The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-17
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
In This Place Last Week.

THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Meeting Held
In This Place Last Week.
The Police Jury of Bossier Parish met
in regular session this day, Tuesday,
May 5, 1917, at the Court House, IN
Benton, La, with all members present
at roll call, to-wit:
J. II. McDade, Ward One.
JIG. Logan (President) Ward Two.
J. T. Many, Ward Three.
NV. Stewart, Ward Four.
L. M. Burks, Ward Five.
J. G. McDade, Ward Six.
The minutes of the meeting had on
March 10, 1917, were read in open
session and approved as read.
On motion and second, duly car
ried, beginning April LIST, $50 is
hereby allowed to purchase material
and build dipping watts, !. instead OF
$40, the amount previously fixed and
allowed for such purpose, to each
vat.
The following resolutions being
presented was unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury OF
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, That Pres
ident j. C. Logan, be and is hereby
instructed, authorized and empowered
to accept the offer made by the State
of Louisiana, through the Highway
Department, Board Of State Engi-
neers, for the maintenance OF the Bos-
sier Parish state highways, Road Dis
tricts Nos. / and 2, Bossler Parish,
Louisiana, distance of about 58.4
miles, which offer is as follows:
The proportion for which the State
of Louisiana and the Parish of Bos-
sier, under any contract entered into
are liable, is one-half and one-half
of the total cost, respectively, up to
$50 per mile, per year. Should this
cost exceed $50 per mile per year, it
is agreed and understood that the
Parish of Bossier shall bear any such
excess in cost, the State Of Louisiana
in no way to be liable for more than
$25 per mile per year, nor more than
S6.25 per mile per quarter.
Be it further resolved, ETC., That
al ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith be, and the same
are hereby repealed.
Be it further resolved, ETC., Thai
the Police Jury of Bossier Parish
hereby ratifies and approves thu
action of the Hon. j. G. Logan, Presi
dent thereof, in signing the contrac
for the maintenance Of this highway
dated May s, 1917.
The following petition, dedicatins
road for the use of the public, be
ginning at the Shreveport-Home
Highway on the section line between
, sections and 9, township 18, rang
~. and running thence north on sec
t ton line between sections 8 and .
said township and range, and sec
lions 8 and 5, same township an
range, sections 80 and 33, TOWNSHIP
: lie, range IL, to the north side o
t said sections 80 and 33, to-wit:
!, Shreveport, La, Nov. 10, 1915.
We, the undersigned citizens Q
land owners of Bossier Parish, Loui:
!, lana, approaching the great advan'
age and convenience of good road
: and free and direct outlets to GU
property, believe that it would be Q
4 mutual interest to ourselves and
!. others to have road opened begir
n hing at the Shreveport-Minden goo
road at the section line between SCI
tons 8 and 8, township 10, range l:
i west, and extending due north on sal
n section line to the northern limit {
e sections 80 and 33.
It We, therefore, each and all, agre
It to donate to the public service roa
v, of standard width to be equally d.
e mated from each side Of said sectic
Ie inc through our land. It being III
S. derstood that if for any reason tt
d said road cannot or is not opene
e within two years for at least one-ha
IS Of its length from the point Of b
n ginning, at the said Shreveport
* Minden good road, that the land sha
IS revert to the owner SO donating san
Y, L. H. Pirkle, owner Of 1870 acre
le M. w. Finuf, owner Of 200 acre
IS E. F. Davis, owner of 80 acres.
/ E. F. Finuf, owner of 80 acres.
IS A. w. Finuf, owner of 80 acres.
III Jas. M. Smith & Son, owner
is 700 acres.
&c Miss Mary Gilmer (per G.
le Gilmer), owner of 40 acres.
If R. O. Busby, owner of 100 acre
;" VIM. Winfield, owner of 80 acre
Nelse Mitchell Jake Mitcht
in est.), owner of 100 acres.
al On motion and second, du
carried, the foregoing petition al
e dedication Of road was duly accepte
ce same to be Of the standard wild
le and opened without expense to t
= parish, and this petition and dedic
~ ton, map attached, with certifi
le copy Of this motion accepting sam
10 to be recorded in the Conveyan
70 Records of Bossier Parish.
u u The following petition and DEF
~ cation Of public road, beginnil
" where the Shreveport and Bellev1
,S road intersects the south line of sc
III ton %, township 10, range IL, al
run east along the south line of Sc
,ic tons % and "a and north line
y sections 25 and rs, township !
:. range IL, and the south line of Sc
~ tons 10 and 20 and the north line
3 sections 20 and 80, township ]
y. range II, until it intersects the pu
q lie road from Bellevue to Haughto
~ to-Wit:
as Shreveport, La, May Z, 1917.
e- We, the undersigned owners agr
to cut a rightofway 60 feet wi
from the Haughton and Bellevue 70
to the Shreveport and Bellevue 70
L. Il