The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-10-11

regular session convened, That spe-
cial election be and is hereby ordered
held in Road District No of the Par
ish of Grant. State of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, November 25th. 1919, at
which election there shall be submitted
to the property tax payers in said dis
trict qualified to vote at such election
the following proposition.
Proposition to incur debt and issue
negotiable bonds thereof of Road Dis
trict No. 9, Grant parish. in the sum
of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars, said
bonds to run for period of forty years
and to bear interest at the rate five
per. centum per annum, payable semi
annually. for the purpose of construct
ing, gravelling, resurfacing las indicat-
ed) for each road. the following public
roads. together with bridges and other
requirements necessary within the
limits of said road district. title to
which shall remain in the public, viz:
Ito gravel the Rochelle and Col
fax road from Little River to the line
of Road District No. 8, distance of
thirty miles, $l2O, 900.
2-To gravel the Pollock and Colfax
road from Pollock to its intersection
with the Rochelle and Colfax road, a
distance of twelve miles. $48, ZOO.
3-To gravel Jena, Georgetown and
Winfield road from Georgetown to
Packton, distance of twelve miles,
S48, 900.
ITO build and gravel a road form
Rapides line along the L. & A. Rail-
way by Dry Prong and Williana, thence
north to intersect the Jena, George
town and Winfield road near Zion. a
distance of twenty eight miles, S140.
600.
5. To build and gravel a road lead
ing from Rapides line via Pollock to a
point on the Colfax- Rochelle road south
of Selma, following the route of the
present public road, known as the
Three Notch road, as near as found
practical by State Highway Engineers,
distance of of twenty-three miles.
$l10. 10000.
6. To build and gravel road from
the crossing on Little River at or near.
Thompson's Ferry by Fishville to Pol
lock, distance of ten miles, $50, 900. 90.
z. To build dirt road from Fish,
ville'to Wiley Clinton's store at Bob
postoffice, distance of about seven
miles, 100000.
8. To build a dirt road from Iatt
creek at line of road district No. 8 to
Dry Prong, distance of nine miles,
So. COO.O0.
9. To build a dirt road from old
Claiborne road near Williana, to inter-
sect Rochelle and Colfax road at Win
burn Futrell's store, a distance of
about ten miles, So, 100000.
10. To build dirt road from Sand
Spur to Williana, distance of twelve
and one half miles, $12, 10000.
IL. To build dirt road from point
near o. c. Nugent's place to intersect
the Rochelle and Colfax road at point
near DryProng, a distance of six miles,
Sc, 900. 90.
IL. To build dirt road from the
north edge of the Buckelew field along
the Claiborne road to VIM parish line,
distance of seven and half miles,
sc, 600. 90.
IL. To build dirt road from Wilt
ana by George Ober's place to the old
George Friday place, distance of
three miles, 81, 10000.
IA. To build dirt road from w. P.
Eyre's place along the old public road
to Simms, thence north to the Three
Notch road, distance of eight miles,
SIS, 900. 90.
Is. Any surplus thereafter left to
be used on the roads of said district in
accordance with the judgment of the
governing authority-of such roads.
All or the above roads, except those
on which State aid may be furnished
to be built by the governing authority
with labor and teams, home labor to
be given the preference, the said bonds
TO run for perid of forty years and beai
interest at the rate of five per centun
per annum payable semi-annually.
Section Two
Be it further ordained, etc., That the
president of the police jury of Grant
parish be and he is instructed to have
prepared for use at said special cleo
ton sufficient number of ballots on
each of which shall be print ed the pro-
position in section one of this ordinance,
arranged in such a manner as to enable
the voter to vote on said proposition
and in the following FORM. viz:
For ISSUANCE OF BONDS