The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-19
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
In This Place Last Week.

Il. 1917. in regular session, with all
members present at roll call. to-wit:
J. G. Logan. President. Ward Two.
J. T. McDade. Ward One.
J. T. Many. Ward Three.
y. W. Stewart. Ward Four.
L. NJ. Rurks, Ward Five.
]. G. McDade. Ward Six.
The minutes of the meetings of May
9TH and June 18th and 18th were read
in oren session and approved as read.
On motion and second. duly carried.
5000 was appropriated for the Bossier
| Parish Fair Association and a warrant |
! ordered drawn for tie same. as shown |
by the following vote:
Yeas-Mesrss. Logan, Many. Stew |
art, J. e. McDade and J. Il. McDade.
| Noes-AIr. BurkS.
On motion and second. duly carried,
the clerk of hte Police Jury was i'll
structed to inform the State Highway
Department that it is the desire of the
Police Jury that the department I'M
mediately take up the matter of build
ing and constructing the bridge across
Red Chute on the Shreveport-H Homer
! Highway.
On motion and second. duly carried
by the Police Jury, in open session con-
vened. the salary Of the ROssier Parish
toll collectors on the traffic bridge
across Red River is hereby raised $40
Der month each, as is shown by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. J. T. Mcpdae, Logan.
Stewart and J. &. McDade.
Noes-Messrs. Manyr and Burks.
This lieing the regular meeting for
making and passing the budget for the
year 1917. the President of the Police
Jury appointed the following budget
Committee: Messrs J. G. McDade.
Many and j. Il. Mcnade. which conf
mittee then called upon the Assessor
for the total assessment of the Parish
of Bossier. and, helm. informed 10y him
that the State Board Of Affairs had
not furnished him with the assessed
value placed Oh public service corpo-
raticn, they then reported to the Police
Jury and at the same time requested
/ Tile 4ASSeS>OI III t0 ht lttC W.
, with the State Board Of Affairs and
re,iueSt them to report the assessment
, Of all public service corporations. The
budget Committee WAS then instruct
} ed that the Police Jury woald con-
vene in special session and receive
, their final report as soon as the AS
SCISSOR could hear from the State
Beard Of Affairs
On motion and second. duly carried.
Mr. Stewart WAS appointed as Il com-
mittee of one 10 contract for and have
: constructed Erick closet, with fix
q lures complete. at the Court House.
and to have lu;lt concrete water
q trough, to lie used to water stock at
> the Court House.
. Mr.. J. +. Edwards. Sheriff and cr-
officio Tax Collector for Bossier Far
ish. presented to the Police Jury his
: final report on the tax roll Of 1916,
: accompanied with the delinquent tax
It list. which showed an over collection
on all taxes charged on said roll OF
81. The report was accepted as Il
settlement in full and !, Iuietus grant
ed on same.
The Clrek of the Police Jury was i'll
structed to purchase the necessary
: books for the Road Tax Assessors.
IS The following report and account OF
l. the Treasurer was received, examined
) and ordered filed, to-wit. 1.-THE Treas
\ urer's report appears elsewhere Ol
20 this Observation-Disclosures
!. The following report of Mr.. r.
Burt, Farm Demonstration Agent fcl
70 Bcsser Parish, WAS presented:
l. To t.,c Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
M Since my report of March 10th
~ have Travelled by team 1919 miles am
by rail 24S miles, paid III oaicia
visits to demonstrators. 81 to clu
a boyS, nine to schools and 81 to others
'e have written 1856 letters, and naile'
n, iGS circular letters and 10 bulletins
er My district agent. Mr.. WoolnEtn, hal
" Eeen with HE ON some of my visits
i'll and DR. Candy advised US how t
no treat our cattle for. tick fever w
re have been busy canvassins our paris
- in the interest of more food CROPS ALT
- feed crops, ard | am gratitied wit
90 results. Have urged the inportanc
ID Of saving oat seed fer fall plantin.
IS. and. where the drouth ruined til
IN coyn have impressed them to cut am
Id slleck it for winter USE Helpe
gather bur clover seed for farmers
I'D Yours respectfully.
- Il. $. BURT, Parish Agent.
ISL The following Petition, asking TO
MS the location of ii public road, was pre-
Id seuted and ordered filed:
TO the Police Jury of Bosser Parish.
,io The time has come when Il pull
no road is needed in the following loo;
ton: Being on the range line betwee
OF ranges Il and Is. west, and runnin
"a south from the Red Land and Plat
nd Dealing road Oh the west line {
ng George Gocdwin's road. or lara
he and running south between SCI
al tons 81 and 81. in township 81. All
+, between sections ] and q. Il and
"a and IL and Is, to the Plain Dealin
=, and Strcuds bridge road. being abor
three miles.
We ask tile Honorable Police Jur
OH that road lie granted i'll this ioc;
set ton, believing the same will be
Ia benefit to the Community. Pleas
s:ss what we shall dc to have this Il
cation made and the road built: "
of to donate GO-foot read and cut
hy cut. free Gf costs to the parish.
M &c. Il. Mays. ]. O. Nuckolls. J.