The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-13
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~ Mr.. Salter, Sc :oni by Mr.. Harper:
That in accordance with petition OF
Citizens of Ward Nine relative to the
road commission being authorized ana
empowered to change the public road
from where it now runs on East SIDE
of Old River from points herein named,
TO a location to be settled on definitely
Dy the said Road Commission.
Said road to qe changed as follows:
Commencing at a point across bayou
Natchez, at Smith place, and to run
across Smith place and Western end OF
Ward place, so as to stralghten road,
thence to run at present to South cor
ner Of 6. G. Prudhomme (now Man
ceau place. thence from said corner,
for a distance of seven hundred and
sixCy (7C0) yards to a point on North
side Of Mr.. Lambre Prudhomme place
(55Ol wards last Of her South west
corner, thence across her place dis
lance Of (22) yards to present road on
East side Of Old River, as this will
make the road direct aud straight from
Prudhonme c0rrer across Murphy and
Williams's lands and Prudhomme place
to Old River, justs below old Ware
place, straight and direct, and lesson
distance for persons travelling from
Old River to Natchez oveI (1100) yards
and nearly half mile for those going
from lower Old River and Natchitoches.
Carried
| Bv Mr.. Cook, Seconded by Mr.. Salter:
That the resignation of Mr.. Fredleu
as Road Commissioner Of Dist. No. 2,
Ward 3, and parts of 4, 5, be accepted,
- ALzA -, n1aoAtn, Ia nolInh tn fill
said vacancy. Carried.
| By Mr.. Hart, Seconded by MIR. Ham
mette:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
That an election is hereby ordered to
he held in Dist. No. 2. Ward 3, parts
| IF Wards 4 and 5, on Tuesday, August
Z nd 1916, for ithe purpose OF
electing a Road Commissioner to MI
the vacancy caued by the resignation
Of Mr.. Fredieu.
That the Secretary Of the Police Jury
is hereby authorized to prepare ballots
for said election.
Each candidate shall file his appli-
cation on or before the 18th. day of
August 1916. -,
That for the purpose Of holding said
| election the polling place shall be
Powhatan of Ward 8, end the following
are appointed Commissioners ane clerk
Of said election:
Commissioners, Oliver Fredieu. P. T.
Chaplin, and +. L. Rombin; Clerk of
said election ]. S. Dixon.
The Police Jury shall promnlgate the
returns of said election on the Gath day
of August 1916, at the regular meet
ing place the Court House in the City
of Natchitoches, Carried.
By Mr.. Hart, Seconded by Mr.. Page:
That action on the repairing of the
Bayou Pierre Bridge be postponed until
next meeting of the Police Jury:
Carried.
Be it remembered that at a regular
meeting of the Police jury of the Par
ish of Natchitoches, in the State of
Louisiana held on the 3rd day of July
A. D. 1916 at 10 o'clock a. IN. at its
regular meeting, there being then and
there present the following members of
said Police Jury:
Messrs. H. A. Cook, ". D. Harper,
c. P. Hart, r. E. Hammette, j. I.
Hood, w. W. Page, c. c. Sanders, J
VI. Marshall, J. +. Salter, and F. A
Jharleville.
Absent, None.
At which meeting certain proceed
ings were 1ad among which were tht
following, - Wit:
Mr. Il. A. Cook presented a certain
Ordnance, and moved its adoption
and thereupon Mr.. Salter seconded saig
notion to adopt said Ordinance, an6
said motion being then and there pu
70 a vote of the Ayes and Mays
and the roll being called said Ordin
ance was unanimously adopted by tn
vote of all of the Members of tn
Police Jury present, each OF said mem
oers voting aye, and there beng n
votes "Nay", which Ordinance is II
the words and figu es following to-wit
An Ordinance amending an ordinanc..
a ,opted April 10th. A. D. 1916, En-.
q tied " An ordinance providing flo,
the issuance of Twenty Thousand Dol
lars of five per cent Road Bonds in be
half of Road Dist. No. 18, of the Par
ish of Natchltoches."
Whereas, an Ordinance of the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natchitoches ad
dopted April 10, A. D. 1916. entitled
''An Ordinance providing for the is
suance OF Twenty Thousand dollars o.
i've per cent road bonds in behalf Q
Road District No. Is, of the Parish Q
Natchitoches and,
Whereas, in said Ordinance adoptet
April 10, A. D. 1916, the form and dc
calls of said bonds were prescribed ant
It is now desired to amend the same:
Now therefore, be it ordained by tn
Police Jury of the Parish of NatchitC
ches, Louisiana.
Sec. l. That the ordidanee adopted
April 10 A. D. 1916, be so amended q,
10 provide that the form and details o.
the bonds therein authorized to BE-
issued be consistent and in accordance
With the form of such bonds prescribe
by this ordinance, which form of bond
and coupons shall be substantially ir
me words and figures as follows
to-wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STAT
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH Of
NATCHITOCHES.
ROAD DISTRICT No. Is
HIGHWAY BOND.