Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-06-16
PROCEEDINGS POLICE jury.
Parish Of Tensas
State Of Louisiana

month and the day for the regular |
meeting of he Police Jury in and
for the above parish and state, said
honorable body met at the Court
House in st. Joseph, La. There were
present:
Mr.. Frank H. Curry, President,
and Messrs. Burnside, Coleman, Hop
kins and Ratcliff. Absent: Messrs
Lynch and O'Kelley.
There being a quorum present, the
Board proceeded to business as fol-
lows:
On motion duly made and seconded,
reading of the minutes Of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The committee appointed to see Mr..
B. F. Hornsby in relation to the
tractor now in his possession reported
that Mr.. Hornsby had surrendered
the tractor to the parish for the
balance due by him thereon m con-
sideration of a full acquittance for
all indebtedness due by him to the
parish thereon.
And on motion duly maze ana
seconded the report Of the commit
tee was accepted and said committee
discharged.
Mr.. ]. R. Wendt, Parish Engineer,
rendered his resignation to take eff
feet as Of date April 10th, 1922.
And on motion duly made and
seconded his resignation as such Of
ficial be and same hereby is accepted
as Of date stated.
Mr.. Burnside was authorized to
have a certain bridge across Lake
Cypress made wider because Of Ger.
tain excess water thereon into sand
Lake by the drainage canal along
gravel road through Verona ana al.
jacent property, and he is fully au.
thorized in relation thereto.
On motion of Mr.. Burnside, duly
seconded by Mr.. Hopkins, Mr.. James
Curry was nominated for Parish
Treasurer of Tensas parish for the
ensuing two years, and upon roll
call said motion was unanimously
carried and Mr.. James Curry wa,
duly elected as such treasurer.
On motion Of Mr.. Hopkins ant
duly seconded by Mr.. Burnside, tho
following resolution was offered ant
adopted to-wit:
Whereas application has been made
by the Goldman Landing Co. Inc, To-
the privilege Of a right of way OF
q part of the public road for abou
one thousand feet above the ramp nov
leading to Goldman Landing, and TO
about one thousand feet on the pub
lie road just above the said landing
and
Whereas said Goldman Landing Co
Inc, has by written application nov
on file agreed and bound itself b!
its proper officer, in consideration
of the Parish Of Tensas granting ,
right-of-way over said portion Of sail
two roads aforesaid, in lieu thereo
to construct standard road way O.
at least Is feet in width for sal,
distance, and to furnish all tn,
washed gravel necessary to surfac,
said roadways, as well as gravel suf
ficient to surface an additions
amount Of roadway as shown ali,
outlined in the blue print map file,
with said application.
Therefore be it resolved: That III,
Goldman Landing Co. Inc, be en-,
it hereby is granted a right -of-ws.
over and along said roadways a
above set forth for the purpos
aforesaid.
Application having been made Il
writing by the Kemp Bend Co., 70
advance Of $7,50O.00, on its grave
contract now existing with this p.r
islf as shown by, written PROPOSE
from said Co., now filed, and il
: which proposal certain discounts ar
offered to the Parish, and
On motion duly made and seco
ed, the following resolution was Of
fered and unanimously adopted, to
wit:
Be it resolved: That the Presiden
of this Board be and he is hereb,
authorized to make an advance fror
the Good Road funds of this paris
to the Kemp Bend Co., Of $4,000
upon the gravel contract now exist
ing between said Co and this parish
upon the Kemp Bend Co. executing
q note for said sum, by its prope
officer, duly authorized by its Boar
Of Directors, and delivering same t
the President of the Police Jury o
this parish, accompanied by bonds o
said Company in the sum Of TIE
Thousand Dollars attached as co..
lateral to said note.
Be it further resolved that sal
loan shall be liquidated as shown b
said written proposal Of said Co., I
which reference is hereby special
made.
On motion duly made and second
Cd, the following resolution was Of
fered and adopted, to-wit:
Be Il resolved: That from this dat
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