The Colfax chronicle., 1917-02-24
Notice of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA


STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
Pursuant to authority contained IN
an ordinance adopted by the Board OF |
Supervisors of Grant Parish Road DIS.
trict Number Eight, on the 18th day OF
November, 1916, l, w. A. Brownlee,
president of said Board of Supervisors,
hereby give public notice that an cleo
ton will be held in the said Road Dis
trict Number Eight on Tuesday, the
thirteenth day of March 1917. as set
forth in section one of said ordinance,
which section provides as follows.
Be it ordained by the Board OF Su-
pervisors of Grant Parish Road District
Number Eight in lawful session con-
yened, That an election IS hereby or
dercd to be held in Road District Num-
! ber Eight of the Parish of Grant, State
of Louisiana, on the 18th day of March,
1917. at which shall be 81 m ltted
the following proposition:
| PROPOSITION to incur debt and IS
sue negotiable bonds of the Grant Far
ish Road District Number Eight, in the
sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand
$3.50. .OOO) Dollars for the purpose OF
constructing and graveling the follow
ing public roads, together with bridges
and other necessary equipment within
the limits of said district, title to which
shall vest in the public:
IA graveled road from Verda to
Colfax. distance of twelve miles at
a cost not to exceed two thousand dol
2IThe grav=ling of the Verda- Mont
gomery road, a distance OF eight miles
at a cost not to exceed one thousand
, dollars per mile. :.
3-The building and graveling Of two
spurs to the jefferson Highway in Ware
: Six. a distance of four miles at cos'
/ not to exceed two thousand dollars pei
; mile. u,.
narish line near Crews to the line o
Il / Rapides parish, by way of Montgomery
g Colfax and Bagdad, the same beinl
r known as the jefferson Highway, dis
f tance of about thirty-three miles.
It All of the above described roads, ex
d cent the jefferson Highway, to be bull
l. nv this Board of Supervisors with labo
= and teams, home labor to be given tn
If The said bonds to run for a period
,e thirty (30) years, and to bear lnteres
,e at the rate of five per cent per annnn
N PAYABLE semi annually.
ir The said election shall be held at tn
following polling places and by the OH
cials named, each being regIstere
TX voter: n.
vo kins. H. T. Crew and d. M. Mcknigh
~ commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, clerl
r. II, q Clinton. returning officer.
ed At Fairmount polling place..
ee Logan. r. H. Randolph and j. G. Smit
ny commissioners; T. C. Bush, clerk; Ga
er land Dean, returning officer.
i'd At Bagdad polling place.. M. A
m tbony. John james and A. M. Brow
M commissioners; Nj. c. Buckner, cler
al 7 w. Hadnot, returning officer.
At o. K. school house for Bru
voters living in District SD. M. Pug
its George Futrell and G. A. White, col
air missiouers; R. B. Roach, clerk; Z.
Raiey, returning officer.
AT Su1nmerfield polling place..
old O'Ouinn, r. w. Richardson and J.:
ar- Williams, commissioners; Amos Rle
oh ardson. clerk; ]. w. Fletcher, retui
or ing officer.
Di- At Montgomery polling place..
to Mccain, C. w. Payne and l. {. Dyst
So commissioners; w. L. Doty, Clerk;
on w. Rodgers, returning officer.
ct At Hargis polling place-R. Z, Jat
ice son. John F. Fletcher and M. E. II
the dlie. commissioners; Homer Drewe
a clerk: M. E. jackson, returning ONE
,si- AT verda polling place.; W. Cl
lette, R. j. Fletcher and WI I. Pur,
, at commissioners; G. L. Garrett, Gle
his 6. j. Hutchinson, returning officer.
the Notice is hereby further given t
ent ON Wednesday, the l4th day Of Mar
1917. the first day following 8
C. election at IL o'clock noon, the Bo
,ce. of Supervisors of Road District NJ
con Der Eight will meet at the court no
1er, in Colfax, Grant parish, Louisiana,
H. there in public session open the ba
boxes, examine and count the vt
ins. both as to number and amount, and
diss anime and canvass the returns and
d. clare the result of said election
om- promulgate the same.
.ug- Given on this the 18th day OF Dec
W. ber. 1916, at Colfax in said parish:
drs. w. A. BROWNLEE.
A. President of the Board of Supervl'
Ills. of Road District Number Eight.
w. H. L. BRIAN,