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

Alexander committee to look INTO tn
desired changes in roads in Greenwood
and report at next meeting.
WARD SIX.
Mr.. Oden is hereby authorized e
have repaired bridge on Boggy nea
McRady place and one across Boggy
slough.
WARD SEVEN.
Mr.. Keith is authorized to buy lum
Der to repair bridges.
WARD EIGHT.
= At the request of D. Shapley s. was
granted to Nora Ellis monthly.
Petition to change wagon road from
its present location to location along
side of I. & P. road read and laid ovor
On motion the president to be and is
hereby authorized to sign warrant for
$3.50 in favor of Wilson & Jenkins on
account of parish map work.
Account of L. S. Watts for S. was
allowed.
Account of DR.. Allison for vaccine
points allowed. Account for services re-
ferred to finance committee
Moved by J. S. Noel that the jury of
fer a reward of $3.50 for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer or murderers
of Mrs. Matthews. Carried
Account of R. T. Willis and Dr. Gul-
ledge referred to finance committee.
Allen Howard placed on pauper list
at S. per month.
Map showing change of public road
from keithville due east to Cypress
bayou on DeSoto parish line laid over
under the rule.
AN ORDINANCE
Submitting propositin to incur debt and
issue negotiable bonds therefor for
building and completing a Jail, and
the funding of $4,000 bonds of
Caddo Parish, La
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Caddo Parish, La, sin legal assembly
convened, that the following proposition
be submitted to the property taxpayers
of the parish of Caddo duly qualified to
vote according to law, to-wit:
That the parish of Caddo, through its
police jury, be authorized and empow-
cred to incur debt Of $4,000, of which
amount 100000 shall be for the purpose
of building and completing Jail and
$4,000 of bonds issued in 1876, and
Anril, 1896, the interest on
which having been paid to January.
1908, and to issue bonds of the said par
ish to the extent of $4,000 for said pur-
poses, running for period of thirty
years, to be dated July I, 1903, with in
terest payable semi-annually at the rate
Of 4 per cent per annunl in the city of
New York, and to pay same, to levy and
assess special tax of three-eighths of
a mill per annunl on the assessed valua-
ton of all taxable property in the parish
of Caddo for the following years, to-
wit: 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908,
1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915,
1916, 1917, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, Io22,
1923, 1924 1925, Io16, 1927, 1928, 1920,
1890, 1891, 1899, or as many years there
Of as will suffice for the payment of the
principal and interest of said bonds. The
said bonds not to be negotiated for less
than par value, and of the amount so
realized, each year $4,000 shall be for |
the payment of interest and the re-
nainder shall constitute sinking fund. |
out of which to- pay the principal of the |
bonds issued hereunder
Be it further ordained, that an cleo
lion be held in said parish of Caddo on
June I6, 1903, at which the above propo- |
'ition shall be voted on by the legally
Qualified voters of the parish of Caddo, |
and the president of the police jury is |
instructed to rive due notice of this |
and the election in the Off
:ial journal of the parish for more than |
thirty full clear days.
Adopted bv the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander, Huckabay, Monk
nhouse. Noel, Oden, Penick, Rives, Har-
sey, Winter, Wynne, Young and Keith
Nays: None
May ID, 1908.
- AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of |
Caddo parish, in legal assembly con-
yened, that the following precincts and
he following polling places in the par
sh of Caddo be and are hereby fixed as
he precincts and polling places for the |
election, as heretofore established on the |
10th day of June, 1903, already. ordered
for the voting on the proposition to is
sue $4,000 bonds, 100000 of which |
which amount is for the purpose of
and completing a Jail for the !
parish of Caddo, and the funding of
10000 bonds issued in 1876 and matur-
ng April, 1896, and the following COM :
nissioners and clerks are herebv named