The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-10
The Committee on Claims reporting favOrabIy on the
8, IIoyrinor claims the same were allowed

The report of special committee relative to wharf
and levee was received and the committee discharged
Trustee Eberstadt voting against the reception OF the
report =,
recommendations directed to be carried out except
such relate to plasterng the quarantine hospital.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Introduced by Trustee Thatcher:
Be at res0ly5d, That the Street Commissioner be en-
powered and authorised to have the pesthcuse build
ing sold at auction to the highest bidder, after ad1er
Using the for ten days in the official journal
The possession of the building to be given at the time
of sale
Bv Trustee Eberstadt:
BE It ordqjae3 That in all where persons shall
have failed to paw the fire engine tax their property
by the 9Th of October 1885, the Controller be required
transferred all uncoeeted tax accounts as above 10
the Magistrate for sums under one hundred dollars,
and for greater than that to the City Attorney,
with Instructions to them to proceed at once against
the property which the tax Is due.
Bv Trustee Dickinson
b Il ordqined That a committee be appointed by the
Mayor to prepare ordinance providing for the build
ing engine house and for digging wells or clsterns
in the city of Shreveport and that they report at the
next meeting of the Board and that the committee be
authorised to provide temporary place to keep the
engine On said committee the Mayor appointed Trus-
tees Thatcher, Dickinson and Head
! BY Trustee Dickinson:
Be 1t res0lyed That committee of three be appointed
to confer together the subect of erecting street
railroad: the committee to consult with the different
parties who have made verbal application for the
and to report this Board the proprety of action in
the matter, the terms specifications, etc
/ By Trustee Eberstadt
As it is great necessity for public convenience and
absolute requirement of the commercial interests OF
this city have the main thoroughares put in passa
BILE condition therefore,
4 Be 1t re80Zre3 That the plank roads on Texas and
Commerce streets be repaired without delay and all
other works. not already contracted for be disconn
ued until said works be completed
BY Trustee Eberstadt
Be ii ordqined, That from and after this date the
scavenger carts employed by the Street Commissioner
be discontinued
The following ordinance introduced By Trustee Dick
inson, to-wit Be ii ordained, That the Chief Mar.
shall be empowered to lease suitable lot to be used
pound and put suitable sheds thereon for the pur-
pose was lost Trustee Dickinson alone voting for it.
/ Trustee Dickinson then introduced the following;
Be II OrddiRed That the ordinances relative TO hogs
and goats running at large be repealed which was
adopted by the following vote Aye, Dickinson, Kelly,
/ Linman and Head; nay, Eberstadt and Thatcher.
/ MEMORIALS.
! The memorials of II. Hassebrauk and F. A. Troege
asking correction of assessments were read and the
Controller directed to make the correction.
/ The memorial of Stacey & Poland asking privilege
to put up platform scales at the junction of Travis and
Commerce streets, read and permission granted
I The memorials OF Elstner Trustworthy x Co. n
lIerch, j. S. Randel, and NJ Parks, were read and
jected
Trustee Eberstad offered motion to the effect that
the bids for grading Crockett street from Spring to
Commerce Streets remain unopened, which motion was
lost by the following vote: Ayes-Lnman, Eberstadt
and Thatcher nays-Head Dickinson Head and Kelly
the Mayor voting in the negative.
The only proposal for grading being that of A. Kim
bic Co.. at 95 cents per cubic yard, Trustee Eber
stadt moved that be rejected. Ayes-Linman, Eber
stadt and Thatcher nays-Head Dickinson and Kelly
the Mayor voting in the affirmative The proposal was
rejected
ALECK B0ARMAN Mayor
I FREp A. LEONARD, Controller.