and
Cane River and being all that portion
) of waru one of the Parish of Natchi-
toches lying between Old River and
Cane River and the city limits.
Said special tax to exist for fiVe
years beginning with and including
the year 1914 and ending with and
including the year 1918. Said tax to
be solely devoted to the construction
and maintenance OF a model road
} running through said territory VIZ:
Along the west bank of Cane River to
the line of ward 9, and on the bank
of Cane River at the lane between
, the Williams and Tujague places and
running to the ward line on Old
: River. The result of said election is
as follows:
For said tax in number 6. Against
1 said tax in number /. For said tax
q In amount Sl399O.0O. Against said
in amount $lOlI0.0o.
oil The majority in number of votes
, cast for the tax of five mills for
: years is ). The majority in amount
S of valuation of property for the tax
for years is $3820.00.
1t IS therefore proclaimed that at
e said election the vote in number and
!, amount is in favor of the assessment
and levy of said tax.
ell Yeas. Messrs. Pierson, Williams
! Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, Der.
= banne, Cockfield and Russell.
I'll Carried.
i BY. Mr.. Adams:
Il Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury
OF the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Sec. l. That the ballot box con-
tanning all the votes cast at the
. special election held Wednesday, Nov
' 18th, 1918, by the resident qualified
voters of Road District No. 2 of the
Parish of Natchitoches, comprising
all that portion of ward three AND
: four lying between Red River on the
north and Bayou Pierre on the south
e and Lumbra Bayou on the west
Also that part of ward five beginning
: at the point on township line between
q | ten and township IL where said line
crosses Bayou Pierre. Thence ives:
: on said township Inns to the center OF
q section Thence south to the south
west corner of the north half OF north
east quarter of section 8. Thence tc
section line between section 8 and 10
Thence south between sections 6 and
10 to the north east corner OF section
h l6. Thence west between sections
land 10 to the north east corner OF
e section II. Thence south between
. sections is, II, 20 and u to the south
east corner Of section 20. Thence
9 west between sections 20 and 20 tc
4 the north east corner Of The north