The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings of the Session
Held May FL. 4

Queries presiding, and following coun-
cil11en present: Allen, Currie, Foster,
Jenkins, Lowenthal, Quigles, Rand,
Snyder, Tusten, Wise.
The first order of business taken up
VS. accounts Action n full given be-
low
By Mr. Jenkins. %
Shreveport, La, May 49, 1903
John Jenkins, Chairman Water Works
Committee. ! IS d
have today looked tip the matter
of the 10 per cent engineering expenses
md the amount attached as compen-
sation for the map and find in the Of
dinances enacted May and O. 1901,
the authority for those charges. This
ends the investigation and / therefore
suggest the payment of the bill and
hereafter that the city have competent
inspection of work.
Respectfully,
WILKIE WOODARD. 4
By Mr.. Quigles. 80 y. 50 z=s E
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating pool rooms and trrf ex-
changes in the city of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
Section I. Be it ordained by the city
council of the city of Shreveport, in
regulr session convened, that from the
first day of July all pool rooms and
turf exchanges in said city shall be con-
fined to the following district, to-wit ::
Beginning at the intersection of Cyp-
ress avenue and Texas and Pacific rail-
way on Common street and including
ots-I, and 10, in block 1; thence up
said alley to Beauregard street; thence
llong Bureaugard street upto and in
Guiding lots 1 and 2, Ten Acre lot 2,
thence along south line of lots and 2
hereinbefore mentioned to Hunter
street, thence UP Hunter street to alley
oetween Elm and Christian streets !;
hence up said alley to Texas and Pa
,ific railway; thence down Texas and
Pacific railway to point of beginning
ind it is hereby made unlawful for pool
.oon1s or turf exchanges to be opened,
conducted or operated outside of said
limits.
Sec. 2, Be it further ordained, that
my owner, operator, manager, or en-
oloyee of any pool room or turf ex-
change, who shall violate the provisions
# this ordinance by operating or con-
1ucting a pool room or turf exchange
shall be fined not less than twenty five
$3.50 dollars and ten days imprison-
nent or more than one hundred ($Ioo)
dollars and ten days Imprisonment, end
in default Of paying said fine shall work
.0ut same on the streets and alleys or
other public works of the city at the
cate Of one (SI.oo) dollar per day for
,@Irs e LIZ
Sec. s, Be it further ordaine |, that
zach day on which pool room cs. turf
4xchange shall be ope.ated outsiis of
said limits shall constitute q sep srase
offense on the part of each and every
person conducting same whether as
owners or employees.
Sec. a Be it further ordained, that
he owners or operators OF slalnagers
5r employees of pool rooms or tuff ex-.
changes shall not permit miners to buy
my tickets, make any bets, or paitici-
Date in any way in the proceedings car
RED on in said pool rooms on turf ex-s
changes.
Any one who shall violate the pro-
visions of this section shall upon Co.,
siction be lined not less than twenty
five (S25) dollars and ten days inpris-
an1nent nor more than one hundred
Il SIoo) dollars and ten days innprson-
nent for each offense, and on failupe
80 pay said fine shall be ordered to
work out same on the streets, alleys
81 other public places Of said city at
he rate of one $I.oo) dollar per day for
zach day Of labor performed.
Sec. S Be it further ordained that.
all other laws or parts of laws or or
finances regulating pool rooms ami turf.
sxchanges in the city of Shreveport
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
8 Passed through first reading by fol-
owing vote
Ayes Allen. Currie, Foster, Jenkins,
6oWeIlthal, Quigles, Rand, Snyder,
Fusten, Wise. -
Nays None
Referred TO ordinance committee to
eport next adjourned meeting.
Mr.. Currie offered following amend
nent to ordinance extending water
Mains Of Shreveport Water Works Co
q By Mr.. Currie:
lat any extension of mains that may
&c made shall be subject to the same
irailts and rental for same shall con-
FORM to the original contract.
On motion the same with all othtr
matters pertaining to same subject was
referred to water committee and cts
attorney to report next adjourned meet
irg.
By. Mr. Quigles:
Be it resolved BY the city council Of
she city Of Shreveport in legal session
convened, That his honor, Andrew
Queries, mayor, appoint a committee OF
three to request the officials OF the
Texas and Pacific railway company 10
erect steel bridge over Anna street,
when It becomes necessary TO move the
wooden bridge over said street to the
center of the same, which will become
necessary when Anna street is paved
under the new paving schedule.
Referred to bridge committee.
By Mr. Allen:
RESOLUTION.
Resolution regulating the kind Of rail
chat shall be used in future consrruc.
ton OF street railways in the ci,.sof