The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-16
THE POLICE JURY
Proceedings of the Session Held Thurs
day, April 9, 1908.

Shreveport, La, April 9, 19o3.-The
Police Jury of Caddo parish, La, met
this 9th day of April, 1908, at 10 am,
in regular session, P. P. Keith presld-
ing, with the following members pres
ent: Alexander, Huckabay, Hutchinson,
Means, Noel, Oden, Penick, Rives, Har-
key, Winter, Wynn and J. S. Young.
Absent: w. T. Monkhouse.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
| proved.
The committee on parish map report
ed that Wilson & Jenkins surveyors,
had declined to accept and make the
i changes in regard to the traverse OF
lakes, whereupon it was moved by VIM.
Winter, duly seconded and carried, that
| that contract as embodied in the orig
| inal contract without amendments in re-
gard to traverse of lakes be accepted
and the president to be and is hereby
authorized to enter into "a contract with
Messrs. Wilson & Jenkins.
The question of local option in Ward
One was then taken up, and M. c. Elst-
ner and others heard upon the subject.
Mr.. Noel reminded the jury that the
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Eliquor in Ward One had been refused in
October last by the police jury and
should remain settled for 1908.
Bv Mr. Means - Nj -. .
That the question of holding said
election in Ward One for sale of liquor
be indefinitely postponed. Carried.
Good roads committee granted fur
| ther time on their report
c. 6. lRives, secretary, reports balance
on hand to credit of good roads. of
$424.7I.
By Mr.. Harkey-
That the president of the jury to be
and is hereby authorized to purchase
two mules.
BY Mr.. Harkey
That the president appoint committee
of three to look into the matter OF clos
ing alley as requested by Mr. Slattery
and report at next meeting. Committee: :
Harkey, Winter and Rives.
Mr.. Winter, chairman of finance COM
n1ittee, presented so bonds of the par
value of $Ioo each dated April I, 1876,
and due April /, 1896, which have been
redeemed and cancelled and the same
burned in presence of the jury, to-Wit:
The bonds numbered 68 to 70, So to 81
inclusive, o4-o7 to Io6-43I to 44o-452,
- WARD FOUR.
Mr.. Harkey presented a petition to
Eopen Olive street and Line avenue, run
ming south to the ]. B. S1attery place,
which was laid over under the rules.
On motion of ]. S. Young, President
Keith and Mr. Harkey were appointed
a committee to look into the matter of
three bridges near the S1attery place on
Harris Island road, with power to re-
pair same or to build dirt way with cul-
verts.
To Honorable Police jury Caddo
Parish, La :, Gentlennen-Th is to GER
tify that c. E. Perroncel, parish treas
urers, general account, when his book
was balanced on 9TH instant, had a bal
ance to his credit of $s6,2o3.52 Since
then We have paid s warrants aggregat-
ing ST 3 3e--42. The balance te credit EFF
his jail account on 9TH instant on date
his book was balance was S2,oot.3o. No
warrants nave been paid since. Respect
fully,
VIM. J. BAYERsDoRFFER,
Cashier.
he secretary to be and is hereby IN
structed to draw warrant in favor of S.
F. Steere for Sass amount of duplicate
parish tax on property
BY Mr. Winter
That the president to be and is hereby
authorized to sign warrant for $4,000,
amount Of special tax due on K. c.
railroad
WARD FIVE.
MIR. Alexander is hereby authorized
TO have bridge on Howell bayou 40 feet
#long-one on Page bayou 90 feet long,
and one on Cross bayou bottom built,
he also to notify Joe Carter to repair
or build two other bridges forSwl1ich he
had given bond.
WARD SIX.
John Oden granted further time on
bridges in his ward.
BY Mr. Rves
That Mr.. Keith be appointed dele
gate to attend the National Good Roads
convention at St Louis. Carried.
BY Mr.. Winter
that the secretary to be and is here
by instructed to advertise for bids for
purchase and removal Of the old jail,
situated on court house square includ-
ing brick, cell work, etc, bids to be
opened at next meeting of the jury, it
being understood, however, that pos
session will be given when the. new Jail
is completed. Carried.
G.. E. Perroncel, parish treasurer,
then made his report, presenting his
vouchers, which were checked, cancelled
and burned by order of and in presence
of the jury, and said treasurer accorded
q full and complete acqtittanee to April
9, 1908.
Statement Of G. E. Perroneel, parish
treasurer, IN account with -adIo par
ish, from March 81 1908 to April i,
Jail accpunt