The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-10-19
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This done and signed in quadruple
originals on the 2lst day Of September,
1916, in the presence of two competent
and lawful witnesses whose signatures
and names appear hereinbelow to this
instrument of writing.
WEBSTER SAND, GRAVEL AND
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
By F. H. DRAKE, President.
BoSsIER PARISH,
ByJ.C. LOGAN, President
Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
Witnesses:
w. W. REEDER.
G. G. CAPPEL.
The following report of Mr.. r. 5.
Burt, Farm Demonstration Agent, the
same embracing the dates from January
1st to October Sth, was received and
ordered filed:
Since the beginning of the year have
travelled 2745 miles, written 70 letters,
paid 634 official visits, mailed 1o9 bulle-
tins and vaccinated Al head of cattle for
blackleg, also 81 hogs for cholera. |
have placed with demonstrators six fine
Duroc bears and four sowS and cooper
ated with G. E. Gilmer of the ShreVe-
port Chamber of Commerce in placing
| fine Short Horn bull in the Plain Deal
! ing neighborhood for the benefit of my
demonstrators.
| Demonstration work is progressing
we'll and the club boys have shown quite
an interest in theirswork and will make
fine showing at both fairs.
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especially in the growing of more and
better corn.
have had a number of visitors from
the different specialists, from which we
received great benefit, especially from
a two days visit by State Agent Snow
den, when we built 1925 yards of terraces
in the Linton neighoorhood. District
Agent G. E. WC0lmau and | expect to
do more work of this kind this fall.
Yours respectfully,
E. S. BURT, Parish Agent.
A deed of w. G.. Chandler to the
Police Jury Of Bossier Parish, for right
ofway of gravel road, Road District
No. 2, through section Ii, township Is,
range ii, was presented to the Police
Jury, accepted, and the price of 500 for
same was allowed and . warrant ordered
issued to J. G. McDade, on the order OF
w. C. Chandler, Mr.. McDade having
previously paid Mr.. Chandler.
, The time having arrived, as fixed by
the ordinance of date Of July IL, 1916
,, for the canvass and tabulation of the
returns of the special road tax election
held in Ward Five, Bossier Parish
J Louisiana, on September IL, 1916, the
Police Jury resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole for the purpose O
opening the ballot boxes, counting tn
8 ballots, canvasSing the returns and de
claring the result OF the aforesaid cleo
ton.
Whereas, pursuant to an ordinance
and proclamation passed by the Polio
-, Jury Of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, o.
September IL, 1916, ordering an election
to take the sense OF tbs property tax
payers qualified to vote at said electio
in said Ward Five, as to whether or nc
a special road tax Of mills on the dolla
: of the assessed valuation of all asses
sable property in Ward Five for tn
period of five years, beginning with tn
- year 1917 and ending with and includin
the year 1921, shall be levied for tn
- purpose OF building, constructing an
- repairing bridges, and building, repair
y. ing and maintaining public roads in sal
- Ward Five, Bossiar Parish, Louisiana
:. Having received the ballot boxe
tally sheets and voting lists from tn
= proper leg al custodians, the Police Jur
then proceeded to open same and
canvass and tabulate and promulgat
! the returns Of said election, and foun
} the following results: