The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-10-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
JENNINGS. La. Oct. +. 1916

JeLlllllSS, Id, OCl. y, 1910.
The police jury met in regular ses-
sion with all members present except
F. A. Arceneaux, Ward Z.
The clerk was instructed to take the
matter up with the attorney general
with a view of obtaining his opinion
as to the liability of the parish to pay
for bridges constructed over the drain
age bitches on the public road in the
Grand Marais Drainage District No. 1.
The president of the police jury re-
ported an opinion from the district
attorney to the effect that the police
jury were not legally required to pub
lish its proceedings in the official
journal other than the annual budget
and ordinances.
A resolution was adopted accept
ing the offer Of Messrs. BOlger, Mooser
& Willaman Of Chicago to purchase
the remaining $100,000.00 good roads
bonds upon the same terms as the
original purchase by them of the
$400,000,00, and to extend the time
for accepting the same until such time
as the supreme court renders a de-
cision favorable to Messrs. Wood &
Oakley, attorneys Of Chicago, upon
the legality of the issue, and further
providing that all court costs, etc, in
cident to obtaining the decision of the
supreme court shall be borne by
Messrs. Bolger, MOsser & Willaman.
A road petition for a public road
from the southwest corner OF section
$685. to a public road on the north
side of said section, or the northwest
corner of section 1856 and the fol-
lowing were named as commissioners
to procure right of way: l.. L. Bow
ers, J. w. Babcock, VIM. Kennedy,
Gordon Boiling, A. F. Day and A.
Reeves.
H. C. Fondren, demonstration agent,
submitted his quarterly report. DR.,
j. P. Bushong, veterinary inspector Of
the United States bureau Of animal
industry, appeared before the police
jury and impressed upon the jury the
Importance of the parish taking up the
work of tick eradication in the parish.
The police jury took the matter of
tick eradication under advisement and
made this matter special order OF
business at the next regular meeting
of the police jury.
Col. w. L. Stevens, highway engi-
neer, appeared before the police jury
and submitted his report of the pro-
gress of work on the public highways
The police jury, by motion, estab-
lished the road leading from Lake Ar
thur to the ferry as route for I'M
proved highway.
The clerk was directed to advertise
for bids for construction Of improved
highways for contracts to be let at the
next regular meeting of the police
jury.
A contract was awarded to McNeeI
Stationery Co. for metal furniture fol
the new court house for the sum OF
$1562.39.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the district attorney to institute
suit against Messrs. Bolger, Mossel
| G. Willaman of Chicago, as test cast
to compel them to accept the remain
ing $1OO,OOO.0O good road bonds.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the highway engineer to survey
line beginning at Roanoke and run
nings eight miles north and that this
route be included III the road system
of the parish.
A resolution was adopted employing
Messrs. Robira and Williams, attor
neys, to recover balance due this par
ish from Calcasieu parish in the set
Element made between the two par
ishes when the parish division wa
made. The attorneys taking the EN-
ployment upon a Is per cent basis o
amount recovered and paying all cour
costs, etc.