The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-14

IN REGULAR SESSION.
Continued from Tuesdays lSSue.)
ROAD REPORTS
Ward 2.
Jennings, La. Aug. 8, 1914
TO THE POLICE JURY, JEFFERSON
DAVIS; LOUISIANA:
Gentleman
We; your commissioners, appointed
by your Honorable Body, at your 6
August session, 1914, to lay out and
procure right.of way for public road
from the Northwest corner of the
Daigle Tract in Lot on the West line
OF the Jos. AndruS Grant to Bayou
Nezpique beg to submit this, our re.
port: After having been duly sworn,
we proceeded to trace out and locate
said right.of.Way fifty feet wide, as
sisted by. follows:
Commencing at a stake in the north.
west corner of the Daigle Tract in Lot
on the West line of the JOS. AndruS
Grant, Sec. "A T. 9S. R. 3 W. thence
about north SO degrees 10 min. east
4138 feetAto S, W. Corner Of 64.47 acre
tract out of lots S and 6 thence north.
ward on a line parallel to the
West line of the Grant-1221 #. to the
northwest corner of said 64.47 acre
tract; thence, with the north line Of
said tract and a continuation of the
said about N. SO deg. 10 min. east 26lS
feet to Bayou Nezpique, Jefferson
Davis, Parish, State of Louisiana.
We have taken from each adjoining
property rs feet for right.of.way on
legal sub dividing lines, and have re-
ceived the right,of.way from all land
owners on said route, and we most re-.
Spectfully ask that you adopt this re.
port, and grant us the said road.
Respectfully submitted,
James Mcfarland,
S. L. Gary,
S. X. JoenSon,
E. D. Gamer,
T. B. Caffall.
Witnesses:
w. H. Adams,
M. C. Richie.
By Mr.. HathaWay-That the above
report OF Road Commissioners be re-
ceived, the report adopted, and the
rightof.way accepted for public
road, and that the said right'of.way
excepted flor a public road. and that
the said right of.way be declared a pub
lie highway. Carried.
LOCAL OPTION PETITION.
w. E. Gorham, Attorney appeared be
fore Ethe Police jury and presented
petitions consisting of several hundred
signatures of citizens of this parish ash
ing for an,election to determine whet
her licence should be issued for the salt
of liquors in this parish from January
1st, 1915.
By Mr.. Arceneaux- Seconded by Mr.
Fontenot that the petitions above re
ferred to be received and an election
ordered to determine the question
A roll call being ordered on above
. motion resulted as follows:
Arthur Guidry, Yes: Geo. Hathaway
! No; Henry Kohl, Yes; j. S. IRENE, Yes
Ausam Marcantel, Yes; Jno. H. Cooper
No: F. A. Arceneaux, Yes; H. A.Fonte
not, Yes; Yves Pitre, No.
Yes-Six.
No-Three, Carried.
Attorney Gorham stated that tn
signers to the above petition Woul
furnish a certified check favor of tn
Police Jury to cover the entire cost o
holding the election to determin
whether or not license as above aSke
for should be issued. He turtle
, stated that he would prepare and Drt
sent for adoption proper ordinance.
JAIL
MIR. Hathaway presented the follow
ing statement from 7. A. Edward
I District Attorney in reference to built
ing Jail.
Jennings, Louisiana, Aug. 8, 1914.
: To the Police Jury of Jefferson Davi
Parish, Louisiana.
; Gentlemen:
Regarding Courthouse and Jail
Jennings:s
4 Owing to the fact that am engage
I in court conducting preliminary hes
, ing in the case Iof the State of Loui
: lana VS.. Boudreaux, charged with mu
3 der, it may be impossible for me to |
: present IN person at least for ar
! length of time, in order to discuss ii
z above subject matter with your bod
: and therefore. prepare this statemel
J to be filed, read at your present NEE