The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-23
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Perish.
Continued from First Pdge)

of Grant Perish.
Continued from First Pdge)
election held on the 10th day of August,
1919. in accordance with said ordinance
of July 9, 1919. and there proceeded tc
count the ballots, both in number and
amount, for and against, to determine
the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of Grant Parish Road
District No. 8 to the amount of two
hundred and ten thousand dollars to
run for thirty years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per centum per an
mum, payable semi-annually, for the
purpose of constructing. gravelling and
resurfacing, as indicated for each road,
the following public roads, together
with the necessary bridges and other
equipment, within the limits of said
road district, title to which shall be in
the public, viz:
l. Eighty thousand dollars to COM
plete the Jefferson Highway.
2. Thirty thousand dollars to gravel
the Colfsx-Verda-W WINFIELD road.
8. Thirty thousand dollars to resur-
face and gravel the Montgomery-Verda
road.
4. Twenty-six thousand dollars to
construct and gravel a road connecting
with the Jefferson Highway at or near
Douglas bridge, over Paramount and
Bagdad road, via Kateland to Boyce
ferry landing.
s. Four thousand dollars to gravel
the road from Hodnett crossing to
Kateland.
6. Six thousand dollars to complete
the O'Quin and Calhoun spurs, the CAL
houn spur to run to Red river, and the
O'Quin spur to connect with the Colfax-
Verda- Winfield road.
2. Ten thousand dollars to build and
gravel the Natchitoches- Montgomery
WINFIELD road to the VIM parish line.
8. Ten thousand dollars to resurface
and gravel the Colfax- Rochelle, Jena
road in Road District No. 8.
8. Such part as may be necessary
from any surplus left from the work
to be done on the above roads to be
used to build and gravel road leading
from the Colfax- Verda- Winfield road
along the Verda-P Pollock road, north of
Iatt Lake to connect with a road from
District No. 8.
10. Any surplus thereafter left to be
used on the roads in District No. in
accordance with the judgment of the
governing authority of such roads.
The result Of the said count was 1863
ballots and $771, 222.O in favor of the
proposition and % ballots and SGT, 1879. 90
against said proposition, and majority
in both humber and amount was cast
in favor Of said bond issue in Road Dis
trict No. 8. And at the same time
and place we did examine and canvass
the returns as evidenced in the dupl-
cate tally sheets and duplicate COM
piled statements, the correctness of
the same being sworn to by the com.
missioners according to law, and find
ing also that said returns Indicated a
majority in both number and amount
in favor of said proposition to incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds there
for to the sum of two hundred and ten |
thousand dollars,
Therefore we declare that the result
OF the said election is in favor of the
proposition'to incur debt and issue ne.
gotiable bonds therefor of Grant Par
ish Road District No. 8 to the amount
OF two hundred and ten thousand dol |
lars, to run for thirty years, bearing |
interest at the rate of five per centum
per annum. payable semi for
the purposes stated above in the pre-
smble to this PRONUNCIATION and ordi-
nance, constructing the roads, bridges.
etc., stated, title to which shall vest in
the public.
And in accordance with law a pro-
mitigation of the aforesaid result was
prepared and signed by the president
and clerk of the police jury and or
dered published according to law, in
one issue of the official journal of the
parish Of Grant.
And likewise it is now ordered that
one copy Of this process verbal be sent
to the Secretary of State to be re-
corded in the archives of the State of
one copy to be sent to the
Recorder of Mortgages of the parish
Of Grant, to be recorded in the mort
gage records of the parish of Grant,
and that one copy be kept in the rec.