The Caucasian., 1903-04-22

Ien1ent TO tle ooutll"tStSll vi ~,
the Caddo Delnter and Oil Co.. and
ohter valuable risks in this section OF
the city. Respectfully,
CHRIS O'BR1EN. Chct.
Referred to fire committee.
Report of plumbing inpsector: COL
lections SlI4. Referred to sanitary COM
mittee.
Report ct bridge collectors: Collec-
tions west end $685.; east end
Soo7.,25; night $26I.o5; total S15o5I5.
Referred to bridge committee.
Report # building and electrical in
,pector: Collections SI13oo Referred to
buildings and grounds committee.
Report of sexton: Collections So;
total burials 2,3; white IS; black .. Re-
ferred to sanitary committee.
Report of pound keeper: Collections
Sz2.25. Referred to police committee.
Mr.. Lowenthal of claim committee
asked assistance of city attorney to
designate ownership of certain property
in batture.
City Attorney Pleasant stated that III
the suit of the Nicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific Railway Company VS.. Smith
Heirs, that the former had gained ludg-
ment putting 1t III possession OF certain
property in Silver Lake. Asked tor and
was granted further time
Mr. Jenkins of special committee to
select property on which to erect sta
bles for Improvement department mules
md materials reported recommending
he purchase of property corner OF Al
EN- avenue and Murphy street in Weln-
stock subdivision.
By Mr.. Conger-
That report of committee be ap-
proved. Adopted,
| By Mr.. Conger-
AN ORDINANCE
Appropriating from the sanitary and
Improvement fund the sum OF
POO for the purchase of lots.
Be it ordained by the city council OF
The city of Shreveport, in regular seS-
| sion convened, that the sum of twelve
| hundred dollars ($I2oo) be and is here
b.. appropriated from the sanitary anc
| Improvement fund for the purpose OF
purchasing lots Nos. 46, AZ, 4S and 4e
| If the Weinstock subdivision of the
CITY of Shreveport.
Be it further ordained, that the mayor
be and is hereby empowered to make
|
Passed through its first and secone
readings by following vote:
j Ayes: Allen. Busbey, Conoer, Currle
Dickson, Jenkins, Ledbetter, Lowenthal
| Quigles, Rand, Snyder, Thoman, Ius
ten.
Nays: None.
Mr. Wise was excused from voting
BY Mr.. Lowenthal-
Whereas, it is apparent that there ar
large number of idle men, and espe
cially negroes, on the streets of the city
md whereas, there is abundant work il
the city for all who desire honest EN-
oloyment. and whereas. such loafng i
productive of vice and crime,
| Be it resolved that the chief of polio
be instructed to see that the vagran
laws be strictly enforced against ne
groes as we'll as against whites and tha
! he secure the arrest of men on tn
streets of the city who are without Wis
ible means of support, and who are nc
honestly seeking employment.
Referred to city attorney.
Mr.. Jenkins called TIP for final pass
age ordinance passed through first an
second readings Arril 2, Ieo2 entitle
An Ordinance for the extension of tn
sewer system of the Shreveport Waite
Works Company and submitted tn
following amendment:
Amend ordinance providing for eH
tension of sewer system by inserting d
end of section "I9c":
= All as per plans and profiles to b
submitted and hereby made part c
! Ibis ordinance" and also by emitting th
wear 'IeI7 occurring in the last para
!, rraph of said ordinance, and the yea
!, 1917 occurring in the paragraph ne,
= >receding the last paragraph of sa
t ordinance, and insert therefor "Augu:
t ~, 1910
= Bv Mr.. Currie-
4 That ordinance lay over until ne,
regular meeting in order that city er
? gineer may become copnizant with wor
: md route and that an inspector be pre-
r vided for to see that work is Droptrl
:, done. Adopted.
t Mr.. Wise called TIP ordinance intro
o duced and passed through it's first reat
G lno March TO-, 1908, entitled AN Ord
g nance requiring railroad companies
pave with vitrihed bricks full interse
: tons of all paved streets across whic
o their tracks may run at said intersecte
:; noints.'
The ordinance was read the secor
{. ime and passed through its secor
n reading by the followino vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbev. Conger, Curri
Dickson, Jenkins, Ledbetter, Lowenths
Quigles, Rand, Snyder, Thoman, Tuste
: md Wise
Nays: None
The ordinance was read the thir
:. time and amended as follows:
: Bv Mr.. Currie-
hi By adding after the words "city el
h gineer section I, the following: "Ar
accordine to olans and specifications
h be furnished by him.
e By Mr.. Allen
: By adding after the word "stree
n section 1, last line, the following: "Ar
said railroad companies shall proper
d drain said intersections under plans ar
: specifications to be furnished bv ci
engineer.
v As amended the ordinance passs
through its third and final reading
the foIto,p;,rr note.