The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14
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read and adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Finance Committee reporting fayorably upon the
report Of Controller for December, 1868, the same was
The Committee on Claims reporting favorably upon
the account of G. w billiard Co. for 5000 So, and OF
W S. Lewis, for $500, the same were allowed and or
dered to be paid.
The committee was allowed further time to report
upon the report of the Chief Marshal for December
1868. The committee was also directed to Investigate
and report regard to uncolected Enes, as SHOWN III
0o''''''-'- REPORTS OF OFFICERS
The report of Controller for JANUARY, 1866, was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee,
The reports of Chief Marshall Assistant Aarshas
Sherrod and Carln and of the Sexton, for January,
1866 were received.
The special report of the Controller was received ana
0I's9'e4 ACCOUNTS
The following accounts were allowed:
Kothc & Wade, Furniture, ..--.-..........S42 90
W. b. Sturgess Market House expenses, Y so
F. p Leayenworth, Surveying, .............. ~ 90
Smith 4 Lewis Medicines .................. 90
The following accounts were referred to the Commit
tee on Claims: % ~
j. Henderson, - W
The Controller was directed to pay City Bond, No. 63,
for 1917 SO with half of the interest on the same
On motion of Trustee Jones, 1t was resolved mat
the Mayor and Trustees of the city of Shreveport with
the Mayor chairman act acommtee to nemorlalse
the Legislature for appropriation for the building OF
Charity Hospital at this place. ard further
the said Legislature to release the citizens OF ShreYe-
port from the payment of any Parish taxes
The Surveyor authorised to establish the pubic
road ninety feet wide commencing at the house now
being buihby D. lie Rosen, according to the proposition
of said lie Rosen.
The following ordinance Introduced by Trustee Dick
/ inson was on motion adopted:
BE it ordained That the existing grade of the city OF
Shreveport be considered the proper grade and that the
principal streets be graded accordance thereto as soon
as practicable and that in grading the streets, the city
authorities shall have the sidewalks graded at the
pense of the city, and that all laws requiring the same
to be done at the expense of the of the property
! be and are hereby repealed.
On motion Of Trustee Jones it was resolved, That for
his services in experimenting the grades of streets and
ALLEYS from this date the LIST of May, 1885, the Sur
veyor be allowed the of One Hundred~and Fifty
! Dollars.
The following ordinance introduced by Trustee Burn
side was adopted:
Be it ordained That the petition of NJ. A. Bethen
court asking permission to bud Market House IN the
vicinity of the city of Shreveport be granted, BY h
complying strictly with existing ordinances relative Il
Market House,
The following Trustees were appointed aommitte
to examine the digest of the city ordinances prepares
by f. n Leonard to-wt Nessrs. Jones, Burnside AM
Dawes
Trustee Jones gave notice that he would at the mex
meeting Of the Board offer an ordinance reducing III
salaries of the city officers after May, 1866.
INITIATED bills to the amount OF Sl0S % were bufne
IN presence of the Board.
The Board then adjourned. --
JOHN L. GooCH, Mayor
FRED. A. LEONARD, Controller