The Colfax chronicle., 1920-02-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF GRANT


President of the police jury and l, H
L. Brian, Clerk of the police jury OF
the parish of Grant. hereby give public
notice that an election will be held ir
Road District No. 8. parish of Grant,
Louisiana, on Tuesday. March 10th,
1920, as set forth in section one of said
ordinance, which section provides as
follows:
Be it ordained by the police jury of
the parish of Grant, in regular session
convened, That special election be
and is hereby ordered held in Road Dis
trict No. 8 of the parish of Grant
State of Louisiana, on Tuesday, March
10th, 1920. at which election there shall
be submitted to the property tax pay
ers in said district qualified to vote at
such election the following proposition:
PROPOSITION-To incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds therefor of Road
Dist. No. 9, Grant parish, in the sum of
five hundred and seventy-five thousand
dollars, said bonds to run for a period
of forty years and to bear interest at
the rate of five per centum per annum.
payable semi-annually, for the purpose
of constructing, gravelling, resurfac-
ing (as indicated) for each road, the
following public roads, together with
bridges and other requirements neces-
sary within the limits of said road dis
trict, title to which shall remain in the
public, viz:
1st. To gravel the Rochelle and Col
fax road from Little River to the line
of Road District No. s, distance of
thirty miles, $l20, 900.
End. To gravel the Pollock and Col
fax road from Pollock to its intersec-
tion with the Rochelle and Colfax road
distance of twelve miles, $4,000.
Srd. To gravel Jena. Georgetown and
Winfield road from Georgetown to
Packton, distance of twelve miles,
$48. 900.
4th. To builn and gravel road from
Rapides line along the Claiborne road,
by Dry Prong and WiIliana, thence
north to inrersect the Jena, George
town and WINFIELD road, near Zion,
distance of twenty eight miles, $l40,-
BOO. 90.
9Th. To build and gravel road lead
ing from Rapides lines via Pollock to
point on the Colfax- Rochelle road,
south of Selma, following the route of
the present public road, known as g.
notch road as near as found practical
by State Highway Engineers. dis
tance of twenty three miles, S1lO, 900.
6th. To Duild and gravel road from
the crossing on Little River at or near
rhompson's Ferry by Fishville to Pol
ock, distance of ten miles. $50. 900.
7th, To build dirt road from Pol
ock to Wiley Clinton's store at Bob
oost-office, distance of nine miles,
Il, 200.
9Th. To build dirt road from Iatt |
.reek at q line on Road District No. 8,
% Dry Prong, distance of nine miles,
g, 900. 90.
9th. To build a dirt road from old |
Claiborne road near Williana to inter-
'ect Rochelle and Colfax road at Win
'urn Futrell's store, distance of about
en- miles, $4,000.
10th. To build dirt road from Sand |
Spur to Williana, distance of twelve
md a half miles, $12, 800.
11th. To build dirt road from a
'oint near o. C. Nugent's place to in
ersect the Rochelle and Cofax road at
point near Dry Prong, a distance of
tx miles, $4,000.
18th. To build dirt road from the
lorth edge of the Buckelew field along
he Claiborne road to Winn parish line,
! distance of seven and q half miles,
Is, 900.
18th. To build dirt road from Will
lana by George Ober's place to the
I'D George Friday place, distance of
hree miles, 81. 500.
l4th. To build dirt road from w.
?. Eyre's place along the old public
'oad to Simms, thence north to the g.
lotch road, distance of eight miles,
g, 900.
18th. Any surplus thereafter left to
'e used on the roads in said district in
accordance with the judgment of the
governing authority of such roads.
All of the above roads, except those
IN which state aid may be furnished to
'uild by the governing authority with
abor and teams, home labor to be CIV
N the preference.
And said ordinance further provides
n section two thereof that said cleo
ion shall be held at the following pol
ing places and by the officers named.