The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-08-15
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To extend the limits of the town OF
Colfax, La, and to define the boun-
diaries of the same.
Section i
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town OF Col
fax, Louisiana, in regular session con-
vened, That the boundaries OF the
rown of Colfax, La, as now establish
ed shall now be extended so as to en-
brace the lands adjacent to the town
within the following boundaries to-wit:
Commencing at the original southeast
corner of the town OF Colfax as estaD,
lished by Geo. S. Johnston survey, and
run thence north GA degrees 40 minutes
east $40 feet, thence north 81 degrees
80 minutes west l468 feet, thence
north sc degrees east 1863 feet, thence
north 81 degrees 10 minutes west 99O
| feet, thence north 40 degrees 30 minu-
ties east $50 feet, thence ncrth ~ de-
grees Is minutes west 2O8. feet, thence
south 40 degrees 30 minutes west 3l4.S
feet. thence north 63 degrees ~ mlnu.
ties west S94.7 feet, thence south "a
DEGREES as minutes west 4468 feet,
thence north 80 degrees 30 minutes
|
Is minutes west 710.2 feet, thence
north 33 degrees As minutes west 720.7
feet, thence south Sc degrees 10 minu-
ties west 600. 6 feet, thence north "a de-
grees 80 minutes west 444. 8 feet, thence
south GA degrees As minutes west 94l. 8
feet. thence south 25 degrees Is minu-
ties east 81. rs feet, thence south GA de-
grees 45 minutes west CSC. feet, thence
south 80 degrees Is minutes east 523.
feet to the north line of the town of
Colfax as located by G. H. Mcknight
in June. 1909, thence south So degrees
40 minutes west 900 feet to top of the
hank of Red river, thence continuing
with the same bearing across the bat
ture to Red river, thence following the
meanderings of Red river in south
easterly direction to point where the
north boundary line of the Johnston
survey of the town of Colfax produced
would intersect said river, thence fol-
lowing said line produced across the
batture to the northwest corner of the
town of Colfax, as per the Geo. s.
. Johnston survey thence run with the
north boundary line as aforesaid north
ga degrees as minutes east 2640 feet to
northeast corner thereof, thence south
rs degrees Is minutes east 1850 feet
3 to the place of beginning.
Section p
Be it further ordained, That the
D boundaries of the town of Colfax, La.
as now established, and after taking in
the territory within the boundaries de-
u scribed above, shall be as follows:
Commencing at the original south.
west corner of the town of Colfax, as
n established by the Geo. S. Johnston
survey. and run north Ga degrees AZ
minutes east 1850 feet, thence north Il
u degrees so minutes west 1855 feet
thence north 66 degrees east 1868 feet
thence north 81 degrees Is minutes
west 900 feet. thence north 40 degrees
) 80 minutes east 800 feet, thence nortl
: 81 degrees Is minutes west 20S.6 feet
e thence south 49 degrees 30 minute
l. west 314.8 feet, thence north % de
D rrees 80 minutes west 1894. feet, thenc'
IS south GA degrees As minutes west 446.'
II feet. thence north 80 degrees 30 min
Or utes west 1904 feet, thence south 9
,f degrees Is minutes west 7l0.2 feet
a thence north 80 degrees 10 minute
in west 720.7 feet, thence south 66 de
Or prees Is minutes west 600. 6 feet, theme
north "a degrees 80 minutes west -.
feet, thence south GA degrees 45 mir
utes west GALS feet, thence south 2
IN degrees Is minutes east 91.75 feet
On thence south ga degrees as minute
or west CSC. a feet, thence south 80 degree
of * minutes east 523. a feet to the mort
o. line of the town of Colfax as located b
he G. H. Mcknight in June, 1909, theme
nd continuing with the same bearing acros
Ak the bat, ure to the Red river, theme
e. following the meanderings of said rive