The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-07-16

Iished De accepted. Carried unam
mousiy.
By Mr.. Pierson:
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens of lower part of ward four reia-
tive to putting a ditch from Rosa Lake
to Bayou Bordeaux and that bridge be
built across said ditch where it crosses
public road, the ward four tax to keep
up this brige after being built, that
same be granted Carried unanimously.
, by Mr.. Williams, seconded by Ar.
Russell:
/ Resolved: That the Police jury OF
Natchitoches Parish in regular SESSION,
petition the Highway department OF
the Board of State Engineers for
/ Monetary State Aid under the proVl-
sions of Act 40 of 1910 for the construc-
ton of the following named Highways:
From Sabine Bridge to Grand Ecore
From .------ TO--------
a distance of about 10 miles.
Be it further resolved: That where
as the Highway Department of the
Board of State Engineers have slgnihed
their intention to come and make sald
survey provided all expense except the
salary Of the engineer is paid, there
fore,
i Be it further resolved: That the
president of the Police Jury IS hereby
authorized to notify the Highway De
partment OF the Board Of State Engl-
neers that all expenses approved Dy the
engineer making the survey Will De
paid by the Police Jury OF Natchltoches
arish and that the said president be
and he is hereby authorized to draw on
the Parish Treasurer Tor the payment
; of all said claims approved by the State
Highway Engineer. ,..
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Nl!hamF,
Adams, Anutt, ;'a&e, I'arker, lay i'f,
Co.Afield aad 4.0saell. CARED uuahl-
mOGsly.
: By Mr. pierson:
Be il resolved that any expense at
tached to granting OF cali for aid from
! State Department he out of ward tour
, special tax. Carried.
! BY Mr.. Adams:
l BE it re solved by the Police Jury et
! the Parish of Natchitoches La, IN re-
pl3lar session that the special road tax
y election held in Road District No. Z,
! ward 3 Of Natchitoches Parish having
resulted in favor thereof, an election is
hereby called to be held Saturday,
+ August 22nd, 1914 for the purpose OF
electing three Road Commissioners tol
: said district; that no person shall be
+ allowed to vote in said election unless
he is a property tax payer and qualified
Il voter, and no candidate shall be eligible
! unless he is qualified voter and pro
perty tax payer in said district.
: That the Secretary shall cause to b'
!. prepared for use at said election all tht
necessary ballots, ballot boxes ant
IS tally sheets.
J. mat the polling place for said cleo
ton shall be at the regular polllnI
5 place At i'OWnat tan, La, and that f. l.
# i.Ronbin, ". Il. Young ard F. Z. Hui
- ! kersoa are hereby appointed commits
l. sioners and j. S. Dixon is appolnte
= clerk to hold said election, all Of whom
shall serve without compensation.
y That returns Of said election shall b
y made to the Secretary of this Pollc
Il Jury on Monday, August oath, and o
j. said day such Secretary shall canvas
the returns and declare the result
thereof
lie No candidate shall be declared electe
T., as Road Commissioner unless he re
y ceives a majority of all votes cast, an
Y. in the event of candidates receivin
less than a majority, second electlo
IL shall be held on Saturday, August got
it under the-.law, rules and regulation
govern such cases.x Returns c
Is secos5s 4lGiasif any shah be made. q
- NJ ! s. eyldsd.
All sls desiring % ecome car
u dldates r~3such positions snail file wit
v the Secretary of this body not late
:. than Monday, August 18th, 1914, thel
vi written declarations of candidacy.
Id The polls shall be opened at Z o'cioc
! a. m. and closed at O'Clock p. m. an
Ii the election held under the gener'
Nv election laws of the State of Louisiana
T Carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded the Hon. Polio
Sc Jury adjourned until o'c ock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
~ The Hon. Police Jury met pursuar
. to adjournment with President Pierso
presiding and all members preser
r except Mr.. Cockerham.
Dr. By MIR. Russell:
-, That in accordance with petiti-n c
~ the property holders and tax payer
s along the L. K. & N. tracks from mil
post So or Oak Hill crossing, to mil
IL post 81 or the ward three line to Re
n River Parish that the public road b
changed to run North of the l.. K.
y N. tracks all along it that same b
granted Carried unanimously.
By Mr.. Page:
BE it resolved by the Police Jury 9
the Parish of Natchitoches, La, i
regular session convened, that wherea
there has been filed with this body
w petition to that effect by the citizen
. and residents of the road district com
prising all of ward three of this paris
east of Red River, a special election
hereby called in said district for tn
purpose of electing three Road Com
ar missIoners to look after roads an
IN bridges and superintend the expendi
K ture of the special road and bridge ia
carried in said district, one OF sal
commissioners to be elected from tn
IF Grapes Bluff district, one from tn
C, middle of the said district east OF he
River and one from the Alpha district
a. said election to be held on saturday
70 August 22nd, 1914.
= That the Secretary shall cause to b.
. prepared for use at said election all tn
l. necessary ballots, ballot boxes AM
l. tally sheets.
That the polling place for said cleo
m ton shall be at the regular polling a
y GrappeS bIuIl, Ld,' anu 'n
Simmons, A. L. Messick and Z. L
d Mayhem be and they are hereby ap
1t pointed commissioners and Jno.
j. Scopini clerk to hold said election, al
of whom shall serve without compensa
e ton.
u That the returns of said election
:. shall be made to the Secretary of thi
10 Police Jury on Monday, August Gath
and on said day such Secretary shall
i canvas the returns and declare thu
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