The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-10-10

22nd day of August, 1918, as to whether
or not a special tax of five mills on the
dollar be imposed on all assessable prop
erty situated in Ward of said parish.
The result of said election is as follows :
Precinct No. l, Shady Grove For
sad tax in number, 20 against said
tax in number, 9. For said tax in
amount, So, ,682.OO; against said tax, in
amount, $l,341O0.
Precinct No. z, Provencal-For said
tax, in number, 63; against said tax,
in number, Is. For said tax, in amount,
$50, 683.74 ; against said tax, in amount,
81. 5000.
Precinct No. 3, Vowell's Mill-For
said tax, in number, IS; against said
tax, in number, IL. For said tax, in
amount, $7,24O.00 against said tax, in
amount, $40, ,3G0. 90.
1t is therefore declared that the ma
jority Of the votes cast, both in num-
Der and amount, being i'll favor of levy
and collection of said tax, the election
is hereby declared carried.
Moved and seconded, the honorable
Police Jury adjourn until 80 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Honorable Police Jury met pur-
suant to adjournment, with President
Salter presiding, and all members pres
ent, except Mr.. Hart.
By Mr.. Salter, seconded by Mr.. Page
That no accounts now on file for cattle
killed by dipping be paid. Yeas,
Messsrs. Tauzin, Joyner, Raphiel, Fur
low, Page, Sanders, Salter and Charlie
vile nays, none; absent, Messrs.
Hart and Marshall
By Mr.. Page, seconded by Mr.. Ra-
phlel-That in accordance with petition
of citizens Of Ward 6, that the follow
ing road be extended, running from
Robeline to the old Byles place to ar
ish line at James Mathews place, a
distance of about IL miles, there to
intersect road being built by Saline
parish The following are appointed
tracers Robert Stewart, Bud Ander-
son, jim Mathise. E. l.. pharis, j A
Jordan. Carried unanimously
Dy Mr.. Furlow, seconded by Mr.
TauziL-That in accordance with petit
tion of citizens of Ward 5, public
road be established as follows: Begin
ming on the section line, near the Mar
thaville cemetery, just west of M. F..
Pattison's 3 residence, ard running north
on said section line to n. B. f'Ieming's
residence, and on to Bethany Church.
Carried unanimously.
BY MIR. Tauzin. seconded by Mr. Page
THAT Cane River Lake be opened
from October Ist. 1918, to March 3lst,
1919. for fishing with line and hook
only. Said fishing to be done under the
rules and regulations governing Cane
River Lake. Carried unanimously.
By Ir. Sanders, seconded by MIR.
Salter-That the following Road Com
missioners be appointed for Ward Z,
viz : Henry Russell, S. j. Jones, V. G.
Phillips. Ed. Sanders and }. M. Parker.
Carried.
By MIR. Sanders, seconded by Mr..
Page-That an amount not to exceed
$4,000 be appropriated to defray ex-
penses of Confederate Veterans to re-
union at Tulsa, Okla. Carried unani-
mously.
By Mr. Sanders, seconded by Mr..
Salter-Be it ordained by the Police
Jury of the Parish of Natchltoches. La,
That James F. Salter, President of the
Police Jury of said parish, and C. e.
Sanders, member of Police Jury from
Ward Z. be and they are hereby ap-
pointed a committee to borrow from
the four Fiscal Agent Banks of the
Parish of Natchitoches, La. for the
use of the roads of Ward 7 the sum of
Four Thousand Dollars, one thousand
dollars to be borrowed from each of the
following banks Exchange Bank,
Peoples Bank and Merchants and Farm
ers Bank, of Natchltoches, La. and
Citizens Bank, of Campti, La, said
sum to be used for roads and bridges
in said Ward z, the same to be payable
on the lst day of February, 1919, as
evidenced by notes of the said Presi-
dent and said member for the sum 80
borrowed and 8 per cent interest from
the date thereof, be and the same is
hereby approved and ratified and made
the action of this body.
That in order to secure the full and
final payment of said notes, with inter-
est and 10 per cent attorneys fees in
event of suit to collect same, the special
tax voted in aid of roads in Ward z, for |
the year 1918, is hereby specially dedi-
Gated, set aside.
1t is also understood that all funds
derived from the Ward Bridges Fund
is hereby set as;He for the purpose of
securing said b,an, the same to remain
so set aside and dedicated and appro-
priated until the full and final payment |
of said debt, with interest. cost and
attorney fees aforesaid. The good faith
of the Police Jury of the Parish of |
is hereby pledged to the
holders of said notes until the full and
final payment. Carried unanimously.
By MIR. Marshall. seconded by Mr.
Tauzin- That in accordance with petit
ton of citizens of Ward 8, the follow
ing change be made in Road No. IL:
That Road No. II, at L. H. Ford s, run
south to Vernon Parish line, instead of
west to said line. Following appointed