The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-10-19
TIE POLICE JURY.
Official Proc eedings of the Meeting Held
i'm This Place Last Week.

The Police Jury OF Bossier Parish met
in regular session this day, Tuesday,
October 10, 1916, at the Court House, IN
Benton, La, with all members present
at roll call, to-wit:
IT. McDade, Ward One.
J.C. Logan (PresidenD Ward Two.
1T. Many, Ward Three.
N. w. Stewart, Ward Four.
L. NJ. Burks, Ward Five.
JIG. McDade, Ward Six.
The minutes of the meeting OF July
nth were read in open session and
adopted, after being correctedi-as. fol-
lows, toWit:
The-name OF J. P. Kecth;being inserted
as member of the Advisory Board for
Road District No. 3, the name having
been inadvertently .omittedain the min
utes of the July nth meeting, which
correction makes the said Advisory Board
for Road District No. 3, now read, J. L.
Many, Chairman; S. H.'Bolinger, DR..
W.T.. Bell, J. S. Rodgers, F. R. Garrett
and J. P. Keeth.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted this, October 10, 1916,
to-Wit:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, in legal and
junction with the City Council of the
I nd i.
ton to the toll rates of the traffic bridge
across Red River at the City Of Shreve-
port, fixed BY an ordinance OF date No
vember Is, 1912, by the Police Jury of
Bossier Parish and previously passed by
port, there shall be and is hereby fixed a
rate Of toll on auto trucks and gasoline
tractors, as follows, to-wit:
For each auto truck up to two tons,
inclusive, 10 cents.
For each auto truck over two tons and
up to three tons, inclusive, Is cents.
For each auto truck over three tons
aud up to four tons, inclusive, 20 cents.
For each auto truck over four tons
and up to five tons, inclusive, rs cents.
For each traction engine. 50 cents.
Be it further resolved, That those op-
all lugs from the wheels before crossing
said bridge.
Be it further resolved, That this rate
of toll be effective Immediately upor
same being ratified by the City Council
of the City OF Shreveport.
Moved by Mr.. Stewart, duly seconded
by Mr.. McDade, that the commence
ment of compulsory or systematic dip
ping CT cattle begin throughout th'
Parish Of Bossier on the 1st day O
April, 1917, and same shall be done il
conformity with Act No. 127 of the Gen
cral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
of the year 1916.
The Police Jury, being polled, vote
as follows on the above motion: Yes
Messrs Logan, J. T. McDade, Many
Stewart and J. G. McDade; nays-Ml
Burks.
The vote resulting five for and on
against said motion the same was de
clarel duly carried.
On motion and second, duly carried
r. 3. Hill, Clerk for the Police Jury,
hereby authorized and instructed to pun
chase and have put invthe Jail window
heavy steel wire Jail window guards an
mosquito screens in those windows M
now supplied with guards and screen
Same to be purchased and placed on tt
windows as soon as practicable.
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spread upon the minutes, to-wit:
Stats Of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans,
City of Ne,o Orleans.
This agreement and contract entere
into on this, the 18th day of Septembe
1916, in the City Of New Orleans, Sta
OF louisiana, by and between Websts
SAM, Gravel and Construction Con
pany, whose domicile is in the City
Mlnden, La, hereinafter known as tt
party Of the first part, and the Parish
Bossier, herein represented by J.
Logan, President of the Police Jury
the Parish Of Bossier, State of Louisian
hereinafter known as the party of tt
second part.
Witnesseth: That for and in consit
Grafton OF the prices, quantities, tern
and conditions of payment, specific;
tions, regulations, manner Of loadir
and shipping, weights, ETC., as offere
specified and required by the party
the second part, as hereinbeloW cite
the party of the first part hereby agre'
and contracts to furnish to the party
the second part 5000 tons, of 1000 poun
per ton, railroad weights governing,
and-claygravel, containing not lie
than so per centum Of stone, rangir
from not less than one-quarter to tv
inches in longest diameters, and subie
to the approval Of the State Highw;
Engineer, +. o. b. railroad cars or tract
of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroa
at Minden, La.
The party of the first part agrees al
contracts to begin furnishing said gray
within ten days from date Of this col
tract, at the rate Of five or more ca
per day, except Sundays and legal hol
days, until delivery has been complete
all cars to be loaded at not less tn;
their marked physical capacity.
The party Of the second part herel
agrees and contracts to pay to the par
of the first part the price and sum of
cents per ton, Of 1000 pounds per to
railroad weights governing, of SAM
clay gravel, containing not less than
per centum of stone, running from n
less than one-quarter to two inches
longest diameters, and subject to Il
approval Of the State Highway E,
gineer, t. 0. b. railroad cars on tracks
the louisiana and Arkansas Railro;
at Adner Station, all cars to be load,
to not less than their marked physic
capacity. Shipments are to begin te
DAYS frnrll date of this contract and