Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-05
PROCEEDINGS OF POLICE JURY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA !
PARISH OF THxsAs

PARISH OF lESsAsJ
st. Joseph, La, June LIST, 1914.
Be it known that on this LIST day o
June, 1914, it being the first Monda!
in said month and the day for the regu
lar meeting of the Police Jury of Tensa:
Parish, Louisiana, said Honorable Body
met at the Court House, in It. Joseph
Louisiana.
There were present: Mr.. Frank II. Cur
ry, President, and Messrs. Rob't. b.
Lynch, Louis T. Hunter, John ID. Fultz,
G.. f.. Grace, T. s. Coons and f.. ID. Cole
man, members.
The committee heretofore appointed to
lay of public road from Holly Grove
to Somerset Station made the following
report:
We, the undersigned committee APP
pointed by the Police Jury to look over
the land to locate public road running
from Holly Grove road to public road al
Somerset Station on Backland plantation
report as follows:
We find the best location for this road
as follows: Starting from public road al
Holly Grove barn and running i'm g
Northeasterly direction about One-quar.
ter mile to Dnrossett Bayou, then in same
direction about one-eighth of mile across
Coperas Bayou, then along ridge i'm an
Easterly direction to Backland plantation
gate on plantation road, then along this
road in Northeasterly direction about
one and quarter miles to public road at
Backland plantation house.
Said right OF way from Holly Grove
public road to Durossett Bayou runs
through Holly Grove plantation and Mr..
John Carter, the owner, agrees to donate
said right of way. Mr.. Carter further
agrees to pay $1,000 towards ditching and
corduroying small part of the way
between Durossett and Coperas Bayous.
starting at Durossett Bayou, the right OF
way would run through about three
eighth OF mile of woods belonging to
the Somerset Planting Co. and the bal
ance OF the way ditch through said Com
pany's field is practically an open road
with good ditch along one side. This
road will require four bridges, one large
one which is to be built by Pamela Co.
over Durossett Bayou, the other bridges
~ ~ opcut tNtity i'tb iOnS. Illls IOdu
will benefit the Somerset Planting Co. by
Keeping a necessary road to their timber
land in good condition and damage them
only Tor about three-eighths of mile of
scrubby timber.
w. ii. Ally
MOVES r. PENDERY
+. p. WILLARD
T. s. COONS
W. NJ. DAVIDSON
Committee
The above report was received, read
and ordered spread upon the minutes,
and the said road, as above laid out, de-
clared a public road and dedicated to the
use of the public.
A petition from resident voters of the
2nd Ward, asking for the repeal OF the
no fence law, as far as said 2nd Ward
~ concerned, and on motion, action on
same was postponed until the regular
meeting to be held on Ist Monday in
July next.
On motion, duly seconded, all inspect
ors engaged in this parish in tick eradi-
cation work, including those employed
by the Parish, State and Federal Govern
ment, make monthly reports to the Clerk
OF this Roard, giving total number of
cattle dipped under their supervision, the
owners names and the number of cattle
dipped for each owner.
On motion, duly seconded, the Asses
sor is ordered to assess 800 head of cattle
to Thos. n. Nichols for the years 1911,
1912 and 1913, less the amount of cattle
assessed to said T. y. Nichols for said
years.
On motion the sum of Eighteen 800
Dollars was appropriated to pay Mrs. A.
4. Coons for three-fourths of an acre of
land taken for public road.
Messrs. Joseph Curry, John Hughes
and r. ii. Whitney were appointed a
committee to have Court House roof re-
paired and exposed wood work removed.
On motion, duly seconded, the follow
ing ordinance was unanimously adopted:
BE il ordained by the Police jury of
Tensas parish, Louisiana, That an adj
valorem tax of eight and three-quarter
mills on the dollar be and the same is
hereby levied for the year 1914 on all
taxable property in the Parish of Tensas
for general purposes.
Resolved further, That one and one
half mills of said tax be and the same is
hereby set apart under the provisions of
Act No. II of 1896 Of the Louisiana Leg
isature for the payment Of the interest
to become due March LIST, 1915, on the
parish bonds issued by this parish under
contained i'm said Act.
Resolved further, That of the s "a
mill advalorem tax levied above, one
mill ne and the same is hereby set apart
Tor the purpose of constructing, main /
tang and repairing the public roads of
this parish.
Resolved further, That of the s 81 /
mill advalorem tax levied above, one |
mill be and the same is hereby set apart |
Tor the benefit of the public schools of
the parish, as per Act No. PSI of the Acts |
Df the Legislature of this State of the |
year 1910 and the Tax Collector of this |
parish is hereby instructed to turn over
the proceeds of said one MILL rs above /
ut aside, to the Treasurer of the School I
Iioard OF this parish.