The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-07-22

> The parish rate OF taxation Is hereby
fixed and levied mt ) mills on the dollar
Of the assessed valuation of all asess,blc
property In Bossier Parish, and which )
mills IL hereby apportiOned as follows:
Public schools. n mills roads and bridges,
l mill general and miscellaneous, ~ mills.
We further levy a special tax of " mills
throughout this parish for the benefit of
public schools, In pursuance Of Act 21S of
1918 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana.
We also levy II special tax In Road Dis
tricts No. 1. No. and No. 3 to take mp
the bonds and interest due and payable by
those districts as follows: Road District
No. l, 4 mills: Road District No. ., 3 mills
Road District No. 5. By mills.
We, your Budget Committee, herewith
submit the foregoing as budget for the
year 1920, for your approval and adoption.
Respectfully,
j. g. McDADE, Chairman,
W. B. WiLBorRN,
II. D.WHIrTINGToN, Com
On motion and second, duly carried. the
foregoing report Of the budget c6mmittec
was received and unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was presented
and unanimously adopted
Whereas. 1t is necessary for this parish
to pay. or to bc In position to pay, within
of three miles Of gravel road, being II por-
tion of tho Bossicr city-Ninock Highway,
which IL completion OF said highway to
the Red River Parish line. and the cost of
such highway as above IN to be paid out
of the funds of Road District No. 1. as soon
rs the same are available and whereas said
funds are not yet available, the taxes levied
for said purpose In said road district not
having been collected, and
Whereas. the American National Bank, Of
Shreveport, I.a.. the fiscal agent of BOssier
Parish, Louisiana. has agreed to advance
such funds as may bc necessary for said
purpose. not to exceed $4,000. with the
| understanding and agreement that 1t will
have first call and pledge on said funds
of said Road District No. when collected,
! and that said bank IL to reimburse itself
| out Of said funds as and when the same
| are deposited therein, therefore.
he IT resoired. That the Police Jury OF
| Hossier Parish, acting for said Road Dis
| trfct No. l. ns well for its own terms
| and stipuatiOns. and in order to secure
| said bank for any amounts which 1t may
advance as above, hereby pledges said funds
of said road district to the repayment ef
said amount. and specially agrees that said
/ bank IL to have first call thereon until
the amount advanced has been fully and
/ finally repaid said bank being hereby spe-
cially authorized to apply said funds as and
when deposited to said Indebtedness until
fully and finally paid, together with such
interest thereon as is provided under It's
| fiscal agency contract with this parish tho
President Of this body being hereby specially
authorized to enter into such further con-
| tracts tns may be necessary or required by
/ said bank In carrying out the terms hereof
Dr T. H. Irion appeared before the Police
Jury and submitted to them the following
| letter. addressed to the Louisiana State Live
Stock Sanitary Board. with the request that
this Police Jury mcmorialize said board and
| ask them to carry into effect the request
MS set out In the following letter which was
unanimously adopted by the Police Jury:
To the state Live Stock Sanitary Board,
/ BATON Rouge. Louisiana.
Gentlemen: Whereas certain contagiou,
| or infectious diseases have been more Ol
less prevalent amongst the live stock oi
Bossier Parish for the past several years
i with disastrous results, and falling hardest
able to afford the expense Of veterinary
Erelief, We respectfully and urgently request
i your honorable board to send to BossieI
| Parish ut your earliest convenience wei
1 equipped and practical veterinarian to in
struct and qualify ut least one man for escl
4 of the six wards of Bossier Parish to dt
II the necessary work of vaccination in order
q that the Diseases which have been success
fully treated to Il very limited extent under
the advice and assistance of your honorabl,
i board may bc. II not entirely cratlicstetl
| kept under xufiicient control TO save thu
/ valuable live stock interest Of our people.
4 We are informed by Mr.. r. $. Burt. Farm
Demonstration Agent for Bessier Parish
that many hundreds Of hogs have died re
Il Gently. which could have heen saved b!
prompt and proper attention.
Il The Police Jury of Bossfer Parish com
mits itself to such assistance and supcrvi
sion us In the opinion OF your honorable
hoard Is necessary to carr.. ont thc wt,rl
successfully.
!. The Clerk vf the Police Jury IL instruetc,