The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-06-11
1)rofeeoings Of the Doaro Of qrustees.
MAyoR's OFFICE. SHppvrpopr J,pr & IS

fJrofeeo1ngs OF the Doar6 Of Qrustees
| Mayors OFFICE, SHREVEPORT, JUNE S, 1856.
be 1t remembered that at regular meeting of the
board OF mayor and trustees of the town of Shreve
port held at the mayors office on Thursday the 5tl
June, A. D. 1856, the following members were in at
tendance, viz: W. Jones, mayor; L. M. Mutt, W
Thatcher, L. P Grain and G. II. Burnside, trustees
H. +. Slavery, constable and collector, and r. S
! Carnes, clerk,
| His honor called the board to ORDER when the fol
! lowing business We're transacted:
The bonds of the constable and collector and trea
surer was received by the board and ordered to be
| filed.
The constable and collectors report for the month
of May received and referred to the finance COM
mittee.
JOS G. Beall's account of S29 Is for cash paid to
nurses in attending on sick (pauper) family, was
motion allowed and scrip ordered to issue for the
same
Thomas H. Pitts'(N P account of 81 90 for pass
ing act of sale from Hotchkiss Buckner to the cor
poraton OF Shreveport being the right of way through
| ten acre lot No. 4, was on motion allowed
Asburys (slave) account Of 1923 so for hauling on
the streets, was on motion allowed.
Adam Bauman's account coroner, of $40 90 for
examining the bodies of two slaves one belonging to
Mr.. McMleIs and the other to the estate of J NJ Col
Inns, was referred to the committee on claims
A. L. Helne's account against the corporation for
surveying ditch, from Jones' saw mill to the lagoon
above, was mbtion allowed, the amount being
$2l 81.
On motion of trustee Mutt, the street committee
was authorised to draw on the treasurer for the
amount necessary to defray the cutting of ditch
from Jones' saw mill to lagoon above said mill.
| The street committee made the following reports,
which We're read separately and adopted, to-wit:
| June 5th, 1856. The majority of the street COM
mittee in reference to the culvert Milan street,
Con lot block 59) report that there contract
for the work that it would prevent and not facilitate
the passage of water-that the lumber is of rregu-
md Df MOI tot t,orp-
| port the following resolutions:
Resolved, Thai the owner of the lumber used in
making cuvert on the side of lot 9, block So with
out authority Of the board of trustees be authorised
| to remove the same. (Signed) l.. P. GRAIN
The street committee report that they have examn-
ed the streets of the town. and report that the mayor
be instructed to notify all the of lots &c. 49,
so, 81, e., SO, AZ, 49, 40, SO, 90, Is, 80, 81, Al,
A. 43, A. 49, 46, Sd, SO, SO, 81, So 4, S, 10, a.
-, 4o, to make or repair their sidewalks in such
places as may be agreed upon by the street commit
tee. (Signed) L. P. GRAIN, chairman
W. THATCHER.
The street committee report that it is not advisable
at the present time, to make wharf on the river;
that if the wharf should be built the tax on steam
boats should be raised; but that Improvements in
drag ways are necessary. They move that the street
committee be authorised to contract for two double
dray ways opposite blocks 60 and 81
1signed) LIP. GRAIN, chairman
VIM. THATCHER.
On molten Of trustee Grain, special committee of
three was appointed by the mayor to inquire into the
expediency ofpurchasng slaves and horses and carts
for the use Of the corporation. To report to this
board ON Saturday the 18th instant said committee
consists of trustees Grain, Thatcher and Burnside
On motion of trustee Grain, the board then went
into election of assessor; when Mr.. R. Mitchell
was unanimously elected to that Office for the present
municipal Term,
On molten, the board adjurned until the 18th inst
J. W. JONES, mayor
Attest--R1cHARD S. CARNEs, elk.
Married
On the 9th inst, by the reverend J. Franklin Ford
Mr. ENooH MASON to Miss ALMrRA FRA1d, all of this
place
Died
On the 9th inst, Mr.. THOMAS Robinson, CARPENTER
aged about - years, for time resident of this
place.
On the 4tll inst, EDWARD PoMRoY, aged 2years and
months eldest son of Nat. and Lucy J. Moore.
In Minden, La, on the 5th June, 1856, JOHANNA
JOSEPHINE ELLESoRE, in the eighth year of her aye
daughter Of William Jasper and Elizabeth Armilda
Blackburn.
This sweet little girl sleeps by the side of her
mother whose spirit years ago, passed to hea
ven; and il is not in the heart of to doubt that
they are both very happy now in that land of glori
GUS innocence, where the 'tweary rest' and are no
more disturbed How hard it is for parent to give
cred by the cold heartless dark grasp Of Death! It
makes ones heart with sorrow bleed No words can
express such grief.
"And now farewell, my dear sweet Ellenore,
My bosom bleeds, but soon shall bleed no more"
In Greenwood, Monday, 9th inst. at 10 o'clock A.
NJ IDA, infant daughter of Thos. H P. and Cecilia
Scott, aged four months, of cholera nfantm, with
which the brain implicated.
The lovely babe was attacked very severely on
Saturday night, and appeared to suffer the most ex
,ruc1atlng palms, until Monday morning, when it was
relieved Of all its suffering and its pure spirit waited
upon angel wing to the bosom of its God. Parents,
his precious "dew DROP was committed to your kind
care for few days, and sweet its innocent pratt
lie, but God, in his providence, has taken it away.
Sweet babe, thou hast, morning flower, budded
N earth and opened in heaven. Mother, you may
link it hard to be so deprived of its company
and sweet prattling and that should have suffered
10 much. But remember the babe ofthe manager, and
ook to the sufferings Of the cross: Though you
would now kiss its marble brow and sweet lips for |
only in sumber yet its spirit is encased in
he coronst Of heaven. You have a family begun
bove, and will by the aid of Him who has redeemed
IS, meet this cherub babe in the family circle of our
Tod. Farewell, sweet Ida, till we meet in heaven
have loved you here, and there will it be perfected