The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-10-18
Notice of Election.
State of Louisiana,
paricb of Grant


president of the Police Jury, and |, H.
l.. Brian. clerk of the police jury of
the Parish of Grant, hereby give pub
lie notice that an election will be held
in Road District No. 8. Parish of Grant,
Louisiana, on Tuesday, November %.
1919, as set forth in section one of said
ordinance which section provides as
follows: Be it ordained by the po-
lice jury of the Parish of Grant, in
regular session convened, That spe
cial election be and is hereby ordered
held in Road District No 9 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, gravelhng, 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, $500,
2-To gravel the Pollock and Colfax
road from Pollock to its intersection
with the Rochelle and Cofax road, a
distance of twelve miles. $4,000.
$40 gravel Jena, Georgetown and
Winfield road from Georgetown to
Packton, a distance of twelve miles,
$48, 900.
ITO build and gravel road form
Rapides line along the L. & A. Rail
way by Dry Prong snd Williana, thence
north to intersect the Jena, George
town and WINFIELD road near Zion, &
distance of twenty eight miles, $l40,-
GOO.
5. To build and gravel road lead
ing from Rapides line via Pollock to a
point on the Charlottesville 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.
$110. 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, 000 90
Z. To build dirt road from Fish
vile to Wiley Clinton's store at Bot
postofiice. distance of about seven
miles, S7,0O0.00.
8. To build dirt road from Iatt
creek at line of road district No 8 to
Dry Prong, a distance of nine miles,
SO. OOU.00.
9. To build a dirt road from old
Claiborne roadnear Williana, to inter-
sect Rochelle and Coifax road at Win
burn FutrelPs store, distance OF
about ten miles, So. 900 90.
10. To build dirt road from Sane
Spur to Williana, distance of twelve
and one half miles, $l2, 10000.
IL. To build dirt road from point
near o. C. Nugent's place to intersec,
the Rochelle and Colfax road at point
near Dry Prong, distance of six miles,
$4,000. 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 a half miles,
100000
IL. To build dirt road from Will
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, a distance of eight miles,
$S,000.00.
10. 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 of 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 bear
interest at the rate of five per centum
per annum payable emi-annually.