The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-01-15

making salu investigation, SURVEYS
reports, etc.
The resolution was adopted.
The police jury considered a petition
(which was read) asking the State
Rail Road Commission to order re.
duction of rail road rates on sand. gray.
ell and other materials used in the con.
struction of public roads.
The petition was approved.
A resolution was adopted approving
and endorsing the proposed action of
Congress in appropriating funds in aid
of the building and maintenance of pub
lie roads.
A petition was presented asking that
the name of Elite Albright be placed
on the pauper list. On motion the pe-
tition was refused.
A petition was presented asking that
the name of Mrs. Samantha Netherlin
be placed on the pauper list. The pc
tltlon was granted and the firm of Pur-
Wis & Gilcrease, at New Verda. was
appointed as agent.
On motion the name of Lizzie Sinoue-
field was ordered stricken from the
pauper lsst.
On motion it was ordered that the
sum of four dollars (s4.OO) be paid to
). X. Miller on account of pauper Hen
ry Sharbino now deceased.
The committee appointed to review
and locate the public road from Colfax
TO kateland station made report of
action taken in locating the road.
The report was ordered filed.
On motion the following named six
freeholders were appointed as a COM
mittee to review and locate the public
road from Colfax to Kateland station:
:. H Mcknight. Earl Roberts. J.,H.
John Randolph, F. C. La
Cour and PA. Dean.
The committee appointed to review
md locate the public road from the up-
'er Colfax-Alexandria road to the low
r Colfax-Alexandri road on the boun-
AIRY line between townships five and
tx made report of action taken in
ocating the road.
The report was ordered filed.
On motion the following named six
rec holders were appointed as a com
llttee to review and locate the public
pad from the upper Colfax-Alexandria
pad to the lower Colfax-Alexandria 9
bad on the boundary lines between
ownshlps five and six: Isaac Butts, !
7. E. Teddlie, F. M. Morris. j. M.
nthony, d. W. Honeycutt and S. L.
oneycutt. a
On motion it was ordered that the I
llary of the parish treasurer be fixed s
1.-THE sum of six hundred dollars s
O.OO) per annum from January lst, D
'l6, it being provided that the treas o
'er shall systematic the business and
counts of the parish and keep the
me In set OF books, practically in :,
e same way as the books and ac- g,
UNITS OF private and corporate enter :,
Uses are handled. II
1t was also ordered that the salary of tt
e clerk of the police jury remain as u
present. ~
On motion it was ordered that Mr.. O
II. Wardlows be paid the sum of ten
liars $4,000 on account of interest
note for mules. 4,
1t was ordered that the motor truck
d crew be laid off for sixty days. =.
On motion Mr.. Dunn was authorized IN
have the bridge on Fushmo creek re
paired ri
Mr.. Richardson was authorized to Il.
We the bridge on the Dartigo re- :.
ired. al
On motion of DR.. Burlington the fol- til
wing named six freeholders were ap- 1s
nted on committee to review and w
ate public road from C. Ambugs
ce on Georgetown-Colfax road to !,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. road III
Zion church: j. d. McConothy, J. b. fr
azeale. G. l.. Coburn, Silas Morris. III
c. Starks and Jeff Bankston. lv
IN motion the following named six =,
eholders were appointed to review Q,
locate public road from T. A. pi'
nkston's residence, across Bear to
ed to the Colfax-Georgetown road da
the old Bradford place: James M
ldford, 7. A. BanKston, j. w. Ham, =,
nd, Isam KEGS, George Cupp and 'i''
ey Norris. SCI
lr. LaCroix movedthat two car loads Tx
ron culverts be purchased from the bo
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