The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21

contracted and placed under construc-
ton, and the work delayed thereby, the
Highway Department, Board of State
Engineers, has adopted the policy of
requiring the parishes to secure and get
deeds to all rightsofway before adver-
Using or undertaking the work. There
fore, should your honorable body decide
to accept State aid, would suggest some
one be appointed to secure deeds for a
60-foot rightofway, which will be nee
essary for this work, without delay, so
| that the work can be advertised and
| placed under construction soon after you
have secured your funds.
Respectfully submitted,
W. E.. ATKINSON,
| State Highway Engineer.
The foregoing report of Hon. w. E..
Atkinson, State Highway Engineer,
was then discussed by the members of
the Police Jury with Mr.. Atkinson and
number of taxpayers and residents of
Road District No. 2, when, after discus
sion, the following motion was presented:
Moved by Mr.. J. T. McDade, seconded
by Mr.. j. G. McDade, that the Haugh-
ton route and Fillmore Spur, in Road
District No. 2, as located by the State
Highway Department, be adopted, the
construction of said highway along said
route to begin at Red Chute Bayou and
continue along said Haughton Route to
the town of Haughton, thence from the
Haughton Route along the Fillmore Spur
as now located; and if any funds of Road
District No. 2 are left after the compile
ton of these roads or highways, then
the work shall be continued along the
Haughton Route to the Webster Parish
line.
The Police Jury being polled on the
foregoing motion, each member stated
that he voted for same as presented,
which was then declared unanimously
carried.
On motion, seconded and carried, the
following committee was appointed and
instructed to secure at once 60-foot
rightofway for the above highway: j.
w. Elston, jr., T. R. Tomlinson, and
E. E. Walker.
On motion, seconded and carried, the
| Secretary was requested to prepare a
transcript of the proceedings had in
Road District No 2, and submit same to
some reputable firm of bond attorneys
for their approval.
| On motion, seconded, and carried, the
President of the Police Jury was author
lied and instructed to contract with the
| State Highway Department to put in
speed breakers along the highways in
Road District No. /; and further, te
maintain said highways for the period
of one year, the said Highway Depart
ment agreeing to bear and defray one.
third of the expense of the foregoing
the said district to reimburse the State
Quarterly, for its part of the expense.
The following petition was presented
to-wit:
To the Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
We, the undersigned citizens and tax
payers OF Ward Three, Bossier Parish
Louisiana, respectfully petition you
honorable body to constitute said Ware
Three into road district, to be known
as Road District No. 3, Bossier Parish
Louisiana, and to order an election il
said district for the issuance of S50, 00
of negotiable bonds, running for periot
of thirty years, the same to bear pc
cent per annum interest, payable semi
annually and to be disposed OF for no
less than par; and that a tax be leviet
for not more than 10 mills on the dolla
of the assessed valuation of all the tax
able property in said district to provid
for the payment of the bonds and sink
i ing fund for their retirement.
Respectfully submitted,
J.E. Walker, w. P. Allen, R. C. Drew
IT,, j. F. Strayhan, w. w. Oglesby
F. E. Collins, J.gR. Honeycutt, j. D
Wright, A. w. Heifner, T. N. Keoun
M. S. Bolinger, ]. H. Goodman, J. 2
Walker, j. B. Turnkey, ]. w. Walker
Zach Gardner, Emet Wyche, w. 9
Odom, B. ]. Purcell, C. L. Allen
E. s. Pruitt, A. P. Haynes, R. c
Purcell, j. B. Keeth, G. G. Lyon
R. E. Wyche, ]. G. Bolinger, J. c
Lee, D. C. Wright, L. S. Boggs
Clifford Wright, c. A. Harrison
j. T. Adger, George Nattin, W.
Bell, A. C. Cochran, G. L. Demos:
John w. Bumgardner, A. H. Evans
Marvin Demoss, w. H. Martin, S..
Caldwell, John H. Nattin, j. T
Arnel.
This certifies that have compare
the list of male taxpayers whose name
are on the attached petition with tn
registration rolls now on file in my ofic
and find they are qualified electors i
the Parish of Bossier, except the follow
ing: D. C. Wright, John Bumgardne
and r. E. Wyche.
Thus done and signed on this, the 1T
day of October, A. D. 1915.
JAMES H. HENDERSON,
Clerk and ex-officio Registrar OF Voter
Bossier Parish, La.
This certifies that I have compare
the names on the attached petition wit
the assessment rolls of the Parish {
Bossier, last filed in the Recorder
Office, and after excluding the numbt
certified not to be qualified electors b
the Registrar, find that in fact they cor
stitute one-fourth of the property ts
!. payers eligible to vote in a tax electiol
y in Road District No. 8 of Ward Thre
81 Booster Parish, Louisiana.
:, further certify that the value Of Il
taxable property in said Road Distri
;. No. 8 Of Ward Three, Bossier Paris
~ on said assessment roll, amounts
J, S5s439O, and that the special tax no
y annually levied on the same to extiI
Is guish the Indebtedness incurred und
: Article PSI of the Constitution OF Isl
and 1913 amounts to mills per annu
/ on the dollar OF assessed valuation.