The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-04-15
Proceedings Police Jury.
April Meeting 1915.
Monday morning, April 5th, 1915.

cept Mr.. Cockerham,
By Mr.. Page:
| That the minutes of the prevlOu
meeting be dispensed with. Carried.
By Mr.. Taylor:
| That in accordance with petition 0
citizens of ward relative to change i
road No. 4, said road to start near I
j. Boswells running by D. R. Martin
w. R. Whatley, thence K. w. Marti
and thence intersect road No. 8, nea
Mora School House be granted. Car
ried.
By Mr.. Taylor:
That resolution relative to change o
Road No. a, ward 8, be reconsidered
and petition asking for same lay owe
until next meeting. Carried.
By Mr.. Cockfeld:
That in accordance with petition o
citizens of Road District No. II, war;
8, that Mr.. P. Albert Prudhomme b,
appointed Commissioner of said district
| Carried.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
By Mr.. Pierson:
Be it known that acting under the
certain resolution passed by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natehitoches, a
their meeting on January 4th, 1915 re
latiye to an election to elect two roaC
commissioners to succeed Poulan anC
Young. Said election resulted as fol
lows: There were two candidates, viz
C. P. Hart and Edw. Fredieu, Sr.,
Hart received eight votes, Fredieu re.
ceived eight votes. There being nc
other candidates and the above said
parties receiving the majority of votes
in said district are hereby declared
Road Commissioners of Road District
No. 2, ward 3, of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, La. Carried.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
| By Mr.. Pierson:
Ordered upon examining the votes
cast in Road District No. IL of the
Parish of Natchitoches La, at the
special election held on the 9th day of
February 1915, as to whether or not a
special tax of five mills on the dollar on
all the assessable property in Road
District No. IL of the Parish of Nat
chitoches, embracing the following ter
ritory:
Commencing at point on the ward
line between wards one and nine where
the southwest boundry line of section
So, T8, r z, crosses said ward line,
thence south easterly to Bayou Natchez
at its junction with Bayou Julion,
thence along the east bank of Bayou
Natchez to the southern boundry line
of section So, T g, r q thence east
alOnN said line Co its :l3 ~ sicn with
the western boundry of section 25, T 8,
r z, thence south to the line between
sections 25 and 80, thence on the line
between the property of j. Alphonse
Phrudhomme and Carroll Jones to the
west bank of Cane River, thence up
the west bank ofkCane River to the
ward line, thence along the north line
of ward nine to the point Of beginning.
Said tax to exist for a period of five
years beginning with ana including the
year 1915, ending with and including
the year 1919. Said tax to be devoted
to the constructing and maintaining of
public roads and bridges in said Dis
trict No. II.
The result of said election is as fol
lows.
For said tax in number "a; against
said tax in number l. For said tax in
amount $45, l40.00; against said tax in
amount $4,000.
The majority in number of votes
cast for the tax for five mills for 5 I
years is %. The majority in amount
OF valuation of property for the tax for |
5 mills for years is S44, 800. 90.
1t is therefore proclaimed that at !
said election the vote in number and |
amount is in favor of the assessment |
and levy of said tax. Carried.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION.
By Mr.. Pierson:
Ordered upon examining the votes |
cast in PGad District Mo. II of the |
Parish Of Natchitoches La, at the |
special election hell on the 9Th day G
February 1915 as to whether or not
special tax Of five mills on the dollar OF
all the assessable property real AMI
in road district No. II of the
parish of Natchitoches and embracing
the following territory.
Commencing at point en-. Cane
River, section line 1CS and l09 running
n an easterly direction alcng the divid-
ng line between the. above numbered
sections to eastern boUndry of I 6, R 6
", thence directly north on township
inc to Red River, thence up Red River
IN west bank to Ward line between
ward one and nine thence in a westerly
direction along the said line dividing
wards one and nine, thence down east
)ank of Cane River to starting point.
Said tax to exist foI a period of five
years beginning with and including the
,ear 1915 and ending with and includ-
ng the year 1919. Said tax to be de-
voted to the constructing and main
aiming good roads in said district No.
j, ward 8.
The result of said election is as fol-
ows:
For said tax in number 13; against
aid tax in number none. For said tax
n amount $25, liz 10; against said tax
n amount.
The majority>in number of votes cast
or the tax of five mills for years is
8, the majority in amount of valuation
+ property for the. tax for 5 years is
,25, 112. 10. -5.
Is is therefore proclaimed that at
aid election the vote in number and
mount is in favor of the assessment
md levy of said tax. Carried.
BY Mr.. Parker:
In accordance with petition of citizens
4 ward z, that w. NJ. Self be allowed
o make the following in road No. I6 to
,egin at the site of the old Bellwood
School House and run on the line be-
ween G. w. Noteworthy and said W. !
4. Self to. the site of the present
chool house. Carried.
BY Mr. Parker:
That in accordance with petition Of +
itizcas Of ward 7, that slight change
'e made in road No. 2, said road to
oa1 by j. D. Cox's place, that being
,etter land Carried.
By Mr. Piersoa:
That the sum Of eenty-five be ap-
8 10y