Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-06-06

OA AsSA ~SSVA
thence in a southeasterly direction
along the said Bray Lake public
road to the point where 1t crossel
the panola private levee, thence along
said private levee to point of begin
ming; all said land being within par
ish of Tensas and comprised within
the above limits, and containing ap
prOximately $4,000 acres of land.
Sec. 8: Be it further ordained tina
the following named three persons
residing in the said district, and be
ing citizens Of the state Of Louisi
ana, who, or whose wives, are -
sessed with at least five hundred dol
lars ($500) worth Of real estate il
said district, or who represents q cor
poration owning land in said districi
worth over $500 or officers desiG
mated to represent said corporation
by resolution Of the board Of direc
tors thereof, and who have been rec.
commended in writing by over twenty.
five OF the resident land owners Of
the said Lake st. Peter Drainage Dis.
trict: Fremont Goodwine, and A. J,
Gibson, who are to serve for two
years from this date; and w. n.
Davidson, who represents the Pamela
Company, who is to serve for four
years from this date.
And the Clerk of the Board il d.
rected to notify the Honorable Ruff
fin G. Pleasant, Governor of the
State Of Louisiana, Of the formation
of this District, in order that he may
name the other two Commissioners,
who are to serve for four years.
Sec. A: And it is further ordained
that the said three commissioners
herein appointed, together with the
two to be appointed by the Governor
of the State Of Louisiana, shall meet
in the Town Of St. Joseph, La, at
the Court House, which 10 hereby de-
clared to be the domicile Of the said
Board, at IL O'Clock M, on the 9th
day OF June, 1919, for the purpose
Of organizing the said District in
accordance with the law.
On motion of e. ID. Coleman, duly
seconded, the following Ordinance was
offered:
ACCEPTANCE OF STATE AND
FEDERAL AID.
Extract from the minutes of the
Meeting of the Police Jury Of Tensas
Parrish, held this 4th day OF June, 1919.
Be it remembered, that the Police
Jury of Tensas Parish, State OF Louisi-
ana, met in the Court House in the
City of st. Joseph, Tensas Parish,
Louisiana, on the above date, in
special session convened, with the fol-
lowing members present:
Mr.. F. H. Curry, President; Messrs.
W. H. Ally, E. G. Grace, e. D. Cole
man, L. T. Hunter and Wiley Gavin.
A quorum present:
Whereupon the following proceed
ngs were had and ordered recorded:
By Mr.. E. G. Grace: Whereas: The
Police Jury Of Tensas, Parish, under
resolution of date May 9th, 1919, and
1nder the provisions Of Act 40 Of 1910,
'etitioned the State Highway Depart
nent, Board Of State Engineers, for
State Aid and Supervision and for
Federal Aid In the construction of the
st. Joseph Winnsboro State Highway,
md
Whereas: The State Highway De-
oartment, Board of State Engineers.
'as made the necessary surveys, and
,as submitted report, together with
maps, plans, profiles, typical sections,
'tc., relative to the location, length,
Quantities and estimated cost, etcetera
II said highway, situated in the Parish
" Tensas, State of Louisiana, between
It. Joseph, La, and Winnsboro, La.
anne being approximately sos miles
ong, and
Whereas: The State of Louisiana.
through its Highway Department,
Board of State Engineers, has agreed,
provided 1t can secure aid from the
FEDERAL Government, to extend the
'arish Of Tensas, the sum OF Oil, sss. 50.
" approximately 80 per cent OF esti.
mated cost out Of funds available
Turing the year 1919, wards
he cost OF constructing tho
foresaid highway, and provided that
he Parish Of Tensas has on hand, or
vill secure without delay. al addiction
] funds necessary Toe Ne soastsuso- !