The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-07-22
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 o
Ward 8, of the Parish of Natchito
Gees, La. in order to construct main.
tain. gravel or dirt public roads with
in tie limits of the territory here
after set forth, respectfully petition
your Hon. Body to create road Dis
trict embracing the following terri
tory and portion of Ward 8, of the
Parish of Natchitoches viz;
Commencing at the corner of sec.
tion 81, and So, township 8. Il I, on
the ward line of ward 8 to its inter
section with the Fast line of Ward 8.
Thence running south along the
Ward line between Wards 6 and z,
and to the southwest corner of S &C.
tion I, Township 7, Range I.
Thence south on the Ward line be-
tween Wards-7 and 8 to the middle of
Section 56,. fwnship Range 6.
Thence East along the center OF
section So across Uld River to the
dividing line between Sections u and
73.
Thence in northeasterly direction
along the line between sections u
and 73 TO the south line Of section g.,
Township 7. Range 6.
Thence along the south line of said
section to Cane River.
Thence in a nortl1erly direction
along the west bank of Cane River to
the point between the property of j..
Alphonse Prndhomme and Carr1n
Jones on the bank of Cane River
where the south line of Road Dis
trict No. IL commences.
Thence along the south west line
of said Road District No. IL to the
point of beginning.
And that the same be designated
as Road DISTRICT No. l3 Of the Parish
of Natchitoches, La.
We agree to vote special tax
when submitted to vote to incur
an Indebtedness of (50.O0O.00l Fifty
Thousand Dollars, the same to bear
interest at the rate of 8 per r3nt per
annum, principal and interest TO be
paid by special tax on all aSseSeable
property in said road district No. l3
the amount of the said tax Ito 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
maintainance of gravel road rum
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,
and thence west along the right OF
way OF the II. s. r. Railroad and to
tie Bayou crossing said Railroad.
which is called Bayou Sac De Tabac:
and the graveling Of that portion of
the public Road beginning &c The
NNe tlsl N 1aaD k1Ay8u @b9iAEx /
Bridge running thence IN 3 westerly /
to Old River, and The i'm
provement by graveling or otherwise
and maintenance of such other public
roads now existing on which may
hereafter he established in said Terri
tory, and running through said road
district No. l3, at above designated
and described.
It being understood that when a
sum sufficient to pay said principal
and interest shall be collected. there
shall be no further assessment and
levy 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 10 bear 5 per cent interest
per annum
And we further pray that Your
Honorable Body subEiJ said matter
.Ua the qualified voters Of said road
District No. l3at a special election to
be called as soon as possible.
Respect lullV submitted,