The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-03-16
Jennings, La, March /, l9


The minutes of the regular session
Of February /, 1917 were read ard
approved in open session.
Road Petition Ward 8.
A petition was approved for pub
lie road from southeast corner of Sec
ton 22-8-6 running west miles to
the southeast corner of Section 20-8-6,
and Messrs. Robert Miller, D. Mar
cantel, Oscar Miller, Lee Barbee, ].
H. Marcantel, Matsoni Marcantel,
were appointed commissioners to lay
out the right Of way.
Hon. J. S. IRENE, president, was
authorized to accept on the part Of
the Police Jury from the Texas Oil
Co. a deed for right Of way for pub
lie road from Jennings to the Mer-
mentau river.
Communication was read from the
Board Of State Affairs impressing
the Importance of close inspection
of the assessments and also the ne.
cessity of cooperation with the State
Board in the matter of equalization
If assessments between Individual
tax payers.
A resolution was adopted employ
| ing Hon. T. A. Edwards special at
torney for the Police Jury in the
suit of the Worthington Construction
Co. VS.. the Police Jury.
Compensation insurance carried by
the parish was discontinued.
| A motion was carried directing the
architect to have completed all in
completed parts of the new court
house and to report at the next reg
ular meeting of the Police Jury.
The committee on Court House and
Grounds was authorized and direc ed
n have built a suitr''e wire fence
around the jail.
Road Commissioners Report.
The road commissioners report was
adopted and a public road established
from the northeast corner OF Section
! 1885 to the northwest corner OF the
northeast quarter of the northwest
! quarter of Section 1916.
Resolution.
A resolution was adopted amending
the resolution adopted by the Police
, Jury at its session held on February
i, | | 1917 defining the trunk roads o.
the parish and prescribing directions
y to the Highway Engineer for the or
, der of construction of the roads to b
;mproved under the good roads bon>
;ssue. the said amendment for tn
purpose of including the road iron
} Rice TO Foreman among the tfum
} roads of the parish.
} Ordinance No. 1lO.
! Ordinance No. ITO was adopted ex
! propriating a right of way for pub
I lie road from the northeast corner o
: Section 1926 to the northwest cor
( ner of the northeast quarter OF Tn
( northeast quarter of Section S-9-5 an
{ appropriating money to pay the dam
( AGES assessed therefor by road com
( missioners to the several owners 0
: said property.
( The salary of the Treasurer was IN
7 creased $500 per month to run dur
? ing the period Of construction wor
, on the improved highways, the sal
, increase to be charged to the goo
, roads bond issue.
, The President of the Police Jur
} was authorized to appoint q con
, mittee. himself to be member, I
y act with the District Attorney in tai
) ing up with the Alexandria Grav'
4 Company the matter Of furnishin
a gravel to the parish and that mattt
& of bond according to the contract b.
= tween the gravel company and II
4 Parish.
n The Highway engineer was giv'
< discretionary power to have certa
z flat cars boxed for gravel shipment
z Police Jury adjourned for noon d
z til 1870 p. m.
y Afternoon Session.
v Police Jury met again at l:3o vi
y all members present.
u The President Of the Police Ju1
y was authorized to execute on the pa
= of the Parish a contract with Messl
9 E. c., Willard, Chas. Ryder and
q B. Monks for the grading Of a pu
q lie road in Ward 6 along the rot
q this day established as public 70
= by the Police Jury.