The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-19
GkE POLICE JURY
Proceedings os Session Held EeAruars
1a-AN Appropriation for the Sol
diers' Home in New Drleans.
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Police Jury of Caddo Parish. Louisiana,
met this 18th day Of February. 1908, at
10 am, in regular session, P. P. Keith
presiding, with the following members
present: Alexander, Hutchinson, Huck-
abay, Harkey, Means, Noel, Monkhouse
Oden, Penick, Rives, Winter, Wynn and
Young.
The rules were suspended and &r1es(
S. Q. Hamilton and J. S. Young given
hearing. appearing in behalf of the Civic
League of Shreveport. They asked the
privilege of planning and having under
their supervision the parking O. the
court house square.
Moved by Colonel Young tha@ a,e Sc.
quest be granted. Adopted.
The minutes of January we're S1en
read and approved
tie finance committee reported that
the interest Oh the .Caddo parish Jail
bonds amounting to SI2oo had been paid,
presenting coupons which were de-
stroyed in the presence of the jury.
Bickham lane bridge reported COM
pleted.
Virginia Tinor, pauper, dea6
w. j. Monkhouse reports progress on
bridges
Moved by J. S. Young that an appro-
priation of $Ioo be allowed the Soldiers
Home i'll New Orleans, Adopted.
Petition from citizens of Ward One
read. No action taken.
WARD TWO.
d. D. Thompson and wife each al
lowed $3.50 per month, same to be paid
to Z. c. Christian
On motion of Mr.. Huckaba~ the sec
rotary to be and is hereby instructed to
advertise for bids for two bridges at or
near Hale ferry aggregating 300 feet of
bridge work and about 1000 feet of earth
work.
Mr. Huckabay is hereby instructed to
have Eekhardt creek bridge repaired.
WARD FOUR.
Moved by Mr.. Harkey that the secre-
tary be and she is hereby instructed to
advertise for bids for building two
bridges, either of wood or steel one on
Southern avenue about 30 feet long. and
one on Fairfield avenue near convent
about thirty five feet Mr.. Harkey to be
and is hereby authorized to have culvert
built on road near W. L. Fosters place
c. G. Rives. secretary good roads COM
mlttee. reports balance on hand De-
cember IL OF S62Ios. Balance on hand
January Saoo5I.
Mr.. Keith reported crippled mules
sold for $500
Bids for parish maps were then OPEN
ed and read, as follows: c. R. Wilson &
II. Fl. Jenkins $4,000 Wilkie Woodland
$4,000; J. NJ. Williams $4,75o
By Mr. Winter
hat it is the sense of the jury that
a parish map should be made at a cost
not to exceed $1,000 according to adver-
tisenlent and other data to be agreed
upon by the committee and bidders. and
the matter be recontntted to the COM
mittee. to draw IL" contract. the success
full bidder to give good and satisfactory
bond and matter reported on at next
meeting. Carried
By Mr.. Winter
That the president be and is hereby
authorized to sign warrant for $4,000
payment to K. c. g. Railroad.
By Mr. Winter
That the president be and is hereby
authorized to sign warrant for $1,000
to retire past due bonds. leaving $4,000
still unpaid.
Mr.. Winter reports that the commit
tee had awarded three bridges to E. o.
Walker at $I.oe per foot, pile driven
bridges. and one at Dooley bayou to l.
S. Watts at $r.25 per foot.
At the request of Mr.. Harkey. Emily
Penneli was placed on pauper list at
s. per month, to be paid to Mrs. L. S.
Grain.
To Police Jury, Caddo Parish, La
This is to certify that c, {. Perroncel
parish treasurer's account on 10th instant
when his pass book was balanced had a
balance 10 his credit Of S72.beS.74; since
then we have paid forty warrants aggre-
eating S233.s4. The balance to credit OF
his account on account of sinking fund
is sI.22o.7o. The balance to credit of his
account on account of jail account is
S2,5o5.74. e.......
w J. RAYERSDORFFER,
Cashier
S. Alexander Granted further time