The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-10-11
coLFAx GRANT PARISH, La SATURDAY OCTOBER II, 1919

resurfacing (as indicated) for the fol-
lowing public roads, each road, togeth-
er with bridges and other requirements
necessary within the limits of said road
districts, title to which shall be in the
public. viz:
Ito gravel the Rochelle and Colfax
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, $4S, 1000.
$40 gravel Jena. Georgetown and
Winfield road from Georgetown to
Packton distance Of twelve miles,
$4S, 900.
ITO build and gravel road from
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, $,4O,-
600.
5-To build and TO gravel aroad lead
ing from the Rapides parish line via
Pollock to point on the Colfax. Ro-
chelle road south of Selma, following
the route of the present public road,
known as the Three-N Notch road as
near as found Practical by the State
Highway Engineers, a distance of
about twenty-three miles, $4,000.
6-To build and gravel road from
the crossing on Little River at or near
Thompson's Ferry by Fishville to Pol
lock. a distance of ten miles, $685.
ITO build dirt road from Fish
vile to Wiley Clintoh's store at Bob
distance of about seven
miles, $1,000
$40 build a dirt road from latt
creek at line of road district No. to
Dry Prong, distance of nine miles,
S., 900.
a-To build dirt road from Old
Claiborne road near WiIliana to inter-
sect Rochelle and Colfax road at Win
burn Futrelps store, a distance of
about ten miles, $4,000.
l0-To build dirt road from Sand
Spur to Wiiliana, distance Of twelve
and one half miles. $l2, 500.
ITO build dirt road from a point
near o. C. Nugont's place to intersect
the Rochelle and Colfax road at a point
near Dry Prong, distance of about
six miles. $4,000.
R-To build dirt road from the
north edge of the Buckelew field along
the Claiborne road to Winn parish line,
a distance of seven and q half miles,
Sc, 600.
1910 build dirt road from Will
ana by George Ober's place to the Old
George Friday place, a distance of
three miles, $1,000.
l4-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,
s., 600.
15-Any surplus thereafter left to be
used on the roads of said district No.
in accordance with the judgement 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 period of forty years and to
bear interest payable at the rate of
five per centum per annum, interest
payable semi-annually; and
Whereas, Art. 2Sl of the Constitu-
ton of 1898 as amended by Act 1872 of
the Legislature of 1912 adopted by the
people in Nov. 1912, and Act 256 of Leg
lature of 1910, as amended, and Act 30
Of the Acts of the Extra Session of
the Legislature of 1917. and Art. 2Sl
of the Constitution of 1918 declare the
police jury of the Parish of Grant to be
the governing authority through which
said road district may incur debt and
issue negotiable bones therefor when
SO authorized at an election held in said
and
Whereas the assessed valuation of
taxable property in said road district
No. 9 of Grant parish amounts, as per
certificate of the Assessor of the Par
ish of Grant this day filed with this
body, to over six millions of dollars,
and whereas said road district has no
bonded indebtedness and hence
the bond issue does not exceed the
limit of ten per centum
Of said assessed valuation; and
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