The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31
CONTINUED SESSION.

>SAN AANOLb
Jennings, La, May Is, 1919.
The Police Jury of the Parish
Of Jefferson Davis met in con-
tinued session at the Court House
in Jennings, Louisiana, on this
day at 9 o'clock a. IN.
The meeting was called to or.
der by Hon. ], S. IRENE, Presi-
dent, and upon roll call the fol-
lowing members were present:
Arthur Guidry, Ward /.
R. M. Briggs, Ward 2.
T. S. Walker, Ward 3.
J. S. IRENE, Ward 4.
Ausem Marcantel, Ward ).
A. T. Jones, Ward 6.
F. A. Arceneaux, Ward7.
Dole Bourgeois, Ward s.
Yves Pitre, Ward 8, being alb
sent.
Petition.
To the Honorable, the members
of the Police Jury of the Parishes
of Calcasieu, Cameron and Jeffer-
son Davis; we, the undersigned
petitioners, being property own
ers within the proposed drainage
district, do hereby respectfully
petition your honorable bodies,
by proper ordinances to create a
drainage district from the terri
tory herein described, laying part
Iy in each of your respective Par
ishes. to be designated as BELL
City Drainage District No. y,
said district to be bounded as fol-
lows
Beginning at The point of inter-
section of a line dividing sections
eleven CD and twelve 02), in
township thirteen (13) south,
range six co west, with the line
of the right of way of the Inter-
coastal Canal, thence north along
the sectional line a distance of
five and one-half miles to the
northwest (NW) corner Of
section thirteen (13) township
twelve (12) south, range six co
west, thence east along the sect
ion line between sections twelve
(12) and thirteen (13) one-half a
mile; thence north along the CEN
ter line of sections twelve (12)
and one Cd, two miles to the par
ish line between the parishes of
Cameron and Jefferson Davis,
thence north through the center
of sections thirty-six 1861 and
twenty-five (25), township eleven
CD south, range six (6) west, a
distance of two miles to the sec
ton line between sections twenty
(24) four and twenty-five (25).
township eleven(1D south, range
six CO west; thence east alons
the section line one mile; thence
north along he center line of sec.
tons nineteen (19) and eighteen
(1S). township eleven (11) south
range five 90 west, a distance Of
two miles, crossing the parish
line between the parishes of Cal
casieu and Jefferson Davis ;thenct
west along the section line two
and one-half miles to the south
west corner of section eleven Oh
townsh p eleven (11) south, rang.
six c. west; thence north al0n.
The section line betwee" sections
ten (10) and eleven(11) quarter
of a mile; thence west One-hal
mile; thence north a quarter of
mile to the center of section tel
(10); theRce east quarter of ;
mile; thence north one-half mill
to the section line between sec
tons three CD and ten (10)
thence east quarter of a mile
thence north along the section
line between section two CD AM
three (3), one half mile; theme
west a quarter of mile; theme
north a mile and quarter; then
ce east a quarter of a mile to tn
section line between sections thin
ty-four (34) and thirty-five $50
thence north along the sectio
line three quarters of a mile
thence east a quarter of a mile
thence north mile and quar-
er, crossing the parish line bt
tween the parishes of Calcasie
and Jefferson Davis, thence we!
a quarter Of a mile to the sectio