The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-08-14
O9is ial Proceedings of the Police jury
Grant Parish.
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operate public Service Cars"
by A. S. Tison and Roy Vain
wright we're read, approved and
permits issued.
The permit of w. H. Day hav-
ing been returned by his bonds
men, same was withdrawn and
his bond cancelled.
A protest against the raise of
the assessment of the Grant Tim
Der & Lhr. Co.. was filed before
the police jury by V. M. Mason
through their Atty. j. B. Rob-
erts, said assessment having
been placed at $2OS. 600. by the
assessor and raised by the State
Board of Affairs to $258, 600, and
on motion of DR.. Corley, second
ed by Mr.. Jones. the assessor
was sustained.
A petition was presented ask
ing the appointment of Henry
James as road supervisor of Dis
trict No. Z. east end, vice B. ID.
Fletcher resigned, and on motion
of ]. w. Bryant, seconded by F.
E. Lemoine, same was granted
and Mr.. James was duly elected.
Citizens of ward Z we're pres
ent asking for a bridge and dump
across Nantachie at the head OF
the Nantachie Lake on the Col
fax and Montgomery hill road,
and on motion the President ap-
pointed ]. w. Bryant to confer
with said citizens and estimate
the cost of such improvement
and report to the next meeting
of this body.
Capt. c. h. Teal appeared pc
fore the police jury and showed
that the State Beard of Affairs
had assessed him with so acres
of suburban land when about 80
acres of said land had caved into
the river, and on motion of Mr..
Jones, seconded by Mr.. Lemoine
said assessment was reduced to
20 acres of suburban land.
Citizens of Colfax appeared
before the police jury and asked
for $275 to assist the town OF
Colfax todigaditch from the north
limits of Colfax into Doggy Bayou
to drain The jefferson High
wav. On motion of j. M. Jones,
seconded by Lemoine. same was
granted and $275.00. or so much
thereof as may he necessary, was
appropriated for that purnose.
On motion Of Mr.. Fralick, sec
anded by Mr.. Jones. the police
jury hereby gives notice that at
the Oct. meeting OF this body
They will elect two members of a
Parish Beard of Affairs. author
izsd by Act 23l of the 1920 ses-
sion of the Legislature, one mem.
her of which must reside in the
parish site (Colfax), their term
of office commencing January
first, 1921. salary to be S. pei
day and actual travelling expens.
es, for time actually in service
not to exceed 20 days.
On motion of DR.. Corley, sec
onded by Mr.. Nugent, the fol
lowing was adopted.
AN ORDINANCE
Leyying taxes on the assessed. value
of property in Grant Parish for tn
year 1920.
Be it ordained by the police jury o
Grant Parish. Louisiana, in lawful ses
sion convened. That tax of five Is
mills be, and the same is hereby levie
an the assessed value of all the tax
sbls property in the Parish of Grant
for tbs year 1920. the proceeds of tn
same to be used in paying the geners
and psual expenses of the parish. in
elpding ths parish school fund.
Be it further ordained, That tax o
one and one-half llA) mills be. and tn
same is hereby levied on all the taxabl
property in the parish for the yea
1920. tn be.nsed for public schools a
provided by the Byrne amendment t