The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-07-15
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
July Meeting, 1915.
Monday morning, July 9Th, 1915.

The Hon. Police Jury met in regular
session convened with President Pier
son presiding and all members present.
By MIR. Adams:
That the reading of the minutes OF
the previous meeting be dispensed
with. Carried.
The election of officers being in
order, Mr.. Pierson called Mr.. Williams
to the chair.
For President, Mr.. Pierson was notni-
mated by Mr.. Page, seconded by Mr..
Williams, was unanimously elected.
For Secretary, Miss Tauzin, was
nominated by Mr.. Adams, seconded by
Mr.. Knott was unanimously elected.
For Treasurer. Mr.. Phillips, was
nominated by Mr.. Russell, seconded by
Mr.. Pierson was unanimously elected.
President Parish Board of Health,
DR.. Phelps was nominated by MIR.
Knott and DR.. Pratt was nominated by
Mr.. Cockerham. DIR. Phelps received
nine votes, DR.. Pratt one, therefore
DR.. Phelps was elected Pres. Parish
3oard of Health.
For Parish Physician, DR.. Gallon,
was nominated by MIR. Russell, secon-
ded by Mr.. Page was unanimously
rlected.
For Janitor, Mr.. Sellers, was nomi-
mated by MIR. Page, was unanimously
.lected,
The President appointed the follow
ing committees:
Finance committee, w. w. Page. j.
o. Williams, B. +. Taylor. Claims
committee, r. J. w. Knott, ]. H.
Cockerham, B. F. Taylor. Good Roads
committee. w. w. Page, r. ]. w.
Knott, A. P. Cockfield, B. F. Adams
and j. o. Williams.
by Mr.: Pierson, seconded by Mr..
('ockfeld:
That in accordance with petition of
citizens IF ward 8. That a polling
place be established at Montrose, La,
TO be known as precinct No. 3, ward 8
and to embrace the following territory:
All that part Of ward Q lying west Of
Cane river and south Of line running
due east from corner Of ward Z and 8,
or as the south east corner Of section
30, TT, R7, TO Cane River.
Votes on aboYe stood ~ follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Person, Williams,
Adams, Cockerham, Knott Page,
Parker, Taylor, Cockfeld and Russell
Carried unanimously.
PROCESS VERBAL OF CANVASS
OF ELECTION RETURNS.
BE IT KNOWN, that on this, the 9th
day Of July 1916, a. 10 o'clock q. M, In
accordance with an ordinance of this
Police Jury, adopted on the Goth day of
May 1915, notice Of which was issued
and published according TO law, the
undersigned members of the Police |
Jury of Natchitoches Parish Louisiana, |
being a quorum thereof in public ses- |
sion, at the Court House in said parish, |
and according TO law opened all Of the
ballot boxes used in and which were /
received from the Commissioners of |
the election held on the day of July
1915, in accordance with said ordinance /
and then proceeded to count the said
ballots, both in number and amount, /
for and against to determine the
PROPOSITION to incur debt and issue
bonds Of Road District No. I6 of the
Parish of Natchitoches 70 the amount
of Ten Thousand Dollars, to run for
twenty (2Ol years, bearing interest at
the rate Of five per cent per annum,
payable annually, for the purpose Of
constructing, crawling, improving and
maintaining the public road running
through said Road District No, is com
mencing at the ward line at the Dist.
bridge between wards and 4 line TO
the Red river parish line along or near
the north side of the La. Railway &
Navigation Railway right of way. The
title to which shall vest in the public.
The result of said count was Is
ballots and $3.50 90 (six thousand two
hundred and eighty dollars) in favor Of
said proposition and ballots and
1886, 90 dollars against said proposition
and therefore the majority in both
number and amount cast by the pro-
perry tax payers Of SAID Road District I
No, lie In the parish Of Natchitoches at |
Baid election being in favor thereof;
md
At the same time and place, we did ]
sxsmine and canvass the returns IS
evidenced by the duplicate tally sheet 8
md Duplicate complied statement, the !
Of both being sworn to by I
he commissioners according to law,
md finding also that the returns indi- i
|atpd 4 majority beth IN number and !