The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-30
The POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings ct the Ses-
sion Held December FL.
shreveport, La, December q. 1917.


shreveport, La, December u. 1917.
The police jury OF e .ddO parish, Ls.,
met this 9th day OF December, pursuant o
adjournment, VIM. Winter in the char,
and the following memb ers present;
Alexander, II II Huekaby, T Hutchir-
son, z. p. Keith, W +, Monkbouse, ". X.
Means, J. s. Noel. w. s. Peniok, Jr., Z 6,
Rives, W. +. Thoman, W. w. Wynn.
Absant-Jobn Oden.
Minutes of y owe Der and Of December
l3, approved rs read.
Col. JEO. 5. Young, the newly appoints
and commissioned juror for Ward 4, sac
cessor to Capt. j. NJ. Foster. dece ed,
having ii ed has com mission and oath oil
Office wa. duly enrolled.
Moved By II II HuckaDy, duiy seconded.
that the jury proceed to elect president
to ill the unexpired term OF Capt n
Foster, dect ased.
II h Huckaby. seconded by Mr. Alex4T.
der, plsced in nomination for that position,
Mr. Keith.
Noel, seconded by w f Thomsn,
placed In nominstion AIR VIM Winter.
Mr. Winter dee ined the use OF his name
for the position, and placed1B nOmiration
j S Young, which was seconded by Dir
Noel.
Col Young declined, stating that Il had
just qualified, and requested his name be
WITHDRAWN.
Mr. Winter then Withdrew his declins
ton, and re-sntered the field tor the office
OF president.
Moved by Mr. Noel, that the jury a1jou
for thirty minutes TO see If n com promise
could not be effected.
fhe jury reassem0led, when On motion
Of Mr. PeLick, the yea and nay vote was
called, which resulted as follows: For
Keith-Alexander, hutchinson, HuckaDy,
MOnkhouse, Penick, Wynn and Winter
for WInter-ksith, means, noel, Rlyes,
ThomAn, 8; j Young not voting.
Neither OF the candidates having received
q majority vote OF the members of the jury,
which the rules OF the jury requ red, there
was no election.
After another reces. of ten minutes, Mr.
Winter again called the meeting to order.
He stated that as majority of the mem
oers present had by their votes said thBy
were in favor OF Mr. Keith, he would r.
Hhquish. Mr. Keith then took the chair.
Committee reports progress on DJ;k
ferry road, and granted further time.
TO this Honorable President and Members
Of the Police, Jury, CAddO Parish, LIS:
Your committee appointed some tim
ago to investigate the necessity OF estao
fishing 'poor farm" for the parish, be-
to say that alter mAtu . consideration
The matter, that we cannot advise tnt
establishing of such poor Iarm, as from
standpoint can We see that the parish OF
our poor could be benefited. Ne do not
think it possible fer the parish TO exteao
sid to so msny poor with SO little money as
under our present system OF dealing with
the pauper. We are aware OF the tact tina
there will be many applicants to be put Oo
the list that should not 20 on it, therefore
we say t, every member OF this jury, that
ne should be very careful and guard the
parish treasury from this point well.
PP KEITH.
SA ALEX ANDkR.
W MEANS.
Committee on better roads granted
further time.
Protests OF Wast Bradford md Joha
Glassell, Jr, against road from Unit to
Belcher read. No action taken In the
matter.
The matter OF parish printing reported
satisfactorily arranged.
the bid OF SAenger Bros, for furnishing
msilcines for parish for ensuing year
being 2lc per prescription, and l. NJ Carter
Drug Co, l5c, the contract was AWARDED to
L Carter Drug Co.
Moved by J Noel that Stumpy bayou
ferry be IN tde free terry, aud JAS Boyd
ston be employed as ferrymAn at SI2 80
per month, commanding j Inuary LIST, 49,.
Tue secretary is hereby instructed TO
resdvertise for bids for bridge over James
a. on At Harris Terry landing.
The contract was awarded Noah Tyson
for building bridge over Black bay on, ives.
of Rodetss,a 81 IS per loot
The following contracts were let for
running ferries for the ensuing year, terry
mau 10 give satisfactory bonds, and ferries
to be run from daylight to dsrL:
Hoes Ferry, Henry Coleman, AZ els 80
per month, until such time as the jury sees
proper to build bridge at that point
Harris Ferry, to w A Williams at S19 so
Mooringsport ierfy-G L Martin 1T $40
per year.
w 7 Noukhouse is hereby authorized to
have Hancock bridge built at u cost not to
exceed 81 FER foot.
The returns of election held in Ward 8
for or against sale Of intoxicating liquor =,
having been canvAssed, the following ord. =
nance was presented and adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
Declaring prohibition Of sale OF spurious
and intoxicating liquors in Ward Eight
of the parish OF Caddo, State OF Louis.
lana:
Whereas, at an election held IN Ward
Eight Of the parish OF Caddo, under the
direction OF the police jury, on December
II, 1900, to take the sense OF the legal voters
OF said ward as to the sale, or prohibi ton
OF sale OF spirituous and Intoxicating
liquors in said wald, fOrty-elght votes