The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Officia! Proceedings of Special Session
Held Thursday, May IS, 1908.

City Hall, Shreveport, La, May 1,
Ioo3.-Council met in special called SEES
sion. Mayor Querbes presiding. and tn
following councilmen present: Alle1
Dickson, Foster Jenkins, Ledbette1
Lowenthal, Quiglcs, Rand, Snyder, Tus
ten, Wise.
The mayor instructed the auditor an
ex-oflClo secretary to read call 70
meeting which was published in tn
Shreveport Times and Evening Caucas
ian of date May IS. 1903. as follows, to
| wit:
The city council Of the city of Shreve
port is hereby called to meet in specia
session Wednesday, May -. 1908. at
pm. for the purpose of canvassing atlt
tabulating the returns and authorizing
the mayor to promulgate the results o
the elections held on May II, 1908, a.
authorized by ordinances of March 90
1908, relative () to issuing bonds fol
the pavement of streets and alleys. a.
to issuing bonds for the construc ion o
storm sewers. CD to issuing bonds fo1
the purchase Of ground and construc-
ton Of city hall, "a to granting the
right to the Shreveport Base Ball As
ISOLATION TO close a certain alley in the
city Of Shreveport.
ANDREW QUERIES, Mayor.
Shreveport. La. May Il, 1908.
The ballot boxes containing the votes
for and against the four propositions
enumerated i'll the above call issued and
signed by the mayor were opened and
the votes therein for and against each
proposition were counted by the council
in the presence of the spectators present.
Mr.. Tusten moved that the following
process verbal of the elections held on
May IL, 1903, be adopted and promul-
rated:
Be it remembered that the city octin-
Gil OF the city of Shreveport, pursuant to
the provisions of the election notice of
date April 5, 1903, and in answer to the
notice of special meeting. con-
yened in public session in the city hall
of the said city at E o'clock pm. We'd
nesday, May Is, 1908, for the purpose of
opening the ballot boxes, examining and
counting the ballots in number and
examining and canvassing the
returns, and declaring the results of said
elections, the same having been ordered
by ordinances of the city council on the
dates to be held on May II,
1908: II
Relative to paving certain streets and
alleys as indicated below, March 30.
1908
Relative to laying and constructing
certain storm sewers as indicated be-
low, March so, 1908.
Relative TO granting the right to the
Base Ball Association to
slose certain allev. as indicated below.
March so, 1908.
Relative TO the purchasing of ground
md building thereon a city hail. as in
Heated below. March SO, 1909.
Said elections were held, according to
he notices thereof on May II. 1909,
With the following results as ascertained
y the said council upon an examination
# the ballots and returns thereof:
For the proposition submitted to the
'ote OF the property taxpayers of the
dty OF Shreveport, La, by ordinance
Idopted on the goth day of March. 1909,
Q incur a debt of one hundred and
lightweight thousand ($1SS,ooo) dol
ars. for the purpose of paving and inn
rowing the following streets and alleys
Crockett from Market to Texas
Travis from Market to Common
! Fannin from Mcneil to Commerce.
Caddo from Market to alley rear of
irdis & Co.
Cotton from Marshall to Texas ave
lite.
Commerce from Cotton to Lake.
Spring from Bridge to Battle.
Spring from Caddo to Travis.
Market from Cotton to Jones. |
Marshall from Travis to Davis.
Edwards from Travis to Crockett.
Mcneil from Travis TO Cotton.
Louisiana street from Travis to
'exas.
Common from Travis to Cotton. ,
Louisiana street from Lake street to |
louisiana avenue.
Louisiana avenue from Louisiana
treet to Donovan street
Donovan street from Louisiana ave-
ne to South line of Carter subdivision.
Donovan street extension from south
ne Carter subdivision to Jordan street.
Western avenue from Sprague
Iope.
Hope from Western avenue to Texas
venue.
Anna from Western avenue to Pierre
venue.
Allen avenue from Anna to Garden.
Garden from Allen avenue to Pierre
venue.
Jordan from Texas avenue to Pierre
Vetlue.
Winston from Jordan to Murphy.
Southern avenue from Jordan to Da-
1ielI.
Jacobs street from Fairfield avenue to
outhern avenue.
Lacy from Fairfield avenue TO South
N avenue.
Fairfield avenue from Dashiell to
irst.
living place from Jordan to Olive. 4