The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-01-23
THE POLICE JURY.

THE POLICE JURY.
oficiai Proceedings of the Meeting Held
in This Place Last Week.
The Police Jury of Bossier Parish met
In regular session this day, Tuesday,
January IA, 1913, with the following
named members present at roll call:
j. L. McDade, ward one.
}. Z. Logan, ward two.
M. e. Wright, ward three.
N. w. Stewart, ward four.
X. d. Wilmington, ward five.
}. 6. McDade, ward six.
A quorum being present, the follow
ing proceedings were had:
The minutes Of the meetings of Octo-
Der 18th and November Is, 1912, were
read in open session and approved as
read.
Mr.. B. A. Kelly, Clerk of the District
Court of the Parish of Bossier, appeared
before the Police Jury and displayed the
Old index Cor Index, volume u to con-
veyances Of the parish, which was shown
to be in dilapidated and bad condition,
and, on motion and second, duly car
ried, he was authorized to have a new
one made in the manner and upon the
terms which he stated.
Hon. w. H. Scanland, Treasurer for
the parish, then rendered his resigna-
ton, as follows:
Benton, La, January IA, 1918.
Hon. J. c. Logan, President, and Members of the
Police Jury Of Bcssier Parish.
Gentlemen: | respectfully beg leave
to tender to your honorable body my
resignation as Parish Treasurer, to take
effect upon the qualification of my sue
cessor.
In retiring from the position which
have continuously held since December,
1889, | desire to say that during these
many years | have earnestly endeavored
to faithfully discharge my duty. My
official duties have always been agree
able to me, and l have every reason to
believe they have been satisfactory to
your predecessors, yourselves and to the
people Of the parish; and shall always
treasure with no ordinary degree of
pleasure the honor and confidence that
has been conferred upon me. My great
est ambition has been to prove worthy of
that confidence and esteem, which has
been dearer to me than the emoluments
of the Office.
Thanking you, gentlemen, and through
you the peolpe of the parish, l retire
with assurances of my best wishes for all.
Very respectfully,
w. H. SCANLAND,
Parish Treasurer.
The members of the Police Jury then
expressed to Mr.. Scanland their regrets
upon his resignation, which was follow
ed by motion and second, duly carried,
that his resignation be accepted, to take
effect as soon as his successor qualities.
Mr.. Robert T. Stinson was then placed
in nomination for Treasurer to fill the
unexpired term of Mr.. Scaniand and was
unanimously elected.
The following petition, asking for a
rightofway for telephone line, was
presented:
Benton, La, Jan. IA, 1918.
To the Honorable Presiednt and Members of the
Police Jury Of Bcssier Parish.
| hereby request the privilege to put
up telephone poles along the public road
known as the Shreveport and Bellevue
road, beginning at VAUDEVILLE and ex-
tending along said road to the gate at
the branch of said road leading to Ben
ton, and On property known as the lid
we'll place, said poles to be used in con-
structing a telephone line from the Wes-
ley Arnold place to Shreveport, and to
be used by w. H. Pancoast, j. S. Alison,
Tom Tidwell and perhaps two others,
residents along said road.
Respectfully requested,
VIM. H. PANCoAST.
The foregoing request was granted,
with the understanding that the poles be
placed so as not to interferh with the
roadway, on the working of same, OF in
any way interfere with public travel.
The following petition, asking that a
puolic road be legally established, was
presented:
| To the Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
The undersigned interested citizens
hereby petition your honorable body to