The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-08-14
Police Ju:y Proceedings.

] AAASS oS''S-O-A
day, Tuesday, August II, 1918, all mem
bers being present, to-wit:
J. r. McDade, Ward One.
J. C. Logan (President) Ward Two.
M. C. Wright, Ward Three.
N. w. Stewart, Ward Four.
R. D. Wilmington, Ward Five.
J. G. McDade, Ward Six.
Reading of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with until the
next regular meeting.
The following preamble and resolution
was then adopted:
Whereas, at a meeting of the Police
Jury held July Is, 1918, there was unan
| imously adopted a resolutiod applying
| for monetary aid from the State High
way Department, and, whereas, the form
of the resolution did not in every wise
conform in letter to the form of applica-
ton desired by the said State Highway
Department, it is therefore ordered that
the following resolution, and the same is
hereby unanimously adopted nunc pro
tune, take the place and stand in lieu of
the resolution as previously passed and
adopted, to-wit:
By MIR. j. T. McDade.l
Resolved, That the Police Jury of
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in legal ses-
Highway Department Of the Board of
State Engineers for monetary State aid,
under the provisions OF Act 40 of 1910,
So %ho ~ fol<
named highways: From Shreveport to
Benton, north; from Shreveport to Red
Chute, east; and from Shreveport to the
Red River Parish line, south-a total
distance of about fifty miles.
And, whereas, the Highway Depart
ment of the Board of State Engineers
have signified their intention to come
and make said survey, provided all ex-
penses except the salary of the engineer
are paid, therefore,
Be it further resolved, That the Pres
ident of the Police Jury is hereby au-
thorized to notify the Highway Depart
ment of the Board of State Engineers
that all expenses approved by the engi-
neer making the survey will be paid by
, the Police Jury OF Bossier Parish, ane
that said President be and he is hereby
authorized to draw on the Parish Treas
urer for the payment of all claims ap'
proved by the said engineer.
The following ordinance was present
ed and unanimously adopted:
BY Mr. J. G. McDade.
AN ORDINANCE
, Incurring debt of STE, 900, represented
by IT'S bonds of the denomination o
1 $1,000 each, said bonds being known a
the "Bridge and Road Bonds of Roa'
District No. /, Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, for the year 1913" bearing
per cent per annum interest, payabl
: semiannually, and running for pc
riod of from one to forty years, for tn
purpose of building, constructing an
repairing bridges, and building, con
1 structinig and repairing permanen
hard roads in said district, as fully Sc
forth in an ordinance of the Pole
Jury OF Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Q
date June 2, 1913, calling the electio
D for the submission of said proposition
0 to the qualified electors OF said district
n Whereas, on the i4th day OF July, 1911;
- in said district, after full complianc
;, with the laws in such cases made an
provided, and after thirty days motto
: and advertisement OF the same, an cleo
: ton was held, at which was submitted
s the property taxpayers of said road dis
= trict, qualified electors under the Con
:, stitution of the State of Louisiana,
q proposition to incur a debt Of One Hun
n bred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dol
!. lars (S175, 0OO) and to issue negotiabl
!. serial bonds therefor, for the purpose {
. building, constructing and repairin
!, bridges, and building, constructing an
e repairing permanent hard roads in sal
4 District Mol, comprising Wards On
and Two and all the alluyial portion {
Ward Six of Bossier Parish, Louisian;
: as defined and created by an ordinane
is of the Police Jury, passed at its meetin
" of June 2, 1918, and which said ord
- nances of the Police Jury are made
70 part hereof by reference; and,
% Whereas, the said proposition to inc,
10 a debt of One Hundred and Seventy
II Five Thousand Dollars (st75, O0U) and
l. issue negotiable bonds therefor, for tt
20 purposes stated, was carried by m:
iority, in number and amount, of the a.
n sessments of those voting, as shown
J. the count of the ballots and canvass
;, the returns made by the Police Jury
y Bossier Parish, Louisiana, on the ID
S, day of July, 1918, and duly promulgatt
> on the same day, now, therefore,
ID Be it ordained by the Police Jury
N the Parish Of Bossier, in legal ses5it
- convened, and acting under authority
IL law, That the President and Secreta
ly of the Police Jury be and they are her
l. by authorized and instructed to iss
: one hundred and seventy-five 17
" bonds of said district Of the denomin
l. ton of One Thousand Dollars (S1O0
OF each, and to be numbered from 81"
of s175," to be known as the s'Bridge al
Road Bonds of Road District No.
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, for the We
10 1913" said bonds to bear 5 per cent i
D. terest, payable semiannually, to be re
id resented by coupons attached to t
: same; both the bonds and interest co
= pons to be payable in gold coin at t
IN Seaboard National Bank, in the City
ly New York. Said bonds shall be dat
lv September 1, 1918, and shall be due a
IS payable as follows:
=, No. q bond) due Sept l, 1914.
"A No. q bond) due Sept. l, 1915.
No. q bond) due Sept. /, 1916.
g. No. Il bond) due Sept l, 1917.
IN No. q bond due Sept /, 1918.
lot No Il bondl due Sept /, 1919.
'o' Nos to s, inc. e bonds) due Sept. 1, 1920
air Nos to 10, inc. e bonds due Sept. ], 1921.
I, Nos II to Il, inc e bonds due Sept. |, 1922
ed Nos. 13 to ii, inc e honds) due Sept. !, 1923
,t Nos. Is to 1G. inc q bonds) due Sept. l, 1924
7s' Nos II to is, inc e bonds) due Sept. ], 1926
he Nos 10 to 90 inc z bonds due Sept. /, 1925
Nos. 81 to %, inc. g bonds due Sept. |, 1927
)m Nos. "a to 26, inc q bonds due Sept |, 1928
Nos. q to 20. inc q bonds due Sept !, 1929
Nos. 80 to 90, inc q bonds) due Sept. /, 1890