The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1913-07-17

4. E. SOmpayrac thence South run
ming on the line between the Butler
place and the place known as the
Morrow place ard now owned by Mrs.
A. f. Sompayfac The line to be 10,
Gated by a Surveyor Butler giving one
half of the land and Sompayrac the
other half. The road to continue
through the upper end Of Capt. W,
B. Buffers field to the Old Road on
Red River front about Seventy-tive
Yards below Buffers upper corner.
w. 3. Butler claims damages to the
extent OF Fifty Dollars by reason OF
said road running through the rear
portion of his place also he will have
to build new fences about one half a
mile. We consider he is entitled to
said amount.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed W. B. Butler
&. q Sompayrac
G. L. Campbell
G b. Davis
l.. E. Plaisance
] p. CIalk
Votes stood as follows: Yeas. Messrs
PlerSon, Williams, Adams, Cockerham
Knott. Page. Parker, Derbanne Cock
field and II Jssell.
Carried unanimously.
BY Mr.. Cocktield:
That in accordance with petition of
citizens of Ward 9, that a public road
leading from Cane River between the
plantations Iof A. Z Cocktield, and
p. E. Prudhomme and striking Little
River at about John Buttons and
from there having one branch to run
to the ferry at Montgomery and the
other to Lodi on Red River be gran
ted.
BY Mr.. Pierson;
That the above petition Of citizens
Of Ward be tabled.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Cockerham:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches in reg
ular session convened.
Sec. /. Be it ordained that j. E:
Prudhomme, William Maricelli and
J. Thomas Clark members composing
the; bridge committee of ward four
parish of Natchitoches, Be and they
are hereby authorized to borrow the
sum Of Five Hundred Dollars from
rhe Peoples and Exchange Banks one
half each, to be used in the imme.
diate reuair and construction Of the
bridges i'm ward four of the Parish,
and to execute such notes or other
obligations as the Banks may require
i'm the negotiation of the said loan.
The same TO be paid not later than
one year from date, out of Ward !
Bridge Fund.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained that
in order to secure the full and tina!
payment of the said sum with inter
est thereon. There shall be and Is
hereby pledged and hyyothecated un.
to and i'm favor of the said Banks, OF
any future holder of the notes or
obligations so to be executed bY the
said committee, sufficient amount
o. the sums arising from the bridge
funds, ward and Parish. until the
same shall be paid'in full in principal
end interest, this hypothecation OF
of said funds to take rank in prefer
ence. IN the payment as OF this date
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams
Adams, Cockerham. Knott, Page Par
ker Derbanne. Cockfield and Russell
Carried unanimously
BY Mr..
Sec. ]. Be it ordined by the Police
Jury of the parish of Natchitoches
in regular session convened. That tine
Bridge Committee of Ward Four Par
ish o. NatchitocheS. Ue and they are
hereby authorized to use the bridge
funds on hand, for the construction
of two bridges in ward four contracts
for which have been let, as the ne
cessities Of the case may require. ir
paving for the lumber and Other
orks as 1t Is done the contractor be
ing unable financially to complete the
bridges and await their acceptance
before collecting any part of the price
as is otherwise provided by ordinance
of this body.
Yeas: Pierson. Williams. Adams
Cockerham, Knott, page, Parker, Der
bann9, Cockheld and Russell.
Carried unanimously
BY Mr.. Williams;
BE it ordained by the Police Jur'
of the parish of Natchitoches tha
the Clerk Is hereby required to RECORD
all Contracts entered into by thi
bo6y or any individual member rep
resenting this body before same shal
become binding.
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams
Adams, CockerhaT, Knott, Page. Par
lker, Derbanne. Cocktield and Russell
Carried unanimously.
By Mr.. Russell
THAT the following petition of TIN
| property tax payers of Ward Ten b
accepted.
To The Hon. POLICE JURY OF NAT
CHrroCHEs PARISH. STATE OF
LOUISIANA.
We the nnderigned property ia
PAYERS of Ward Ten. Natchito he
parish. State Of Louisiana, being an
constituting one third and more c
the property tax payers on said War
Ten. qualified and eligible to vote i
sal Ward under the Constitutio
and laws of th8 State OF Louisiana |
such election herein prayed for, re-
pectfully ask and petition your hon
orable body to order a special electio
to be held iH said Ward Ten, Match
toches Parish Louisiana, at whic
special election there shall be sui
miltted to the property tax pave
of said Ward, qualified and eligible
vote i'm such election in salc war
under the Constitution and laws I
tile State of Louisiana, the questiC
and proposition of .leyying assessir
and collecting annually for iperiC
Of Five years, beginning with I'll
wear 1918. and including the yea
1913. 1914 1918. 1916. and 1917. sp
cial Five mill tax on the Dollar u
on all the property situated in sa
/ Ward Ten of Natchitoches Paris
Louisiana. subject to State TaxatiC
for the purpose of building, construc
ing and repairinga and maintainil
roads and bridges IN said Ward, al
| that said election be ordered und
the provisions of Article 29i OF Il
: Constitution of the State of LOU
j ma. and be held in accordance wi
the laws of the State OF onisian
+ and be held in accordance with d
|, laws of tie State OF louisiana rel