The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-09-26

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There being less than two-thirds of the
qualified electors of the Parish of Bossier
State of Louisiana, voting for the ratifica-
tion of said Act No. 127 of the General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1913. the election, upon motion and
second, duly carried, was unanimously de-
clared lost
The following petition, asking for sur
vey of the old Wire Road, from Fillmore to
the Webster Parish line. was presented and,
upon motion, was duly tabled:
To the Police Jury Of Bossier Parish.
We, the undersigned citizens and tnxpay-
ers of Bossier Parish, louisiana request
your honorable body to have the State High
way Department make il survey of the road
known as the old Wire Road" from the
fork, - miles west of Fillmore to the Web
ster Parish line. distance of g. miles,
and furnish us estimate of the amount of
earth to be moved and gravel to surface the
road according to the State Highway De-
partmcnt's specifications.
Geo. W. Wetherbee and Abel Bliss, Her.
bert Clark, l.. c. Biggs, w. A. McDade,
W. NJ \ NJ. y. Ledbetter, S. z. Weaver.
J. W. Ward. II. +. Sumner, c. +. Beau
champ. W. NJ. Mcvea, ]. V. Brown.
u. ". NJ.
Shelby, +. G. Lambeth, f. $. Reed.
\. A. Shaw, Il. f. Biggs. J. Ross Sni-
der. NJ. d.. Chas. Emmons, f. f. Wick
ers, J. NJ. Freeman, &. ID. Sandidge
+. II. Drake. II. +. Mccain, d. \. Hor-
ton, NJ +. Rushing, Il. T.. McDade,
W. II. Taylor, ID. l.. Valentine, +. f.
Burrage, J. g. Eurrage.
On motion and second. duly carried, the
expenses of all bona fde Confederate veter-
ans. residents of Bossier Parish, to the re-
union at Tulsa, Okla. will be paid by the
Parish of BOssier. upon the veteran apply
ing to the Police Juror of the ward in
which he resides, and procuring from said
Police Juror an order for same: and upon
the presentation of this order. the Clerk for
the Police Jury will issue ii warrant for
the amount
The following petition asking for Il poll
ing booth ut Mot. was presented to the Po-
lice Jury, and, on motion and second the
request of same was not allowed:
Mot La, September TO- 1918.
To the Police jury Of Bossier Parish.
| We, the undersigned voters of Mot pre-
| cinct. ask that you build us a house in
which to hold elections, etc.
+. {. Allen, J. Z. kilgore. J. J. Slack.
X. II. Cason, NJ. \. Anderson. A. II.
Gardner q. +. Rodgers. J. b. Lynn,
J. y. Lowe, l.. e. Collie, J. u. Gleason,
5. L. Demoss, J. ID. WaggOner. L. Il.
uardcastle, s. NJ MatlOck, 4. T.. Cason
.. J. KilgOre, G. s. Mckenzie, A. d.
Lynn. b. ID. Norris, o. c. Cason, J. f.
Gardner, 5. Il. Nuckolls, \. II. cason
J. {. Thomas, f. Il. Cason, .. +. Boyd
X. W. Mason. Il. T.. Rodgers, l.. {. Nc
Cam, \. J. Dcmoss, J. NJ. Cole, Il. L.
Burks. c. +. Barnes II. NJ. Norris, II. B.
kilgore. f. 4. cason, c. I. Floyd.
W. b. Lynn. J. Z. Shaver, NJ. {. Cason,
a. NJ. Burks, l. \. Gleason, l. NJ. De-
| moss, Claudy Gleason, 5. J. Demoss,
| Arthur Demoss, f. ID. Hughes.
On motion and second, duly carried, it
| was ordered that the President of this body
appoint ii committee of threc-himself and
two other members Of this body-to consult
| and contract with an architect and have
| him make the necessary examination of the
! Court House, and report to said committee
| what repairs are necessary to be made on
| the building. and the probable ocst and
that, upon his report being had to adver-
| tise for bids for the repair of the Court
House, and to do all other things necessary
| in the premises, and that as soon as these
bids are received to call a meeting of the
Police Jury relative to passing on said bids,
| etc.
/ The President then appointed on said
| committee Messrs. J. 7. and J. &. McDade.
/ The committee then requested the Clerk
for the Police Jury to communicate with
| architects.
The following petition, requesting that an
election = for or against hogs running ut
large, be had in that portion 70 Bossier
Parish Ward Three designated as the
| North Bossier Levee District. as created by
| act of the Legislature of the State of Lou
| isiana, was presented, when, on motion and
second, duly carried, the same was ordered.
To the Police Jury NJ Bossier Parish.
We the undersigned residents and tax
payers in the North Bossier Levce District,
| located in Ward Three, Bosser Parish, Loi.
| isiana, petition your honorable body to pass
or have passed, hog law in this tcrritor..,
which will cover the territory east Of Red
| River from the Arkansas line south to Mil
ler's Bluff and from the river to the hills,
| and being the territory in the levee district.
| or Is the overflow lands of the district We
feel that the time has come that it Is ne, :
ess;lry for the development of the district
and the Improvement of the hogs thereii
| &c. 5. Ford q. Il. Lee, 5. J. Demoss.
J. D. Wilson. NJ. NJ Holland, w. y.
/ Platt, ]. Ii. Williams, NJ. ii. Brocknlan
/ u. L. Dauphin, Il. W. Sullivan. e. =.
Crowley, Crit Petty. Sam Markham,
j. NJ. Purdue, V. T.. Litton, J. l.. Per
due, Il. c. Purcell, J. NJ. McKamy, J. NJ.
Minchue, S. d. Pittman, Z. r. Hard
castle. J. L. Bell. Ed Pearson, W. l..
Pine. $. l.. Markham, ]. o. Pearson,
{. {. Crowley, T. W. w. Stinson, W. X.
Eubanks. X. .. Purdue, +. f. El,:s,
j. Il. Arnold, q. F. Hill, Il. {. iGlncl.
+. X. Chadler J. W. Gore, \. ]. Pear.
son. q. &. Brown, II. Alison, T. A. VIII
liams +. W. Pittman. n b. Pittman,
Mary +. Williams, q. T.. Whisenant.
Il. ii. Owens, \. l.. Pearson
On motion and second. duly carried. the
following ordinance was then unanimousIy
adopted:
/ AN ORDINANCE
Of the Police jury Of BOssier Parish, Louis
lana. calling an election, and instructing
the President of the Police Jury to Issue
Ia Inn IL,