The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-01-14

4 OAICll lCpOlICO UIlC lOiIOW1IlS
resolutions which were adopted by
the bodV
Article L. That the commissioners
Iappoint the road Overseers and appor
ton the hands tC each road. That
the three commissioners give bond to
the amount of money that passes
through his hands.
Article 2 That the commissioners
inspect the overseers work after the
first three days work That the COM
missioners have power to object TO
work that is not satisfactory and to
dismiss the oVerSeer of his work if
not satisfactory.
The commissioners shall receive ten
cents per mile for The inspection of
each road in his district twice each
year
Article Resolved that all roads
be worked in said ward under the
same system as has heretofore pre-
vailed in 1914
Article 4. That the commissioners
are not supposed to apportion any one
who can not do or is able to do an
honest dayS work.
Article 5. That the overseers has
the right and power to discharge any
man who fails to do his duty.
Article 6. That each commissioner
of the year 1914. give an itemized &C
count of all money spent on each road
in mis- district.
Article I. That all officers be cleo
ted at the beginning of each year. |
Article 8. That each overseer shall
erect sign boards at each mile and at
each public road forks.
Article 9. That we appropriate
road funds for the purpose of main
tanning the old public roads running
northeast from J. G Roberts place bv
Z. A. RriSter, thence across T. & P
railway to the ward line. While
peace and harmony prevailed the
body went Into the election of officers
and w. A. Montgomery was elected /
chairman and Dan Dowden secretary
for the ensuing year, ami Louis HaW- |
thorne, }. A. Montgomery, and G. n. |
Rhodes were elected as commissioners
for the year 1918, Willis Dowden, G. |
\. Lee, and M. & Key were elected |
an auditing committee for the ensu-
ing year. with NJ. G. Kew as chairm1 n. |
There being no further business to
transact the meeting was adjourned
subject to the call of The chairman. I
This Jan. End, 1915.
tSigned)
d. I. TREADW.AY,
Chairman.
DAN DOWDEN,
Secretary.
BY Mr.. COckffeld.
Resolved by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Natchitoches: That the
president G. H. Pierson, be author
lied to contract With competent V.
5. to vaccinate all the horses, mules,
cattle and sheep In Natchit,mneS
parish for Charlton for a period of uns
or more years, aS is required, cor
mencing Feb. lst, 1918.
Be it further resolved: That tie
owners of the stock be tLxed with The
cost of said vaccination that the
stock in the infected wards of the
parish be yaccinated first, and that
the cost of vaccination shall uot ex-
coed twenty-five cents tor horses,
mules and cattle and twenty cents
for sheep.
Yeas. Messrs. Pierson, Parker. Cock
field. Russell. Nays, Nessrs. Adams,
Knott, Page, Taylor. Lost.
BY Mr.. Pierson:
That polling place Grapes Bluff
ward }. be changed to Messick store
ward 8 as per petition citizens of ward
3. precinct No. |.
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson, Adams, Pagst,
Knott, Parker, Taylor, Cockfeld, I
Russell. Carried.
BY Mr.: CockHeld seconded by Mr.
Page:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury ;
Of the Parish of Natchitoches in re- {
gular session convened: K
Section /. That pursuant to au- ,
5hority conferred upon this body by
Act No. 2S2 of the General Assembly
If the State of Louisiana for 1910 a
'teel traffic bridge De constructed I
scross Cane River in ward 8 of this :
parish at point on said river at or
lear l. q. Prudhomme ferry at the
lite approved by the q. S. Depart t
nent.
Section 2. That a committee COM t
DosCd of the president OF this body .
md \. p Cocktield and w. w. Page
s hereby instructed to employ com i !
'etant engineer to prepare at once
'lans and specifications for said
ridge, and to supervise the conStruc-
ion thereof. The committee shall :.
{ once submit said plans and specih U
atiOns to the u. S. DepaJ tment ana y
pom approval of same by the War l
department. the committee is hereby p
to ADVERTISED for bids for 0
he construction of said bridge, said 0
advertisement to be for 20 DAYS, in a.
apers selected by the committee. u
Section 8. All bids shall be accom- =,
anied with a certified check for If
10000 to insure good faith. The ~
shall give bond through a 81
company authorized to do a.,
lsineSS in the State, in the sur of &
100000 for the faithful performance y
his contract. The right is reserved
} reject any and all bids. i
Section 4. In event of the award of
id contract and in order to provide
If the payment of said bridge one
ghth of one mill on the dollar of
lie total assessment of the parish of vi
Is hereby levied for a ~ ~
,riod of ten years, beginning and in l,
uding The year 1915. or for such u
me thereof as may be necessary. ~
lid one eighth of one mill is hereby
1Cially dedicated and set aside for to
% payment of said bridge. Such til
,yments to be divided into ten an Sh
lal payments and to bear not ex- tx
eding per cent per annum interest. m!
Provided tile Police Jury reserves nj
e right to pay al anv time at It's
tion, the whole or any portion of tic
i'd debt before maturity with in la
rest only t. date of payment. Gil
Section 6. The bid accepted and n;
e contract entered into shall be by
ported to this body at regular or Oh
ecial session. AT
Yeas, Messrs. Pierson. Adams, Page Al
nntt PARKER ,Earlnr ncL tinld La