The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-06-19

VI ocnool District No. Is was
again read, and, after a full dis
cusslon of the whole subject, on
the motion of J. W. King, Sec
onded by }. L. Johnson, the re-
quests in the petition presented
BY Hon. George Wear, Jr., at
torney for petitioners, that an in.
crease in the assessed valuation
OF the pine timber and pine tim
bered lands in School District
No. 10, amounting to S22, $4,000
be granted; and the Assessor is
hereby instructed in making his
Iapportlonment of the increase
heretofore agreed upon by the
police jury, the Louisiana Gen.
sral Lumber Company, ct ais, to
apportlon said sum of $22, $50. 90
to School District No. Is, all
members voting "yea' except
G. R. Benson.
Petition from P. W. Carr, T.
B. Estess and R. F. Order, was
presented by Hon. George Wear,
DR., attorney, asking the police
jury to order the collection of
taxes from the Louisiana Central
Lumber Company for the three
81 years previous, on account
OF differentiation. The police
jury, having no legal authority
to increase the assessment of
past years, except on property
omitted from the assessment
rolls, no action was taken.
/ On motion Of G. R. Benson,
seconded by j. L. johnson, that
the police jury rescind it's form
eriaction in the form of resolu-
ton felative to the assessment
of sIluisiana Central Lumber
lCob3 81 sasBs. sAIl
Pas lost, all members yot'
ling my except c. R. Benson
and j. 1. Johnson.
Petitions from property tai
payers bf Ward and Road Dis
arict No. 4, asking that the pc
lice jury order a special election
to take the sense Of the qualified
voters in said Ward and Roa(
District on the proposition of in
curing Indebtedness and issuing
bonds for the purpose of con
structing public highways ir
said Ward and Road District
were read, and, on motion, car
ried. The following ordinanc,
was unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance ordering an election il
Ward and Road District No. a of tn
Parish of Caldwell to take the sense O
the property taxpayers in said War
and Road District No. a upon the ques
ton of voting tax not to exceed tel
mills on the dollar of all taxable prop
, erty in said district for twenty year
beginning with the year 1914, and t
incur debt and issue negotiable bond
therefor, in aid of the construction o
public highway from Columbia by tn
way of the towns of Grayson and Clark
to the line dividing Wards 3 and 4 o
said Parish of Caldwell, and from
point on said road near Banks oprin
: to the Columbia and Vernon road, an
thence along said Columbia and Verno
: road as far as practicable, to the lin
dividing Wards and of the Parish Q
{ Caldwell.
: Section /. Whereas there has bee
: presented to the Police Jury of tn
Parish of Caldwell petitions signed b
: $50 of the property taxpayers of War
e and Road District No. 4, eligible t
: vote at such election, praying that
{ special election be ordered to be hel
in said Ward and Road District No.
at which shall be submitted the follow
4 ing propositions, to-wit:
First. To levy a special tax not e1
ceeding ten mills on the dollar on a
property in said Ward and Road Dis
: trict No. A of the Parish of Caldwell
s La, subject to state taxation, annua
ly for period of twenty years begir
t ming with the year 1914, for the pul
pose of aiding in the construction of
: highway from the town of Columbia b
}, the way of the towns Of Grayson an
: Clarks to the line dividing Wards 3 an
r 4 of said parish, and from a point nes
; Banks Springs to the Columbia an
/ Vernon road, and thence along sal
Columbia and Vernon road as far
t practicable to the line dividing WARD
d 4 and 5 of the Parish of Caldwell.
Second. Incur debt and issue neg
h table bonds therefor in the sum
thirty thousand dollars, bearing inte
est at rate not greater than five pr
cent ner annum. and to levy and cole,