The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-10-15


| date need of the sum of one THOUSAND
dollars with which to pay for the cor
struction and Improvement oI IN
public roads in said w4i1 Il portion o
which Indebtedness has already beef
incurred; and whereas the special 5 mil
tax voted in ward 4, is specially VOtet
to aid of said public roads, and wherea
it was intended to bring the matte
before the Police Jury at its July meet
ing and obtain authority to borrow salt
sum of one thousand dollars and t.
secure same by special dedication o
said tax, and whereas on account o
the absence of the member of thu
Police Jury for ward 4, the matter wa
overlooked at the said July meeting
and whereas it would be quite expen
sive to have the Police Jury convene il
special session and whereas on accoun
of the immediate necessity to obtalr
said sum, we and each of the member!
of the Police Jury do hereby agree tina
at the next meeting Of the Police Jury
we will vote for the following resolu
ton to be presented to that body:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Natchitoches.
Sec. l. That the action of the Presi
dent of the Police Jury in borrowing
the sum of one thousand dollars from
the Citizens Bank of Campti on July
18th, 1914, for the use and benefit OF
the public roads of ward 4, as evidenced
bv the note of the said President ir
favor of said bank due on January 1st
| 1914, the same to be used solely for the
cost Of construction and improvement
of the public roads of ward 4, be anC
the same is hereby approved and rati-
fed Said loan having been effected by
the President with full knowledge anC
consent and approval of each member
of the Police Jury.
Sec. 2. That to secure to payment
of said note at maturity with all ac-
cured interest and 10 per cent add
tional as attorney fees in event Of suit,
the special 5 mill tax on all property in
ward 4, levied for the year 1914, by
virtue Of special election, is hereby
specially pledged and dedicated, the
same to remain so specially pledged
until the full and final payment of said
note with interest, cost and attorney
fees aforesaid.
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Knott, Page, Parker, Taylor,
Cockfeld and Russell. Nays, Mr.. Cock
erham. Carried.
By Mr.. Williams:
Acting through request Of citizens of
| Ashland, be it resolved that the secre
tary of this board be authorized to
communicate with l.. and A. officials
| through agent at Ashland to have cross
ing placed at Bryon street in Ashland.
Carried.
Moved and seconded the Hon. Police
Jury adjourned until Tuesday morning
at o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Oct. 9th, 1919.
The Hon. Police Jury met pursuant
to adjournment with President Pierson
presiding and all members present.
BY Mr.. Cockfeld:
To the President and members Of the
Police Jury for the Parish of Natchito-
ches Louisiana.
That whereas a petition has been
signed and placed with your Honorable
body, requesting you to appoint road
tracers to trace "a road from the
l. 'lorens Nelkin lane on Bayou Natchez
to the iron bridge across Cane River at
Bermuda, said road to be traced to
Cane River, at or as near said iron
bridge as possible, and since certain
ones of the road tracers failed to COM
ply with your instructions.
1t is REQUESTED that. R. B. Shepard,
t. w. Stewart, A. t. MahaffY, 5. W.
Smith, E7ariste Rachel and yallar:e
Lacaze be appointed to trace said roaC
at once and report to you at your mex
meeting.
BY Mr.. Pierson:
That above resolution be tabled.
Carried.
BY Mr. Cockerham:
Whereas many citizens Of ward OF
the Parish of Natchitoches have peti-
toned their local member of the Police
Jury to inquire into the road construc.
ton work and expenditures in said
ward.
Whereas, it appears that the roa,
commissioners of said ward have neve
formally organized and have failed tt
meet for the purpose of planning def
nate work and prosecuting same in a.
economical and efficient manner.
Whereas, the tax payers of said ware
who carry the burden of road construc
ton are entitled to full information a.
all times and should know what Wort
has been accomplished, what costs ant
charges have been incurred, how sale
funds have been expended and for the
several purposes so used.
Whereas one of the road commits
sioners of said ward has requested al
audit of the revenues and expenditures
g Il I he
commissioners of said ward.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
, Police Jury of Parish of Natchitoches.
| That John H. Keyser be and he is
hereby employed, authorized and fully
empowered by this body TO audit tbt
books and accounts of the road com
nissioners of ward AMI to that enc
! he is empowered to inquire into arc
ascertain the exact amount that has
come into the hands of the road com
| missioners, the sum total of eXpenda'
lures OF said sums and to make detail
statement of said expenditures end in
quire into the authority for said expen.
datures, that he shall inquire into the
debt if any there be that has been in.
Cured and by whom so incurred.
| That he is granted full and complete
authority to cali for all books, papers,
bills, contracts, vouchers, obligations
receipts, time books or slips and al
other written or verbal matter in the
possession of said road commissioners
to the end that thorough and detail
audit may be made.
Resolved further, that the said Johr
H. Keyser be further empowered tC
diligently inquire into the expenditures
so made in the several ward districts
Of ward a, in what district or districts
the parish road outfit was worked, the
number of days employed in each
district.
Resolved further, that complete
statement Of said audit and report be
submitted to the Secretary of this
board in duplicate. That the Secretary
be authorized to file the original and