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


east along said section line a
quarter of a mile; thence south
two miles to the section line be-
tween sections seventeen (l7)
and twenty (2O); thence east a.
long said section line mile and
a quarter to the northeast corner
of section twenty-one CID, town.
ship twelve Q2) south, range six
CD west; thence south four miles
and three-quarterS along the sec
ton line to its intersection with
the IntercOaStal Canal; thence
eastward along the IntercOaStal
Canal and the lake shore to the
point of commencement, said
district containing approximate
Iy fifty nine thousand eight humid
red (59,S00) acres of land.
We further respectfully petit
ton your honorable bodies to ap-
point the following gentlemen,
each of whom are owners of land
located within the proposed drain
age district, assessed at more
than Five Hundred (S500.00) DOL
lars valuation, as commissioners
of said district,
Thomas Cox from The parish of
Cameron.
Herbert H. Harris from the par
iSh of CalcaSieu.
Henry A. Fontenot from the
parish of Jefferson Davis.
We respectfully request your
honorable bodies to act upon this
petition at your earliest oppor-
tunity. Respectfully submitted:
Thos. Cox, d. w. McGee, A. f.
Parent, Garland HILBERT, Simeon
Landry, E. A. Fontenot, Arvilian
Fontenot, Edward Desermeaux,
J. A. Fontenot, Simeon Derouen,
Ducie Hebert, Alcide DeSermeaux
Euclide DeSermeaux, Isaac DeSer-
meaux, Dupre Derouen, Artemon
Fontenot, Telesphore Lognion,
Geo. L. Gibbs, Aurilien Derouen,
Fenelon Derouen, p. Y. Lorrain,
A. A. Lorrain, A. F. BenOit, P. He
bert. Adam BrOuSsard, Gilbert
Fontenot, Chas. Delaney, H. H.
The above petition was sub
mitted to the Police Jury by Mr..
H. A. Fontenot of Rice, Louisiana.
After due consideration of the
same by the Police Jury MI. Guild
ry moved that the petition be re-
ceived and approved. The mo-
ton was seconded by Mr.. Jones
and upon being put was carried.
Ordinance No. 1877.
An ordinance creating the Bell
City Drainage District No. | for
the Parishes of Calcasieu, Gamer
on and Jefferson Davis and con-
curing in the ordinance passed
by the Police Jury of the Parish
of CalcaSieu creating said district.
The above ordinance was intro
duced by the Ordinance Commit
tee and after having been read
and considered. section by sec
ton, upon roll call the said Ordin-
ance was adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas, s; Nays, 0; abb
sent, /.
Resolution.
Be it resolved by the Police Jul
ry of the Parish of Jefferson Da-
Wis, Louisiana, that,
Whereas, A. R. McBurney, con-
tractor, has applied to this body
for the cancellation of his con-
tract with the parish for the con-
of Divisions &c" and
&c" of the improved highways of
Jefferson Davis Parish, The said
having been made un-
der the provisions of Act No. I of
the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, in extra
session of 1918; and,
Whereas, Public notice has
been given according to law of a
public hearing upon said appli-
cation, and,
Whereas, The Police Jury in
open session on this day legally
convened pursuant to said public
notice and there being no objec-
tons or complaints filed with this
body nor any person appearing
to offer any objections or COM
plants and it being the opinion
of this body that the said con-
tract should be cancelled and the
bonds of the said contractor,
guaranteeing the faithful per-
Torrance of the said contract, be
ordered erased and cancelled for
the. reasons stated in the said APP
plication.
Therefore, Be it Resolved by
the Police Jury, etc, that the said
contract be now declared cancel
led and that the said contractor
be now released from all further
obligations Hereunder and that
the bonds of the said contractor,
guaranteeing the faithful perform
ance of the said contract, be now
ordorod copoo1lod opd oroCad and