The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-20
TUESDAY, MORNING.
April 18th 1916.

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The Hon. Police Jury met pursuant
to adjournment with President Pierson
presiding and all Members present ex-
cept Mr.. CockfeId.
By Mr.. Pierson, seconded by Mr..
Adams:
Whereas a resolution was passed at
a previous meeting deciding a piece of
ground to colored Grave Yard Associ-
alton and whereas the Q'Quin Williams
Lumber Co., now occupies a part of
property belonging to Parish near said
Grave Yard site. same beng leased to
them for $1,000 per year. which amount
is due July 1st, payable in advance,
therefore be it resolved that this board
give this amount to Mayor Kile for
purpose of fencing Colored Grave Yard
and doing other necessary work to en-
close said ground. Carried.
By Mr.. Adams, seconded by Mr.. Page:
That the different amounts paid out
of Ward One Bridge Fund for the
Good Roads Fund, and the Parish
Bridge Fund, when the said two funds
had no C. edit, be returned to the said
Ward One Bridge Fund.
Yeas. Pierson, Williams, Adams,
Knott, Page, Parker, Taylor and
Russell. Carried.
By Mr.. Pierson, Seconded by Mr.. Page.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury 0
the Parish of Nat~chitoches, i'll reguls
session convened.
That the ordinance of the Polio
Jury adopted on April oath, 1914, an,
recorded in minute Book page SO. pro
viding for the issuance of Seventy Fou
Hundred Dollars ($74O0. O0) of certif
Gates of Indebtedness in favor of tn
Blodgett Construction Company c
Kansas City, Missouri, or bearer, i
payment for the construction of a stee
highway bridge across Cane River a
Chopin, under ten certificates of in
debtedness were issued by the Polio
Jury, each for the sum Of Seven Hun
dred and Forty Dollars GAO. 00) a.
bearing 5 per cent interest from thei
date, March 1st, 1914, All interes
payable annually, Two certificate
falling due on March LIST, 1915, ant
March lst, 1916, together with the in
terest coupons on all of the certificates
falling due on said dates having beer
paid and cancelled, and upon the sur
render and cancellation of the remain
ing eight certificates of Indebtedness
each for the sum of Seven Hundred an,
Forty Dollars, (740.00) with interes
coupons attached; the said ordinanc,
providing for the issuance of sale
certificates, of date April Gath, 1914 anC
the same is hereby repealed, and il
leu thereof, a subsequent ordinance i
this day passed providing for the fund
ing of said indebtedness aggregatine
Fifty Nine Hundred and Twenty Dol
iars 1920. 00) in principal and providina,
for the issuance of bonds under Article
281 of the Constitution, payable s~eriallJ
in eight years is this day passed.
The vote being taken, resulted as
follows:
Yeas: Pierson, Adams, Knott. Page,
Parker, Taylor, Russell.
Absent: Williams, Cockerham, Cock
field. Nays, None. Carried.
AN ORDINANCE.
BY Mr.. Pierson, Seconded by Mr.. Page.
An ordinance providing for the is
susnce of Highway bonds of the Parish
# Na~tchitoches in the sum of Fifty
Nine Hundred Dollars. and providing
;orEthe payment of the principal and
interest thereof.
Sec. l. Whereas, the Parish of Nat
,hitoches is now engaged in the con-
structing of highways and bridges for
The said Parish; and,
Whereas, it has caused to be con-
structed and has accepted a highway
steel bridge across Cane River at
chopin, connecting two public roads
Ind highways: and.
Whereas. the constructing price of
The same is Seventy Four Hundred
Dollars S7400.0 90 of which it has paid
he sum of Fourteen Hundred and
Dollars (S1480. 00, leaving 8
iebt due of Fifty Nine Hundred anC
twenty $500. 00) and for the paymen'
# which the Parish wishes to make
adequate provision; and,
Whereas, tais R2AGs ivy aaa fG,