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


Special election I'm Road
District No. Il of the
Parish of Natchitoches. vES
La. held in accordance
with the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchito-
cheS adopted on the 5th
day of July 1915, PROPOSE.
tion to incur debt and
ISSUE bonds to the amount
Of Fifty Thousand Dollars
to run for for Twenty t2O)
years, from date and to
'Dear interest aU five per
cent per annum, payable
annually for the purpose
of constructing and main
taining gravel road from
1 a point on Cane River
| through or near the plan
tation or Mathew Jones,
Thence to Cypress on the,
II. & p. r. r. and thence
vest along the right of NO
way of the T. & z. Ry. to
BaYouSac De Tabac, which
crosses said Railroad and
che graveling of that por
Lion of the Public ROAD
beginning at the west end
Of the Bayou NatcheZ
Bridge, running thence in
d Westerly direction to
Did River, and tile i'm
DrovemenC by travelling
pr otherwise and main
.anance of such other
public roads Is said Road
district, all in conformity
70 an ordinance in refer
sence thereto adopted by
the Police Jury of the
Parish of NatchitOches on
July 9Th, 1915.
Valuation of PROPERTY S..................
Signature of Voters ............... 80.
\ Notice to Voter: To vote in favor
/ said proposition place cross x
mark In The square below the word
YES" to vote against said PROPOSE
Zion place a similar mark In the
fquare below the word mo"
And that the secretary of the said
Police Jury be and she is instructed
10 have prepared for use at said
special election all the necessary
ballots boxes, tally sheets, list of
|ayoters, assessed valuation OF property
and complied statement of voters IN
humber and amount.
Sec. ). That the polling place of
laid election shall be polling place No.
y, at Cypress on the T. & P. Railroad
i'm the Parish of Natchitoches, and
Malter Racial, Henry SimDso and
alfred Massey are hereby appointed
commissioners of said election. and
Ernest Melecon is appointed Clerk OF
said election and said election shall
he conducted under the laws of the
State or Louisiana applicable thereto.
Sec. A. That the President of the
Police Jury is hereby instructed to
give notice of the Special election
ordered by his proclamation published
according toGaw, and in said procla-
a'cIock a. m. on the 9th, day of
August 1915, the Police Jury will meet
It It's regular meeting place in the City
session, proceed TO open the ballots, ex-
anime and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of said election.
The roll being called the vote result
80 fplluFwe,
Yeas. Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Adams, CoskeFham. Knott, Page. Par
|ker, Taylor, Cockfield aud Russell.
Carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded the Hon. Police
Jury adjourned until o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Hon. Police Jury met pursuant
TO adjournment with president Pierson
Apresiding and all members present.
By Mr.. Pierson:
That the following report of Road
Tracers appointed to lay out and
Establish a road from Powhatan
ridge to the Siedge Bird q .
IN the south bank of Bayou Pierre be
accepted with the understanding that
that the large bridge to be built will
not be of any cost to the parish and
that H. j. Steadman is appointed over
sheer of said road.
Tracers Report.
we the undersigned Road Tracers
selected to lay out and establish a
Road from Powhatan bridge TO the
I Sledge Bridge both bridges on. Bayou
ME1&TEGp SGlQ 1DA4 W W BE olI EhS O00GA
kbank of Bayou Pierre, we did meet on
the SOth day of June 1916 and did pro-
&ceed to trace layout and establish said
road, beginning at POwhatan Bridge
and running west along South bank of
said Bayou we find that about one
mile above said starting point stream
called. Shelly Bayou which will need a
bridge, said b4dge will be about 8 feet
high and 80 feet long which we think
eaTl be built for about $500 further
along up the Bayou we find about six
small streams or crevasses which will
need to be bridged and we estimate the
cost OF the small bridges Collectively
1t $500
The said road to follow along the
bank Of Bayou Pierre 70 the upper end
II y. II. Walkers place, thence around
he back of the Porter place and inter-
aectlng the Allen and Lake End road
bout one mile from Sledge Bridge.
Respectfully.
(Signed.l ]. z. Gibbs.
Ell. j. Steadman
H. B. Brown.
~ Mr.. Pierson:
Il That Ward Four and Ten be given o
tipping vat, and that same Be erected
ithout any cost for labor.
carried II unanimously.