The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-17
TIE CITY COUNCIL
The Adjourned Meeting.

council was held Monday night with
Mayor Ninson, Councilmen Toombs,
Herold, Benjaman, Randall, Scofeld,
Wimbish and Youree present, and
Mr.. John Murray secretary pro tenn
at his desk.
Mr.. Wimbish stated that the chair
man of the improvement committee
had been very indefinite IN bis report,
at the preceding meeting, of his re-
ception by the police jury respecting
the laying Of sidewalks to the court
house square, and that he, Wimbish,
desired to say that a member of the
police jury had assured him that the
sidewalk on Texas street would be
laid at once or as soon as practicable,
and that two bids for the work had
already been received.
The council allowed Mrs. N. E.
George $50 for property on Southern
avenue, which the city had appropri-
ated for a street a long time ago.
Mr.. Wimbish said that Mr.. J.
Ricou desired to re-erect his frame
building on the Strand recently
burned, and desired permission to do
80, this being in the fire limit.
In support Of this Mr.. Wimblsh
said that Mr.. Ricou was poor, hard
working man, unable to comply with
the regulations to erect only brick,
iron or stone editices in certain dis
tricts, and he didn't see why he
should be Disseminated against on &C
count Of his poverty,a those who were
not paupers, had been granted this
permission IN other portions of town
but in the fire district.
As against this Mr.. Scofeld pre-
sented a petition signed by r. H..
Lindsay, president Morse Compress
Company; Ards Il Co.; The Hicks
Co., Limited; 2. Parson and The
Shreveport Mill and Elevator Com
pany, protesting against this privi-
lege, as it would be q detriment to
the commercial interests of Shreve-
port to permit it.
Messrs. Toombs and Herold op-
posed the motion for the reason that
good objections had been made, aud
the former said that while permission
had been granted to certain parties
to build frame editices in the re-
stricted limits, it had never been
done in the face of and in opposition
to a protest.
Mr.. Wimbish attempted to reply to
Mr.. Herold but the mayor refused to
hear him, on the ground that he had
already spoken twice on the subject
and the rules of order disallowed a
third speech except by consent Of all
the members present.
Mr.. Wimblsh told him that it was
the first time in his two years mem
bership that the mayor had ever
made such ruling or enforced such
an order, but If the chairman would
adhere to it none was more grateful
than he, because he had often been
kept there for hours uselessly, be-
cause certain members had been al
lowed all the way from three to ten
speeches on a single subject and on
as msnv subjects as came before that
body.
(THE PRoeREss was itself rejoicing
at this enforcement of the rules as its
violation made it matter Of public
notoriety that this council did less
work in a longer time than any other
business organization in the country
Mr. Toombs took a very decided
stand against the proposition and
after having spoken at length asked
If he had said enough. Mr.. Benia-
man told him he had and suggested
that he had better take his seat.
Mr.. Wimbish again tried to get in
his work under the pretense Of ex-
planning his position, but Mr.. Ben
jaman was watching HIM and on
point of order persuaded the presld-
ing officer to sit down on the Fourth
Ward representative again.
Then, on motion Of Mr.. Youree, the
resolution was tabled.
Mr.. Toombs rose to protest against
the map Of the old cemetery drawn
by DR.. Kendall, for the reason that
lot Ii block 6 had been purchased by