The Colfax chronicle., 1921-07-09

| ponce jury 8t ltS regular meet-
ing July 5th, 1921:
NOTICE
In accordance with the terms Of an
ordinance of the Police Jury Of the
Parish of Grant, acting as the gov
erninR authority of Road District No.
g of the Parish of Grant, dated July
s, 1921, notice Is hereby given that
the Police Jury of the Parish Of Grant
will receive sealed proposals for the
purchase, at q price not less than par
and accrued interest. of five hundred
and seventy thousand (670. 100000
dollars of road bonds Of Road Dis
trict Number Nine (9) Of the Parish
Of Grant, dated July l. 1920, and au-
thorized at an election held in said
road district ON the 18th day OF
March, 1920.
Bids must be sealed, accompanied
by q certified check on some National
bank doing business in this State or
some solvent bank chartered under
the laws of this State, for not less
than two and one half (2Mb) per
cent Of the face value Of said bonds.
payable to the president Of the police
jury. The check of the successful
bidder will be credited on the plr-
chase price, or forfeited to the said
road district if he fails to fulfill the
conditions Of his bid. The checks of
the unsuccessful bidders viii be re-
turned to them upon the rejection of
their bids.
The successful bidder will be furn-
ished q proper legal opinion as to
the validity OF the bonds.
All bids must be unconditional and
addressed to the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of Grant, Colfax, Louisiana,
with . statement on the envelope
that it contains bid for the purchase
of the road bonds Of Road District No.
Nine of said parish; said bids will be
opened at ten (10:00) o'clock q. m. in
open session of the police jury on the
10th day of August, 1921, at the court
house, at Colfax, Louisiana.
The police jury reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
For further information concern
ing said bonds apply to the Secretary
of the Police Jury, at Pollock, Louis
lana.
Thus done and signed at Colfax,
Louisiana, on this the 9Th day Of
July. 1921.
JNO. RANDOLPH,
President.
JAMES A. CHRISTIAN,
Secretary.
The following ordinance was
offered by Mr.. j. M. Jones, and
seconded by DR.. w. B. Corley:
An ordinance directing the president
of the police jury Of the Parish Of
Grant to advertise for the bids for
construction of roads within Road
District Number 8 Of the Parish of
Grant.
Be it ordained by the Polias Jury
Of the Parish Of Grant, State Of Lou
isiana, That there be advertised for
thirty days in the official journal of
the Parish Of Grant, and that due no.
tice thereof shall be issued by the
president Of the police jury, calling
for bids for the construction Of pub
lie roads within Road District Num-
Der Nine Of the Parish Of Grant, as
follows:
Gravelling Of Rochelle Colfax road.
80 miles.
Grayelling of Pollock-Colfax road.
IL miles.
I Graveiiing Of Jena-Georgetown-
Winfield road, IL miles.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That
sealed bids will be received for the
construction of the above road work
and win be opened in open session Of
the police jury at ten (10:OO) o'clock
q. m. on the 10th day OF August,
1921, at the court house at Colfax,
Louisiana.
Be it further ordained, etc., That all
bids submitted shall be submitted
under the conditions that home labor
viii be employed aa much as possible
for the construction Of said road.
This ordinance having been sub
mitted to vote. the vote thereon was
as follows:
YEAS-John Randolph, Fralic,
Jones. Lemoine, Nugent, Corley,
Bryant.
NAYS-None.
And the ordinance was declared
adopted,
The following notice is made
"a part of the minutes Of the
police jury at its regular meet
ing July 5th, 1921:
NOTICE
In accordance with the terms Of an
ordinance Of the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of Grant. acting ~ the gov
erning authority Of Road District No.
3 Of the Parish Of Grant, dated July
s, 1921, notice is hereby given that
the Police Jury Of the Parish Of
Grant will receive sealed proposals
for the construction Of public roads
within Road District Number Nine of
the Parish Of Grant az follows:
Grayelling Of Rochelle Colfax road,
distance Of approximately 30 miles.
Gravelling Pollock Colfax road, a
distance of approximately IL miles.
Gravelling Of Jena-G Georgetown
Winfield road, Q distance Of approxi-
mately IL miles.
For further information concerning
the details Of this work, address the
Secretary Of the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of Grant. James A. Christian,
Pollock, Louisiana.
The nolice iurv reservea the RIGHT