The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-10-18

THE RICE BELT
Jones in the regular form prescribed
by the State Highway Department
accepting State and Federal aid in
constructing the Pelican Highway in
the Pelican Road District Number One
the said State and Federal aid to be
approximately Fifty per cent of the
cost of construction. Upon roll call
the resolution resulted, Yeas, 6; Nays,
10; Absent, 3.
Ordinance Number 146.
An Ordinance calling special cleo
ton within the Lake Arthur Road
District No. l of Jefferson Davis Par
ish, State of Louisiana, under the
terms and provisions of the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State of Loui-
siana, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified tax payers of the said
Lake Arthur Road Ristrict No. l, a
proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds of the Lake Arthur
Road District No. l of Jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana, to the amount of
One Hundred Seventy Thousand
! ($170,O00.00) Dollars, to run for aper
| iOd Of twenty-five years, bearing in
terest at the rate of Five (5) per cent
per annum, interest payable annually,
for the purpose Of constructing per-
manent public roads and bridges in
the said Lake Arthur Road District
No. of Jefferson Davis Parish, Loui
siana, tite to which shall vest in the
public; providing for the expense of
holding the said election, naming Of
ficers Of said election; providing for
ballots and all necessary things for
said election and fixing the time and
place at which the results of said
election will be canvassed.
! The above ordinance was introduced
/ by the Ordinance Committee who rec
commended its adoption. After having
been read and considered section by
section, upon roll call the said Ordin-
ance was adopted by vote of, Yeas,
6; Nays, 0; Absent, 8.
Mr.. Arceneaux moved that the
Treasurer be and he is hereby author
lied to issue Treasurers checks on
the Pelican Road District Bond Issue
Fund upon receipt of statements prop
erly approved by the Claims Commit
tee of the Pelican Road District and
the Claims Committee of the Police
Jury. The motion was seconded by
Mr.. Guidry, and upon being put was
carried.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Police Jury Mileage and Per Diem.
1898 Arthur Guidry, Ward l.. .$1O.4O
1894 R. M. Briggs, Ward 2...... 600
7795 T. S. Walker, Ward 81. 4SO
1886 ]. S. IRENE, Ward 4..... .14.40
1897 Ausem Marcantel, Ward 5. $50
779S A. T. Jones, Ward g., 1000
1893 F. A. Arceneaux, Ward Z. 1920
1900 Dolce Bourgeois, Ward 81. 72O
| 1901 Yves Pitre, Ward 9....... 1900
Light and Water.
1902 L. T. Moses, to water Off
Aug. and Sept. 1919.......... IT'S
Printing and Stationery.
1903 The Rice Belt Journal, to
pub. minutes and printing. :. 1856
Pauper Fund.
1904 ]. H. Heinen, to maintain
ance of Adele Monceneaux. 1890
Good Roads Maintanace Fund.
1906 Ards Colbert, to expense
1906 Ardis Colbert, to salary. 1890
1907 G.. o. Browning, to labor. $3.50
1908 Rice Belt Implement Co., to
to rent on barn for Phi. trucks 1000
IOLal .......''.. .''.' 'Glo.oA
Criminal.
1909 Brown Funk, to l day SER
vice Jury Com. ............ S.OO
1910 G. E. Robbins, to l day SER
vice Jury Com. .............. 3.0O
ET811 w. M. Buchanan, to l day
service Jury Com and mileage SAC
1912 P. ]. Unkel, to service Jury
Com. and mileage n......... $40
1918 j. H. Martin, to service wit
ness for Jury Com, ........ LOU
| 1914 L. C. Delhomme, to service
witness for Jury Com. ...... 1.5O
I7S15 Isaac Fontenot, to feeding
prisoners Sept ............, S4.oe
Total .................. 114.ot
| Bridge and Ferry Fund.
isis Bertrand Vincent, to salary
Sept. keeping ferry. ........: 2O.OC
1917 Oza Mayfield, to keeping
Jaenke Bridge for Sept. ...... 1000
1918 o. Myers, to keeping ferry
Sept. 1919 .................. 3O.0l
1919 Camille st. Pc, to keeping
i Lorraine bridge Sept. 1850. lou
1920 Standard Oil Co., to oil and
4 gasoline ...........,..... oo'o'
Total ...-..........,.. l4O.5'
Tick Eradication.
1921 Joe Guidry, to sala. .ry 9O.O'
1922 w. B. Clark, to inspection
at vat ...........,.'...' oo'V'
1928 Sylvester Walker, to in
spection at vat. Low