The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-20

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NIT the following report; Arrests drum
and down 26, disorderly so, suspicion
character u, profane language 10. drum
and nuisance on street 10, vagrancy s.
| concealed weapons rs, obstructing stree
| a, attempted BURGLARY I, trespassing !
assault and battery "a, larceny 22, play
ing slot machine E, robbery 2. cruelty /,
| animals 3, malicious mischief 3, violat
ing sanitary ordinance 5, contempt o
court 2, fugitive from justice I, violat
ing Sunday law I, reckless driving I
lewd women ordinance 4, violatin!
plumbing ordinance 2, shooting with in
tent to kill 2, receiving stolen goods I
enbezzlement I, murder I, bicycle with
out light I. selling goods withou
license I: total 2o5.
Convicted of state offenses II, con
victed of city offenses I2o, transferred tt
district court II, tried and acquitted 20
continued f.
Worked prisoners on streets 1872 L.
days
Patients conveyed to hospital %.
A. f. JONES, Chief.
Report of pound keeper:
Shreveport, La, May I, Ieo3-To the
Mayor and City Council: In1pounded ir
city pound the month of April one hun
dred and two head of stock. For which
I collected and turned over to comp
troller $I25.o5. Very truly,
J. r. WOOD, Poundkeeper.
All reports referred to respective COM
nittees.
Mr. Snyder, chairman of building and
ground committee, reported that new
pipe had been laid and the sections
house in Greenwood cemetery had been
painted.
By Mr.. Snyder
Mr. F. G. Snyder, Chairman Building
and Grounds Committee: Chatwin Bros
desire monthly estimate on work done
on cemetery wall. We have no contract
with them; they were simply awarded
the work at a given price and are doing
it. 1t is customary to give monthly estl-
mates ard | can see no reason for not
doing so. Please procure me permission
to give them monthly estimates, holding
back such amounts as | deem necessary.
Respectfully,
IT, WILKIE WOODARD.
By Mr. Tusten-
That estimates asked for be given, and
that amount be paid out of Improvement
fund.
Adopted.
. Mr. Thoman of light committee re-
ported that new lights recently ordered
would soon be installed
On motion of Mr., Currie, question OF
height for electric light poles was re-
ferred to city engineer. u. =
By Mr. Tusten- -. d. e...-a.... /,
AN ORDINANCE = y. Z:..... j..
Amending and re-enacting an ordinance
adopted May 8, 1000, regulating the
height of smoke stacks in the city
within certain distances from resi-
dences or wooden buildings as SO TO
read as follows:
Be it ordained by the city council OF
the city of Shreveport, in regular ses-
sion convened, that all smoke stacks OF
factories, 1aundries, compresses, rail
road engine round houses, gas works,
electric light and power houses, ice
plants and shops in the city within two
hundred (2oo) feet of any wooden
residence or building, shall be twenty
(2e) feet higher than said adjacent res
idence or building: where they are
more than two hundred (2oo) feet and
less than three hundred (3oo) feet dis
tant from such wooden buildings or
residences they shall be eight (S) feet
higher than the adjacent buildings.
Be it further ordained, that present
smoke stacks in the limits above named
shall be adjusted to the proper height
by the owner or person IN charge
within thirty t3o) days from promul-
CATION hereof. And it is made a nisde-
Ifleanor to operate or use said smoke
stacks not in conformity to this ordi-
nance after thirty (3o) days from pro-
mitigation hereof.
Be it further ordained, that any
breach of this ordinance shall be pun
ishabIe by fine not less than one dol
lar ($D nor more than fifty dollars
fS5o). In default of payment of fine the
person in default may be ordered te
work out same On the streets and alley:
of the city at the rate of one dollar Isl
per day for each day of labor performed
Passed through first reading by fol
lowing vote:
Ayes: Curric, Dickson, Jenkins, Quig
les, Rand, Snyder, Tusten-7.
Nays: Allen, Busbey, Foster, Lowen
thai, Thon1an, Wise--o
By Mr.. LoWenthal- p.
AN ORDINANCE
Granting to the Sun Milling Compan,
and the Kansas City Southern Rail
way Company the right to build ant
construct and maintain switch
track over and across certain
street in the city of Shreveport, a
shown by annexed plat.
Be it ordained by the city council o
the city of Shreveport, in regular session
convened, that the right is hereby give1
Ito the Sun Milling Company and TIL
Kansas City Southern Railway Compan::
to build, construct and maintain switcl
track over and across an unnamed stree
near the mill plant of said Sun Millin;
Company, in the city of Shreveport, a
shown on plat hereto annexed and mad
part of this ordinance. That said switcl
shall be so constructed as to conform t
the grade of such street, subject to tn
annroval of the city engineer. and tn
right to-naintain same shall be in per
petuity or so long as necessary for tn