The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1915-07-15

Natchitoches, and pursuant to previ-
Gus notice, received bids for the sale
of said bonds, and,
WHEREAS, the following bids
were received, opened, and read as
follows:
From the Grigsby Construction
Co., J. B. Grigsby, for the purchase
Of the said 100000 Of bonds as
per his bid, hereto attached at par
with accrued interest, the same read
and filed.
WHEREAS, the highest bidder for
the said Forty Thousand dollars OF
bonds of Road District No. Is was
the Grigsby Construction Co., whose
bid for the said bonds was par with
accrued interest, whereas, the said
bid of the said Grigsby Construction
Co. has been submitted to this body,
therefore BE 1T RESOLVED BY
THE POLICE JURY OF THE PAR
ISH OF NATCHITOCHES, LOUIS
lana, in regular session convened,
That the bid of the Grigsby Con-
struction Co. for the Forty Thousand
Dollar bonds of Road District No. 10
of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, be
and the same is hereby accepted, and
the said bonds be, and they are here
by awarded to the said Grigsby Con-
struction Co. The said bonds to be
delivered upon the payment of the
said bid, and the execution and de-
livery of the same to be in accord
ance with the ordinance heretofore
passed by this body.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that all other bids for the sale of
said Forty Thousand Dollar of bonds
of Road District No. Is, Parish of
Natchitoches, be and they are here
by rejected.
The roll being called the following
vote was had:
Yeas: Mr.. Pierson, Mr.. Adams,
Mr.. Cockerham, Mr.. Knott, Mr.. Par
ker, Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. CockfeId and
Mr.. Russell.
Absent, Mr.. Williams and Mr..
Page.
Nays: None.
By Mr.. Adams:
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE PO-
LICE JURY or THE PARISH OF
NATCHITOCHEs in regular session
convened, that in accordance with
petition of more than fifty per cent
Of the taxpayers of said district
That J. J. Copellar, F. C. Banda
ries, J. C. Copellar,, J. Q. Adams and
r. A. Lowe, are hereby appointed q
Supervising Board with full power
and authority for and on behalf OF
Road District No. 16, Parish of
Natchitoches, to receive bids, award
and sign contracts and to provide for
the construction by crawling of the
public road from the Dirt bridge on
the line of Wards 8 and to the Red
River Parish line along or near the
north side of the L. r. & N. Compa-
pany right-of-way in said Road Dis
trict No. Is, from the proceeds of the
sale of Ten Thousand Dollars of
bonds of Road District No. 16, of the
Parish of Natchitoches.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the said road shall be construct
ed in accordance with plans and
specifications as may be deemed
proper, and the same shall be pre-
pared by the Parish Engineer, or
such other Engineer as may be Sc
lected by said Supervising Board.
That all contracts made by said
Supervising Board for said Road Dis
trict No. 16, of the Parish of Match
itoches, shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of Act No. 1873,
of 1914, and any other Laws of the
State governing the letting of such
contracts.
That the said Supervising Board,
in the performance of its duties shall
be regulated and controlled by Act
1873 of 1914 and such other laws of
the State governing the letting and
Construction of fpublic roads in the
State of Louisiana.
Vote on same.
Yeas: Mr.. Peirson, Mr.. Adams,
Mr.. Cockerham, Mr.. Knott, Mr.. Par
ker, Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Cockfeld and
Mr.. Russell.
Nays: None. Carried.
REPORT FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Natchitoches, La, July 5, 1915.
To the President and Members Of
the Police Jury,
Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Gentlemen:
We, your Finance Committee, beg
leave to report that we have exam
med the report Of the Parish Treas
urer and that we find same to be
correct and hereby acknowledge re-
ceipt of all warrants and orders as
per statement.
Yours respectfully,
(Signed)
]. 0. WILLIAMS,
B. r. ADAMS,