The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-25

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and which is cow in de courts. Her,
| there is a surplus Of 40 fees actually OF
the ground. Mr.. Kane took the stans
that this surplus should be placea al
kone place. and Mr.. Wilson supported
placed elsewhere.
Take the location of 4ies-e avenue a
the Texas road Here the conditions a@e
dreadfully mixed up; the difference of
location. according @ the ~iew vou
take. amounting to between ono and %
feet
Tafe Southern avenue. There hes a
difference CT ~ Seet-kairhel9 avenue
the same.
Gentlemen. yoe cat go8s any portion
OF the town that you wish, and you will
find deficiencies that should be ad just
ed. streets that are cot where they be
long, 90 streets where there should be
streets. streets that have been dedicatd
as streets and never opened d1o S1es are
badly needed.
1t is not the .ntentior a Ais swvey
to disrupt existing conditions or o.
raise contentious. but 20 make an &C
ct1rate map showing these existing @On-
ditions: then IF there are deficiencies
shown, q committee Of your honorable
body can be appointed, the engineer 20
act in conjunction with them. and make
such ad justments as R1as De 0eemed
proper.
When Me adjustments arc 20 WClaed
upon. have permanent e1onuments set
defining your streets and alleys SO that
future generations of engineers will OBJ
serve the same points anS thus Obslate
the necessity for lawsuits.
This action must be tafea AZ some
time, sooner Or later, and if done now
can be accomplished for half what il
will cost ten years from now, and Cor
one quarter what 20 will sosS twenty
years hence.
1t will take veas 20 accomplish Mis
work as it is no small task and should
be done with the greatest care and ac-,
curaCy.
The following table gives you Rlv es-
innate of the cost of the map and its
necessary surveys:
transitman SIPS per month. IS YES
2 chainmen $50 per month. ..... $40
4 draughtsnan SIS pc, month";. Is
S $50
p months az $500 mons. ...... S3,84o
Paper and supplies -. ....... 100
1000 monuments at ST ....... 1000
-otaf cost surveys and map. :. .$4,o4o
8ery respectfully submitted,
W!LKIE WOODARD.
Adopted
Bv Mr.. Currie-
Your map committee having looked
into the subject and having received
report from the city engineer which
covers the necessity for such a map es-
'pecially in view OF the extensive paving
demands.
We present the following resolution:
Resolved, that the city engineer be
and is hereby authorized to organize
sufficient field and Office force to make
such a map as soon as consistent with
the necessity of the work, establish
bench marks, levels, profles and show
such necessary changes to stralghten
streets and their nomenclature where
streets in different sections of the city
have the conflicting numbers or names;
and that the finance committee be att
thorized to borrow sufficient money to
pay the expense of the work.
A. CURRIE,
S. A. DICKSON,
E. J. CONGER.
Adopted
On motion the list of streets and in
tersections in the paving schedule were
read. 1t was agreed to take, TIP each
street separately: ,
Statement of approximate cost OF
proposed street paving:
Crockett street from Market to lex
as, sc feet wide, 2I25 feet long, city S
portion $S,837.6o; railways portion
$2,3o4.Io; abutters' portion SIo,o32.So; ;
total $2I,1745o Adopted.
Travis street from Market to Texas,
,,6 feet wide, 1899 feet long; cltv's por-
ton s7,o9o7o, railways d. portion por ro
So,81o.3o, abutters portion $4,000 !;
total S1S,7o7 go Adopted.
Fannin street from Mcneil to Com
merce, 3o feet wide, 1872 long, city's
portion SS,S18.4o, abutters' portion
so,526. 20; total $1s,345,1o. Adopted.
Caddo street from Market to alley rear
Ardis & Co.. SO feet wide, 500 fee,
long. city's portion $2,6I56o: abutters'
portion $2,s43.3o; total $5,458.oo'
Adopted.
Cotton street from Marshall to lex
as avenue, sc feet wide, 1882 feet long
city's portion $6,711.5o; abutters' por,-
ton So,51e.2o; total $I6,227.7o. Adopted.
Spring street from bridge to Battle,
Sc feet wide, 1913 feet long, eity,s s. pc por .
ton $6,oS3.5o, abutters portion 97'ol4
total $I45o7.5o. Adopted.
Spring street from Caddo to Travis
ton s2,I8o. 10, abutters' portion $3.71o7c
total $1,000. 40. Adopted.
| Market street from Cotton to zones
,36 feet wide. Adopted ~
Marshall street from Travis to Sec
ond, 36 feet wide. Adopted.
Edwards street from Travis to Crock
EFT, ,o feet wide, $40 feet long, city
nortion s2,3247o, abutters' portion
ss,65oeo; total $5,o84-6o. Adopted.
Mcneil street from Travis to Cotton
SO feet wide, o6o feet long, cityss por m
tion S3,6So6o, abutters' portion $500
total $ooSo6o Adopted.
| Louisiana street from Travis to lex
as, s6 feet wide, $40 feet long, city, y,