The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-01-13
Police Jury Proceedings.

Police Jury Proceedings.
The Police Jury Of the Parish of
Natthitoches, La. met in regular
session on the 3rd day of January,
1916, with G. H. Pierson, President
presiding and members present as
follows:
Knott, Bage, Russell Taylor. Parker,
Adams, Williams, Cockfeld, Cocker
ham,
Resolution by Mr.. Jno. o. Williams,
Seconded by Mr.---.
Be it resolved that an election be
held in Ward Two on the 25th day of
January; 1916, at the regular primary
election, for the purpose OF electlng
commissioners to serve until other sue
cessors may be elected.
That the Secretary of this body be
authorized to prepare the ballots and
boxes to be used at said election and
that the candidates for said Office shall
signify their candidacy on or before
January the 18th, 1916, and that a
check for $l.00 must accompany appll-
cations to be used for paying for the
expense of preparing the ballots;
That the commissioners OF election
for the General Primary shall serve as
commissioners for this election.
That the election shall be held at
Goldonna, Ashland and Chestnut, La.
and that each precinct shall select its
road commissioner to serve in said
precinct.
ANY one candidate not receiving a
majority of the votes cast in said
precinct, the two receiving the highest
number shall enter a second primary
to determine the will of the people.
Carried Unanimously.
PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION,
State of Louisiana
Parish of Natchitoches,
BY the direction of the Police Jury
of the parish of Natchitoches, La
notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, November Is, 1885, an election
was held in Road District No. II, to
determine
PROPOSITION, to incur debt and
issue bonds to the amount of Forty
Thousand Dollars to run for Twenty
Years, and to bear interest at the rate
Of Five per cent, for the purpose of
crawling and maintaining roads in
said Road District No. II.
That the majority of the tax payers
voting at the said election was Four
teen in number, and therefore said
proposition was carried.
Thus done and signed on this the
Ord. day of January 1916.
G. III. PERSON,
Prest. Police Jury.
ADDIE TAUZIN,
Secty. Police Jury.
By Mr.. Adams:
That Henry Garner be placed on the
Pauper list Of Ward Three.
Carried.
By Mr.. Knott:
That in accordance with petition of
Citizens OF Ward Five, that a new
road be established beginning at Union
Grove and running by j. H. Walkers
place and interesting the Sodus and
Bayou Pierre road near James Blues.
Carried.
AN ORDINANCE
By Mr.. Page:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
That the President of this Body is
hereby authorized and directed to sell
the Good Road Bonds of Road District
No. 13, after advertisement and as
provided by law, hereby invest him
with full power and authority in the
premises.
Yeas: Messrs. Pierson, Williams,
Auatsls, CeckerhaFn, Knott, Page,
Taylor, Russell. Carried.
BY Mr.. WasiaF f1rn ryU.z. wKra
that public road be established be-
ginning at Chestnut School House
running South and intersecting Road
No. "A at Posey Luekeys.
Road tracers; E. T. Weaver, Green
Walker, w. W. Walker, Posey Luckey,
NJ c. Brown. Carried,
By Mr., Knott:
That in accordance with petition of
If Citizens of Ward 5, that road No.
Il running from the Old j. B. Fleming
place west to Parish line near Tom
Dykes be changed as follows: Running
rom the Old Fleming place on the
present route until il reached the South
,ast corner Of the old Charles Fleming
,lace turning to the left in by the way
# Malcom Bells place, and intersecting
he original road No. II, in front of A. |
N. Ainsworth place. Carried. |
BY Mr.. Pierson:
Resolved, that rr. W, L. Wise,
Eugene Edwards, and L. M. Gorum be |
appointed Road Commissioners for
load District No, Il, and be empower
d to select an overseer for said road
district. C arried. |
y NJ. Adams, seconded by Mr.. Page:
That in accordance with petition of |
itizens Of Ward 4, that road No. 4
unning from Campt; to Black Lake at
be r, A. Hammitse place, be changed
D run west 1 mile to j. o. Boyd's
nd north to w. A. Liendeckers Mill
nd then to the bridge on Black Lake
better known as the Farley Ferry.
Carried.