The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-07

Ausem Marcantel ---------------5
A. 7. Jones ------------ -------- b
F. A. ArceneauX -----------------7
Dolce Bourgeois NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8
George Hathaway, Ward 2; and
Yves Pitre, Ward 8, Absent.
Upon the recommendation by petit
ton OF resident property tax payers
of Ward l, that w. M. Buchanan of
the Corporation of Lake Arthur, W.
H. Burgin of the Thornwell District,
and Placide Landry of the Northwest
ern part of the Ward be appointed to
serve and to be known as Ward One
Highway Committee to act in con-
junction with the Police Jury of said
Ward in paying out and locating the
roads and highways to be constructed
in said Ward, also as an Advisory
Committee in conjunction with the
Police Jury, it was moved by Mr..
Guidry and seconded by Mr.. Jones
that the said committee be recommend
ed and appointed. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Marcantel and sec
onded by Mr. Arceneaux that D. E.
Cole of District One, Sidney Pitre Of
District Two and Marius Lafargue of
District Three all OF Ward Five be
appointed as Highway Committee Of
Ward No. Five to serve and to be
known az Ward Five Highway Com
mittee 10 oct in conjunction with the
Police Jury in an advisory capacity
in laying out and locating the roads
and highways to be constructed ana
improved in said Ward Five. Car
ried.
Moved by Mr.. Jones and seconded
by Mr.. Arceneaux that W. B. Cab
bert, Marshall Watkins and William
F. Tietje all of Ward No. Six High
way Committee to act in conjunction
with the Police Jury in an advisory
capacity in laying out and locating
the roads and highway to be construct
ed and improved in Ward Six. Car
ried.
Moved by Mr.. Arceneaux and Sec
onded by Mr.. Jones upon petition
signed by resident property taxpayers
of Ward No. Seven that A. E. Bour
geois of Precinct One, Alcee Benoit
Of Precinct Two and William Mouton
OF Precinct Three all of Ward Seven
be appointed to serve and to be known
as Ward Seven Highway Committee
to act in conjunction with the Police
Jury in an advisory capacity in lay
ing out and locating the roads and
highways to be constructed and i'm
proved in said Ward Seven. Carried.
Upon motion duly seconded a reso-
luton was unanimously adopted en-
dorsing and recommending the ap-
continent of Hon. William F. Teitje
for reappointment as President of the
Board of Supervisors of Jefferson Da-
Wis parish State of Louisiana.
Upon motion duly seconded the COM
lnittee on Courthouse and grounds
was authorized to take up with the
Architect the matter of the advisable
lty of having concrete floors and iron
doors in the record rooms of the Of
fees of Treasurer, superintendent of
Education and assessor in the new
court house. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the Police
jury adjourn until one o'clock. Car
ried.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Police Jury met at one O'Clock
with all members present except
George Hathaway of Ward Two and
Yves Pitre of Ward Nine.
Mr.. Stone was called before the Po-
lice Jury and questioned as to the
character of mortar used in the con-
struction of the new court house ana
assured the Police Jury that the NOR
tar used was according to specltlca-
lions and that this matter in the tu-
ture would be looked after carefully.
Moved by Mr.. Jones and seconded
Inv Mr.. Arceneaux the president be d.
rected to authorize the clerk to take
ont tornado insurance on the court
house to the amount Of twenty thous-
and dollars, Carried.
Messrs. Shuts and Petty, civil en-
gineers, being present and upon invi-
tation addressed to the Police Jury
upon methods of Highway Construc-
ton.
Moved by Mr.. Guidry and second
ed by Mr.. Bourgeois that the Police
Jury adjourn. Carried.
Approved -----------------.