The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-03-10
WARDS

AuNdlil AdEGduLGl, -
John II. Cooper Observation-Disclosures. +
+. A. Arceneaux. :
IL. A. Fontenot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q
Ives Pitre ......
The minutes of February 3rd. and 4th were
read and approved.
Bridges-Bayou Chene.
Mr.. Browning appeared before the PoIice
Jury and showed by plan that the draws con-
templated would not be wide enough to &C
comodate the boats passing through and sug-
gested change in the plan and making sliding
draws and leaving the opening in SAID bridges
full thirty eighty t3S) feet This would entail
slight advance in cost over and above the
original contract price of 10000 dollar"
The change was approved and ordered made.
Vital Statistics
The President submitted letter from the
State Board of Health asking for an appro-
priation to secure more complete birth and
death statistics. The President was authorz-
ell to reply commencing the effort and to state
that this Police Jury is not now in finicial
condition to give the assistance asked for.
Court House.
1t being inconvient and expensive for the
Police Jury as Il whole to act in all matters
arising in the building of Court House. Mr..
Hathaway was designated as Chairman and
when impractical to get other members of the
Police Jury to act with HIM, to assume the res.
possibility and personally act for the Police
Jury in determining questions arising in con-
motion with tho Df rho ('nnrf
House. Carried.
Goods Roads Bonds.
On motion duly seconded and carried the
President was authorized to appoint special
committee Of three, himself to be a member,
to employ special Bond Attorneys to prepare
all necessary legal matters, ordinances resolu-
tions, ETC., in connection with the issuance of
Good Road Bends.
Gravel Rate Hearing,
The Police Jury was notified that the Rail-
road Commission would have hearing on
freight rates on March 14th. The matter of
rates being of the greatest importance, the
President was authorized to appoint two re-
presentatiyes to appear before said Railroad
Commission on said date, the expense of said
REPRESENTATIVES W NC DpIu w JiIO pdlISus
Grand Marais Drainage District
On motion Of Mr.. Hathaway, Geo. W. Cald-
well, was appointed to fill the vacancy of W.
0. Cornish, term expired, and ] Habor was
appointed to fill the vacancy of Aras D0ucet
term expired, as members of the
Grand Marais Drainage District.
Parish Fair.
pm IL That III, proa;Joo+
point a special committee of five ~, to con-
slaer the matter Of holding an annual parish
fan and to report their conclusion to this PO-
lice jury,
Colored Schools.
request was made TO his Police Jury for
assistance for some coIored schools. This mat
te should have been presented t. the Parish
school Board. The Police jury does not con-
dels it its duty to render assIstsQce in school
matters.
.,a..s-Ward 4-Herorts ec.al ommittee.
ue special Committee APPOINTED to ex-
.sIe mt the controversy ia egard to the
l,..tion OF new road IN ERA presented
tn .oIowing report.
We, Your Committee appointed to inyesti-
..e tine aging out Ola I'D in Ward /
re., cctfully recommend t.as n action be
q ,tu by this body in the irruises. Adopted.
Petitons-W nd 3.
Jennings, It,, an. p, 1916.
.hs President and Mem 'ars Of the Police
jury Of the Parish Of Jetfer, - Jaws:
Gentlemen: We, the Undersigned citizens
o Jefferson Davis Parish La.. respectfully
ar your Honorable Body t. appoint six COM
missiouers TO lay out auo procure rght.of-
way for Public Road from y / Corner OF
Section 1858 due west 6 mics on section line
to n W corner of section I5-s-i.
We also recommend the appontment OF
Messrs Dugas Guillory, j. Nm, Clifford, Il.
II. Compton,, G. L. Holconib, Henry Precht'
H. 0. KaIIman. Il. T. Compton, 1, B. Catfail
JAS Vim. Clifford, Poicar Landry. Alcee Le-
Blanc, Pauline Landry Jr., G. E. Holcomb, j.
NJ. CoweI, Camille Jarz. W. H. Upper.
Report--Ward 8.
Welsh, La, March ., 1916.
To the Police Jury, Jefferson Davis Parish
Louisiana;
conference.-the, your commissioners, ap-
pointed by your Honorable Body, at your
February meeting, 1915, to lay out and pro
oure right-of-way for public way from Z
corner section 1856 to Z corner Sec. 1856