The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-21
POLICE JURY.

Special Election for Bond Issue.
Shreveport, La, May I4.-The Polio
Jury of Caddo Parish. L., met this I'll
day OF May, 1903, at 10 am, in reguia
session, P. P. Keith presiding, with tn
following members present: Alexander
Huckabay, Monkhouse, Noel, Oden
Penick, 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 Bridge
$454.4o.
{. F. Bradford, s26I, for Pawpav
bayou, Page and Howell bayou bridges
| G. ". Andrews S8I for Cypress bayou
slough bridge.
Duly seconded and carried was ac-
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.
w W. Devlln allowed $50. 50 for
bridge across McAnn ditch, and John
Oden allowed SIS to cover costs of re-
pairs OF bridge.
By Mr.. Harkey, that the ADVERTISE
ment for purchase of old Jail be contin-
ued 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 Dooley 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. O. Walker has failed to
build Red bayou bridge according to his
contract with the parish, that said con-
tract is hereby annulled.
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
bridge at Hale ferry crossing. bridge
about $50 feet long, earthwork about 400
yards. #
By Mr., Rives, hat Mr.. August Meyer
be requested to join the jury in letting
and accepting all iron bridge work. Car
ried. W..
WARD THREE.
On motion Mr.. Noel to be and is
hereby instructed to have bridge built
in w. E. Noels field, about go feet long.
WARD FOUR. ! 1
Petition for public road beginning at
a point south of Shreveport at a point
near where public road crosses K. c. S.
near acenter of section in
township I6, range IS, and lay off said
road on east side of said railroad ad-
joining their right of way down to a
point between sections II and 20 said /
township and range, thence east one
quarter mile, and for the appointment of
freeholders for that purpose, read and
laid over under the rules.
By Mr.. Winter That the president be
and is hereby authorized to sign war
rant in favor of School Board for $63I
amount of poll tax collected by the clerk
of the district court.
At the the request of Mr.. Winter
. johnson was placed on the pauper
list at So per month, to be paid over to
The Amanda Clark home
At the request of Mr.. Harkey Hous-
ton Scott was placed on the pauper' list
at So per month, to be paid to Mr.. Har-
key.
G. J. Lucar granted leave of absence
for ten days to attend Confederate re-
union at New Orleans provided Mr.. Lu-
car puts some one in his place.
On motion of Colonel Young the
president appointed Noel, Young and
Winter to request the city council to
make Docks ferry free ferry.
WARD FIVE. -.
The president on motion appointed
Ed Harkrider, ]. NJ, Dunn and S. A.
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