The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-06-28
Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish Police Jury.

1
ish Police Jury.
Colfax, La, June q, 1919.
The Police Jury met in called
session under the following call
of the president:
Colfax. La, June rs, 1919.
The Police Jury of Grant parish is
hereby called to meet in special session
at Colfax, La, on Friday, June 9th,
1919, to consider the contract for the
jefferson Highway submitted to me,
and to take such action thereon as
judgment of the body dictates; and al
so to consider any other matters that
may come before the body.
JNO. RANDOLPH,
President Police Jury Grant Parish.
President John Randolph, J.
M. Jones, j. ]. Dewitt, w. p.
Deem, C. w. Calhoun and G. C..
Purvis were present, DR.. w. B.
Corley, absent.
RESOLUTION.
The following resolution being offer
ed by Mr.. ]. M. Jones, and seconded
by j. j. Dewitt was offered, put, and
unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved, That the police jury
of Grant parish hereby assures and
guarantees 10 the State Highway De-
partment of Louisiana, that in connec-
ton with certain contract. about to
be entered into whereby 20.3 miles OF
the jefferson Highway in Grant parish
will be built, that an additional 10 per
cent over and above the amount of the
amount involved in the contract will be
provided, in the even that such contin-
gent excess is necessary to complete
the road let under the above mention
ed contract; and
Be it further resolved, That the po-
lice jury of Grant parish assumes and
will provide the cost of obtaining the
righr-of-way for the said road, remov-
ing of fences therefrom, buildings and
other distractions, or any otherun fore
seen items that may arise during the
construction of the work.
In reference to the latter
clause of the above resolution the
following letter from the con-
tractor was read and made a
part of the minutes:
Colfax, La, June q. 1919.
John Randolph, Pres. Police Jury.
Colfax, La.
Dear Sir
hereby agree to move fences that
are required moved in construction of
the Jefferson Highway free of cost to
the police jury of Grant parish.
A. E. PERRY.
On motion duly seconded the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the War Department
of the United States is distribut-
ing a number of motor trucks to
the several States for road build
ing purposes; and whereas, the
Highway Department of Louis
lana has awarded two (2) of
these trucks to Grant parish, and
there are charges of $500 each
on said trucks, and freight, load
ing, etc.: therefore be it
Resolved, That the president
of this body be authorized to
draw on the parish treasurer for
such amounts as may be neces-
sary to deliver said trucks into
our parish.
On motion duly seconded and
unanimously carried, the follow
ingsresolution was passed:
Resolved, That John Randolph,
president of this police jury, be-
and is hereby directed to deliver
to w. l.. Slayton and Co., on the
authority of this body, the $148,-
600 Road District No. s bonds
numbered 5 to 300, both inclu-
sive, heretofore executed by w.
A. Brownlee, former president
of this body, and H. L. Brian,
secretary of said police jury.
On motion the police jury ad-
journed to its regular meeting in
July, being the 7th.
JOHN RANDOLPH, Prest.
H. L. BRIAN, Sec'y.