The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-07-13
Police jury -:e067eg.
PARISH OF NATcHIroCHEs, LA.
Monday, July 3rd. 1916.

NesSrs. II. A. Cook, Ward Ohe, M.
VI. ID. Harper, Ward Two, Mr.: Z. t.
Hart, Ward Three, Mr.. K. E. Ham
Inett, Ward Four Mr.. j. i. Hood;
ard Five, MIR. w. w. Page, Ward
six, Mr.. C. c. Sanders, Ward Seven,
M. j. NJ Marshall, Wnrd Eight, Mr..
+. S. Salter, Ward Nine, Mr.. T. A.
CharlevilIe, Ward Ten.
Mr.. Pierson the former President OF
me Police Jury met with the above
mentioned members, and called the
meeting to order
The election of officers being in
order, resulted as follows:
For President, Mr.. Cook was noml-
mated by Mr.. Hammett, seconded by
Mr.. Harper.
Nr. Page, Seconded by Mr.. Salter.
There being no other nomination for
President he vote stood as follows:
For Mr.. Cook; Mr.. Harper.
For Mr.. Hammett: Messrs. Hart,
Hood, Page, Sanders, Marshall, Salter,
Charleville.
Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Hammett, were
excused from voting.
BY Mr.. Cook:
That MIR. Harper withdraw his vote
and make the election of Mr.. Ham
nett as President of the Police Jury
unanimous. Carried.
Mr.. Hammette then tooh his seat as
President of the Police Jury, aud the
election of officers continued
For Secretary, Miss Addie Tauzin,
was nominated by Mr.. Page, seconded
by ilr. Salter.
There being no other nominations
the result was as follows:
For Miss Tauzin: Messrs. Cook,
Harper, Hart, Hammett, Hood, Page,
Sanders, Marshall, Salter and Charlie
vile.
For President Parish Board of Health,
DR.. Phelps was nominated by Mr..
Page, seconded by Mr.. Salter.
There being no other nominations
the result was as follows:
For DR.. Phelps; Messrs. Cook. Har-
per, Hart, Hammett, Hood, Page,
Sanders, Marshall, Salter and Charlie
vile.
For Parish Physician, DR.. Gallon
was nominated by Mr.. Cook, seconded
by Mr.. Hammett.s
there being no other nominations the
result was as follows:
For DR.. Gallon: Messrs. Cook, Har-
per, Hart, Hammette, Hood, Page,
,,4nders, Marshall, Salter and Charlie
vile.
by Mr.. Hood, Seconded by Mr.. Cook:
That the appointment of the Official
J ,urnal be postponed until first Monday
III August, and that the Secretary of
this Body notify the present officials
! Irnals to submit a bid at above men
A,n.a BIDS RI hn in aPanr1QnOp
with law.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook. Harper, Hart,
Tanmette. Hood, Page, Sanders. Mar
.ltl, Saiter, and Charleville.
Nays None.
Carried unanimously.
The following Committees were ap-
pIlted:
F4se,, Mr.. H. A. Cook, F. A. Charlie
vi ii.
j aims Committee: Messrs. Salter.
II 1T, Marshall.
= I'D Roads Committee: Messrs.
liza per, Cook, Page, Hood, Sanders.
iy dr. Cook, Seconded by Mr.. Charlie
,ile:
/. solved, that there be appointed a
a : nmittee Of Three to confer with
Ill. supervision of public accounts and
nave him come to Natchitoches, and
ti,8t we employ a good a%ccountan. there
t. - -operateIwith him at a cost of not
i, than $4,000 to go over the books
ii ut the conditions of all of the ac-
c as, and to establish a set of books
his body SO that the cost of vari-
! ,arge expenditures are separate
u ,foperly registered.
): Messrs. Cook, Harper, Ham
M Sanders, Marshall, Charleville.
-: Mersrs. Hart, Hood, Page,
lie Finance Committee appointed.
Carried.
b, Ir. Sanders, seconded by Mr.. Cook,
..,lt the report of road tracers on
~ .Jrd at page $40 Of current minute
b ( relative to road, Ward Three,
T the acceptance of said report be
r .:tl led, and that the resolution in re-
g.: to the appointment of four men
i u Police Jury and the fifth man
s I'D by the four to trace this road
mai in force, and that the report be
,Gb.ni5ted to this body at the next
.--.llg .
- ): Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart,
Il ! aette, Hood, Page, Sanders, Mar
s,iA.i, Salter, and Charleville.
nays: None. Carried.
3 lr. Charleville:
,,iit Rosa Ann La. Platte be placed
OF l.le pauper list of Ward Ten.
Carried.
.noyed and seconded the Hon. Police
~ J adjourned until 2 O'Clock P. M.
EVENING SESSION"
T 2 Hon Police Jury met pursuant
t lljournment with President Ham
h,- presiding and all members present.
- Mr.. Page:
mat action on the two petitions of
Cicizens of Ward Seven, relative to
the discontinuance Of road No. 2, and
the establishment of two new roads be
lvstpone indefinitely.
Carried.
b Mr.. Salter, seconded by Mr.. Cook:
| lat in accordance with petition Of
tiGilens of Ward 9, relative to the
o. lmissioners being authorized and
lowered to change the public road
T., a where it now runs on South side
OF Did River from point herein named
to !. new location to be selected on
L iitely by the Road Commission.
Tle change to be as follows, commenc-
lIs At a point on the South bank Of Old
Liver where section line between Sec
. n land 2 IT,, r. z, crosses said River
t.snce South on Sec. line between
J m and RACIAL a distance about
Z yards thence South East direction
thr )ugh lands of Freeman, johnson
Ell. and Weaver Bros. to Old River a
distance of abont 1900 yards. Therefore,
30 it resolved that the old road be
discontinued, and the new road estab-
shed. Carried
isy Mr.. Harper, Seconded by Mr.. Cook
mat in accordance with petition of
Citizens of Ward Two that the public
rod commencing at the Foster