The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-01-21

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Tie minutes Of the regular meeting
Of December 2ud were read and approx
ed.
ROADS -PETITIONS-WARD 9.
Topsy, La, Aug. IS, 1915.
To the II a President and members
Of the Police jury Of the Parish OF Jcl-
fereon Davis, Louisiana: We, the I'm
derSigned citizens, respectfully request
your Honorable Body to grant us
road over the following route; from
the N. f. corner of N. W. Id OF Section
81. T. 7,R. west, thence west Ia mile
between property owned by b. NJ. Ball
and n. NJ. BuSbey to the Township line
OF Township South Range Z.
We would ask that the following
named residents Re appointed as Com
miSSiOnerS to lay out said road and pro-
cure right-Of-Way Tor Sdme: M. Bus
hey, J. K. BuSbey, D. r. Cole, H. L.
Evans, b. NJ. Ball r. Downs. Respect
fully NJ BuSbey, Joel BuSbey, Il. l..
Evans. George Parker, r. Darius, j. K.
Busbey, Nj. A. BuSbey, James |. Stln'
gaey, n. NJ. BuSby, Robert Buchy, Is,
NJ. Ball, D. r. Cole.
by Mr.. MarCantel: That the above
petition for public road be received
and the Commissioners as asked Tor,
and named, be appointed.
CARRIED.
FERRY.
LAKE ARTHUR-Mr. Guidry report
% o EN- IOyed Geo. Ree>t p,
al, Arthur at tWI..
five (25) dollars per month, One-half Of
which to be paid by this Parish and
One.halt by Vermillion Parish. This
police jury approved his action in above
matter.
Observation-Disclosures were received
Or the care and operation OF the ferry
Mermentau and all were referred to
Mr.. Hathaway to take up with the Pc.
lice Jury OF Acadia for agreement and
action.
CARRIED.
POLLING iRtCINCT-WARD3
By Mr. uI Ouded nv Mr.. Z
way and carried: Resolved, That
whereas the Raymond voting precinct
in Ward three ~ as now established
has no suitable building in which to
hold election. the same having been re
moved it is hereby ordered and direct
ed and e Established that the polling place
for future elections be and is hereby
established at the residence of Oscar
Landry ,lr. near the north west corner
of section twenty-five I22) Township
eight l8l, Range three CD west.
ROAD OVERSEERS.
BY Mr.. FOntenOt-Th Dolce BOur
geOiS, road OyerSeer OF District No. z OF
Ward be discharged, CARRIED
BY Mr.. ArceneauX: That EraS Hayes
road OyerSeer of District No. of Ware
be discharged and that Hampton HOl
land be appointed as road Overseer il
said district. CARRIED
FONDREN REPORT.
Mr.. FOndren, agricultural demOnStrG
ton agent, appeared and made leng
thy report covering his years work
HIS report showed that he had beer
very active and had accomplished muCt
good in crops and stock, and as having
developed much interest and improve
ment in all lines of agriculture. Mr.. j
? A. Redhead of the demonstration WOrl
asked the Police Jury for contract 0
three years for an agriculture agen
in the Parish. After discussion and o.
motion Of Mr.. Hathaway, seconded b.
Mr.. ArCeneauX, the Police Jury re
employed Mr.. FOndren for one yea
from January lSt, 1916 at sixty (6C
dollars per month, payable monthly.
STOCK VACCINE
4 On motion, duly seconded and carried
Mr.. Fondren was authorized and in
StruCted to purchase ten thousand do
! SEES of vaccine at six cents l6) and to Sc
and distribute to farmers at cost fc
{ the vaccination OF their stock. Tn
p Police jury to advance the cost for tn
purchase Of said vaccine. CA8RIEI
L BY Mr.. ArCeneaux and carried, Tha
y the Police Jury do now adjourn unit
e one P. M.
o AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Police jury reCOnVened at on
. p. NJ. with all members present.
q BAYOU CHENE AND GRAND MAR
+ Is BRIDGES.
DR.. A. c. wilkins, representing Ii
9 Lake Arthur Dredging Co., and Z. !
Il Zigler representing the j. b. Ziglt
y Co. appeared before the P0lic
ID Jury i'll reference to claims of the P
# lice Jury TO" damage to bridges Oh b
=. you Chene when taking their dreds
Il boats through said bridges. After #
ana lengthy discussion it was agree
y That all claims OF the Police Jul
- against said Companies for said dana!
, would be cancelled; that the Poi
l. jury would proceed to build new al
'e larger draws sufficient to accOmoda
o. the passage of said boats that the 50
+ Lake Arthur Dredging Co. agrees
. advance and pay the sum of $3.50; tn
&c the said z. B. Zigler Co. agrees to a.
Of vance aud pay the Snm Of $3.50; all t
ward tie construction IF said he
bridges. The balance of the cost on
hall 10 be borne by the Parish, fra
general funds. the other han /.
p. borne by the Wards in which 4