The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-11-23
Arcadia, La, Nov, Is, 1922.

The Police Jury OF Bienville Parish,
Louisiana, met on this date in regular
session with all members present. The
body was called to order by the presi-
dent and this date having been set
to promulgatc the returns OF election
ordered by resolution to be held Oh
November 9TH, 1922, in regard to Stock
Law in Wards 2, 3, 4, S, 6 and !, and
the results will show in the proceed
ingS of this meeting:
The minutes Of the last meetings
we're read and stood adopted as read,
with the exception Of the follwing reso-
luton passed at the regular meeting
held on September 4tf, 1922, which
was not recorded:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury OF
Bienville parish, Louisiana, in regular
session convened; That, the salary Of
w. C. Harrison, as guard over the
prisoners being worked on public
roads be increased from One Hun
dred ($l0O.0U Dollars per month, to
One Hundred Fifty ($l5O0O per
month, and the above resolution was
adopted by the following vote Of the
members:
Ayes.-Bert Davis, J. F. Albums, w.
II. Began and J. H. King.
Nays.-J. H. Thurmond.
Absent.-A. G. Whitlow.
On call for reports on roads and
bridges are as follows:
The body as whole reported roads
and bridges in fairly good condition,
with the exception OF some repairs to
be done on bridges.
On call for reports on paupers, Mr..
Began. requested that Miss Gordon,
(white) be placed on paupers list at
an allowance Of $500 per month.
Mr.. IVhitlow presented a petition
signed by IS citizens Of ward six
asking the Police Jury to place
Amsie Williams and wife, (color-
ed) on the paupers list, same was
granted at an allowance Of $3.50 per
month each. Mr.. Whitlow also
presented a petition signed by e Cit
liens Of ward six asking the Police
Jury to place Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Vail, (white) on the paupers' list.
Same was laid over until the regu-
lar meeting in January, 1928.
RESOLUTION
Be it resolved by the Police Jury
in regular session convened that the
, estimates of J.. L. White on the
three roads being built by w. H.
Smith, Jr., and they are hereby or
dered paid according to his figures,
figuring the work on the one way
plan and the piling in place amount
ing to Eighteen Thousand Fifty and
4S-lOO ($lS,0SO.4S) Dollars and that
the President OF the Police Jury and
the Treasurer be and they are here
| by authorized to issue vouchers for
the amounts due from the road funds
of each ward iii which the work is
done OF the basis of the one way
work.
Be it further resolved that the Po
lice Jury advance to the said ". n
Smith Jr the sum Of Eleven Thous
and Nine Hundred Forty Nine AMI
l52-lOO ($ll94952) Dollars on work t
Ibe hereafter done by him on the
roads and that vouchers be draw
! for this amount separately from tn
above vouchers by the President AM
the Treasurer. :,
1t is understood that w. H. Smit
Jr., accepts the payment on the on
way plan under protest without i
any way waving his rights to clair
pay on the two way plan and to
pile in the leads, and that he wi
proceed with the building to com
Loletion of said roads at once.
On motion Of J. H, Thurmond dul
seconded, the aboye resolution wa
carried by the following vote:
Ayes-Bert Davis, J. H: Thu
mond, J. F. Albums, A. G. Whitlo'
and J. H. King.
} Nays-W. H. Began.
WHEREAS, in letting the col
tract for the Castor Ringgold roa
to the Carr Construction Co., on