The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-03-12
Police Jury Proceedings

Columbia, La, March l, 1915
The police jury met this day in regular sess-
ion with all members present.
The minutes of last meeting January 18th,
1915 read and on motion carried Adopted.
Mr.. N. NJ. Davis addressed the board relative
to reviving the old cane hill road, extending from
the Lake Front on the Columbia and Monroe road
between said Davis plantation and that of DR.. j.
Q. Graves to Cane Hill, which road was abandon
ed several years ago, and on motion duly second
ed and carried the matter was laid. over until the
next Regular meeting in May.
- Petition from l. |. Estes and other citizens
from ward laid over from last regular meeting
was called up by Mr.. Johnson and on motion of
Mr.. Johnson duly seconded the following named
Honeycutt, E 1 West and W Wall are hereby
appointed to review the proposed
wall road and to make such recommendation to
this board at its regular meeting in May as they
deem best for the citizens of that community.
On motion of W King duly seconded and
carried, the second division of the four notch is
hereby ordered changed so that it will leave its
present location IN front of S Kelly's residence
and traverse the line dividing the lands Of said ]
S Kelly and Ollie Hearn, distance of about 800
yards and again ntersect said four notch road.
On motion duly seconded and carried, the 1st
division of the Venison road is hereby ordered
changed so that it will leave its present location
at the corner of E J Langhams field and run on
the south side of its present location distance of
;,+o +bo
! of the Venison road at the east end of the steel
bridge on Bayou Castor and that portion of the
Venison road as now located between the corner
of Langham's field and said steel bridge is
hereby abandoned.
On motion duly seconded and carried, the
hands subject to road duty on @ Fishers place
in Ward are hereby assigned to work the first
division of the Wall road instead Of the 2G div.
Petition relative to compensating Mr. P W.
Carr, called up, road, and on motion carried laid
over until afternoon.
Board adjourned until 100 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment with all
members present.
On motion duly seconded and carried Mrs
Hardie Keen of ward is hereby placed on tho
INDECENT list for the current year at 81 per month
Mr.. J. L, Kelly and Mr.. H. D. Rogers ad
dressed the police jury relative to paying Mr. P
W. Carr for the benefit derived by the parish
through his efforts in causing an increase in the
assessed valuation of the pine timber lands In the
parish J l. Johnson addressed the board in be-
half of Mr.. Carr's petition, C. R. Benson cues
toned the legality of the police jury paying Mr.
Carr. On motion carried to Indefinitely POSTPONE
the matter, the following Members voted Yea
J. M Bennett T F James, H H Rogillio ] "
King, W James and Harris Mays" P +
Claunch C R Benson, I Johnson and A H Hun
phres motion to indefinitely postponed, carried
Police jury took recess to attend the meeting
and hear the addresssof DR. Nesom, in the inter
est of tick eradication and the installation Of
dipping watts.
j. A Warner ] Pierce, Carl Treen and 9th
erS, presented resolutions from the citizens O.
Grayson and vicinity relative to locating dipp
ing vat at Grayson and after full discussion thu
following named committee, to-wt: H H Rogillit
Pres, Carl Treen, W King, ] w James, and ] +,
Meredith are hereby appointed to ascertain tn,
probable cost of dipping watts, the proper location
Tor same and to make such recommendations t,
the police jury as they may deem best at its mex
regular meeting in May 1915.
Continued next week.