The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-09-10
Police JURY PROCEEDINGS

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- Chrk. President, at IL 20 A. M.
- roIl vns called and all members
kgwered present except Mr.. Jeher-
HIM minutes of the previous meet
- vere read and adopted as read.
II III. Galloway reported for the
;ridre Committee regarding the
rIl9e ut Tendal over the Hindley
= fhe Bridge Committee went with
r.. BENJAMIN to see the place where
- bridge was asked for, and after
,nkine into the matter decided that
- hr;d0e Ia necessary and should
bnilt and instructed Mr.. Benjamin
IL AVE the bridge built with the
Inderstanding that Johnson 4 Kat
" - would furnish the lumber at
IN. 10 per thousand and not to ex-
~ S26O. 90 for all lumber necessary
Tor he bridge.
IF. Ceorpe Spencer, Mr.. W. d.
kioelcr and Mrs. Chas. Coltharp came
bofore the Board, - . committee
from the Red Cross to ask that the
6oNee Jury make an appropriation o.
Nm. 90 10 create q fund to b used
a rivinr help to those who apply for
nr{stance and their case in consider
Hfter hearing the request Of the
[{na6 Cross COMMITTEES, the following
:VSSolution was offered by Mr.. Hewes
{on1 soconded by Mr.. Wright:
"a II Resolved, That there ID here
fjkv ereated 3 special emergency health
fSsarnntine and pauper fund for which
~ sum Of $4,000 ID hereby appro-
4 l rrinkod: MD fund to be kept in the
4 [ fSllulak State Bank together with
/ \ ocofributions which may be made to
4 n frorn other sources under the above
VI koadinR. and u to be disbursed BY .
81 ocnmiffee composed Of Messrs J.. v.
VrlRht, George Spencer and MIS-.
I ChaS. Coltharp, provided that all ex-
nnnditures from said fund are TO be
n Spproved By the Coroner. Resolution
b nonoed unanimoNsly.
" YAt NJ. JED B. Snyder's request the
ri lo1loVin9 resolution was offered by
N II. Wright and seconded by Mr..
Issolved, That the Secretary Of
/ ~ Board Be authorised and directed
n g rnrchase for the use Of the Board
n - htest edition Of VOLTS Revised
n 01ntutae Of Louisiana, together WITH
u - eeoaion laws Of the Louisiana
Il lneialgture for each session subse'
n Gnsnt 70 date Of said revised statutes
8ooolution passed.
Mr.. Post and Mr.. Porch came be
H 1oCo the Board TO get the road IRON
IA - havou ON Trinadad front leading
II 6kroueh Trinadad Plantation to tn
H Eft Place declared . public road. :.
n After hearing the reasons Get fort
4 - - vhv Il ahould be declared
4 Y1blie road, Mr.. Galloway made Tn
4 3o1loWing motion:
That ne President Of the Pole
4 1ury appoint . committee OF iree
RoIdsu 70 view and lay OF the abov
l doewlbed road.
n. Calloway's motion having n
4 eoivsd . second, was put TO vot
1 - possed.
Clark appointed on the com
Of free holders to lay Of tn
. road tie following men: Messr
Ioree Sewer. W. p. Sewer, Georg
jordan. G. W. Patterson, H. p. Pul
uoll and A. Z. Adams.
Mr.. L. II. Montgomery came befor
he Board 70 ask that the road PR
Iously petitioned for by the either
a. The Eighth Ward from Armou
Landing on HAyou Macon 10 tn
Hanna Crosby Ferry on Bayou Maco
Alter hearing Mr.. Montgomer!
TIE following motion was offered b
! Mr.. Galloway and seconded by Nj
That the President Of the Polio
Jury appoint q committee Of IRE
holders to view and lay OF the roa
from Armour Landing on Bayo
Macon to the Hanna Crosby Ferry o
Bayou Macon. Motion passed.
The President appointed the follow
inl men: Messrs L. n. Montgcmer
CIaud Stevens, G. e. Hunter, job
Dssine, ]. B. Mcdonald and A.
Kinds.
M. Garrett, Of Quimby came b
fore the Board to ask that the publ
road from the bridge at ouimby dow
- far % his place be worked an
] hat al gates be ordered of it.
President instructed
After hearing Mr.. Garrett, Il
President instructed Mr.. Benjamin
have the road worked and order q
gates taken down.
The Secretary read the report {
Prof. Jas. r. Linton Of the committs
appointed to examine the applicant
fer the scholarship to the L. p. lns
There being only one applicant WI
appeared for the examination, Mi
Annie Purnell, the schlarship W,
gyAnted to her.
Ne application Of Mr.. Sherri
Sesier for the scholarship to L. S.
mas read before the Board.
u having been decided at some pr
vipus meeting to discontinue IL
scholaryhip to L. s. u, the Secretal
vas Instructed to write Mr.. Sew.
and ten him that no scholarship vi
be given.
M. Benjamin stated that he hs
told Mr.. Ben Galloway on the 18th {
tbs month the road grading Quit
under his charge would be discol
tinued, but in ~ much ~ Mr.. Be
Galloway had met with . serioy
accident and had suffered . broke
~ be asked FER TIE authority to %
NJ. Ben Galloway his full month
nlary.
On motion Of Mr.. Hewes and se.
ended BY Mr.. Cakes, Mr.. Benjami
Vas authorized to Nv Mr.. Ben CALI
way his full month salary for II
uorth. Of September.
m. 81 4. Jones ~ contractor 9
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