The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-08-17
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY
MGNDAY AUGUST 7th, 1916.


MGNDAY AUGUST 7th, 1916.
The Hon. Police Jury met las per
adjournment July meeting) with Pres
ident Hammett presiding and all mem
bers present.
By MIR. Page:
That the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting be postponed in
definitely,
lCarried)
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION
By Mr.. Page, seconded by Mr.. Cook:
Be it known that acting under the
a Ithority and provisions contained in a
certain resolution passed by the Police
Jury at Their meeting held on the 18th
day of June 1915, Ielative to an cleo
ton for the purpose of selecting three
Road Commissioners for Spanish Lake
District Ward five.
Said election resulted rs follows:
There were four candidates, viz: Mr..
Ben Flores, Mr.. Andrew Solice, Mr..
R NJ. Rodriguez, and Mr.. 7. j. Jack
son. Mr. Flores received l9 votes, Mr..
Solice received 19 votes, Mr.. K. NJ.
Rodriguez received votes and Mr.. I.
j. Jackson received Is votes.
1t is therefore proclaimed that Ben
Flores, Andrew Solice, and 7, j. Jack
son having received majority of votes
cast areIdeclared Road Commissioners of
said District.
Carried
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION
BY MIR. Page, seconded by Mr. Cook:
Ordered, upon examining the votes
cast in Spanish Lake School District
Ward Five of Natchitoches Parish
Louisiana, at the special election held
on the 22nd day Of July 1916, as to
whether or not special tax of Five
Mills on the dollar be levied for a
period of five years on all the assess
able property of Said Spanish Lake
School District,
The result of said election is as fol-
lows:
For in number 10, Against in num-
For in amount $4672.OO, Against in
amount; none.
The majority of the votes cast in
favor of the tax of five mills for five
years is 19, the majority in amount or
valuation of property for the tax for
FIVE years is 4672, 90 dollars.
1t is therefore proclaimed that at
said election the vote in number and
amount is in favor of the assessment
and levy of said tax.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart,
Hammett, Hood, Page, Sanders, Mar
shall, Salter and Charlieville. Nays:
none,
By Mr.. Hammett, seconded by Mr..
Cook:
: Be it resolved that the action re-
garding the payment of Harry Bros,
claim be laid over until August 24th
1916.
That committee be appointed to in
vestigate said matter. -
1,omrmittee appointed: Messrs Cook,
Salter. and Charleville. Yeas: Messrs
Cook. Harper, Hart, Hammett, Hood,
Page, sanders, Marshall, Salter, Char
leville. Nays: None.
By Mr.. Hammett, seconded by Mr.
Salter:
That the following Road Tracers re-
port be accepted.
Strange, La,
July 26, 1916
We the undersigned Tracers of road
leaving the Ashland and Saline Road
at or near the Flynt Place, thence
down the old Rushing road to r. M
Finley, thence to j. M. Regions, thence
70 Henry Thomas and across l., and y
w. r. r. at Regions old Spur, thence
by the Methodist Church, kusslng q
southeast course and intersecting the
Goldonna and Saline Road at or near
Choctaw Bridge.
(Siened) M. B. Wodley
j. M. Regions
C. E. Bishop
H. M. Thomas
P. C. Gallen
By Mr.. Hammett, seconded by Mr..
Page:
That the following report of Ira
GERS be accepted.
To the Honorable Police Jury, Nat
chitoches La
Wd the undersigned Spanish Like
Road Traeers decided to let the road
remain where it now is.
(Signed) J. g Elan
H. Blum
]. A. Beasley
J. H. Harrell
Carried
By Mr.. Hammett:
That action regarding pubic printing
be postponed until evening.
ICarried]
By Mr.. Cook, seconded by Mr. Page
That in accordance with petition oi
citizens of Ward Ten relative to the
establishment of an old road which ha;
been used for years, and as it now il
the road runs a parallel with railroad
and too narrow TO use as public road
The old road is now closed against pub
lie trave ing.
Therefore be it resolved, that Mrs
Fannie Guillot be notified to open OLE
road, or give new road.
Moved and seconded the Hon. Police
jury adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION
The Honorable Police jury net pur
suant to adjournment with Pres de-
Hammett presiding and all neube
present.
BID For PUBLIC PRINTING
Natchitoches, La, Aug IT, !
To the Police Jury, Parish Of Match
toches
City
Gentlemen
Under resolution passed at your la
meeting, the two local papers we.
/ eaauested to nut in bids today for f