The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-07-11
Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish Police Jury.
Colfax, La, July 6, 1914.

The police jury met this day in regu-
lar session. All the members were
present, except Mr.. N. G.. Morgan.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
A petition was presented asking that
the name of Mrs. Florence Decell be
dropped from the pauper list, and on
motion the petition was laid over.
The committee appointed for the pur-
pose of contracting for the construc-
ton of the bridge across Sandy Creek
on the Fis.ivile and Pineville road, re-
ported that the bridges have been COM
pleted by the contractor, j. E. Taylor,
for the price and sum of seventy dol
lars.
On motion the report of the commit
tee was accepted and approved and
the sum of seventy dollars ordered paid.
On motion Mr.. Brewster was author
lied to have bridge constructed
across Indian Greek on Georgetown and
Winfield road.
The committee appointed for the pur
pose of contracting for the construc-
ton of a bridge across Fish Creek on
the Pollock and Iatt road reported that
the bridge had been completed by the
contractor. Mr.. G. S. Hart, for the
price of S48.95. On motion the report
was accepted and approved, and the
amount OF S48. 95 ordered paid.
A petition was presented asking that
the name of Mrs. Renie Perkins be
placed on the pauper list. On motion
the petition was granted and Mr.. j. K.
Miller was appointed as agent.
! A petition was presented asking that
the name of Mrs Mary C.. Dubois be
placed on the pauper list On motion
the petition was granted and j. M. Bull
lit was appointed as agent.
A petition was presented asking for
an appropriation to build bridge over
stream on Oswell Harrison's place on
Cockfeld- Montgomery road.
On motion the petition was granted,
J and the following committee was APP
pointed to contract for such bridge:
Wiley Jones, Walter Hosner and o.
! well Harrison.
A petition was presented asking that
fifty dollars or as much thereof as may
! be necessary be appropriated to build
bridge across the dry prong of Big
Creek on the Fish Creek and Dry
J Prong road near G. M. Hennigan's
place. On motion the petition was
granted and the following committee
was appointed to contract for. super
wise the construction and report the
completion of the bridge: Mike Henri
gan, j. J. Dewitt and Mathew johnson.
On motion the name of Abe Lincoln
, was placed on the pauper list and }.
w. Duncan was appointed as agent.
On motion Mr. LaCroix was author
lied to purchase such quantity OF coal
as shall be necessary for heating the
court house and Jail during the coming
winter.
The police jury then adjourned until
Tuesday, July z, 1914.
r. w. RICHARDSON.
R. S. CAMERON, Prest.
Clerk.
Colfax, La, July Z, 1914.
E The police jury met pursuant to adj
5 journment. All the members were
: present.
. The minutes of the proceedings OF
! July 9Th were read and adopted.
On motion the present officers, name
ly, the president, the treasurer, the
clerk and the parish printer were re-
elected to serve during the ensuing
+, year, on same terms and conditions as
! for the past year.
On motion tax of ten (10) mills or
I the dollar was levied on all the property
, assessed for taxation for the year 1914
in the parish of Grant.
On motion the following. committee
was appointed to contract for, super
wise the construction and report the
e completion of bridge across Dyson
e creek on the Pollock-Dry Prong road,
! viz: w. B. Thompson. j. w. Barron
5 and j. G. Foster.
On motion the sum of eighty dollars
or as much thereof as may be necessary
was appropriated for construction of a
bridge on Beaver creek on the Colfax.
Liberty Chapel road and the following
{ committee was appointed to contract
for, to supervise and report the com.
pletion of the same, viz: j. III. Fair
cloth, j. E. Watson and w. E. hurry.
On motion the following ordinance
: was adopted:
! AN ORDINANCE
: Be it ordained by the police jury OF
: Grant parish, That every domestic
{ animal that shall die from Charlton OIL
, any other contagious disease shall be
burned at the place where such animal
: died, or as near the place as practical.
: The owner of such animal who shall
, refuse or fail to burn the same shall
, be subject to fine and Imprisonment as
t provided by the State laws, and in the
D event such owner shall refuse or fai
to comply with this ordinance, the
E member of the police jury for the ware
5 in which the animal is dead, is author.
ed to cause the carcass to be burned.
r. w. RICHARDSON,
R. S. CAMERON, Prest
Clerk