The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-11-22
Respectfully submitted,
J. Il. EDWARDS, Sheriff, etc.


the Treasurer was received. examined
and ordered filed, to-wit. [ihe Treas
urer's report appears elsewhere on
this pasc.-ruhlisher.1
The Police Jury then proceeded to
elect one collector for the Bossier end
of the Traffic Bridge. to take effect
January /, 1918.
The following named persons were
placed in nomination: w. II. Bishop
J. \. Bumgardner and c. d. Sandidge.
The ballot being taken, c. ID. San
didge received four votes and J. A.
Bumgardner two votes. Mr.. Sandidge
was declared elected, and following his
election same was declared unanimous.
The Police Jury then fixed the salary
of both collector. night and day, at $50
per month, with instructions that they
alternate their watch, either weekly or
monthly. to suit their own convenience,
all Of which is to take effect january,
1913.
The following report of Mr.. +. $.
Burt, Farm Demonstration Agent, was
received and ordered filed and spread
uroi the minutes:
To the Police JHry If Bcssiei Parish.
Since July 18th l have Travelled 49,
miles and paid 126 official visits to my DEM
onstrators. seventy to business men and
nine to club members: have written fifty
letters and mailed ei.htysix circular let
tiers. l have vaecinated az head of stock
to prevent Charlton. attended seven Council
Of Defense meetings, where l urged farmers
to plant some wheat and Il good acreage of
oats to help cut short corn crops.
Have just wound up our twelfth annual
Parish Fair, and must say our products
would have been Il credit to any parish or
state.
Influenced three farmers to buy regis
tered Duroe boars and bred sows ut the
State Fair. Yours respectfully.
T.. 5. BURT, Parish Agent.
The Police Jury then proceeded to
the work of opening and receiving
sealed bids for the purchase of bonds
of Road District No. ,.
All members of the Police Jury being
present, they resolved themselves into
Il committee of the whole for the pur
pose of opening bids for the purchase
of $49, 100 road bonds of Road District
No. 5. said bonds of the denomination
of 500 each, dated September /, 1916
maturing annually September LIST Of
each year-1917 to 1916, inclusive
tone of said bonds of the 5000 bond
issue having already mMtured Septenl-
Der /, 1910 with coupons attached,
representing semianlual interest, pay
able September LIST and March LIST of
each year; when X. Il. Hill, Clerk for
the Police Jury. made the following
report: That he had received no bids
fer the purchase of said bonds.
Whereas, no bids being received. said
Il. b. Hill was instructed to readver-
tise said bonds for the legal length of
time in the Bossier Banner, the Official
Journal for .Hossier Parish, for sale,
and to receive sealed bids up to the
hour Of noon on Wednesday. January
.. 1918.
The following ordinance was pre-
scented by Mr. Many and was unani-
mously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Prescribing the form of advertisement and
directing the sale of bonds of Road Dis
trict No. :. Bossier Parish. Louisiana.
Section 1, BE 1t ordained by the Police
jury o1 bossief Iarish, LOUISIANA. ihat
me p,h Q. 'ne ioiier jury Is hereoy aa-
,hcfi.ea anu e'fee'ea 70 cause 70 pe pup
,'slsu no'i.e ., sue u fo'u ana p'iaSe
ish Louisiana, notice Of said sale to be pub
ltshed once Il week for six consecutive weeks
in the Eossier Banner. the official Journal
cf Bu,sier Parish, Louisiana. the first pub-
LEGATION to be ut least thirty DAYS prior to
the Gate fixed for the sale of said bonds.