The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-25
CITH COUNCIL
Official Proceedings OF Session geld
Monday, March a3, 1909.

MONDAY, Malcn z5, 19oS.
8Citv Aal, Shreveport, ia, warch es
Ioo,-Counci met in regular adjourn
ed session with Mayor Ouerbes presid
ing, and the following councilmen pres
ent: Allen, Busbey, Conger, Curriee
Dickson, Foster, Jenkins, Lowenthal
Ouigles, Rand, 8homan, 8usten, Sny
der, WISE
On motion dc bills for fhe a1ontn OF
February and part of March, 1908, were
taken up and audited. 8ubllshed an @1lI
below.
! By Mr.. cOnge4-
That the mayor se smpoweredso sign
three notes in favor of the Fabric Fire
Hose Company for $o5I.16 each with
; per cent per annum Adopted.
Chairman Busbey OF the sanitary
committee stated that his committee had
done all in its power to bring about a
settlement with the Orthodox Hebrew
Cemetery Association but had failed,
and moved that the question be referred
to the buildings and grounds commit
tee for the purpose of arriving at an
amicable settlement if possible. The R1o-
ton prevailed unanimously.
By Mr.. Currie-
That buildings and grounds commit
tee ascertain cost of more territory o
be used as cemetery. Adopted.
By Mr.. Jenkins
Shreveport. La, March q, 8oos-To
Hon. Andrew Queries, Mayor, and
Hon. John Jenkins, Chairman Water
Committee, City: In view of the large
amount of public improvements now
going on in Cur city, and the amount
of expenditures necessary to provide tor
same, as we'll as for Improvements con-
templated during the present year: and
in view of the pleasant and important
relations existing between the city and
the Shreveport Water Works Company,
| desire to say on behalf of the COM
pany that at the close of the year it will
present to the city a check equal to
seven per cent of the amount that has
hydrant and sewer rentals earned dur
ing the current year; and also an
amount equal to the amount which the
citv will pay us for water used in the
sprinkling of the streets during the cur
rent year. We will take pleasure in
handing YOU a check for this amount
at the close of the year.
With consideration of nigh regards
and best wishes for the city and your
administration. b am, yours very truly,
A. M. LYNN.
For Shreveport Water Works Go.
We recommend the above
JOHN JENKINS,
Chairman.
E. B. RAND,
F. G. SNYDER.
Referred 20 city attorney for opinion
City Engineer Woodard read the fol-
lowing:
Shreveport, pa, March 23.-Honor-
able Mayor and City Council: Gentle
men-I hand you herewith statement
of approximate cost Of the proposed
street paving.
Acting under instructions have fig
urcd on a price of $2.25 per square
yard on all streets in order to cover the
excess in cost in case some of the
streets named in the estimate are paved
with asphalt.
have also based my calculations on
narrowing the roadway of almost all OF
the streets, from their present width:
This was done in order to make the
money reach as far as possible and yet
give plenty of room on the streets tor
traffic.
1t will take two Or three months of
hard work before we can be ready to
advertise this paving. Before plans and
specifications can be completed survey
of each street must be made and in
MANY cases the street itself located ac-
curately. 1t is very desirable that each
street be monumented during the paw
ing and [ have included that in my es-
innate.
In the matter of drainage each street
and each street intersection must be
made study of in itself in order that
we may have the best results when the
paving is completed.
This will REQUIRE time and labor, and
| request that | receive your 1nstruc-
tions promptly and that l be allowed the
use of two more engineering corps.
1t will require two corps to attend to
this paving and in the meantime the
regular work can not be neglected.
| have a large number of memoranda
of work to be done on my file now and
with this fair weather it will increase
The paving surveys and plans will SC
increase the amount of work that TN
! less | have this increased torce must
let one branch or the other go undone
or do it all in an unsatisfactory man
ner. have made allowances for this In
creased force in the accompanying es'
innate.
In regard to the storm sewers men
toned in your last instructions, mus
request additional time. These sewer
must be permanently built and must b.
large enough to handle all of the wate1
and yet as matter of economy not b.
larger than is necessary. Very respect
fully, WlLklE WOODAkD'
Laid over until Monday, March 80.
By Mr.. Currie- y,
| Shreveport, La, Feb. II, 1oo3.-T'
the Mayor and City Council: In answe
to an ordinance introduced by Mr.: Al
len asking for an official map and tn
probable cost of the same, | hasten t
hand you, in advance of the time Sc