The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-06-03
PROCEEDINGS OF MAY slst ,,,n1,
MEETING OF POLICE july
Arcadia, La, May 3lst, l92o'

Arcadia, La, May olo', ~.
The Police Jury of Bienyille Pafish ?
,not in called session on this date with /
all members present. The Doay w Mas q
called to order by the President lne
nurnose of the meeting having oeell
eynIained On motion of d. M. "hite' {
and seconded by W. ID. Coil, whlch
motion was unanimously carried Tue
Police Jury proceeded to open the plus
for huiIding roads in Bienvllle far-
iSh in accordane with the resolution
harotoforp adopted and the advertise
mept made hereunder, hAed Tue u",e
Iof bids TO be received at not later 'iai'
u 100 o'clock noon this date. -,
And at said time the following pluS
have been filed. The bid OF l. NJ
Byrd, of Arcadia, La. j. NJ NONE
emery of Shreveport La, Harul''
Jackson and Hall, ot....,,.....''''''''''''''''
and Smith Brothers OF ..'.'': :, "mI
which bids have been received anu
filed.
Re it Resolved, That the Police Jury
proceed to open said bids anu reau
same, which bids were opened anu ieau
at which time, Oh motion the pooy
took recess until l 90 o'clock p, H. Oh
\ this date.
Tbp body was called at l: oo p ILL.,,
Of which time the Police Jury calleu
hoforp them the different parties 'iia'
Il had bids for the building Oh roaoS III
Il Bienyille Parish.
Il And after having tabuated SAID DlaS
Il If the several different parties anu
Il after considerable discussion ny tne
II momberS Of the Police Jury, anu saiu
II bids not being satisfactory Wth lne
II majority of the members OF the salu '
II Police Jury, the matter was ueleli e
H until regular meeting in July, TO De
taken UP by the encomlng Ponce jury y
and after balloting on said bids all
If said bids were rejected by the loi-
II lowing votes: co,o,,
II 'AGAlNsT:W. D. Golf, Il. H. Colon
II W II Began, and A. &. Whltlow, d.
FOR: u. NJ. White, }. ii. Corey anu
MI I'm motion the following resolution
III was adopted by unanimous vote o'
i M n, RESOLVED, That the Dal
Y ance of funds on hand in the nalluS
!. Of Road District No. :, be 'rallSlelle'
70 Jno, f. Harrison Parish Treasurer
and that proper voucher be drawn ol
ISaid fund to effect this transfer u
no nlaced to credit Of Road Fund
The following report was maze D
thp committee appointed at the leg
Mar meeting in May to investigate all
take the sense of the people OF war
Five as to what they thought was I'll
best plans for roads in SAID ware
tO-wit: ,.o, nae,
cd nv your honorable Body on May III
10Th requesting us to ascertain lro'
1.-The citizens, what they want III regar
Ito roads in Ward Five.
Beg to say that we have invest
auS GATED the matter and find that
= least 80 per cent 0 fthe people OF Tn
Ward are in favor g aving our quo'
SsN Of the million dolla Ind issue spel
= lin grading the public roads OF u
e Ward and reccomend that your no
) Ioroble Body employ Engineer to mai
2 such surveys as recommended by COZ
! mittee to be appointed by the ROM
z Jury. ..,
e Respectfully Submitted.
3 j. W. Campbell,
\ H. n. Hays,
Z ]. A. Wood,
3 H. r. Lacy,
z w. II. Began, .
z Commit
3 IN motion duly seconded, the
Elowing resolution was adopted:
3 BE IT RESOLVED, That after nj
HIing received the report OF Commll
Hlappointed by this Body on IA
HI10th to investigate conditions III wa
EFiye, and make such reccomendatl'
3 as they believe to be OF the best
HEtprest of the Ward in building roa
5 RESOLVED, That A. d. Smith,
2 D. Golf. and W. H. Began be appol
3 cd 70 confer with the Engineer
3 make some arrangements about
Z ypying roads in Ward Five FOR
3 purpose of building graded roads.
Z BE II FURTHER RESoLI
49, That H. N. Hays, H. X. Lacy, ).
Wood. E. E. Howell, A. ]. Gipson,
= II. Began and j. w. Campbell be
~ nointed as a good road committee
m keep in touch with the people OF
Ward, assist the Engineer in his '
and especially request that TINS
mittee and the Engineer work in hi
ony, to such recommendations as
believe TO be of the best interes
the people and the Police Jury
Adopted by a unanimous vote o.
Body. o, ,,u,o~,
RE TT RESOLVED BY THE
IIICE JURY IN SESSION CON
ED: That the bids to be reneWe
to Noon May31, 1920 to build roa
Wards /, 9, 3, 4, and Z, Bianvllle
I ish La, shall not in any way
any of the funds that Ward slA
Is entitled to under resolution
ed by the Police Jury OF sald I
~ and State on Oct, the:.,: 800,
BE IT FURTHER REsol
,, That A. G. Whitlow, W. I. Babe
Z !. Collinsworth, j. I. Toms,
Butler, Joe Harrell and W. b. b
N be appointed as a Committee
out roads, in Ward Six (t), al
port to the Police Jury what
III take 70 satisfy the people OF said