The Natchitoches enterprise., 1922-08-17
Police Jury Proceedings
Parish of Natchitoches August Meet
ing 1922.

! ParlSn OF NaCcnltOcneS august Meet
ing 1922.
MONDAY AUGUST 7th 1922
The Hon. Police Jury met pursuan
to adjournment with President Aire,
presiding and all members present,
| BY Mr., Friedman, seconded by MI
Page:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury o
the Parish of Natchitoches, w. HI
IAirey, President Of the Police Jury, J.
H. Sandiin, Member from. Ward On
and Hon. Phanor Breazeale, citizen OF
the Parish be appointed a Committe<
to confer with the Louisiana High
wav Commission regarding the con
struction and maintaining of the jeff.
erson Highway thru the City of Nat
chitoches.
Yeas: Messrs. Sandlin, Joyner, Cop.
ellar, Airey, Knott, Page, Phillips,
Dowden, Friedman and Lacaze. Nays
None. Carried unanimously
Philips! sH sF' Lae'1'' seconded BY Mr.
Be it resolved by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Natchitoches, La, that
a committee composed of Sam Lacaze
| and W, H. Airey be appointed to bor-
row from the bank of Cloutierville the
sum of Eight Hundred Dollars for the
use of roads and bridges of Ward 10,
Four hundred Dollars to be borrowed
for the use of the Bridge Fund of Ward
10, and Four Hundred Dollars to be
borrowed for the use of the Per Cap
ita Tax of Ward 10. The Committee is
therefore authorized to borrow in the
name of the Police Jury the above
named amount and to give a promis-
sary note Of this body for the sum so
borrowed payable to the order of said
bank and bearing interest from date
of note to date of payment at the
usual rate of interest, note to be made
payable on February lat, 1923. .
In order to secure the payment of
the above note the Police Jury hereby
pledges itself to set aside all Of the
funds derived from the Bridge Fund
of Ward 10 and all of the Funds de-
rived from the Per Capita Tax of
Ward 10 for the year 1922 for the pay
ment of said note and interest and 10
per cent attorneys fees if in event of
suit to collect same.
The good faith of the Police Jury is
hereby pledged to the holder of said
note until the full and final payment
thereof. Carried unanimously
RESOLUTION
BY Mr.. Airey, seconded by Mr., Phil
lips:
BE it resolved by the Police Jury of
Natchitoches, in lawful session con-
yened. that the President of this Body
be, ana he is hereby authorized to exc
cute the contract for the construction
of Natchitoches-P Powhatan Branch JEFF
ferson Highway, Route No. - Pro-
ject No.--of which the Parish of
Natchitoches, as governing authority
Of Road district No. 19 Of the Parish
Of Natchitoches is to pay approximate
ly $50, 34O.75 out of the proceeds of
sale of the Bonds Of said District set
aside for the construction of the said
Natchitoches-P Powhatan Branch Jeffer-
son Highway.
Be it further resolved, that the Pres
dent be, and he is hereby authorized
10 place to the credit of the Louisiana
Highway Commission the sum of $780,
34O. Is in the local banks of Natchito-
:hes La, in accordance with the reso- |
ution of the Police Jury adopted on !
and the resolution of |
he Louisiana Highway Commission |
lated d................. 1922, for the construc-
ion of the said Natchitoches-P Powhatan |
branch Jefferson Highway.
Be it further resolved that the local
ranks OF Natchitoches La, be and
hey are hereby required to furnish
surety Bond as repositories of the
bove mentioned fund in the sum Of
80. $40. rs in favor of the Louisiana
Highway Commission.
Carried unanimously
'hiilips:
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
he Parish of Natchitoches, La.
Sec. l. That q special election is
ereby ordered to be held in old Road
district No. 8 Ward 10 of the Parish
t Natchitoches on the 23rd day of
ept. 1922 at which shall be submitted T,
, the property tax PAYERS of Road
district No. 3 eligible and qualified to
ote at such election the following pro-
osition. II
To levy a tax Of five mills on the dol
n on all assessable property in said
.oad District No. Three of the Par
h of Natchitoches Ward 10 embrace
g all Of the territory south of Cane
liver Ward 10 from Range line be-
ween 5 and E. to the Rapides Parish |
ne. except Road District No. Il. Il
The said special tax to exist for a .
eriod of five years beginning with and
'cluding the year 1928, and ending !
ith and including the year 1927, the ;
lid tax to be devoted to the construc-
on and maintenance of the roads and
ridges in Road District No. 8 Ward
}. A..
The Secretary of the Police Jury is
ereby instructed to have prepared for :
'e at said special election q sufficient !
lmber of ballots on each of which I
lall be printed the proposition as set c
nth in section one of this ordinance
the following form:
BALLOT
Proposition to. levy a spe-