The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-01-13
Notice of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant


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, /, 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-
vened, That an election IS hereby or
dered to be held in Road District Num-
Der Eight of the Parish of Grant, State
of Louisiana, on the 18th day of March,
1917, at which shall be su mi tt e
the following proposition:
PROPOSITION to incur debt and is
sue negotiable bonds of the Grant Par
ish Road District Number Eight, in the
sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand
| (S15O, OO0) 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, a distance of twelve miles at
a cost not to exceed two thousand dol
lars per mile.
2-The gray Ling of the Verda- Mont
gomery road, distance of eight miles
at cost not to exceed one thousand
dollars per mile.
3-The building and crawling of two
spurs to the Jefferson Highway in Ward
| Six, distance of four miles at a cost
not to exceed two thousand dollars per
mile.
"A graveled road from the VIM
parish line near Crews to the line of
Rapides parish, by way of Montgomery,
| Colfax and Baguad, the same being
known as the Jefferson Highway, a dis
lance of about thirty-three miles.
All of the above described roads, ex
cept the jefferson Highway, to be built
by this Board of Supervisors with labor
and teams, home labor to be given the
preference.
The said bonds to run for period of
| thirty (30) years, and to bear interest
at the rate of five per cent per annnm,
payable semi annually.
| The said election shall be held at the
following polling places and by the Off
Gals named, each being registered
voter:
At Colfax polling place-A. B. Per-
kins, H. T. Crew and ID. M. Mcknight,
commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, clerk;
l.. o. Clinton, returning officer.
At Paramount polling place.. 0.
Logan, b. H. Randolph and j. G. Smith,
commissioners; I. G. Bush, clerk; Gar
land Dean, returning officer.
At Bagdad polling place.. M. An
thony, John james and A. M. Brown,
commissioners; M. G. Buckner, clerk;
j. w. Hadnot, returning officer.
At o. X. school house for Bruce
voters living in District SD. M. Pugh,
George Futrell and G. A. White, com
missioners; +. b. Roach, clerk; C. L.
Raley, returning officer.
AT Summerfield polling place.. W.
O'Quinn, r. w. Richardson and j. II.
Williams, commissioners; Amos Rich
ardson, clerk; j. w. Fletcher, return
ing officer.
At Montgomery polling place.. /.
VuSOo1us W '" nyu ohA - ~. ~ SOiis
commissioners; w. l.. Doty, Clerk; Z.
w. Rodgers, returning officer.
At Hargis polling placer. E. Jack
son, John F. Fletcher and M. E. Ted
die, commissioners; Homer Drewett,
clerk; M. E. jackson, returning officer.
At Verda polling place.. w. Che
lette, R. j. Fletcher and w. T. Purvis.
commissioners; G. l.. Garrett, clerk;
C. ]. Hutchinson, returning officer.
Notice is hereby further given that
on Wednesday, the 14th day of March,
1917, the first day following said
election at IL O'Clock noon, the Board
of Supervisors of Road District Num-
Der Eight will meet at the court house
in Colfax, Grant parish, Louisiana, and
there in public session open the ballot
boxes, examine and count the votes
both as to number and amount, and ex-
anime and canvass the returns and de-
clare the result of said election and
promulgate the same.
Given on this the 18th day of Decem-
Der, 1916, at Colfax in said parish.
w. A. BROWNLEE,
President of the Board of Supervisors
of Road District Number Eight.