The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-12


said certificates from date thereof un-
til paid =,
Be it further ordained, That said
certificates of indebtedness shall be in
the following form, numbered l, 2, 3,
in order of their maturities for the
amounts above stated, to-wit:
CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Colfax, Grant Parish, La,
June Z, 1915.
On the - day of --, 10, the
police jury of Grant, State of Louisi-
ana, win pay to the White Company.
of Cleveland, Ohio. or its order, the
sum of-dolIsrs, with five per cent
per annum interest from date hereof
until paid, for value received, being a
part of the credit portion of the price
of a certain Good Roads Truck bought
of said company by said police jury,
the vendors lein being retained. This
certificate is given by and under the
authority of an ordinance of the police
jury of said parish, dated June z. 1915,
and is secured by the tax levy in the
said ordinance set forth, which funds
are appropriated to pay this certificate.
POLICE JURY OF GRANT PHI, La.
Certificates in which form the presi-
dent of this body is hereby authorized
to sign and deliver to said company.
Mr.. A. L. Crowson, representing j.
D. Adams & Co., of Indianapolis, adj
dressed the police jury.
On motion the president of the police
jury was authorized to purchase from
Mr.. Crowson one reclamation ditcher
or road grader for the sum of eight
hundred dollars to be paid fifty dollars
on delivery, the balance payable in
equal installments, February LIST, 1916,
and February LIST, 1917, interest on de-
ferred Pigments per cent per annum
from date of delivery.
On motion the following ordinance
was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the police jury of
the parish of Grant in special session
convened, That the ordinance passed
on the 7th day of October, 1914. pro-
viding for the creation of road districts
in the parish of Grant, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
On motion the following ordinance
AN ORDINANCE.
Section l. Be it ordained by the po-
lice jury of the parish of Grant in law
full fession convened, That in accord
ance with law and Article 292 of the
constitution of 1918 a road district
within said parish be and is hereby ere
ated, which shall be known as Road
District Number One.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
that said Road District Number One
shall comprise the territory embraced
in ward number one of said parish OF
Grant.
On motion the following ordinance
was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Section l. Be it ordained by the po-
lice Jury of the parish of Grant in law
full session convened, That in accord
ance with law and Article 292 of the
constitution of 1918 a road district
within said parish be and is hereby Gre
ated, which shall be known as Road
District Number Five.
Section g Be it further ordained,
That said road district shall comprise
the territory embraced in ward number
five of said parish of Grant.
On motion the following citizens
were appointed as reviewers to re-lo-
cate the public road leading from Col
fax to Will Gatlin's home on McNeely'
place, namely, John Randolph, r. Z.
Lacour, G. H. Mcknight, j. H. Nc
Nicely and Earl Roberts.
1t was agreed that for operating the
motor truck and grading machines soor
to be put to work on the roads of the
parish, Mr.. j. D. Owens was employed
as grader man and foreman at S6O.O(
per month, and Mr.. M. D. Arlington
was employed as motorman at $500
per month.
On motion the following ordinance wa
| adopted:
| AN ORDINANCE calling special election
| for the purpose of submitting to the prop
| erty tax payers of Grant parish Road DIS
| trict Number One, who are authorized u
| vote at such election under the eonstitu
ton and laws of the State OF Louisiana
the following proposiuon, to-wn: i,
| Whereas il IS the voluntary viii OF the pc
lice jury of Grant parish to call an eiecfioi
Of the property tax payers Of Road p's sI.e
| ton In the said Road District. for the PAIR
pose Of submitting to the property tax pay
| ers of Road District Number One who ar
| authorized to vote at such election under tn
constitution and laws of the State OF LOUIS
/ lana, the
| ~,f;,hj~ bonds therefor Of the said Grant pa
| rish Road District Number One in the sun
| Of thirteen thousand dollars (sl3. 10000, for tn
\ purpose of constructing. improving and man
| tanning public roads, together with bridges an
| other necessary equipments within the limit
| Of the said road district. title to which shal
vest in the public, the said bonds to run to
a period of five years. and to bear interes
| at the rate Of five per centum per annum pay
| able sem-annually, and
1898 as amended by Act l32 OF the Legsls
ture of 1912. adopted by the people IN NJ
vember. 1912. and Act ESQ OF the LegslatuL
e ION a. amended NV Act 218 of 1912. dc