The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-08-31

any necessary road districts, to author
re the issuance and sale of bonds, OF
ito vote special taxes or otherwise, be
fore January LIST, 1917, that may be
necessary for carrying out and con-
structing the proposed projects herein
applied for and,
WHEREAS the State Highway Depart
ment, Board of State Engineers, re-
quires the parish to advance the es-
timated cost of making said surveys,
maps, plans. Investigations. reports,
etc., on the basis of Twenty Dollars
(S20. t0l per mile for each mile applied
for; and,
WHEREAS, the State Highway De-
partment, Board of State Engineers,
agrees to refund to the parish any OF
the above fund over and above the
amount necessary to cover the cost OF
said surveys, maps, plans, investiga-
tions, reports, etc, together with an
itemized statement showing the exact
amount expended in making same
BE 1T RESOLVED: That the Police
Jury of Natchitoches Parish, in regu-
lar session convened, hereby makes
formal application and petitions the
State Highway Department Board of
State Engineers. for State Aid under
the provisions of Act A. of 1910, FOR
the construction Of the following named
highways
From Sabine Parish line to Martha
vile.
From Marthaville to Robeline.
From Robeline to Natchitoches.
From Natchitoches to Grand Ecore
on Red River
From Grand Ecore in a southerly di-
rection via Clarence to the mouth of
the Saline Bayou, the dividing line be-
tween the parish of Natchitoches and
the Parish of VIM.
From Natchitoches to Powhatan.
From Powhatan to the village of
Allen, embracing total of about sixty
miles.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED: That the
President of the Police Jury of Natchi-
toches Parish, be, and he is hereby au-
thorized to borrow and to draw on the
Parish Treasurer and issue to the
State Highway Department, Board fo
State Engineers, check for Twelve
Hundred Dollars ($l200 COZ, said
amount being equal to the number of
miles applied for at Twenty Dollars
, $4,000 per mile, and the amount re-
quired to be advanced to cover estima-
ted cost of making the necessary sur
veys, maps, plans, Investigations, re.
ports, etc.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart,
Hammett, Hood, Sanders, Marshall,
Salter and Charleville. Absent: Mr..
Page. Nays, None.
Carried
Moved and seconded the Honorable
Police Jury adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p. m.
EVENING SESSION
The Honorable Police jury met pur-
suant to, adjournment with President
Hammett presiding and all members
present except Mr.. Page.
By Mr.. Cook, seconded by Mr. Ham
NETT:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Natchitoches Louisiana
in legal session convened.
That the resolution of the Police Jury
of the Parish of Natchitoches Louis
lana of date June 18th 1916 purporting
to set aside one sixth of mill from the
Ten Mill regular assessment of the
years 1916, 1917 and 1918 for the pur
pose of constructing concrete bridge
across Saline Bayou at brakes Sail
Works, be and the same is hereby re-
voked and recinded.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Hart, Hammett
Hood, Sanders, Marshall, Salter anC
Charleville. Nays: None, Absent: Mr.
Page.
carried
By Mr.. Hart, seconded by Mr.. Ham
NETT:
Whereas the Jefferson Highway roaC
to- be constructed from Natchitoches t.
Powhatan passes through Road Dis
| trict No 9 and Whereas the voters AM