The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-08-09
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury

SoiidA, Ld, aug. q, 1919.
The police jury met in regular SEES
sion with Mr.. John Randolph, presi
dent, j. M. Jones, ]. j. Dewitt, w. p
Deem, DR.. W. B. Corley. C. w. Cal
houn and G. C. Purvis were present.
The minutes of last meeting wer,
read and approved.
A petition was presented asking FOL
change in the road leading from Ka
desh on the L. r. & N. R'y. to the
Ebenezer Camp Ground, so as to leave
the l.. r. & N. R'y. one fourth mile
north of Kadesh and run on the parish
line between Grant and Winn to sale
Camp Ground on motion of Mr.. Purvis
seconded by Mr.. Jones, the petition
was granted, provided that said change
be made without expense to the parish.
Following applications were filed fol
permits to run transfers in the parish.
Same were approved and permits
granted T. w. Sims. Quincy, w.
c. Nettles, M. d. Arlington and Tom
Haley.
A petition from citizens of Ward
-Four was presented asking that F. p.
Tabor be appointed as an additional
supervisor for Road District No. a, and
on motion of Mr.. Deem, duly seconded.
the request was granted and Mr.. Tabor
was appointed.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, seconded
bv Mr.. Calhoun, the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the police jury has re-
ceived, as the governing authority of
Road District No. 8, the sum of $l65,
634.88 for said road district from the
sale of its bonds of date July End, 1917,
and
Whereas, the ordinance under which
said bonds were voted provides several
different purposes for which the money
shall be expended; therefore
Be it Resolved, That in accordance
with said ordinance, the following pro-
ration of said funds be made: To the
jefferson Highway, $ll9, 100. To the
Colfax- Verda- Winfield road, SIG, 1856.
TO the Verda- Montgomery road. s., 800.
To the O'Quinn spur in Ward Six,
$5,445 To the Richardson spur in Ward
Six, $S267, and to the general fund of
said district, $2lS4. 50, and
! Resolved further That the treas
urer, be instructed to place these sew
eral amounts to the credit of said
roads respectively. and that all ex-
penses incurred for the whole district
be charged to said general fund and
that any expenses incurred for. each
separate road be charged to that road
fund respectively
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, seconded
by Mr.. Jones, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the volume of money han
died by the parish treasurer has more
than doubled in the past month, thus
increasing his bonded liability and
greatly increasing the clerical work of
his Office, therefore be it
Resolved. That the salary of the
treasurer be and the same is hereby
raised from $50 to 800 per month from
the LIST day of August until such time
as the volume of business in his office
decreases.
Miss Eudie Kayanaugh, home dem
onstration agent, made the following
report, which was ordered spread on
the minutes:
Report of home demonstration work,
Eudie Kavanaugh. Agent:
No. schools visited. ....-.............. %
No. clubs organized ISL
No. enrolled in canning ........... 80
No. enrolled in poultry. ............. I55
No. visits to schools or clubs. 80
No. club members visited ........ 179
No. other homes visited.......... GO
No. letters written.................. 266 |
No. bulletins sent and distributed 449
No. demonstrations given....,...... "a
ANo. aiiSS S'Su''...''..-......''..... oooo |
The following report of reviewers
was made and on motion the same was
accepted and declared to be a public |
road when opened and bridge built
without expense to the parish:
To the Honorable Police Jury, Parish |
ofGrGnt, Louisiana:
The undersigned having been APP
pointed to review and mark out pub
lie road from Pat Clark's place to the
jefferson Highway at the railroad |
crossing just north of Colfax. respect