The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-14


trustees ct the town of Shreveport, held at the may
or's Office, Thursday the LIST day of May A. D.
1856, the following members were in attendance,
w: J. ". JONES, mayor; L. NJ. Mutt W. b. Miller,
W W. George, and c. H. Burnside, trustees-R. S.
Carnes, clerk; and Fl. P Slavery, constable and col
lector.
The mayor called the board to order, and the fol-
lowing business was transacted
The report Of the collector of the special railroad
tax of the corporation of Shreveport, received
correct, as recommended by the finance committee.
The france committee having reported favorably
upon the collectors and treasurer's report for the
month of March received and ordered to be filed,
as follows:
H. P. Slavery, con and collector,
1856. in account with corporation DR..
april. 20 this amount received for wharfage, as
per exhibit A. SAB as
do do. licenses, as per B. 1879 90
do. do. real estate, G. ! ,50l 81
Or. S2,ll3 Is
BY commission on amount as per exhibit
A. B. and G. at 5 per cent. 105 6S
This auFount paid treasurer in scrip, 1913 Is
do. do. do. do. in par funds, 1894 80
W. A. Sterrett, treasurer,
... in account with corporation DR..
Toamount Of par funds as per last report, $500 90
BY araount paid T. W. Jones, per order
OF j. W. Jones, mayor, 300 90
1856.
April Ist To amount of corporation scrip
received of H. P Slavery, $l,673 rs
par funds, 1874 80
Or. s2O6S os
By amt paid J. W. Jones' mayor, in scrip, 1873 76
BALANCED on hand in par funds, 1874 80
Adam Bauman, superintendent of the work on the
Texas road made his report, which was on motion
received and approved.
The account of T. W. Jones for SIT so, on
motion rejected, recommended by the committee
clair1s
The finance committee made the following report
upon ". B. Sturgess' report as police officer:
We, your committee represent that the within &C
count be corrected by charging ". B. sturgess forty
eight dollars and seventy-tive cents, which report
was put to vote by the mayor, and adopted.
B. L. Hodges account Of S69 60, for work done on
Texas street in 1853, was motion Of L. NJ. Mutt,
rejected
Trustee George moved to allow the claims of the
succession of B. Wells, for COSTS and authorize the
mayor to issue scrip thereon, by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Judiciary committee which
motion being seconded, was put to vote by the mayor
and adopted.
The constable and collector and treasurers reports
for the month of April, being reported on avoraby
by the finance committee, received and ordered
to be filed, which are in words and figures as fol-
lows, towit
1856 H. P. Slavery, con. and collector,
May 1st. in account with the corporation DR..
To this amount received for wharfage as per exhi
bit A. $34S 10
do. do. licenses as per exhibit B. ll3 90
Or. s461 10
May LIST. By commission amount per
a# exhibit A. and B. at per cent. % 05
To this amount paid treasurer, $436 Us
1856 W. A. Sterrett, treasurer,
May lst. in account with corporation DR..
To balance on hand as per last report 1894 80
To amount rec d of H P Slavery in par funds S79 50
To amount rec'd of do. in scrip, S35 Sc
Or. 1910 90
May 1st By amount paid 7. WJones per
order of j. W Jones' mayor,
in par funds, 1874 80
Paid J. W. Jones, mayor IN scrip, S35 st
To balance on hand in par funds, 1879 50
B. W. Davis Gailor) account of $l4 90 for jail
fees to the 28th of Aprilw motion allowed.
The account of R. T. Buckner, recorder, of SO 90
for recording act of sale of land from Mrs A. NJ La
fon to the corporation OF Shreveport was on motion
allowed. 1
The account of W. B sturgess Of $79 90 for carts
nuisances, work on streets, &c, for the
present municipal year, was on motion allowed.
DR.. W. W. George donated to the corporation of
Shreveport the right of way for street through 10
acre lot No. 10; which donation was ordered to be |
filed, and read as follows:
do hereby donate to the corporation of Shreve- |
port, 30 feet Of 10 lot No 10, all the way across
said lot on the line Of division between Id acre LOT
No l5 and said lot No. 10, reserving only the wood
May lst, 1856 (Signed) WV. GEORGE.
The constable and collector made his final report |
for the present municipal year, which received
as correct, recommended by the finance committee.
Trustee Burnside offered the following resolution,
which was adopted, to-wit:
Resolved, That in consideration of the faithful
services and additional duties of the clerk of the
board, that the additional sum of one hundred dol !
lars be allowed him, which was put to vote by the
mayor and adopted. =.z
The clerk cancelled and burnt in the presence of
the board, scrip to the amount of eight hundred and
thirty five dollars and eighty cents.
On motion, the board ad iourned.
.M-# J.W. JONES, mayor.
Attest-RIcHARD S. CARNEs, elk.