The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-07-21

J. =. Young on committee asked fur
Their time on Ananias road, and that
the committee be discharged on matter
of courthouse grounds, which was
granted.
Young, Penick and Rives continued
as a committee on street paving.
A letter from w. J. Hayes & Sons,
to whom the contract for purchase of
the 100000 jail bonds had been award
ed, together with legal opinion of their
attorney stating that the one-half mill
tax authorized by the electors to be le
Wed by the parish authorities was m
sufficient upon which to base the $780,,
coo in binds, and their refusal to pur-
chase same, was read and ordered filed.
Whereupon Mr.. Winter offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, on February ii. 1901, this
jury passed an ordinance pertinent to
the issuance of $4,000 bonds for the
erection of a jail; and,
Whereas, it has been discovered that
said ordinance is invalid. therefore be it
Resolved, that all matters pertinent
to the issuance of 1.-THE said bonds be
and are hereby declared null and void
and of no effect
The vote being taken, resulted as
follows: YeaS-HutchinSon, Huckabay,
Monkhouse, Means, Noel, Penick,
Rives, Thoman, Winter, Wynn, Young
and Keith. Absent, Alexander and
Oden.
The following ordinance was then
presented by Mr.. Winter:
An ordinance submitting proposition to
incur debt and issueo negotiable
bonds therefor to build a Jail for
Caddo Parish, La.
Be it ordained by the police Jury of
Cada % parish in legal assembly con-
vened, that the following proposition
be submitted to the property taxnavers
of the parish of Caddo, duly qualified
to vote according to law, to-wit:
That the parish of Caddo, through
its police jury, be authorized and en-
powered to incur debt of sixty thous-
and dollars ($6o,ooo) for the purpose
of building a jail, and to issue bonds
OF the said parish to the extent of 500
600 for said purpose, running for a De-
Rod OF thirty (3o) years, to be dated
July I, 1901, with interest payable semi
annually at the rate of per cent per
annum in the City of New York, and
to pay same, to levy and assess a spe-
cial tax of fve-eighths of a mill per an
mum on the assessed valuation of all
taxable PRIORITY in thep ariish of Caddo.
for the following years, to-wit: 1901.
1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908,
1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 1915,
1910, 1917, 1913, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1922,
1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1923, 1920,
1885, or as many years thereof as will
suthce for the payment of princi.al
and interest of said bonds. The said
bonds not to be negotiated for less
than lar value, and of the amount O
realized each year $4,000 shall be for
payment of interest and the remainder
hall constitute sinking fund out of
which to pay the principal of the bonds
issued hereunder.
Be 1t furhtre ordained, that an cleo
ton be held in said parish Caddo On
August "a, A. D. 1901, at which the
above proposition shall be voted on by
the legally qualified voters of the par
ish of Caddo, and the president Of the
police jury is instructed to give ''ue no
tice of this proposition and the election
in the official journal of the parish for
more than go full, clear days
The vote being called stood as fol
lows: YeGs--Iiutchinson, Hucka5ay.
Monkhouse Means, Noel, Penick
Riv4s. Thonan, Winner. Wynn. Ycung
and Keith. Absent, Oden AMI Alex
ander
By Mr.. Winter:
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the police jury Of
Caddo Parish, La, in lgal session con
vened, that the following precincts anC
the following polling places in the par
ish of Caddo. be and are hereby FIXED
as the precinct and polling places fol
the election on the oath day of August
1901, already ordered for voting on thu
proposition to issue $4,000 bonds TO
building jail for the parish of Caddo
La, and the following commissioner
and clerks are hereby named, to-wit:
WARD ONE.
Belcher-J. E Adger, H. R. Hood
ID. S. Romby, commissioners; w. A
Ogilvie, clerk.
Ida-J. T. Means, J. s. Jones, F. R
Lawton, commissioners; w. R. Sal
mon, clerk.
Rodessa-J. w. Keel, ]. L. Carroll
~ d. Slaughter, commissioners: I. F
Shepherd, clerk
! Hale. M. Hale J. N. Peak, Dav
Carter, commissioners; ]. M. Hoss
clerk.
WARD TWO.
/ James Bavou-Tames McCathron, ]
II. Hill Sled Evans, commissioners
R. E. Travis, clerk
Mt. Gilead-John jolly, b 81 Hucka
abay, o. G. Garner, commissioners; c
&c. Dunson, clerk.
Myrtis-C. c. Carroll, L. A. Walton
Lee Holt, commissioners A. M. Dodd
clerk
Vivian-S. P. Harrell D. G. Moore
i w. N. McClendon, commissioners
d. Browning, clerk.
WARD THREE. .....
Mooringsport-J. F. Ivey, J. N. Mi
lall, w. A. Elicit, commissioners: W
B. Noel, clerk.
Blanchard-E. c. Hearne, ]. M
Miller, E. L. Mccain, commissions: W
II c. WATSON, clerk.
WARD FIVE.
Greenwood-Minnie Warnock, ]. N
Dunn, S. A. Alexander, commission
: ers; {. c. Phillips. clerk.
WARD SIX.
Spring Ridge-B. F. Gill, w. N
Davidson, E. F. Hudson, commission
ers; J. D. Johnson, clerk.
WARD SEVEN.
Summer Grove-P. P. Keith. Tr. T
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