The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-31
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
May 18th, 1903.

City Hall, Shreveport, La, May IS
eo3.-Councilmen met in regular ad
lourned session with Mayor Andrew
Queries presiding, and following coun
cilmen present: Allen, Currie. Dick
son, Foster, Jenkins, Lowenthal, Led,
better, Quigies, Rand, Snyder, Thoman
Tusten, Wise
The petition of the Shreveport Trac-
ton submitted January 10, 1903, and re-
ferred to the franchise committee for
report was called UP.
Shreveport La, January 10, 1909.
10 the Honorable City Council of the
City of Shreveport:
conference.-the undersigned Shreve-
port Traction Company respectfully rep
resents that numerous applications have
been made to them by citizens of, the
City OF Shreveport, residing in West
Shreveport and in the territory of the
Clty, south and east of Texas street, to
extend the present railway system as
follows:
I. BEGINNING at intersection of First
street with Kenneth avenue, along First
street to Laurel street, along Laurel to
Allen avenue, along Allen avenue to
Jordan street, along Jordan street to
Texas avenue and connect with the
present tracks of the company.
2. Beginning at the present Jordan
street line, on Jordan street where it
:urns into Donovan street, thence along
Jordan street to White street. along
White street to Stoner avenue, along
otoner avenue to lot IL in block B in
Highland Park Sub, thence across lots
Il and 2, block B, of same Sub, to in |
ersect Highland Park Traction Com
'anvS line at intersection of Marshall |
nd Wall streets, with the right to plant
he necessary poles and string the neces-
airy wires. and establish the necessary
witches and turnouts, etc, and in view
the manifest uncertainty as to returns
Or years on such an extension, propos-
1g to the undersigned to assist in the
'ay OF bonuses; and desiring to accom-
lodate the public demands, beg to sub
ut the following request for franchise
\ above named routes, viz:
he application made to us from CIT
ems and property taxpayers in your
ty. that we make said extention. being
vorably considered by us, we are will
g to entertain same, provided we can
I the necessary franchises; and being
position to acquire the franchise and 6
ght OF way of the Highland Park 9
raction Company, and providing the {
nchase of the franchise of the said !
ig1iand Park Traction Company canIt.
accomplished with the elimination t
your Honorable body of that part of | n
cir franchise which obligates them fol
crate from Marshall street out Wall
Get. we not being willing to purchase ;.
It said franchise unless that ohlipa- y
n was eliminated, and provided the a
lnchIse OF said Highland Park Trac-
n Company is extended to the term y
twenty-five years beyond the present p
ncfllse OF your petitioners. IC
n view also of the doubtful returns 81
years from said extensions and inn q
even though assisted by the :,
muses. from citizens of your city. we ri
uld ask also that the franchise now OF
itenlplated as per route above de- be
ibed, should run twenty-five years in.t al
iit1on to the present franchise Of the tt
reveport Traction Company; in other az
rds, It your Honorable body will ex- ~ ~
our present franchise for TWENTY -
years from its present limit. and r,
mt the franchise over the new route
templated, for the period Of the pres Pa
franchise Of the Shreveport Trac- tn
Company, plus the twenty-five IN IN
rs, ind extend the Highland Park 81 81
et1on Company franchise as above. -
are wiling to extend the present tW
EN- as above outlined. nu
We would also wish, in connection to
this, the right to discontinue the stl
ration as a part of the east belt, that 10
ion from the pavilion on Jordan FL
ct to intersection Of Crockett and e,
shall. ~ u =
ne said line from pavilion on Jordan n
ct down Louisiana avenue. Iouisi-
street, Crockett street to Marshall yol
ct, out Marshall street - Ta,saa en1
ct to be operated as an independent IN
IN the system ans
connection with these proposed Lo