The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-19
Notice of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant.

Parish OF Grant.
Pursuant to authority contained IN an |
ordinance adopted by the Police Jury OF |
the Parish of Grant on the 9th day OF
July. 1919, /, John Randolph, President
of the Police Jury, and l. H. L. Brian,
Clerk of the Police Jury of the Parish
of Grant, hereby give public notice that
an election will be held in Road District
No. 8. Grant parish, Louisiana. on Tues
day. August 18th. 1919, as set forth IN
Section / of said ordinance, which Sec
ton provides as follows: Be it ordained
by the Police Jury OF the Parish OF
Grant in regular session convened:
That a special election be and is hereby
ordered held in Road District No; 8 OF
the Parish of Grant, State OF Louisiana,
on Tuesday, August 18th, 1919, at
which election there shall be submitted
it the property taxpayers in said dis
trict qualified to vote at such election
the following proposition:
Proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds therefor of Grant
Parish Road District No. 8 in the sum
of two hundred and ten thousand dol
lars. said bonds to run for a period OF
thirty Years and to bear interest at the
rate of five per centum payable semi
annually, for the purpose of construct
ing, crawling and resurfacing, as indi-
Gated for each road, the following pub
Ilic roads, together with bridges and
other equipment necessary, within the
limits of said road district, title to
which shall be in the public, viz:
/. Eighty thousand dollars to COM
plete the jefferson Highway.
2. Thirty thousand dollars to gravel
the Colfax-V erda- WINFIELD road.
8. Thirty thousand dollars to resurf-
ace and gravel the Montgomery-Verda
road.
! a. Twenty-six thousand dollars to
construct and gravel road connecting
with the jefferson Highway at or near
Douglas bridge, over Paramount and
Bagdad road viz: Kateland to the
Boyce Ferry landing.
5. Four thousand dollars to regravel
the road from Hodnett crossing to
Kateland.
6. Six thousand dollars to complete
the Calhoun and O'Quin spurs, the Cal.
houn spur to run to Red river, and the
O'Quin spur to connect with the Colfax'
Verda- Winfield road.
z. Ten thousand dollars to build and
gravel the Natchitoches-M Montgomery
Winfield road, to the Winn parish
line.
RI 8. Ten thousand dollars to resurfact
and gravel the Colfax-Rochelle-Jens
! road in District No. s.
kT 8. Such part as may be necessary
! from any surplus left from the work t.
be done on the above roads to be use'
Z to build and gravel road leading
; from the Colfax- Verda- Winfield roa'
along the Verda- Pollock road, north o
3 Iatt Lake, to connect with road from
3 District Nine.
3 10. Any surplus thereafter left to b
3 used on the roads in District No. 8, il
2 accordance with the judgment of tn
3 governing authority for such roads.
3 All of the above roads, except thos
2 on which State aid may be furnished
: such as the jefferson Highway, to
& built by the governing authority wit
3 labor and teams, home labor to b
& given the preference.
@ And said ordinance further provide.
3 That the polling places for sal
& election shall be as below named an
= the election shall be held by the officer
; named, each being a registered vote
z At Colfax polling place, A. B. Pc
3 kins, H. T. Crew and D. M. McKnigh
3 commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, Cleri
z L. o. Clinton, returning officer.
9 At Paramount polling place, j.
; Logan, B. H. Randolph and ].
Z Smith, Commissioners; 7. C. Bus
& Clerk. Garland DeanSreturning Office
, At Bagdad polling place, ]. M. Al
Z thony, John James and A. M. Brow
& Commissioners; M. C. Buckner, Cler
% ]. w. Hadnot, returning officer.
II At o. X. School House for Bruce vo
vol ers living in Road District No. 8, D.
.e- Pugh, George Futrell and G. A. Whit
:, Commissioners; R. B. Roach, Cler
" and Henry Pardue, returning officer.
ne At Summerfeld polling place, J.
oil, O'Quin, R. w. Richardson, and H.
McManus, Commissioners; Amos Ric
Al ardson, Clerk. and Henry M. Dento
IN. returning officer.
~. At Montgomery polling place, j.
IN, Mccain, L. j. Harrison, /. c. Dyso
w noxufx, Clor