The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-21

Convicted state offenses ... =
j Convicted city offenses .17,
Total convictions 49, -. z3
Transferred to Dis. Court .... i
Tried and acquitted -. - .. +.
Continued for trial -. 80 . &
Das worked on streets ......5I 81.
Patients conveyed to hosnital w 2.
| Respectfully submitted.
| A. e. JONES,
| Chief OF Police
Referred to police committee.
Report of bridge collections: Eas
end SosI.6o: night collections S53335
west end So44.45; total $2,44o3o.
| Referred 10 finance committee
Report of sexton: Collections Sos
| Total number of burials IS; white Io
black 9: male IL: female 7: male 8
female L. Under years of age 4: over
20 years of age 4: paupers IL: state I3
city ?: parole paupers ?.
Referred to buildings and grounds
committee -.
Report of pound keeper:
| Shreveport, La. Jan. /, Ieo3.-To the
Mayor and Council: The following is
my report for December. feo2:
Had impounded 81 head of stock
| Carried over TO January. 1903
Amount collected from sales as pound
| fees for s. head $I4ofo. Amount could
| be claimed by owners from sales $z8 so
| Actual amount SIII.6o
| R. WOOD. Poundkeeper
Referred to police committee
Report of building and electrical in
| spector:
Shreveport. La. Dec. 81. Ioo2.-May-
Or and City Council: ! beg TO make the
| following report for the building and
electrical departments for the month of
| December: Lgllts, Installed To5 and
fees SOLO Building permits for $4,000
md fees $50. Total S82.Io. Respectfully
| submitted.
| j. G. Patty.
Building and Electrical Inspector.
Mr. E. f. Randolph presented the
following:
Shreveport. La. Jan Io. Ioo3-To
ST Shreveport: Conference.-The under
signed Shreveport Traction Company
respectfully represents that numerous
applications have been made to them by
citizens OF the city of Shreveport resid-
ling in West Shreveport and in the ter
-itory of the city south and east of
| Texas street to extend the present rail-
way system as follows:
j. Beginning at intersection of First
street with Kenneth avenue. along First
street 10 Laurel street. along Laurel TO
Allen avenue. along Allen avenue 10
Jordan street. along Jordan street to
Texas avenue and connect with the
resent tracks of this conaoany
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
| Stone raveIue to lot Al in block B in
Highland Park subdivision. thence
i across lots-4I and AZ block of same
/ subdivision to intersect Highland Park
1 Traction Company's line at intersection
/ Of Marshall and Wall streets, with the
light to plant the necessary poles and
string the necessary wires and establish
he necessary switches and turnouts.
| etc. and in view of the manifest unecr-
| .ainty as 10 returns for years on such
4 IN extension. proposing to the under
,igned to assist in the way of bonuses
md hdesirlng to accommodate the pub
ie demands. beg to submit the follow
inr request for franchise on above
/ named routes. viz:
/ The application made to us from citi-
1 ems and property taxpayers in your
i sitv that we make said extensions. be-
/ ing favorably considered bv us. we are
i willing to entertain same provided we
can get the necessary franchises: anc
being i'll position 10 acquire the fran.
ehisc and right OF way OF the Highland
Park Traction Comnany. and providins
he purchase of the franchise of tn,
Highland Park Traction Company car
be accomplished with the elimination
~ your honorable body OF that part o
heir franchise which obligates them II
operate from Marshall street out Wal
:treet. we not being willing to purchas,
hat said franchise unless that obllga
ion was eliminated. and crowded th'
franchise of said Highland Park Trac
ion Company is extended to the tern
If twenty-five eyars beyond the presen
franchise of syour petitioners.
In view of the doubtful returns TO
wears from said extensions and i'm
nroyements, even though assisted by til
bonuses from citizens of your city. W
would as.,; also that the franchise no,
contemplated as per route above de
,cribed should run twenty-five years il
deIiiion to the present franchise of tn
shreveport Traction Compan. in othe
Yords. if your honorable body will ex
end our present franchise for twenty
i've years from lis present limit. an
. rrant the franchise over the new rout
contemplated. for the period of th
D Inresent franchise of the Shrevepor
Traction Company plus the twenty-fy
years and extend the Highland Par
2 Traction ConDany's franchise as abov'
I we are willing to extend the preser
5 system as above outlined.
Il We would also wish. in eonnectio
) with this. the right to discontinue I'll
DI operation as part of the east be
that portion from the pavilion on Jo1
I dan sreet to intersection of Crocke
s ind Marshall.
s The said line from pavilion on Jorda
1 / street down Louisiana avenue. Loui