The Bossier banner., 1922-03-23
Police Jury Proceedings.

The Police Jury Of Bassier Parish,
Louisiana, met in Benton this das--
Tuesday, March IA, 1922-with all
memters present at roll call, Viz: G, T.
Mays, President; 4. e. McDade, w. B.
Wilbourn, n. NJ. Coyle, r. D. Whiting
ton and j. G. McDade
A quorum being present the follow
ing proceedings were had:
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read In open session and approved as
read
The Clerk of the Police Jury was in
structed to purchase, for the Assessor,
500 maps Of Bossfer Parish, showing
outline and number of wards, etc.
The Clerk Of the Police Jury was in
structed to request Mr.. r. II. Lee, Dis
trict Attorney for the Second District
Of Louisiana, to appear before the Po-
lice Jury and explain why no effort has
hesn made to enforce the collection Of
the 1920 delinquent road taxes by pros
ecutions, as. prescribed BY law.
Only one bid for furnishing and pre-
pairing food for the parish prisoners,
was received, as follows: =.
March Ia, 1922
/ hereby offer to feed the Bossier
Parish prisoners for 80 cents per day
per man. A. H. MONTGOMERY,
The foregoing ,eing discussed, it was
moved by Mr. Coyle, seconded by Mr.
J. G.. McDade, and carried, that the bid
be accepted. Mr.. Montgomery to COM
ply with the terms of the advertise
ment, he to deliver the prepared food
to the prisoners in the Jail, this to take
effect on the 1st day of April, 1922.
On motion and second, duly carried.
Jas. NJ. Henderson and R. B. Hill were
appointed as q committee to have in
stalled in or near the Court House a
ladies' toilet and lavatory, the location
to be selected by them and they to have
full authority to handle the matter. etc.
Hon. William I'll. Rhodes, nlainten-
ance engineer for the Louisiana State
Highway Commission. appeared before
/ the Police Jury and outlined the propo-
sition of the Commission to take over
the gravel and hard-surfaced roads OF
Rossier Parish and explain to the Po-
lice Jury that the Commission would
participate in the maintenance Of the
Gravel roads upon fifty-fifty hasis, up
to an amount not exceeding 500 per
mile, as the Highway Commissions
part, thus making the maintenance
| cost total OF $400 per mile.
He further explained to the Police
Jury that the Highway Commission
would participate in the reconstruction
Of the following highways:
| The paving Of the road leading from
the, foot OF the Traffic Bridge east
through Bossier City to tlIe fork OF the
road, a distance Of approximately
three fourths Of mile; reshaping and
resurfacing the highway south from
the fork Of the road to Curtis. d dis
tance of about seven miles. and also re-
| shaping and resurfacing the highway
| from the fork of the road east to Red
Chute, a distance Of about NIX miles
that the Louisiana Highway Commits
| sion would participate In this work on
Il basis Of fifty-fifty.
| Whereupon, the Police Jury proceed
ed to discussion Of the matter. and
the entire proposition Of the Highway
| Commission Icing submitted to 4 vote.
| On motion and second, duly carried,
the foregoing proposition was unani-
lnonsly adopted and accepted, and the
Police Jury further guarantees to the
Highway Commission to have the nee
essary funds in readiness whenever the
said commission calls for same.
The following ordinance was present