The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-05-31


Jury of jefferson Davis Parish,
notify The State Highway Depart
ment, Board of State Engineers
that the Parish of Jefferson DAVIS
and the Police Jury of said parish
have on hand the sum of Thirty
two Thousand Two Hundred and
Nincty-two and 63-loO Dollars
1892 .292.63) to be used tor the
construction and completion OF
said highway, and that the same
is now on deposit with the Calca-
sieu National Bank OF Southwest
Louisiana, of Lake Charles, Lou
isiana, and further guarantee TO
secure, if required, all additional
funds necessary for the conStruc-
ton and completion Of said high
way, and in addition further
guarantee and agree to secure by
deed of conveyance, all rihts-of-
wav that are required by the State
Highway Department. Board OF
State Engineers, and by Act ~ OF
1910.
BE it Further Resolved, etc"
That the President of the Police
jury of Jefferson Davis Parish
notify the Highway Department,
Board of State Engineers, that the
Parish of Jefferson Davis has III
addition to the Thirty-tWo Thous-
and Two Hundred Ninety-two g.
1OO (S32,292.63) Dollars, con-
struction funds, hereinabove men
TONED. to be used in The c0nStruc-
lion of The JenningS-CroWley and
Jennings-Lake Charles Highway,
the sum of Six Thousand and no.
100 (SG,000.00) Dollars, which
sum is derived from the General
Budget Tax, which for the year
10 will yield approximately Six
Thousand (S6,0D0.O0) Dollars.
This fund, or as much thereof as
may be necessary, will be applied
to the maintenance of the Jen-
nings-Crowley and Jennings-Lake
Charles Highway, and will be a.
valuable each year after the COM
pIetion of the highway.
Be it Further Resolved, Etc,
That if the cost of constructing
the proposed highway should eX-
coed the estimate as made by the
State Highway Engineer, the Po-
lice Jury of Jefferson Davis Par
ish promises and pledges itself to
raise such additional fund as may
be necessary to complete the
work.
Be it Further Resolved, Etc.
That the President of the Police
Jury of Jefferson Davis Parish,
State of Louisiana, make formal
request upon the State Highway
Department, Board of State En-
gineers, to proceed to, as soon as
possible, prepare form of con-
tract, plans and specifications, and
advertise the above mentioned
highway, and invite sealed pro-
posals for the construction there
of.
Be ii Further Resolved, Etc,
That the President of the Police
Jury of Jefferson Davis Parish,
Hon. j. S. IRENE, or his successor
be, and he is hereby instructed,
authorized and empowered to
sign, makeand execute contract
for the construction of the above
mentioned highway, on such
Terms and conditions as he may
deem proper in conjunction with
the State of Louisiana, through
the Highway Department, Board
of State Engineers, and the Fed
eral Government, through the De-
partment of Agriculture, office of
Public Roads and Rural Engin-
eerlns, and to any and all things
necessary in the premises.
Roll call resulted, Ayes, Nine;
Nays, None; Resolution adopted.
Resolution.
BE it Resolved by the Police
Jury of Jefferson Davis Parish,
Louisiana, that the sum of Three
Thousand and no-100 Dollars,
(S3,0OO.00) be and the same is
hereby set aside from the Good
Roads Bond Issue Fund to be ex-
pended in Ward 3; the said sum
OF Three Thousand and no-10O
Dollars ($3,OOO.00) being addi-
tIonal to the sum of TWENTY-FIVE
thousand and no-1OO Dollars,
which has heretofore been set a.
side by resolution of this body
TO be expended in the construc-
ton of improved roads of Ward
3.
The above resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Walker, who re-
quested a roll call on the adop-
ton OF the said resolution. The
roll call resulted as follows: Ar
thur Guidry, Nay; R. M. Briggs,
!! Nay; I. S. Walker, Yea; J. S.
IRENE, Nay; Ausem Marcantel,
Nay; Dole Bourgeois, Nay; Yves
Pitre, Nay; whereupon the reso-