The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-04-16

1Iab Tile SECRETARY Dl ItllS UOug UC
authorized to purchase the field notes
Of the Parish
Yeas. Mr. Russell.
Nays: Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott, Page Par
ker, Derbanne and Cocktield.
Motion lost.
BY Mr. Page; !
That in accordance with petition OF
citizens Of Ward Six relative to change |
in road from Victoria 20 ProvencaI
said road being impossible on account
Of the high hills, and the nature OF
the soil over which it extends to
change said road over better ground |
the route contemplated is to traverse |
the model road to Natchitoches say |
two or three miles and from point |
on said road TO go directly to victoria, |
that same be granted.
The following are appointed ROad |
tracerS: Thomas Durr. Thomas Lam !
tert, c. p. Duncan, and l.. Page.
Carried.
BY MIR. Page:
That in accordance with petition |
of citizen Of warl six that road from !
the Old White store To Pin Rod Bayou !
be killed and establish road from Pin !
Rod Bayou to inUersect the Lake ROAD |
at end of Tom Lambert be granted |
and that the following be appointed |
Road tracers, viz: Tom Lambert, JeS-
sic Collens and L. Page. Carried.
By Mr.. Cockerham:
BE il resolved, that the money to
the credit of Ward Four Bridge Fund
in the Parish Treasury Oe transferred
to the Good Roads and Bridge Fund
of said Ward
Carried.
By Mr.. Piers0n:
BE it resolved by tile Police jury
that President q. ii. PiersOn be and
he is hereby instructed authorized
and empowered to sign, make and ex
ecute contract for the construction OF
the NatchitocheS-Cam Highway
from the City of NatchitocheS TO
Grand Ecore as provided under reSo
luton establishing Road Distric No
One on such terms and conditions as
in conjunction with the State High
way Department and to any and all
things In necessary in the premises.
was on the motion of. Mr.. Russell
adopted
Yeas: MessrS Pierson. Williams.
Adams, Cockerham, Knott Page Par
ker, Derbanne. Cockfleld and Russell.
Carried unanimously
By Mr. Cockerham; seconded by Mr..
Russell:
That tSle contract of the Blodgett
Construction Co, be examined by the
District Attorney and report made TO
this Body as to the understanding OF
the contract
Yeas. Messrs Williams. Cockerham
Cockfield and Russell.
NAYS. Messrs. PierSon, Adams +
Knott, Page, Parker and Derbanne
Motion lost.
By Mr.. Cockerham, seconded by Mr..
Cocktield.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of The Parish of NatcEitOcheS, La,
in regular session convened, that the
bridge built across Cane River at
Chopin in Natchitoches Parish, La
and approved by Mr.. l. w. Sylvester
as being in accordance with plans
and specifications be and the same is
hereby accepted and the certificates
of Indebtedness be issued In payment
therefore as accordance with pre-
yious resolution and provisions re-
corded therefore 10y Police Jury.
Yeas, MeSSrS. Adams, Cockerham
and Cocktield. Nays. Messrs Pierson
Williams. Knott, Page, Parker. Der
banne and Russell. Motion lost.
BY Mr.. Cockfield.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
Of the Parish of Natchitoches, in
regular session convened.
That there be an annual appropria
tion made out of the General Fund
of the Parish of NatchitocheS. La,
not to exceed two hundred dollars
per year, to defray the expenses Of
any and all Confederate Veterans of
Camp No. ~ of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, La. who desires to attend
the annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans. wherever held
or so much thereof as will be neceS-
sary to defray the expenses of those
who go to such reunions, not to ex-
ceed the sum Of twenty-five dollars
per man. J.
That the Secretary be authorized
TO draw on the General Fund of this
parish Warrent payable to 9. G.
Nash, chairman of committee ap-
pointed by the Confederate Veterans
of Camp No. 40 to look after this
matter.
Yeas. Messrs. Pierson, Williams.
Adams. C0ckerham. Knott, Page,
Parker Deroanne, Cockteld and
Russell. Carried unanimo Ioly.
By Mr. Russell.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches, La,
that as there has been an honest dr.
ference of opinion between the said
Parish and the Blodgett construction
Co. as TO the construction of the
earth fills at the Chopin bridge, that
the said earth fills be made by the
parish at its own cost, and that tie
compromise proposition of said Blod-
gett Construction 60 TO accept the
sum of Seven Thousand dollars in
1ull payment for the bridge be as
cepted. That the parish accepts the
bridge as fully completed, ana that
the President of said Police Jury is
authorized and directed to issue the
certificates of indebtedness to the
Blodgett Construction Co. or bearer
in the sum of Seyen Thousand dollars
in the form as otherwise provided in
the contract Of October 10th. 1918.
Yeas. Messrs. Adams. Cockerham
and Cocktield. Nays, MesSrs. Pierson ;
Williams, Knott, Page, Parker, Der
banne and Russell. Motion lost.
By Mr. Cocktield.
Be it ordained by the Police jury {.
of the Parish Of NaJchitoches. :
Sec. l. That special election be /
and the same is hereby ordered to be !
held in Road District No ., in the i.
Parish of Natchitoches on Tuesday, /,
May 18th, 1914, at which shall be SUBJ :
mitted the proposition towit:
To incur debt and issue bonds to 4
the amount of Sixty Thousand dollars
to run for twenty years towit. 1918,
1916, 1917, 1918, l.l9, 1920, 1921, 1922,
1928, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1921, 1928, 1929.
1880, 1881. l932, 1883 AMI 1884, to bear
interest AT the rate of five per cent