The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-04-04
OUR R0UNDSMAN.
What He Saw
And What He Heard
IN HIS PERIGRINATl0NS THIS WEEK

Some people complaining of the
useless blockade Of the Murphy
street bridge. They wanted to know
if Mr. Bond held any special clnch On
this town that enabled him to Go as
he pleased.
Railroad hands busily at work fix
ing the v, S. & p. crossing on Jor,
dan street. For the first time IN
many long day-lt, or rather they,
there are two, are being put in passa,
bic condition; we mean comfortably
passable.
A number of men engaged in rails
ing the Belt Line track near the
crossing on Jordan street in, the IN
terest of better navigation.
Heard a number of strangers, in
telligent and we'll posted men, say
that if Messrs. Flonrnoy & Martin
and Mr.. Howard Cole were not hamp-
cred by Shraveport's own citizens,
would set this community alive with
enthusiasm and make the sales OF
real estate quadruple what they now
are.
Going out past Tuxedo Park saw
two handsome concrete sidewalks on
each side of broad street already
LAID out. Work WAS being pushed
and it is already an attractive spot.
MIR. Keeney has completed the
crossing on Market and Milan
streets.
That that ugly, bad, cuss.drawing
hole on Jordan street, between
Greenwood aud the railroad, had been
filled.
Overheard some men pass it as
their opinion That if favorable condi,
tons continued in Shreveport for E
few months longer, it Will require
almost cyclone to stay her progress
Observed that the street running
through Tuxedo Park and uniting
Fairfield and Southern avenues, was
a nice wide one, and wondered if Mr.
Cole would name it for HE Pro
GREss.
Noted that the addition TO Mr.. }
| N. Fosters residence was ditferen
in architecture to that usually seel
around here. and thought the chang
quite a pleasing one.
Approaching group OF men en-
gagged IA earnest conversation, hear
} them declare emphatically that pc
[ lice, with constabulalory powers
, should be put on IN the Sixth Ware
J 40 as to have authority III tn
community near the Doc Jone
place.
+ Takinga ride in Belt car heal
It several ladies express it as their OIL
>, phatic opinion that the police in Il
d Fifth and Sixth Wards should
y, mounted, and they felt that the CT
IS authorities owed this much to the
- sex. The roundsman wasn't in t
II conversation, but all the same
rs muttered, II think so too
e e Seeing a group Of men on the Sic
h. walk in front of the postotfice,
-, secured point of vantage on obse
rs lng they were talking about the {
On charter and ascertained that the c;
of census Of opinion was that
u am endments to the city char
an an 50 far suggested W
TO- up to date; and none but a very
,' 20 were complaining and these were a
nd usted by personal motive.
No. Heard Captain Levy say that
&C., ;htended to renovate store No. 4
,uy the levee entirely. He will also
he, tend 1t back to the alley and b
cry handsome iron front IN. lie
,sej; sad he intended to have the 10
ing room occupied by Pontiac Tribe
,uy other orders put liz excellent, ia
IN full condition.
ned Seeing Mr.. J. L. Busbey at v
lec- on the brick wall Of the old G'
DO. , building ruins, on inquiry he lea1
t aJs that the owner, MIR. Joe Gingras,
, Of have the one story brick store
able there, extending back to the a
Ter, and it would be occupied by G
sold Hartman & Co.
said Saw Mcssrs. J ?. Crisman and
cred Wise manipulating on Texas ave
e du and Investigating, learned they
tho getting ready to repair the dive
ting and build bakery for Mr.. B.