The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-17
POLICE JURY.
Proceedings of Session Held May H.
Special Election for Bond Issue


session, P. P. Keith presiding, with tn
following members present: Alexande
hue kabay, Monkhouse Noel, Oder
Penlck, Rlves, Harkey, Winter, Wynn
Young and Means. Absent: Hutchinson
Minutes of April read and approved
The following bridges reported com
pleted and bonds filed as follows:
E. 0. Walker, Sulphur Arms Bridg
$454.4o.
| C. F. Bradford, S261, for Pawpav
bayou, Page and Howell bayou bridges
&. w: Andrews $SI for Cypress bayo,
slough bridge.
Duly seconded and carried was &C
cepted and filed.
c. G. Rives, secretary, reports bal
ance to credit of good roads fund Of
$427.25.
Moved by Mr., Rives and carried that
the request of J. B. Slattery for closing
of alley in block B of Thornhill sub
division be granted, there being no OBJ
lection to same.
Petition to open Olive and Line ave-
nue continued
Mr.. Alexander granted further time
on bridges
". ". Devlin allowed S82. so for
bridge across McAnn ditch, and John
Oden allowed SIS to cover costs of re-
pairs of bridge
By Mr.. Harkey, that the ADVERTISE
nent for purchase of old jail be contin-
ueQ until next meeting.
WARD ONE.
On motion of Mr.. Noel and carried
the secretary to be and is hereby in
structed to advertise for bids for steel
bridge across Doolty bayou at Section
Six plantation in Ward One, bids to be
opened at next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Harkey Mr. Wynn
to be and is hereby authorized to have
repaired bridge on slough from Belcher
to Wild Lucia
Moved by Mr.. Winter and carried
that whereas E. 0. Walker has failed to
build Red bayou bridge according to his
contract with the parish, that said con-
tract is hereby annrled
By Mr. Winter, that the secretary to
be and is hereby instructed to advertise
for bids for both pile-driven and steel
bridge at Red bayou at Gillian in Ward
One, said bridge about 200 feet long.
WARD TWO.
On motion of Mr.. Huckabay the
secretary to be and is hereby instructed
to advertise for bids for either steel or
wooden bridge and earth work for a
bridge at, Hale ferry crossing. bridge
about $50 feet long, eartl1work about 4co
Yards.
7 BY Mr.. Rives, hat Mr.. August Meyer
De requested to join the jury in letting
md accepting all iron bridge work. Car
led.
WARD THREE.
On motion Mr.. Noel to be and is |
hereby instructed to have bridge built |
n W. E. Noefs field, about 80 feet long. |
WARD FOUR.
Petition for public road beginning at |
point south of Shreveport at point |
lear where public road crosses K. c. S.
abroad near center of section E in
oWnship If, range IS, and lay off said
DAD on east side of said railroad ad-
dining their right of way down to
oint between sections II. and 20 said
ownship and range, thence east one
uarter mile. and for the appointment of
reeholders for that purpose, read and
aid over under the rules.
By Mr. Winter: That the president be
nd is hereby authorized to sign war
ant in favor of School Board for $63I
mount of poll tax collected by the clerk
f the district court
At the the request of Mr.. Winter
= Johnson was placed ON the pauper
st at So per lnonth, ito be paid over to
he Amanda IClark home
At the reqtA2st of Mr.. Harkey Hous-
on Scott wasIplaced on the pauper list
S. per mony yh, to be paid to Mr.. Har-
ey. 49,
G.. J. Lucar granted leave of absence
,r ten days to attend Confederate re-
nion at New Orleans provided Mr.. Lu-
ar puts some one in his place. |
On motion of Colonel Young the
resident appointed Noel, Young and
inter to request the city council to
AXE Docks ferry free ferry.
WARD FIVE. is
The president On motion appointed 5
d Harkrider, ]. NJ. Dunn and S. A. K
lexander committee to look into the
,sired changes in roads in Greenwood
i'd report at next meeting e
. WARD SIX.
Mr.. Oden is hereby authorized to /
We repaired bridge on Boggy near II
Grady place and one across Boggy
3ugh. Ir
WARD SEVEN. %- ~@"
Mr.. Keith is authorized to buy lufn-
r to repair bridges.
WARD EIGHT.
At the request of d. Shapley S. was
anted to Nora Ellis monthly. Is
Petition to change wagon road from
present location to location along S
lie of 7. & P. road read and laid ovor '
On motion the president to be and is ]
reby authorized to sign warrant for G
50 in favor of Wilson & Jenkins on n
count of parish map work . Z +
Account of L. S. Watts for S. was S
owed. -
Account of DR.. Allison for vaccine S
lnts allowed Account for services re- Ia
red to finance committee ip
Moved by ]. S. Noel that the jury of
a reward of $3.50 for the arrest and | Y
lvietion of tie murderer or murderers P
Mrs. Matthews. Carried. A
account of R. T. Willis and DR.. Gu1- re
ge referred to finance committee. II.
Allen Howard placed on pauper list ri