The Madison journal., 1913-11-08
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
Wednesday. Nov. 9Th, I

On motion OF Mr. Hewes, the reading
of the minutes of the previous meeting
were dispensed with.
The Finance Committee examined
and endorsed for payment bills against
the Parish for the sum of S3,00l 81.
See Claims Register, page /.
In pursuant TO q communication from
the Hon. Board of Supervisors of Wall
rem Co.. Miss, relative to regulating
the ferry charges from Vicksburg to
Delta Point.
On motion Of Mr.. Divine, a committee
of 4 was appointed to confer with said
Board, OH date to be fixed later, which
committee the President appointed: MIR.
Alex Clark, MIR. Jno. H, Devine, Benz.
Mitchell and the Hon. j. B. Snyder,
District Attorney and the Secretary in
structed to notify said Board OF Super
visors OF such committee. On motion
OF Mr.. Galloway, the report of the
committee, appointed TO locate and pro-
vide suitsble quarter for the paupers
was adopted See Report.
Petitionef Mr.. Elliott Marshall ask
ling the refundiae of taxes amounting to
$74.S6 erfonously ass essed and collected
On motion of Mr.. Spann, it was
ordered the sum of74.86 be refunded to
Mr., Elliott Marshall for erronous assess.
ment and collection OF taxes on his
Cabin -Teeleproperty. 49,. l.
On motion OF Mr.. 6pann, the. follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved that the President Of this
Board be and he il hsfeby authorized to
advertise for bids fey material neces-
sary for the construction of steel
bridge over the Roundawsy Bayou at
Montrose plantation according to spe-
cifications to be furnished by Engineer
r. l.. Morris. -.
On Motion of MrsDevine, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved that this Board cooperate
with the Parish Of East Carroll hi en-
ploying Mr.. Leo schields as road and
bridge engineer for, the two said par
ishes, and that this Board Obligates it,
self 70 pay $4,000 per month as thi'
Parish's proportion OF the So id enSineel
said employment to begin Jan. !. 1914
and to continue at will of said Police
Jury, said engineer agreeing to divid,
lhis time between the two parishes il
= proportion to length of road in respec'
= i've parish.
Il On motion of Mr., Sparn, the Bulge
, of probabIs expenses for The year 1914
amo uniting to S4I,n5O.00 was unani
mously adopted. See Budget.
Gu motion of Mr.. pevinc, the sum o
, $500 was appropriated, or as muc.
thereof as may be necessary fer the re
: cording OF both births and deaths il
J this Parish for the benefit of the Stat,
4 Board of Health 49,
b On motion OF Mr., Clark, this Distric
Attorney was requested 10 take up witt
: the Superintendept orthe Y. 8. & p
e Ry. Co. the matler OF leaking pipe il
3 the Village OF Delta with the view o
= having same corrected.
3 On motion OF MIR. Clark. the foilowin,
resolution WAS adopted:
Resolved that the President OF thi
Board in conjunction with the Stat
Highway Engineer be authorized t,
! accept the lowest responsible bid TO
1 the construction OF the Tallulah- ak,
Providence Road on Nov. 10, 1913, if il
Judgment it is reasonable and satisfac
tory, and if 10 satisfactory bid be re
ceived, then either of the proposition
! submitted in Engineer Atkins letter t,
Mr.. Maxwell under date OF Oct. 10, 1913
be accepted, approved, and adopted a
q in President Ma1well's Judgment b
most satisfactory.
Belt further resolved that steel bridge
7 DO substituted for concrete bri 1ges an,
2 metal cuiverts for concrete cuiverts
and that work OH said road begin Jan
: lst and be finished On or before Dec. 81
! 1914.
On motion of, Nr. Spann. it wa
ordered that the Mule. Road outfit b.
divided into 3 squads, mules to cacl
squad for the purpose of dragging th
roads, the lth ward to hay, one squad
the 9TH ward one squad, and the I'll
ward ond squad, and the same shall b.
in charge Of the Police Juror of tha
ward, and the Police Jurors of wards
2, 3, 6, and are hereby authorized t,
hire teams and drag the roads in thei
respective wards at cost not to excee,
$500 per dav. -'j -
On motion Of Mr.. Clark, the followin,
ordinance, no. 400, regulating the sail
and fixing the hcense tar on the retail
!. ing spirituous and malt liquors for tn
.. year 1914, as provided under existn,
: laws of the state. See Ordinance Bool
page $40. -...- . ..'-. ,-
i e ORDINANCE NO. 400.
5 Regulating the sale and fixing the Ii
cense tax on the retailing spiritou
and Malt Liquors for the year 1914
: as provided under existing laws OF tn
II State.
Fl Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Polic
5 jury Of the Parish of Madison, that fo
: the business of conducting bar-roon