The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
Thursday, September 9, 1909.

Thursday, September 9, 1900.
Shreveport, La, Sept. 9, Iooo.-The
Police Jury of Caddo Parish met this
9th day of September 1909 at 10 am.
in regular session, w. T. Crawford pre-
siding, with the following members
present: R. T. Douglas, w. w. Wynn,
is. B. Burney, E. E. Harkey, J. c.
Mah1en, George A. POLICEMAN, B. B.
Smith, F. c. Maggie, A. J. Scott and
1T. B. Moss. Absent: Jules DreyfusS
and J.. A. Sebastian.
| Mr.. Douglas called attention to an
error on part of the committee at last
meeting in their report on the Victoria
| Lumber Company's assessments and that
it was their intention to grant the re-
duction asked for and moved the fol-
| lowing report be substituted:
1--WE the committee recommend re-
| duction in the assessment of the Vic
toria Lumber Companys assessment OF
Is per cent. Signed: B. B. Smith, R. T.
Douglas, J. NJ Miller. September g.
Iooo."
| Carried.
On motion duly carried as corrected
the minutes of August II, 1900, were
unanimously adopted.
! Mr.. Burney asked the jury to recon-
slider its action at last meeting relative
to election in School District No I.
The acting district attorney, F. J.
| Looney, being present, advised that the
PRONUNCIATION had to stand, and the only
recourse was through the courts, which
opinion was accepted.
dog ordinance, which was lost by fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes: Burney, Mahlen, POLICEMAN,
Smith, Scots.
Nays: Douglas, Wynn, Miller, Har-
key, Maggie, Moss, Crawford-7.
Mr. Scott moved that the request of
the Fair Association to have the oil road
repaired be granted, and the good roads
committee requested to take action as
soon as possible.
Amended by Mr. Miller that the jury
have the road repaired at the present
time, but in the future such repairs to
be made by the City of Shreveport, and
as amended unanimously carried.
Mr.. A. V. Lotus, member of the
/ DeSoto Police Jury, and Messrs. Viii
hanson, Brinkley and Gilmore, repre-
senting the Stonewall people, and Mr..
Jake Hol1ingsworth and others speak
ing for the Keachie people, were given
a hearing and a long discussion fol
lowed, both sides ably championing the
claims of their respective routes.
The committee, through Mr.. Harkey
appointed by the Caddo Police jury tc
. go over both roads, submitted the fol
lowing report:
To improve and maintain the Kea
: chic road would cost the parish much
Z less money, although the Keachie routt
: from Shreveport to the DeSoto line i
further, and that the present road fol
: much of the distance is in pretty goot
condition.
The road by way of Stonewall HI
stated would cost big sum of none.
i to get through heavily timbered sec
t tion the construction of two larg
e bridges, about 400 yards of levee worl
e to be thrown up from six to ten feet
e the crossing through graveyard neces
n stating the removal of several graves
1 the moving of a school house and othe
e work that would not be necessary o.
: the Keachie route, and for that reaso
/ the committee were unanimously agree
e and recommended the selection of tn
e Keachie route.
+ Mr.. Douglas moved that the report @
q the committee be adopted and the CON
s mittee discharged. The motion was cal
s ried unanimously.
IL Committee on creosote factory matte
e granted further time.
y On motion of Mr. Mahlen an apprC
IS priation of $500 was granted towar
y purchasing an ambulance for hospita
: The request of Mr.. Butler for use {
4 basement for armory purposes referre
e to MIR. POLICEMAN with power to act.
WARD ONE.
Plat of road from Gillian to ELM
in sections 8, 5, q, township Fl, rams
ID, and sections 81 and 80, township 2
range Ii, ordered filed and recorded.
Plat filed of road along United Stat
traverse of Clear lake in front of Sc
- ton 20, township Fl, range IS, then
: to intersection of Mooringsport al
= Hale Ferry road, same to be record
:. with dedications of Hobbs and Hard
- Mr.. Douglas moved that commit
20 of free-holders be appointed to asse
: damages for piece of land just abo
- Twelve Mile bayou where the levee CT
% into the railroad The president a