The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-07-11

follows:
FINES on
Licenses 10 w
The marshal paid SIG. so to the treas
urer and above settlement was approx
ed.
Mr. M. E. Tooraen appeared before
the council and asked for permission to
build a cess pool in the ditch in front
of the Dixie Pharmacy. On motion
permission was given Mr.. Tooraen as
requested. provided the building of the
cess pool would not interfere in any
manner with proper drainage.
The committee appointed on extern
sion of the town limits reported that
they had had survey made of the
territory to be added, which is embrac-
ed in an ordinance to be presented for
consideration at this meeting.
| On motion of A. M. Goo1wyn, Sec
onded by w. C. Carnahan, the follow
| ing ordinance was read and adopted by
sections and as whole.
AN ORDINANCE
| To extend the lmiIs Va ...e town OF
Colfax, La, and to define the boun-
diaries of the anne.
| Section L
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen Of the town of Col
fax, Louisiana, in regular session con-
vened, That tie boundaries of tho
town of ColfaX, La, as now establish
ed shall now be extended 50 AS to en-
brace the lands adjacent to the town
within the following boundaries to-wit:
Commencing at the original southeast
corner of the town of Colfax as estab-
lished by Geo. S. Johnston survey, and
run thence north GA degrees as minutes
east $40 feet, thence north 81 degrees
80 minutes west 1863 feet, thence
north 66 degrees east 963 feet, thence
north 81 degrees Is minutes west 800
feet, thence north 40 degrees 80 minu-
ties east 800 feet, thence n-rth 81 de-
grees 10 minutes west 208. feet, thence
south 40 degrees 20 minutes west 314 8
feet. thence north SO degrees 80 minu-
ties west 394.7 feet, thence south ga
degrees as minutes west 446.S feet,
thence north 80 degrees 80 minutes
west 1904 feet, thence south 63 degrees
Is minutes west 1902 feet, thence
north 80 degrees As minutes west 100. z
feet, thence south Sc degrees Is minu-
ties west 600. 6 feet, thence north "a de-
grees 80 minutes west 444 feet, thence
south Ga degrees as minutes west ga.
feet, thence south % degrees Is minu-
ties east o. Is feet, thence south GA de-
grees 45 minutes west 686. a feet, thence
south 80 degrees Is minutes east 523. a
feet to the north line of the town of
Colfax as located by G. H. Mcknight
in June, 1909, thence south SO degrees
80 minutes west 800 feet to top of the
bank of Red river, thence continuing
with the same bearing across the bat
ture to Red river, thence following the
meanderings of Red river in a south
easterly direction to point where the
north boundary line of the Johnston
survey of the town of Colfax produced
would intersect said river, thence fol-
lowing said line produced across the
batture to the northwest corner of the
town of Colfax, as per the Geo. S.
Johnston survey thence run with the
north boundary line as aforesaid north
Ga degrees 45 minutes east 2640 feet to
northeast corner thereof, thence south
% degrees Is minutes east 1905 feet
to the place of beginning.
Section p
Be it further ordained, That the
boundaries of the town of Colfax, La. A.,
as now established, and after taking in
the territory within the boundaries de-
scribed above, shall be as follows:
Commencing at the original south
west corner of the town of Colfax. RS
established by the Geo. S. Johnston
survey. and run north GA degrees As
minutes east $3.50 feet, thence north 81
degrees 80 minutes west 1855 feet,
thence north Sc degrees east 1853 feet.
thence north 81 degrees Is minutes
west 900 feet, thence north 40 degrees
80 minutes east $50 feet, thence north
81 degrees Is minutes west 2O8.6 feet,
thence south 40 degrees 80 minutes
west BIAS feet, thence north SO de-
grees 80 minutes west 1884, feet, thence
south Ga degrees 45 minutes west 446.
feet, thence north 80 degrees 80 min
utes west 1904 feet. thence south GO
degrees Is minutes west 1902 feet,
thence north 33 degrees 45 minutes
west 720.7 feet, thence south Sc de-
grees Is minutes west 600. feet, thence
north 81 degrees 80 minutes west 444. s
feet. thence south Ga degrees 45 min
utes west 941.8 feet, thence south rs
degrees Is minutes east 81 rs feet,
thence south Ga degrees 45 minutes
west 1864 feet, thence south 80 degrees
Is minutes east 1924 feet to the north
line of the town of Colfax as located by
G. H. Mcknight in June, 1909, thence
continuing with the same bearing across
the bat rfre to the Red river, thence
following the meanderings of said river
in southeasterly direction to a point
where the south line of the town of
! Colfax as surveyed by said Geo. S.
Johnston projected will intersect Red
river, thence run with said line north
Ga degrees IS minutes east to the place
of beginning.
Section 81
Be it further ordained, That this or
dinance shall be published for thirty
clear days in the CoIfax Chronicle, a
newspaper published in the town of
Colfax, La, as the law directs, and
that couiac of fhfc ordipo MOO he y,ocf Cd