The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-07-18
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
| To extend the limits of the town OF
Colfax, La, and to define the boun-
diaries of the same.
| Section l.
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
town 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 estab-
lished by Geo. S. Johnston survey, and
run thence north "a degrees As minutes
east $40 feet, thence p,rth 81 degrees
80 minutes west l46S 5 feet, thence
north 66 degrees east 963 feet, thence
north 81 degrees Is minutes west $50
feet, thence north 49 degrees 80 minu-
ties east $50 feet, thence nSrth 81 de-
grees Is minutes west 208. 6 feet, thence
south 40 degrees 30 minutes west 3l4 8
feet, thence north 63 degrees 80 minu-
ties west 394.7 feet, thence south "a
degrees as minutes west 446.S feet,
thence north 80 degrees so minutes
west 290. feet, thence south So degrees
is minutes west 1902 feet, thence
north 20 degrees as minutes west 720. z
feet, thence south Sc degrees Is minu-
tes west 600. 6 feet, thence north "a de-
grees 80 minutes west 444 Sfeet, thence
south "a degrees As minutes west GAL. 8
feet. thence south % degrees Is minu-
tes east 81. rs feet, thence south Ga de-
grees as minutes west $50. 4 feet, thence
south 30 degrees Is minutes east 500.
feet to the north line of the town of
Colfax as located by G. II. Mcknight
in June, 1909, thence south So degrees
80 minutes west 800 feet to top of the
bank of Red river, thence continuing
with the same bearing across the bat
lure 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
% degrees Is minutes east 1905 feet
to the place of beginning.
Section p
Be it further ordained, That the
boundaries of the town of Colfax, La,
as now established, aud after taking in
the territory within the boundaries de-
scribed above, shall be as follows:
Commencing at the original south
,acf NJ hn Of fDlf
established by the Geo. S. Johnston
minutes east 1850 feet, thence north 81
degrees 80 minutes west 1863 5 feet,
thence north &c degrees east 1863 feet.
thence north 81 degrees Is minutes
west 800 feet, thence north 40 degrees
30 minutes east $50 feet, thence north
81 degrees Is minutes west 208.6 feet,
thence south 49 degrees 80 minutes
west BIAS feet, thence north 63 de-
grees 80 minutes west 1874. z feet, thence
south GA degrees as minutes west 446. 8
feet, thence north 80 degrees 80 min
utes west 1904 feet, thence south 63
degrees l5 minutes west 7l02 feet,
thence north SO degrees 45 minutes
west 7207 feet. thence south 56 de-
grees is minutes west 600. 6 feet, thence
north "a degrees 30 minutes west 444. 8
feet. thence south "a degrees 45 min
utes west 94l.8 feet, thence south rs
degrees Is minutes east 81. rs feet,
thence south GA degrees As minutes
west CSC. feet, thence south 30 degrees
Is minutes east 5Z3.4 feet TO the north
line of the town of Colfax as located by
G. Fl. Mcknight in June, 1909, thence
continuing with the same bearing across
the bat ure to the Red river, thence
following the meanderings of said river
i'm a southeasterly direction to a point
where the south line of the town of
Colfax as surveyed by said Geo. S.
Johnston projected will intersect Red
river, thence run with said line north
GA degrees 45 minutes east to the place
of beginning.
Section 81
Be it further ordained. That this or
dnance shall be published for thirty
clear days in the Colfax Chronicle, a
newspaper published in the town of
Colfax, La, as the law directs, and
that copies of this ordinance be posted
in three public places in the town for a
period of thirty days.
Section A.
Be it further ordained, That this or
dinance shall GO into full force and eff
feet thirty days from and after its
adoption.
Section s.
Be it further ordained. That all ordi-
nances or parts of ordinances in con-
fiict or inconsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Adopted July 2, 1914, by sections and
as whole.
Yeas, 5. Nays, 0.
Approved July z, 1914.
J. Q. LONG,