Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-10

tihueu IN force, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered to see Mr.
Hornsby and to either take the trac.
tor for the amount due the parish and
give Mr.. Hornsby clear receipt, o,
to accept $4,000 in cash from him
If he wishes to purchase the tracto,
and give him a clear receipt for ali
said Indebtedness.
The committee appointed to ex.
anime the. Sheriff's Ex-officio TAI
Collectors books for the Tax yea,
1920, reported as follows:
To the Police Jury of Tensas Parish
We, your undersigned committee
appointed to examine the books OF
the Tax Collector of this Parish
covering the taxes collected by him
during the Tax year 1920, beg leave
to state that we have made said ex.
animation Of his books, receipts
vouchers, etc., covering all collec.
tons made by him for the Parish Of
Tensas, the School Board, and the
Lake st. Peter Drainage District fol
said year, and find the same correct
in every particular.
Respectfully submitted,
r. H. WHITNEY,
E. F. NEWELL,
Committee.
st. Joseph, La, Feb. 6, 1922.
: And on motion duly made and
seconded, the report Of the Committee
was accepted and the President was
authorized to issue the Tax Collector
a "quietus" for said years Taxes.
The President appointed Messrs.
Coleman, Hopkins and Wendt, a COM
mittee to. advertise for bids for
the moving Of the old bridge at Lake
st. Peter to a site across the Drain
age Canal at or near the old juno
ton Of said Canal with Little Choc-
taw Bayou on Helena, and to con-
struct a bridge across said Canal at
said point.
On application of ]. H.. Rollins
asking for refund to him of $34.O4
for Parish Taxes for years 1918,
1919 and 1920, paid by him on 115
acres Of land enormously assessed to
him for said years, and
On motion duly made and seconded
and carried, it was resolved that he
be granted the refund asked for and
the clerk issue a warrant therefor.
On motion duly made and seconded
the Sheriff Of this Parish is hereby
authorized and instructed to pur-
chase rubber floor strips, sufficient
for the Court House Hall, lengthwise
and crosswise.
On motion duly made and seconded
and carried it is hereby resolved that
the contractors now maintaining the
gravel roads shall receive sam. com.
pensation per mile and said contracts
continue so days.
A petition was received and read
from residents of the 9Th ward ask
ing for the laying out of a public
road beginning at Azucena Station
on Azu.ena plantation, thence run
ming west to the Caroline plantation
and Fletcher's Lake. And the Presi-
dent appointed as a committee for
said purpose, the following residents
Of said ward, to-wit:
]. B. Harris, o. B. Deason, Jno.
E. Marion, H. M. Marks, L. T. Hunt
er, H. w. May, Jr., and w. s. White,
said committee being hereby vested
with power to lay out said road,
trace the same, and assess all dam
ages, if any, and report their action
in writing to this Board at its next
regular meeting.
Whereas, by the acts Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, Of this State, for the |
year 1921, it is encumbent upon this
Police Jury to appoint Parish Board |
Of Health for this Parish, and
On motion duly made, seconded
and carried, the following named
persons are hereby appointed to COM
pose said Parish Board of Health, to-
wit:
Drs. W. d. Noble, E. Ehlert, and
L. A. Murdoch, and Messrs. ]. n.
Netterville and Jos. T. Curry, with
Dr.. w. D. Noble as chairman, who
shall hold office for the same period
rs this Police Jury.
The gravel contract existing be-
tween this parish and the Kemp Bend
Co. having expired, and on motion
duly made and seconded the Presi-
dent is hereby authorized to renew
said contract covering the year 1922.
Whereas, certain rumors or impress
Ions have become current, as to a
conflict Of interest as between the
Winnsboro-N ewlight road and the
road in the 7th ward to Tensas River,
md T.
On motion duly made and seconded
he following Resolution was offered
Nd adoptsds