The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-19
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
July Meeting, 1915.

BY Mr., Pierson, second by Mr.. Page,
That the following petition O
citizens Of ward nine be accepted.
, To the Hon. Police Jury of the Parish
of Natchitoches.
We the undersigned tax payers Of
w. 'rd 8, of the Parish of Natchito
COOS Ia. In order to construct main
TN or vel or dirt public roads with
in i1 tIe 3 I'm its of the territory here.
after set fort. respectfully petition
~nnr lion. Rodv to create road Dis
trict embracing tie following terri
tory and portion of ,Hara D. OF the
/ Parish of Natchitoches 'W
! Commencing at the corn,~r OF sec
| tion 81, and 50, township 8. K :. on
the ward line of ward to its ln;er-
section with the Fast line of Ware D.
Thence running south along The
Ward line between Wards and z.
and 3 to the southwest corner OF Sec
tiun I. Township I, Rcnge I.
! Thence south on the Ward line be-
tween Wards AMI to the middle Of
Section 56, Township Z Range 6.
Thence East along the center Of
section So across Old River to tn
dividing line between Sections n ami
j73.
Thence in 4 norTheaster'y directi II
alcrg lie line between section u
and - to the south line OF SertiOn 3,
Tow nship 7. Range +.
Thence along the south line of said
section 6 to Cane River.
Thence in a northerly direction
along the west bank of Cane River to
the point between the property of J.
AlphonSe Prndhomme and Carroll
Jones on the bank of Cane River
where the south line of Road Dis
trict No. II commences.
Thence along the south west line
of said Road District No. II to the
point of beginning.
And that the same be designated |
as Road District No. Is Of the Parish |
of Natchitoches, La.
We agree to vote a special tax
when submitted to vote to incur
an Indebtedness of (a0,000.00) Fifty |
Thousand Dollars, the same to bear
interest at the rate of per cent per |
annum, principal and interest TO be |
paid by a special tax on all aSseSeable |
property in said road district No. Is |
the amount of the said tax TO be |
fixed annually by the Police Jury not |
to exceed 10 mills in any one year, to
run for 20 years, the said tax to be
devoted to the construction and
maintenance OF gravel road run,
ming from a point on the bank of
Cane River through or near the
plantation of Mathew Jones. thence
to Cypress on the L. & P. Railroad, I
and thence west along the right OF
way of the T. & P. Railroad and to
the Bayou crossing said Railroad.
WHICH Is called Bayou Sac De Tahac:
and the graveling of that portion of
the public Road beginning at the
west end Of the Bayou Natchez
Bridge running thence In a westerly
to Old River, and the i'm
provement by graveling or otherwise
and maintenance of such other public
roads now existing or which may
hereafter he established in said Terri
tory, and running through said road
district No. Ii, at above designated
and described.
1t being understood that when a
sum sufficient to pay said principal
and interest shall be collected, there
shall be no further assessment and
evy of said tax, and that the tax so
voted shall be funded into bonds to
run for 20 years, the amount af said
bonds to be fixed by the Police Jury,
The same to bear 5 per cent interest
Der annum
And we further pray that Your
Body submit said matter
10 the qualified voters OF said road
District No. Is at a special election to
De called as soon as possible.