The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-18
THE POLICE JURY
Proceedings of Session Held February
IAN Appropriation for the Sol
diers' Home in New Orleans.

Police Jury of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
| met this 18th day of February, 1908, at
| 10 am, in regular session, P. P. Keith
presiding, with the following members
present: Alexander. Hutchinson. Huck-
abay, Harkey, Means, Noel. Monkhouse,
Oden, Penick, Rives, Winter, Wynn and
Young.
The rules were suspended and Mines
IS, @. Hamilton and J. S. Young given a
hearing. appearing in behalf of the Civic
League of Shreveport They asked the
privilege of planning and having Under
their supervision the parking of the
court house square
Moved by Colonel Young that the re-
quest be granted Adopted.
The minutes of January were then
read and approved
The finance committee reported that
the interest on the Caddo parish Jail
bonds amounting to SI2oo had been paid,
presenting coupons which were de-
stroyed IN the presence of the jury
Bickham lane bridge reported COM
pleted
Virginia Tinor, pauper, dead
w. Z. Monkhouse reports progress on
bridges.
Moved by ]. S. Young that an appro-
priation of $Ioo be allowed the Soldiers
Home in New Orleans Adopted.
Petition from citizens of Ward One
read. No action taken.
WARD TWO.
d. d. Thompson and wife each al
lowed $3.50 per month, same to be paid
TO E c. Christian
On motion of Mr.. Huckabav the sec
rotary to be and is hereby instructed to
advertise for bids for two bridges at or
near Hale ferry aggregating 600 feet of
bridge work and about 1000 feet of earth
work.
Mr. Huckabay is hereby instructed to
have Eckhardf creek bridge repaired.
WARD FOUR.
Moved by Mr.. Harkey that the secre-
tary be and she is hereby instructed to
advertise for bids for building two
bridges, either of wood or steel, one on
Southern avenue about 40 feet long, and
one on Fairfield avenue near convent
about thirty-fve feet. Mr.. Harkey to be
and is hereby authorized to have cuivert
built on road near w. I. Fosters place.
G. 6. Rives, secretary good roads COM
mittee, reports balance on hand De-
cember II of $o2Ios. Balance on hand
January S4oo.5I.
Mr.. Keith reported crippled mules
sold for $500.
Bids for parish maps were then open
ed and read, as follows: G. r. Wilson g.
II. H. Jenkins 5000; Wilkie Woodard
$1,000; i NJ. Williams $4,75o.
BY Mr.. Winter
4 hat it is the sense of the Jury that
a parish map should be made at a cost
not to exceed $3ooo according to adver-
tisement and other data to be agreed
upon BY the committee and bidders, and
the matter be recomn1itted to the com
nittee, to draw IN contract, the success
full bidder to give good and satisfactory
bond and matter reported on at next
meeting. Carried
By Mr.. Winter
That the president be and is hereby
authorized to sign warrant for $4,000
payment to K G. G. Railroad
BY Mr.. Winter
That the president be and IS hereby
authorized to sign warrant for 5000
IL ICtIC Past 8ultC UOfluSe fSdgifiS PSO,OOOH
still unpaid.
Mr. Winter reports that the commit
tee had awarded three bridges to E. o.
Walker at $I.oo per foot, pile driven
bridges. and one at Dooley bayou to l.
S. Watts at $I.25 per foot.
At the request of Mr.. Harkey. Emily
Pencil was placed on pauper list at
Sc per month. to be paid to Mrs. 1. S.
Grain. .
To Police Jury, Caddo Parish, La.
This is to certify that C. E. PerronceI.
parish treasurers account on 10th instant
when his pass book was balanced had a
balance 10 his credit of $72y6o874; since
then we have paid forty warrants aggre
eating $e33.34 The balance to credit Of
his account on account of sinking fund
is SI.zao7q The balance To credit OF his
account on account of jail account IS
$2.5o5.74.
w j. RAYERsDORFFER,
Cashier.l
S. 4. Alexander granted further time
"a regard b election ID Ward Five