The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-16

Jefferson Davis parish, La, as par
ties of the second part do hereby
covenant and agree as follows:
The parties Of the second part
agrees to pay to the party of the
first part the sum of One Hundred
and Fifty ($15000) Dollars per
month as follows: The Louisiana
State Board of Health agrees to pay
the sum of Thirty $500 Dollars per
one-fifth u.s. of the amount; the
Police Jury of Jefferson Davis par
ish, Louisiana, agrees to pay the sum
Of Sixty (S6O.O0) Dollars or two
fiths (2-5) of the said amount and
the School Board of the Parish Of
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, agrees to
! pay the sum Of Sixty ($6OOO) Dol
I lars or two-ifths (2-5) of the said
amount of One Hundred and Fifty
| ($150.00) Dollars monthly.
For and in consideration of the
said sum of One Hundred and Fifty
| ($150.00) Dollars to be paid by the
parties of the second part as above
specified, the said John H. Cooper
part yOf the first part agrees to de-
vote his whole time to the public
health service of jefferson Davis par
ish, La, under such rules and regu-
lations as shall from time to time be
prescribed by the Louisiana State
Board of Health for the Government
of whole time health officers and
shall retain laboratory and office in
the Court House, which office shall
be open at least two (2) days of each
week, provided the conditions of this
agreement shall never be construed
as prohibiting the said John H.
Cooper from holding and discharging
the duties of the Office of Coroner,
nor the attendance upon cases of
obstetrics, nor of making life in
Surance examinations and receiving
compensation therefor, provided the
services rendered the public by the
said John H. Cooper shall never, on
account of the above provisions be
less than forty-eight (4S) hours in
any week.
This contract may be terminated
as follows:
First. BY mutual consent of all
parties hereto agreeing.
1 Second. By the party of the first
, part upon thirty days notice to each
of the parties of the second part.
Third. Upon proof of incompetent
cy of, or neglect Of duty by the party
of the first part, any one, or all of
the parties of the second part acting
singly or jointly may terminate this
contract at pleasure.
This contract shalt not be binding
until all parties hereto have signed
the same, either in person or through
its proper officers and copy fur
nished each of the signers."
|, Upon roll call on the above PROPOSE
ton resulted as follows:
Arthur Guidry, Ward 1, nay
Geo. Hathaway, Ward 2, aye; 7. S
: Walker, Ward 8, aye; ]. S. IRENE
Ward 4, aye; A. T. Jones, Ward 6
, aye; F. A. Arceneaux, Ward 7, nay;
Dolce Bourgeois, Ward 8, aye; ayes
| 5, nays 2, absent 2.
Whereupon the proposition was du-
ly declared accepted, on the part Of
1 the Police Jury.
; On motion Of Mr.. Bourgeois and
seconded by Mr.. Jones, DR.. c. A
, Martin, was duly elected President OF
/ the Parish Board of Health, it being
understood that the President of the
Board of Health will serve without
: compensation.
Petition for Public Road.
{ To the President and members Of
7 the Police Jury of the Parish of JEFF
ferson Davis:
Gentlemen: We the undersigned
7 citizens of Jefferson Davis Parish, La.
; respectfully ask your honorable body
to appoint six commissioners to 10y
. out and procure right of way for 8
public road from SW corner Of the
] NV ia of SW LA Of Sec. 26-7-5, Their
south on Sec. line 10 liz acres te
: where Kinder and Welsh Road joys
!. East ia mile. The above is tt
e straighten Welsh and Kinder RoaC
running north to Kinder.
II We recommend also the appoint
! ment of Messrs. John N. Langley, ]
NJ. Sanders, Jos. Langley, Marius La
: forgue, C. Hebert, Willis Langley
Petitioners: w. M. Fenton, C. He
bert, Jake Cline, Willis Langley ant
: others. a
By Mr.. Marcantel: Resolved tina
: the above petition for a public roac
$ be received, and the commissioners a
asked for appointed, Carried.
{; To the Honorable Police Jury Of JET
ferson Davis Parish:
We the undersigned citizens of tn
y Parish of Jefferson Davis, do respect
fully request that you appoint H. W
Miller, C. T. Miller, C. A. King, "
}. ]. Bilbo, C. X. Miles, and George Dea
ton to secare and lay out a right 0
IS way for public road along the line be
y tween Sections 1S and 10, and II an
90, Township z, Range 5 West, be
d ginning at or about the NV corne
of Section 10 and running East t
q present public road on North Paris
e line.
g Signed: A. P. Hawkins, ]. s
Sweeney, L. L. Landlord, w. F. Trot