The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-11
Police Jury Proceedings.

Police Jury Proceedings.
The Police Jury of Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, met in Benton this day, Fri
day, February 26, 1915, in special SEES
sion, pursuant to call, with the following
members present at roll call, to-wit:
]. c. Logan, President; M. C. Wright,
N. w. Stewart, R. D. Wilmington and
J. G.. McDade. Absent: J. T. McDade.
The reading of the minutes of the last
meeting Was postponed.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the Southern Structural Steel Company
was released from further effort to get
water in the we'll in the Court House
yard, as it has been determined that
water in a sufficient quantity cannot be
had at 40 feet, the contract dept of said
we'll, and Messrs. Logan and Wright
were appointed committee to at once
have deep well dug for the use of the
Jail.
The following report was received and
ordered filed in the minutes, to-wit:
ESTIMATE
Of material delivered and labor per-
formed on the Bossier Parish, Louis
lana, Jail to date:
Material furnished and pay
Toll SZCUU w
I, Lee J. Rollins, do solemnly swear
that the above estimate is true and cor
rect, to the best of my knowledge and
belief. LEE J. ROLLINS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this, Goth day of February, 1915.
JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk Bossier District Court.
l have inspected the above work and
material as furnished, delivered and
done and same is correct.
N. w. STEWART,
Sup't Appointed by Police Jury.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted, as follows:
Whereas, the Southern Structural
Steel Company, contractor, has present.
ed to the Police Jury for allowance its
claim and account, duly itemized and
sworn to, showing that there is due said
contractor on its contract for the erec-
ton of the new Jail building the sum of
$500, which claim is accompanied by
proper certificate of the superintendent
in charge of the erection of said i'm
provements, and said claim having been
examined by the Police Jury and audit
ed, the following members being pres
emit: J. c. Logan, President; M. G.
Wright, N. w. Stewart, R. D. Whit
tington, J. G. McDade, J. T. McDade,
and all voting upon said claim, the same
is now unanimously allowed, and the
President of the Police Jury is hereby
authorized and directed to deliver to said
contractor bonds in the sum os $500, as
provided in resolution and contract
adopted by the Police Jury, September
/, 1914, to apply on said claim.
The foregoing having been sighed by
Mr.. J. T. McDade on the same day of
the meeting after the meeting had ad-
journed.
BENTON, La, Feb. 26, 1915.
The Southern Structural Steel Co.,
San Antonio, Texas.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned Po-
| lice Jury of Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
have this day examined the work done
and material furnished by you under
your contract with Bossier Parish, Loui-
siana, of date September 1, 1914, and
your supplemental contract, dated Dec
ember %, 1914, and find the same to be
in accordance with the contracts above
mentioned, and we hereby accept the
same in accordance with the terms OF
said contracts, and hereby release you
from further obligation under said con-
tracts, their terms having been complied
with by you in every particular.
Ourbusiness with you has been pleas
ant and satisfactory. Your work-both
building and steel works first-class in
every particular. We are especially
pleased with the cell work. It is strong
er, better ventilated and more sanitary
than any other cell work we have seen
We will take pleasure in recommending
you and your work to any parish OF
county needing Jail work. r.-
Respectfully,
j. G. LOGAN, President.
M. G.. WRIGHT.
| N. w. STEWART.
r. D. WHITTINGToN.
J. G. MCDADE. is
s.- J. T. MCDADE.
State of Louisiana, | We, the under
Parish Of Bossier. signed, the duly
elected, qualified and acting officers o.
Bossier Parish, in the State aforesaid
as indicated by the titles appended tt
our respective signatures appearing
below, do hereby certify that we did of.
ficially sign the $500 Parish Jail Build.
ing Bonds, delivered herewith, dated
October /, 1914, of the denomination B.