The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-05

otIuATY flOs u
March +" ............. 247. 6S
April ..................... So. 6l
Nav 4" $1,000
June +" ....... .......... CALI
Amount deducted from list 447.S4
Total ........... s26, lO6.;
Interest ......... S63 6.
Road tax ................ ....... ....... $99O.O(
Whereas, the undersigned, having
been appointed to examine and report
on the final settlement II the Sheriff and
Ex- Omcio Tax Collector, and,
Whereas. said resolution provides
that in the event the said account bs
be found correct that this committee be
authorized and required to issue to said A
J. Sewer, Jr., Sheriff and Ex-officio Ia,
Collector quietus for all monies COL
lected by him for the year 1912, and
Whereas, said committee have made
Q careful examination of said statements
covering said year and found Same to be
true and correct;
Therefore. acting under and by vir-
tue OF said resolution, We do hereby
issue and grant TO said Sheriff and Elk.
Officio Tax Collector a QUIETUs for all
taxes collected for the year 1912.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. SPENCER,
". II. HARVEY.
The committee appointed TO locate a
suitable roadway from Montrose Store
TO Barnes station presented the follow
ing report and on motion Of MIR. Spann
was adopted:
Tallulah, La, July 2nd, 1913.
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury of M.dison Parish, La,
TslIulsh, Lid.
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned committee
which was appointed by your board to
locate suitable roadway from Montrose
PIantatation to Barnes Station beg To
submit the following report:
Starting at point opposite Montrose
Store on the North 81 lie of Round
Away Bayou, we followed the old
public road which runs duo north to q
point on Mill Bayou about two hundred
yards from DR.. Morrel's house where q
small bridge will have TO be built. The
rosd should run fiom this point in q
north westerly direction through par,
of DR.. Morrel'e place a distance Of
about three hundred yards to a turn row
road which begins at a line OF Il {
Morrel place and Fortune Fork Planta.
ton and thence due north up this tn!
row road to the public road, intersect.
ing she public road about fifty yards tc
the west Of Fortune Fork barn lot. The
new road will then follow the public
road to Barnes Station. We find fur
thor that this new road will have to III
cut out from the edge OF the Moltrost
field to the Bridge site on DIR. Morrell'i
place, a distance Of not over two miles
This road will be on the crest Of YER,
high ridge about one hundred yard.
wide with small bayou op either side
which bayous will afford excellent drain
age facilities, and We believe that thi,
road can be built and maintained at ;
very small expense, and greatly lesser
the expense of maintaining the one roat
from the lower end of Round A.Wa,
Bayou to Tallulsh.
We respectfully urge your Honorable
Board to authorize the rebuilding o
this road from Montrose Plantation t,
Fortune Fork at the earliest possibl
date and by so doing double the eifici'
sncy of all the teams in that neighbor
hood in hauling TO the Railway Station
at Barnes.
| Respectfully yours,
i GEO. w. MONTGOMERY,
i Chairman
| A. ]. SEWER
| On motion Mr.. Divine, X. A, Gibso
was allowed $500 in addition to tn
price previously agreed upon for build
ing flat boat, to he used as q ferry O
Bayou Macon.
| On motion OF Mr.. Devine, Bridge an
Culvert Committee OF three were ap
p"inted TO generally look after tn
building of small bridges and placin
culverts in places needed, which com
mittee the President appointed Messr
Galloway, Hswes and Spann.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, w. H. Hew
was authorized AMI requested tn put i
a culveIt in the road from Barnes Z
Walnut Bayou.
| On motion of Mr.. Spsnn, the Coro
ner was authorized to use his discre
tion. and reject al. persons sent to th
pauper home that in his Judgment ar
not admissible. and il need be hav
same sent to the Charity Hospital.
The Assessor presented his assess
ment lists which we're examined by til
Board OF Reviewers.
E. C. Montgomery appeared befor
the Board on his own behalf and aske
that the lands and property assessed {
c. c. Hill be changed and assessed t
him as owner at the same rate as othe
property on Bayou Macon, which re
quest was granted and the Assessor in
stucted to make the necessary change