The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-03-06
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA |
PARISH OF GRANT


an ordinance adopted by the police jury
of the parish of Grant, on the Bird day
of February, 1920, |, John Randolph.
President of the police jury and |, H.
L. Brian, Geek of the police jury of
the parish of Grant, hereby give public
notice that an election will be held in
Road District No. 9. parish of Grant,
Louisiana, on Tuesday. March 18th,
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 9 of the parish of Grant.
State of Louisiana, on Tuesday, March
18th, 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 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 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 las 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:
list. To gravel the Rochelle and Col
fax road from Little River to the line
of Road District No. s, distance of
thirty miles, $4,000.
2ad. To gravel the Pollock and Col
fax road from Pollock to its intersec-
ton with the Rochelle and Colfax road
a distance of twelve miles, S4S, 600.
Bird. To gravel Jena. Georgetown and
Winfield road from Georgetown to
Packton, distance of twelve miles,
$48, 600.
4th. To builu and gravel road from
Rapides line along the Claiborne road,
by Dry Prong and Williana, thence
north to intersect the Jena, George
town and Winnfielo road. near Zion, a
distance of twenty eight miles, $780,
000.0O
5rh. To build and gravel road lead
ing from Rapides lines via Pollock to
point on the Charlottesville 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, s110, 600.
9th. To puiId and gravel road from
the crossing on Little River at or near
Thompson's Ferry by Fishville to Pol
lock, distance of ten miles, $50, 600.
7th. To build dirt road from Pol
lock to Wiley Clinton's store at Bob
p st-office, distance of nine miles,
81, 900.
9th. To build dirt road from Iatt
creek at a line on Road District No. s,
to Dry Prong, distance of nine miles,
So, goo. 90.
9th. 70 build a dirt road from old
Claiborne road near Williana to inter-
sect Rochelle and Coltax road at Win
burn Futrell's store, distance of about
ten miles. $1,000.
10th. To build dirt road from Sand
Spur to Williana, a distance of twelve
and half miles, $i2,50
18th. To build a dirt road from
point near 0. C. Nugent's place to in
tersect the Rochelle and Colfax road at
a point near Dry Prong, a distance of
six miles, $4,000.
18th. To build dirt road from the
north edge of the Buckelew field along
the Claiborne road to Winn parish line,
a distance of seven and half miles,
Sc, 600.
18th. To build dirt road from Will
Llama by George Ober's place to the
old George Friday place, distance of
three miles, $1,000.
14th. To build dirt road from w.
P. Eyre's place along the old public
road to Simms, thence north to the g.
notch road, distance of eight miles,
So. 900.
18th. Any surplus thereafter left to
be 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
on which state aid may be furnished to
build by the governing authority with
labor and teams, home labor to be Civ
en- the preference.
And said ordinance further provides
in section two thereof that said cleo
ton shall be held at the followiner mol