The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-09
Notice of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA I
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 /, 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 special election be and is hereby
ordered held in Road District No. of
the Parish of Grant, State of Louisiana,
on Tuesday, August 10th, 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. in the sum
of two hundred and ten thousand dol
lars, said bonds to run for 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
lie roads, together with bridges and
other equipment necessary, 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 Colfax- Verda- 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 Fairmount and
Bagdad road viz: Kateland to the
Boyce Ferry landing.
8. Four thousand dollars to regravel
the road from Hodnett crossing to
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- Montgomery-
WINFIELD road, to the Winn parish
inc.
8. Ten thousand dollars to resurface
and gravel the Colfax- Rochelle Jena
road in District No. 8.
3. 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- Pollock road, north of
latt Lake, to connect with road from
District Nine.
TO- Any surplus thereafter left to be
used on the roads in District No. 8, n
accordance with the judgment of the
authority for such roads.
All of the above roads, except those
On which State aid may be furnished,
such as the Jefferson Highway, to be |
built by the governing authority with
abor and teams, home labor to be
given the preference.
And said ordinance further provides.
That the polling places for said
election shall be as below named and
he election shall be held by the officers |
named. each being registered voter: |
At Colfax polling place, A. b. Per-
lins, ID. 1. Crew and d. M. Mcknight, |
commissioners; A. M. Goodwin, Clerk. |
=. 0. Clinton, returning officer.
At Paramount polling place, J. o. |
logan, b. H.. Randolph and j. G. |
smith, Commissioners; T. C. Bush, |
clerk. Garland Dean, returning officer
At Bagdad polling, place, j. M. An
.hony, John James and A. M. Brown.
Commissioners; M. c. Buckner, Clerk.
J. w. Hadnot, returning officer.
At 0. K School House for Bruce yot-
RS living in Road District No. 8, d. M. /
ough, George Futrell andG A. White,
Commissioners; R. B. Roach, Clerk.
md Henry Pardue, returning officer.
At Summerfeld polling place, j. w.
)'Quin, R. W. Richardson, and H.
dcManus, Commissioners; Amos Rich
'rdson, Clerk, and Henry M. Denton,
eturning officer.
At Montgomery polling place, j. /.
Mccain, L. j. Harrison, |. c. Dyson,
Commissioners; w. l.. Dowty, Clerk.