The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-10-01
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS"

FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS"
"Proposton to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of Road District No. 2
of the parish of Jefferson Davis to the
amount of one hundred twenty-five
thousand ($l25,OOO0O) dollars, to run
for twenty five years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per Centum per an.
mum, payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of building and improving the
highway system IN said Road District
as follows: To build,
construct and surface,
with some approved
road amterial, a system -"
of good roads or modern NO
highways within said dis.
strict according to the map, plans and
platS attached to this petition and filed
of record.
Taxable valuation S. Observation-Disclosures
signature of voter
Notice to voters To vote IN favor
of proposition submitted upon this bal
lot, the voter will place cross (X)
mark in the square after the word
YES" to vote against it place SINH.
lar mark after the word NO"
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc, That the compensation of cleo
ton commissioners of said election
shall be three dollars $4,000 per day-for
one day; and the said election shall be
held at the following place and by the
! officials here named, each being a re-
g:stered voter:
At Jennings, at the Mayors office,
Election Commissioners: Chas. Daug.
henbaughf E, A. ToupS, Guy Connolly,
Clerk of election L. L. CroWl.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
ETC., That notice of this election, con
tanning the proposition herein SUBMIT
ed to the voters. shall be prepared and
signed by the President and Clerk of
the Police Jury, and shall be published
by the clerk in official journal by four
weekly insertions to be thirty (30) days
before the date of the election.
The said notice shall recite that
ION the goth day of October, 1915, the
first day following such election at goo
O'Clock A. NJ, the Police Jury will meet
at the court house of Jennings, in the
parish of Jefferson Davis. Louisiana
and there in public sees on open the
ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots, both as to number and amount
and examine and canvass the returns
and declare the result Of said election
and promulgate the same"
Section 5. Be it further ordained
etc., That the plan and map hereto at
tached showing the roads proposed tt
be constructed and built in ward 2, OF
Road District No. 2, are defined to BIZ
as follow: LIST, two lines of road rum
ing north aud south thru the entire
length of the ward from the south
boundary line to the north boundary
=, line thereof. and known at present re
Spectively as the Lake Arthur and Cut
ting Avenue roads.
End. A road from Mermentau thru
Jennings where what is now known a.
the Mermentau road is located up II
Railroad Avenue; Railroad AYenne Il
the interSect on of North Main Street
thence up North Main Street to Davies
avenue and on Davies saw E.
nue. west to the west boundary lint
of ward 2, known as the Jennings
Roanoke road.
Srd. Cary Avenue from Davie.
Avenue south to Railroad Avenue.
9TH. West Division Street from Lake
Arthur Avenue to North Main Street
5th. South Main Street from Rail
road Avenue South to Madison Street.
9Th. From Cutting Avenue to the
Jaenke Bridge, on what is now called
the Oilfeld road.
Making in all about thirty-two 1922
or thirty three 49, Miles of road to
gether with such cross roads, streets
and connectiveS as it is possible to built
and construct Iwith the amount OF
funds, especially road from Lake Art
hur Avenue road at point near the
south boundary of ward 2 west about 8
mile and half.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
etc., That this ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force on and after it,
adoption and PRONUNCIATION.
i Yes 9
Adopted Sept. 2, 1915.
JNO. H. COOPER,
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