Red River County Louisiana Archives News.....Police Jury  Meeting July 23, 1884 July 26, 1884

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Coushatta Citizen, July 26, 1884 July 26, 1884
   The members of the Police Jury of the Parish of Red River lately appointed 
and duly commissioned met in accordance to a call meeting appointed by the 
Presidence on July the 28th (sic) at 10 a.m., 1884.
   The following members present: T. L. TERRY, president; F. ROUBIEN, SAM'L 
HARRIS, W. H. TREADWELL, J. H. RICH, and proceeded to organization,, the 
following persons were elected as officers: T. L. TERRY, president,, J. C. 
EGAN, Jr., clerk and legal adviser; W. F. EAMES, treasurer; DR. W. A. 
BOLYSTON, parish physician.
   The body adjourned to meet at 2:30 p.m.
ROADS BRIDGES
   The body met pursuant to adjournment.
   Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the Parish of Red Riveer that it shall 
be the duty of each police juror of the parish to examine or cause to be 
examined by some reliable person the public roads in his respective Ward and 
see that they are kept in good order, and give ten days' warning to road 
overseers when they have not worked the roads properly and  in case of neglect 
to put their roads in good condition after such warning to report said 
overseers for non-performance of duty.
   Be it further ordained, etc. that it shall be the duty of the road 
overseers to caall out road hands at least three times a year to work the 
roads, the said overseers shall work the roads at least six days during the 
year, and 12 days during the year if necessary.
   The sum of fifty dollars was appropriated to build a bridge across Honey 
Bayou near MRS. CLARK'S plantation, and forty dollars was appropriated to 
build a bridge across Cross Bayou near J. F. JOHNSON plantation.
   The President was authorized to sell the public ferries of the Parish to 
the last and highest bidder and to take a bond for the security of the payment 
of same.
   The petition of the citizens of East Point to build a bridge across Bayou 
La Chute was considered and W. H. TREADWELL was appointed a commissioner with 
the privilege of selecting two others to inquire into the necessity of 
building such a bridge and make an estimate of the probably expense to the 
parish for building the same.
   The report of the commissioners to map out a new road was adopted said road 
to commence where the public road on the east side of Red River crosses 
township line between sections (13 and 14) running east of Coushatta Bayou, 
down and crossing same at or near Bolieu Springs, and running a southeast 
direction and intersecting Coushatta or Lake Road near Camp Grounds.
   The body adjourned to meet at 8 a.m. next day, July 24, 1884.

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