The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-04-23
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Hel
in This Place Last Week.

Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
in This Place Last Week.
The Police Jury of Bossier Parish met
in regular session this day, Tuesday,
April IA, 1914, at the Court House, in
Benton, La, with the following named
members present at roll call: ,
J. T. McDade, Ward One.
&C. Logan (President) Ward Two.
M. C. Wright, Ward Three.
N. w. Stewart, Ward Four.
R. D. Wilmington, Ward Five.
]. G. McDade, Ward Six.
The minutes OF the meetings held jan
uary 18th and April tst were read and
approved in open session.
On motion and second, duly carried,
$500 was appropriated to the Bossier
Parish Fair Association.
The following bids for the erection or
rebuilding of the Bodcau Bridge were
received and read in open session, to-
wit: BY G. A. Wasson, and by w. H.
McCaleb.
On motion and second, duly carried,
these bids were rejected and it was or
dered that the President readvertise for
bids, as before, to be opened at the July
meeting.
On motion and second, duly carried,
all worthy Confederate veterans residing
in the Parish of Bossier will befurnished
railroad transportation to and from the
Confederate Reunion, to be held in
Jacksonville, Fla. Any one desiring to
take advantage of the offer should apply
to the member of the Police Jury of the
ward in which he resides, which member
is authorized to furnish him an order on
the Treasurer for the amount of round
trip ticket.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the American National Bank of the City
of Shreveport is hereby declared to be
the fiscal agent of the Parish of Bossier,
and the President and Treasurer are
instructed to check up the accounts
between the Parish of Bossier and the
Red River Valley Bank and Trust Com
pany, and make the change in said
banks as soon as possible.
The following joint resolution of the
Council OF the City of Shreveport and
the Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana passed an act
during it's session of 1912, which act is
No. 81 of that session, wherein munich
palities and parishes, or both in con-
junction, were authorized to build
bridges and borrow money on certificates
of indebtedness, and in order to pay
same, authorization was given to pledge
| tolls from such bridges, and,
Whereas, the City of Shreveport and
| the Parish of Bossier have begun the
construction of traffic bridge over Red
River, between said City and Parish,
and,
| Whereas, the said city and parish,
under authority of said act, have issued
certificates q. Indebtedness, in order to
raise money with which to finish the
construction of said bridge, and,
Whereas, question has arisen as to
whether or not there would be any per-
sonal obligation on the part of the said
city and parish to pay said Indebtedness
in the event that that bridge which is in
course of construction should be swept
away or destroyed and therefore no tolls
could be collected, and,
Whereas, although the weight of legal
opinion is to the effect that there would
be personal liability on the said city and
parish for the payments of said certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness to the holders o1
/ said certificates in the event that dis
aster should prevent the collection Of
said tolls, yet, SO long as there is {
question in regard to this matter, the
said city and parish have found them.
selves unable to market said certificates
without obtaining insurance covering {
disaster to the said bridge, and,
1 Whereas, the said city and parish il
/ order to obtain the said insurance, have
been compelled to insure the said bridg,
structure in sum exceeding by abou
Is per cent the total amount of the Ger.
tificates of Indebtedness issued, ant
have been compelled to pay for said in
surance $3.50 per annum, which insur
ance has been taken with the Lloyds o
London, England, being the only com
! pany from which insurance of this char
acter could be obtained, and,
Whereas, the insurance already OBJ
tanned will expire on July 1, 1914, and,
i Whereas, this burden falls upon tn
taxpayers who pay the tolls, thus making
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absolutely free, with the exception OF
small maintenance toll, removed muc
further than would be desirable,
Therefore, be it resolved by the Cit
Council of the City of Shreveport an
the Police Jury of the Parish of Bossiel
That the Legislature of the State G
Louisiana is hereby memoralized to pas
an act amendatory Of said act, settlin
the question of responsibility, by pro
viding that the certificates of indebted
ness issued under said act shall be vail
and subsisting obligations upon th
/, town, city or parish issuing same.
I Be it further resolved, That the sena
; ; tors and representatives from the Pal
/ ishes Of Caddo and Bossier are hereb
| respectfully urged to favor legislatio
at the next meeting of the Gener;
Assembly in order to grant the reli'
sought by this memorial.
I The following resolutions we're unan
I mously adopted:
! Be it ordained by the Police Jury
! Bossier Parish, in regular session col
| lvened, That the President, j. c. Loga
!; be and he is hereby authorized to ha'
II an abstract made Of the land on which
81 to be located the new traffic bridge, ov