Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
Parish of Tensas
State of Louisiana
st. Joseph, Louisiana,
Tusedav. Feb. 2nd. |

1dIlSu VI AeuSdS
State of Louisiana
st. Joseph, Louisiana,
Tuesday,, Feb. End, 1921.
Be it known that on this the End
day Of February, 1921, pursuant to
the call of the President thereof, the
Police Jury in and for above parish
and state met in special session at
the Court House in st. Joseph, La.
There were present, Mr.. Frank H.
Curry, President, and Messrs. Cole
man, Hopkins, Lynch, Burnside, o.
Kelley and Fultz, constituting full
membership of said Board.
On motion duly made and seconded,
reading of the Minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
On motion duly made and seconded,
the following Resolution was offered
and adopted
Be it Ordained by the Police Jury
of Tensas Parish, Louisiana, that the
President name a Commission of at
least six free-holders, 70 lay out a
public road as MISUNDERSTANDING
at station No.. IS plus 0 on the
ChickenvilIe road, and ending at
Station No. 101 plus o.; running from
Powell Bayou over and across the
field of R. d. Shelly, and sisters, to
q point on the present road at
Station No. 101 plus o.
The President named as said Com
mission the following free-holders, to-
wit: H. C. Miller, d. F. Miller, d. v.
Edwards, J. F. Gibson, w. S. White
and John E. Marion. Said Commission
being hereby authorized to assess any
damages by reason of said road; and
to report their findings in writing to
the clerk of this Police Jury on or
before Ten days from this date.
On motion duly made and seconded,
the following Resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted:-Be it Re-
solved that from and after this date,
that whenever in the construction of
good roads in this parish, it may be-
come necessary to move any fence
from its location on any property
through which said road may run pass,
that any such removal of fence shall
be at the expense of the Parish; and
Be it further Resolved, that such
fences so removed shall be recon
structed in such manner that it will
be in as good condition as it was be-
fore removal, even if it becomes nee
essary to renew any wire or other
material where same may be damaged
by such removal.
On motion duly made and seconded,
the following Resolution was offered
and adopted to-wit:-
Be it Resolved that in accordance
with Act No. 155 of this state Of the
year 1920, that an advance of $780,
90 be and same is hereby made to
the assessor of this parish on his 1921
salary and expense nc. out Of the
current funds of the parish, pro rata
from the General Funds and the Good
Roads funds, and the clerk Of this
Board is hereby authorized to draw
warrants monthly against said funds
in the aggregate amount Of $1,000
in favor of said assessor.
On motion duly made and seconded,
the following Resolution was offered
and adopted, to-wit:-
On application Of S. A. Gano, Con-
tractor, asking for loan of Five
Thousand dollars on the 209o hold
back funds due him on his road con-
tracts in this parish, it is hereby r
dained that the President of this
Board be and he hereby is authorized
to make said advance to said Gano,
upon the said Contractor furnishing
to him his demand note for said
amount, and binding and obligating
himself to reimburse the parish and
pay the said note out Of any funds
due or to become due him by said
parish on his said contracts aforesaid
and the President is authorized to
draw against said Good Roads funds
for said sum.
And there being no further business
the Police Jury adjourned Sine die
F. H. CURRY, President
E. F. NEWELL, Clerk. -
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