The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-01-20
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
in This Place Last Week.

r. D. Wilmington, Ward Five.
J. G. McDade, Ward Six.
The minutes of the preceding meeting |
were read in open session and approved
as read, with the following correction:
That the appropriation of $3.50, stated to
come out of the Ward Four fund, should
have read, "to be paid out of the gen.
eral fund.- "
On motion, and second. duly carried,
Mr.. Logan, President of the Police Jury.
and R. B. Hill, Clerk of the Police Jury,
are hereby authorized and instructed to
advertise for sale the Bonds of Road
District No. 2 of 1915 in the Bossier
Banner, the official journal of the Parish
of Bossier, and the Commercial and FL
nancial Chronicle, a newspaper publish
ed in the City Of New York.
On motion and second, duly carried,
the President of the Police Jury is here
by instructed to accept title conveyed to
the Parish of Bossier in the following
deeds of rightsofway: Mrs. Mary Ed
wards, DR.. Paul Lawrence and T. H.
Lawrence, Marian M. Wagner, E. E.
Walker, Paul Lawrence, j. w. Oneal, J.
Dandy, L. K. McGuffia, widow and
heirs of B. A. Kelly, Freeman 6: Stew
art, ]. O. McKlister, John P. Kelly, B. N.
Lowry, Mrs. E. L. Walker, Mrs. G. R.
Wafer, C. N. Jones, James Gilchrist,
]. S. Staten, T. R. Tomlinson and G. w.
Smith.
The following petition was presented
and read in open session:
Shreveport, La, Dec. 1S, 1915.
To the Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
| property owners and residents of Bossier
| Parish, petition your honorable body to
/ meet the Federal appropriation in behalf
of maintaining the Agricultural Agency
of our parish, for the following reasons:
First. Having heard that there is
some opposition to this Office among the
/ citizens Of our parish, and believing our
selves that this Office is of tremendous
/ benfiet to the farmers individually and
collectively.
Second. Knowing by the experiences
in benefits derived by this office, we feel
that it would be a regrettable mistake
not to maintain the same.
Your honorable body must know that
the Federal Government demands OF
each parish some effort in the line OF
agricultural instruction before they will
/ give cooperative work by their ex-
| pert agents. Should we abolish this
office, it would mean that Federal CO.
operation with our corn club, pig club
and tomato club features would likewise
be forfeited.
Personally, we feel that in the effort tc
modernize our farming interest, this
officer, together with the Government
officers. have been of great benefit to US
during the year 1915.
Knowing that the power OF maintain
ing or abandoning this office lies within
the hands of your honorable body, and
feeling that you will do what is best fol
{ our people in the premises, we respect
fully submit this petition for your seri.
GUS consideration.
J.P. FulIilove. T. D. Cornell.
L. Tigner. H. P. Moore, ST.
w. J. Fulliloye. J. H. Mcdowell.
w, I. Radcliffe. Tom Hickman.
: E. N. Norris. A. Curtis.
On motion and second, duly carried
!: the request of the foregoing petition wa
granted and an appropriation of $500 wa
' made, to be paid in monthly installment
to the Farm Demonstration Agent on tn
approval of Hon. Mason Snowden. Tn
!. said Mr.. Snowden to approve the clair
Of the said agent monthly, beginning
February /, 1916, and extending for
: period of twelve months.
!; On motion aud second, duly carried
: the Clerk Of the Police Jury was au
thorized to issue warrant in paymen
of the Champion Supply Company
}. bill, for jury cots and Jail supplies, whe
same have been received.
VI The following report of E. S. Bur
was received and ordered filed, to-wit:
!. To the Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
VI have 1853 demonstrators and cooper
/. ators, and during the past year ha!
N made 788 official visits, travelled 37s
5, miles. nave WFitUCu luz lCtlClo, aud moi
k ed 1889 bulletins. Nineteen specials
have visited with me our demonstration
We had 1858 acres in corn, 400 in cotto
228i in oats, 400O in peas, 400 in alfalf
IS and $50 in special crops, grown uad'
IN improved methods. It's our object to il
$; duce every farmer to grow everythliI
in plenty that he needs on the farm
Il. both man and beast.
a. Yours respectfully,
n, E. S. BURT, Agent.
% The Clerk of the Police Jury is here'
E. instructed toissue warrants refunding
a. automobile license paid to the parl
,r through the Sheriff of the Parish Of Be
II. sier for the year 1915, as under reee
$; act of the Legislature these resider
we're required to pay their license to
State.
DO On motion and second, duly carrie
the claim OF DIR. Arthur A. Herold,
s35 for autopsy and chemical examir
ton of August !, 1915, tbody OF Mr.. D.
Southerland) was not allowed, and
are Clerk was instructed to notify Mr.. Il