The Rice belt journal., 1920-07-10
ried.
Afternoon Session.

y. ILL., WlLn all members present
This being the regular date for the
election Of parish printer, the
president announced that bids would
now be opened and considered. Bids
were received from Messrs. N. L. Mil
Ter, publisher of the Jennings Weekly
! Times-Record and from r. w. How
ard, publisher of the Rice Belt Journal
After consideration of the bids and it
appearing that the bid submitted by
N. l.. Miller was the lOwestMr. Davis
moved that the said N. L. Miller be
elected parish printer for the ensuing
year upon the terms and stipulations
of his bid which were as follows:
Jennings, La, July l, 1920.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury of Jefferson
Davis Parish:
IGreeting;
| hereby tender my application for
the position of Parish Printer and
make the following bid for publishing
the advertisements of the Police Jury
and other parish officials coming under
your Jurisdiction:
For all advertisements appearing in
one issue 60 cents per square of 100
words.
For all advertisements appearing in
more than one issue 60 cents per
square of 100 words for the first in.
sertion and 20 cents per square for
each subsequent insertion.
If elected | will designate the Jen-
nings Weekly Times-Record as the
official journal Of the parish but will
also publish all above specified adver-
tising in one issue of the Daily Times.
Record Very truly submitted: N. L.
Miller Publisher Daily and Weekly
Times-RecOrd.
The above motion was seconded by
Mr. Krielow and upon being put was
carried.
Honorable J. ]. Robira and J. c..
Pugh, attorneys, representing ], N.
George & Sons, contractors, appeared
before the Police Jury and submitted,
orally, request that this body ap-
point committee to investigate the
claim of j. N George & Sons against
the parish for alleged balances due on
contracts for construction of highways
! iP the parish.
After due consideration of the above
mentioned request and it appearing
that all members of this body are new
members of the police jury except
two and not advised upon the question
presented, the matter was passed in
order that new members of the police
Jury may be advised upon the matter
before taking action.
Mr. Davis moved that the Ordinance
Committee be directed to formulate
proper ordinance and submit the
same at the next regular meeting de-
signed to regulate the passage of
trucks over bridges and gravel roads.
Dolze Bourgeois and upon bein gput
was carried.
Resolution.
Be it. resolved that the balance of
the funds now belonging to the credit
of the Good Roads Maintenance Fund
be apportioned to the various wards.
to be used on the improved highways
in the respective wards under the di-
rection of the Police Juror of the re-
spective wards.
The above resolution was intToduc-
ed by Mr.. Krielow who moved that
the same be adopted. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Dolce Bourgeois and
upon being put was carried.
Mr., Krielow moved that the salary
of the Justice of the Peace of Ward
two be reduced from $25.8O per month
to $500 per month. The motion was
seconded by Mr.. Dolce Bourgeois and
upon being put was carried.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Police Jury Mileage & Per Diem.
Il ]. A. st. Germain, Ward 1..... 1870
w. Krielow, Ward ......... 900
|3 J. NJ. Davis, Ward .... 1890
4. ]. S. IRENE, Ward 4 .g1.0O
is D. E. Cole, Ward S. ...... 1920
is C. E. Carr, Ward ......... 1000
II A. e. Bourgeois, Ward 7.....1S6O
IS Dolce Bourgeois, Ward S....2i SO
g David MarcanteI, Ward a.. 27,00
Total ....-,......,.e .....'' .1bI.2U
Lights and Water.
10 L. T. Moses, water for May. .4.70
Printing and Stationery.
II Rice Belt Journal, printing
minutes for June ..... 1854
Interest and Tex.
~ Isaac Fontenot error in Feb :.
payment ,.....s. ..... ..... 1880
1S Cal Natl Bank, cost Of pay
.ment of bonds ..4.......s. $500