The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-08-05
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
July Meeting, 1915.

july meeting, 1919.
By Mr. Pierson. second by Mr.. Page.
That the following petition Of
citizens Of ward nine be accepted.
To the Hon. Police Jury of the Parish
of NatchitOcheS.
We the undersigned tax PAYERS OF
Ward 8, of the Parish of Natchito-
Gees. La. in order to construct main
tain, gravel or dirt public roads With
in tie limits Of the territory here
YOUR Hon. Body to create road Dis
tory and portion of Ward 9, of the
Parish of Natchitoches viz;
Commencing at the corner of sec
tion 81, and So, township s. L I, on
The ward line of ward to its inter
section with the East line of Ward 8.
Thence running south along the
Ward line between Wards and 7.
and 9 to the southwest corner of Sec
tion 7, Township I, Range I.
Thence soCt til on the Ward line be-
tween Wards and to the middle of
Section So, Township Range 6.
Thence East along the center of
section 56 across old River to the
dividing line between Sections u and
73.
Thence in northeaSterly direction
along the line between sections Y
and 73 to the south line of section 8,
Township 7. Range 8.
Thence along the south line of SAID
section to Cane River.
Thence in northerly direction
along the west bank of Cane River to
the point between the property of j.
/ AlphonSe Prndhomme and Carroll
Jones on the bank of Cane River
where the south line of Road Dis
trict No. Il commences.
Thence along the south west line
of said Rad District No. II to the
point of beginning.
/ And that the same be designated
as Road District No. l3 of the Parish
of Natchitoches La.
We agree TO vote special tax
when submitted to vote to incur
an Indebtedness of (50.000.O0) Fifty
| Thousand Dollars, the same to bear
| interest at the rate of . per cent per
annum, principal and interest TO be
paid by special tax on all asSeseable
property in said road district No. -
The amount of the said tax Ito be
fixed annually by the Police Jury not
to exceed 10 mills in any one year, to
run for 20 years, the said tax to be
| devoted to the construction AMI
maintainance of a gravel road run
ming from a point on the bank OF
Cane River through or near the
plantation of Mathew Jones. thence
to Cypress on the t. & P. Railroad,
and thence west along the right OF
way of the t. & P. Railroad and to
the Bayou crossing said Railroad,
which is called Bayou Sac De Tabac:
and the graveling of that portion OF
the public Road beginning at the
west end of the Bayou Natchez
Bridge running thence in westerly
direction to Old River, and the i'm
provement by graveling or otherwise
and maintenance of such other public
/ roads now existing or which may
hereafter he established in said Terri
tory, and running through said road
district No. II, at above designated
and described.
1t being understood that when a
sum sufficient to pay said principal
and interest shall be collected. there
shall be no further assessment and
| levy of said tax, and that the tax so
voted shall be funded into bonds to
run for 20 years, the amount af said
bonds to be fixed by the Police Jury,
the same to bear per cent interest
per annum
And we further pray that Your
Honorable Body submit said matter
TO the qualified voters Of said road
District No. I3at especial election to
be called as soon as possible.
Respectfully submitted,
I(Signed
| T, +, Weaver Numa Rachal
Alfred Masset Ed. Thomasee
Lee Bruce f. NJ. Devil
FL. J. Smith j. B. Meloncon
Ernest Meloncon Foster LacaZe
James T, Salter w. Il. Longoridge
J. II. Simpson Juscum Meloncon
B, D. Rains L. C.'Hardlman
M, L. Payne u. r. Page
L. w. Page w, w. Booty
B. f, Roberts r. B. Sheppard
VIM. Frantom Ed. Faust
Natchitoches, La.
July 5th, 1915.
| [ do hereby certify that above
petition contains the names of more
than one-third of the qualified voters
of Road Distrirt No. l3.
(Signed) D. J. Hyams,
| Clerk of Court, and Ex-Otficio
Registra of Voters. Parish of Nat
ehitoches.
Natchitoches. La.
/ July 5th, 1915.
| hereby certify that the entire
lproperty assessable under the laws of
Louisiana, within the territory en-
braced and described in the above
petition as comprising Road District
No. l3 exceeds S50, 10000 on the as
sessment rolls of the year 1910.
tSigned) 5. G. Dowden.
Assessor. Parish of Natchitoches, La.
i Votes on the above stood as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson. Williams,
Adams, Cockerham. Knott, Page,