The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08


Resolved, That Messrs. E. n.
4 Boagni, E. B. Dubuisson, Leon
Wolff, J. F. Dezauche and DIR. J.
B. Guillory. be appointed a Board
Iof Supervisors of the 18th Road
District of the Parish Of St. Lam
dry, in accordance with Act 80 Of
1917 of the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana.
Yeas-Messrs. Daley, Cummings
Pavy, Greig, W. F. Brown, Rushing,
Doucet, Sylvestre, Dejean Mccoy,
j10 yeas.
i Nays-Messrs. Lareade, Pitre, 2
nays.
Motion carried.
On motion of Nj. Mccoy
The Police Jury adjourned until
/ 2 o'clock, p. m.
EVENING SESSION
The Police Jury met pursuant to
Present DIR. F. o. Paw, Presi-
dent, presiding; Messrs. st. Cyr,
Larcade, Pitre, Daley, Greig, Rush
ing, Doucet, Sylvestre, Dejean, Nc
Coy.
| Motion by Mr. Mccoy
Be it resolved, that the action
of the president and clerk of this
body in issuing two warrants, cover
! ing expenses incurred in the delivery
/ of the bonds of the 1st Road Dis
trict of the 4th ward, and the bonds
Of the LIST Road District fthe 9th
ward amounting to 100000 and
i 81, 967.50 each respectively, be and
the same is hereby approved and
ratified by this body, as the issu-
ance of said warrants complied
with the terms of the bids sub
u1itted
Motion carried.
Motion by Mr. Rushing
Whereas, the engineer of the
First Road District of the Fourth
Police Jury Ward of the Parish of
st. Landry has filed his fourth es-
innate of the work done on the
Krotz Springs Highway by the con-
| tractor, R. M. Hollier, which said
estimate is dated November /, 1919;
and
Whereas, said estimate shows that
construction amounting to $1600.0O
has been accomplished since the
last estimate; and
Whereas, the contract between
this Police Jury and the said R.
M. HoIlier, dated September z, 1918,
provides for the payment monthly
of the amount of the estimate, less
10 per cent to be retained until
the completion of the work;
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
the Clerk of this Police Jury be and
he is hereby authorized to deliver
to the said R. M .Hollier one bond
of said Road District of the par
value of 100000 and to issue q
warrant to him for the sum OF
/ $4,000 in payment and settle
ment of said estimate.
Motion carried.
Mr.. w. M. Rushing offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, to-
wit
Whereas, an election was held
lin the 18th, Road District of the
Fourth Police Ward of St. Landry
Parish, State of Louisiana, on the
oath day of June 1919, in pur-
suance to an ordinance adopted by
4 the Police Jury, on the 9Th day Of
May, 1919, notice of which was
published according to law and :
Whereas the question submitted
at said election was to determine
s9To authorize the Police
Jury the governing authority
! Of Road District No. 10 in
the Fourth Police Jury Ward
of the Parish of st. Landry
La. to incur debt and issue
! five (5) per cent annual in
terest bearing negotiable bonds
Il to the amount of Thirty Nine
Thousand. Dollars, $3.50, 000.-w
OO), to run for a period of.
Forty Years in said District
the denomination, time and
place of payment of said bonds
to be determined and fixed
by the Police Jury of st. Ian
dry. Parish, La, the governing
authority of said Road District
! the proceeds. derived from the
sale of said bonds to be used
{ in grading and crawling a
, public road from the North
I side Of said Road District IN
Southerly direction along the
) West side of Bayou. Waxia, to
LII Bayou Sackett, thence along
the West side of Bayou Waxia,
E to Bayou Courtableau, thence
along the Bayou Courtableau
on the East side to Road Dis
trict No, g. Work on said road
to begin where said Road Dis
trict connects with Road Dis
. trict No. 9 and to continue
! along the above described rosie
in a Northely direction through
said Road District; the bal
ance of the funds If any derived
from the sale of said bonds to
: be used in constructing roads
r and bridges in said Road Dis
] trict. A tax each year shall De
levied and collected sufficient
to pay the interest and prln--
cipal of said bonds IN said
Road District as the same be-
come due and payable, as auth
Z orized under the Constitution
s and Laws of this State,
Whereas, said proposition wa
& lawfully carried at said election 3
y shown by the process verbal OF tn
: Police Jury canvassing the return
! of said election on the 7th, day
Z July, 1919; and
5 Whereas, the result Of said ele'
; ton was duly promulgated on tn
3 nth day of July, 1919, as require
4 by law, and no contest has bee
d flied notwithstanding more than 6
e DAYS have elapsed since the dai
. of said PRONUNCIATION; and
whereas, the Police Jury of Il
Ie Parish of st. Landry, is recognize
a bv the Constitution and Laws
4 this state to be the governing autl
n ority of said Road District; no'
N therefore,
= Be it ordained by the Police Jun
:. of the Parish of st. Landry in re
MAR and lawful session convened.
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