The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-12
THE POLICE JURY
Proceedings of the Session Held Thurs
day, April 9, 1908.

Shreveport, La, April 9, I9o3.-Ih
Police Jury of Caddo parish, La, NE
this 9th day of April, 1908, at 10 am
in regular session, P. P. Keith presid
ing, with the following members pres
ent: Alexander, Huckabay, Hutchinson
Means, Noel, Oden, Penick, Rives, Har
key, Winter, Wynn and J. S. Young
Absent: W.. T. Monkhouse
Minutes of last meeting read and ap
proved.
The committee on parish map report
ed that Wilson & Jenkins, surveyors
had declined to accept and make tn
changes in regard to the traverse o
lakes, whereupon it was moved by Vim
Winter, duly seconded and carried, tina
that contract as embodied in the orig
inal contract without amendments in re
gard to traverse of lakes be accepted
and the president to be and is hereb.
authorized to enter into a contract with
Messrs Wilson & Jenkins
The question of local option in Ware
One was then taken up, and NJ. c. Elst
ner and others heard upon the subject
Mr.. Noel reminded the jury that the
matter of holding an election for sale Of
liquor in Ward One had beenrefused in
October last by the police jury and
should remain settled for 1908. Gsa
Bv Mr.. Means
That the question of holding said
election in Ward One for sale of liquor
be indefinitely postponed. Carried.
Good roads committee granted fur
Their time on their report. =. =,
{. G. Rives, secretary, reports balance
on hand to credit of good roads. of
SS4424.7I
BY Mr.. Harkey-
That the president of the jury to be
and is hereby authorized to purchase
two mules. 49,
By Mr.. Harkey- 49,.
That the president appoint committee
of three to look into the matter of clos
ing alley as. requested by Mr.. Slattery
and report at next meeting. Committee:
Harkey. Winter and Rives. I;
Mr.. Winter, chairman of finance com
mittee, presented so bonds of the par
value Of 500 each dated April /, 1876,
and due April I, 1896, which have been
and cancelled and the same
burned in presence of the jury, to-WTit:
The bonds numbered IS to z6, So to OF
inclusive, o4-o7 to Io6-43I to 44o-452,
-. ASS. 81. z..
WARD FOUR.
Mr.. Harkey presented a petition to
open Olive street and Line avenue, run
ling south to the B. S1attery place,
which was laid over under the rules.
On motion of ]. S. Young, President
Keith and Mr.. Harkey were appointed
! committee to look into the matter of
hree bridges near the Slattery place on
1artss Island road, with power to re-
,air same or to build dirt way with Gull
'erts.
To Honorable Police jury Caddo
Parish, La: Gentlernerr-This is to GER
ify that G. E Perroncel, parish treas
lrer's. general account, when his book
vas balanced on 9TH instant, had bal
nee to his credit of s36ao3.5 81. Since
hen we have paid warrants aggregat-
ng SI3o.48. The balance to credit of
is Jail account on 9TH instant on date
is book was balance was S2,ood. 40. No
1arrants have been paid since. Respect
ully,
VIM ]. BAYERsDoRFFER,
Cashier.
8 he secretary to be and IS hereby in-I
Iructed to draw warrant in favor of S. /
. Steere for Sass. amount of duplicate
arlsh tax on property.
" Mr. Winter
"a hat the president to be and is hereby
nthorlzed to sign warrant for $4,000,
mount q. Of special tax due on K C.. S.
WARD FIVE
Mr.. Alexander is hereby authorized
!, have bridge on Howell bayou 30 feet
'1ig orie on Page bayou 60 feet long,
I'D one on Gross bayou bottom buiit.
= also to notify Joe Carter to- repair
! build two other bridges for. which he
ad given bond.
sV1ARD SIX. u.s.. -
John 0den granted further time on
ridges il has ward 81 ss3 "a ,.szss3
v Mr.. RiVes 9#. a
That Mn. Keith be appointed a dele.
,te to attend the National Good Roads /
invention at ST Louis Carried
y Mr. Winter
That the secretary to be and is here
/ instructed te. advertise for bids for
lrchase and removal of the old iai1.
tuated on court house square i11cIt1d-
e brick, cell work, etc, bids to Be &
'ened at next meeting Of the jury, it'll
ing understood. however, that pos Il
ssion viii be given when the new iiai1 /,
completed. Carried.
c.. E. Perroneel, parish treasurer,
en- made his report. presenting his q
uchers. which were checked, cancelled
4 burned BIZ order Of and in presence (
the jury and said treasurer accorded |
full and complete aeauittance to April !
sIeo3.
atenent of Perroneel, parish j
::reasurer Ii account with Caddo par
|sll, from March d 1903. 10 ipriI i,
VII account