The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-02-14
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.
CONTINUED from Last Week.

/ of Grant Parish.
4 Continued from Last Week.
| PROPOSITION incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds therefor of Road
Dist No. 9, Grant parish, in the sum of
five hundred and seventy-fve 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 Gas 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:
4 1st To gravel the Rochelle and Col
fax road from Little River to the line
of Road District No. 8, distance of
thirty miles, $l20, coo.
End. To gravel the Pollock and Col
fax road from Pollock to its irtersec-
ton with the Rochelle and CoIfux road
a distance of twelve miles, $4S, 900.
3rd. To gravel Jena. Georgetown and
Winfield road from Georgetown to
Packton, distance of twelve miles,
$48. 600
4th. To buila and gravel road from
Rapides line along the Claiborne road,
by Dry Prong and Williana, thence
north to inre rsect the Jena, George
town and WINFIELD road, near Zion, q
distance of twenty eight miles, $l40,-
900. 90.
J 9Th. To build and gravel road lead.
ing from Rapides lines via Pollock to g
point on the Charlottesville road
south of Selma, following the route OF
the present public road, known as 3.
notch road as near as found practica
by State Highway Engineers. dis.
Itance of twenty three miles, $4,000
9th. To Guild and gravel road from
the crossing On Little River at or neal
Thompson's Ferry by FishviIie to Pol
lock, distance of ten miles, $50. 900.
7th. To build dirt road from Pol
lock to Wiley Clinton's store at BOZ
post-office, distance of nine miles,
81, 900.
9Th. To build dirt road from Iat'
creek at line on Road District No g.
to Dry Prong, a distance of nine miles
SO, 900. 90.
9th. To build dirt road from ole
Claiborne road near Williana to inter
sect Rochelle and Colfax road at Win
burn FutrelIs store, distance of abou
ten miles, $4,000
10th. To build a dirt road from Sane
81 Spur to Wiliana, distance of twelve
, and half miles, SIP, 500.
18th. To build dirt road from Z
point near o. C. Nugent's place to IN
lersect the Rochelle and Colfax road; a
a point near Dry Prong, distance o.
: SIX miles, $4,000
18th. To build Crit road from TIT
north edge of the Buckelew field alonf
the Claiborne road to Wlnn parish line
distance of seven and half miles
Sc, 900.
18TH To build dirt road from Viii
Llama by George Ober's place to tn,
old George Friday place, distance O
three miles, 81, 500.
18th. To build dirt road from w
P. Eyre's place along the old publi
, road to Simms, thence north to the
(, notch road, distance of eight miles
So, 600.
18th. Any surplus thereafter left t
be used on the roads in said district ii
5 accordance with the judgment of tn
2 governing authority of such roads.
al All of the above roads, except thos
on which state aid may be furnished t.
build by the governing authority witt
labor and teams, home labor to. be Civ
en- the preference.
II Section Two:-B Be it further ordaine,
, etc.
That the President of the police jur,
of Grant be and he is instructed to hav
prepared for use at said special cleo
ton sufficient number of ballots o.
each of which shall be printed the pro
' position in section one Of this ordinance
arranged in such manner, as to enabl
the voter to vote on said proposition
; and in the following form, viz:
FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS---PRO
POSITION
Proposition to incur debt and issu
a negotiable bonds of Rosd District No
s 8, Grant parish, Louisiana, to
q the amount of Five Hundred
:, and SeventyFive Thousand Voc
Dollars, to run for period of AS0
J forty years, bearing interest
at the rate of five per centum
: per annum, payable semi-an-