The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-12

Mr.. Mahlen reports Lorraine avenue
bridge completed at cost of $3.50,
said sum to be paid by the parish, and
Mr.. Mahlen is hereby authorized to col
lect one-half of same from the city as
its proportion of the cost.
The secretary is hereby instructed to
advertise for bids for operating ferries
for the ensuing year, bids to be opened
at next meeting of the jury.
Mr.. Douglas, chairman OF the cof11-
fnittee composed of himself, Mr. Pole
man and Mr. Sebastian, to investigate
charges of improper management of the
good roads camp, submitted a report in
which he stated that the charges made
by former guard w. H. Harrison were
entirely unfounded, as the investigation
was held on Wednesday, the 9Th, and no
one appeared against Superintendent
Wasson to Substantiate these charges.
Mr. Douglas also stated that he Wis
tied the camp personally and found the
mules under the superintendent care
in good condition, found the road work
in unusually good condition, in fact bet
ter than any road in Bessier parish, and
the only fault of any nature that he no
ticed was that the prisoners hours, of
labor were too short, which would be
remedied
By unanimous vote the jury adopted
the committees report and exonerated
Mr.. WATSON.
The president 8eportes that within
the next few days the transfer of the
Antoine place to the parish for use of a
poor and work farm would be complet-
ed, and he thought preliminaries for
the occupancy of the farm should be at
tended to promptly.
Mr. Douglas moved that the present
committee composed of Mr.. Mahlen,
Mr.. Sebastian and Mr.. Maggie appointed
in place of Mr. Harkey resigned, be au
thorized to have the preliminary work
attended to, such as building fences and
arranging for pasture on which some
of the old mules will be placed for the
winter. This committee to have charge
until the next meeting, when Board of
Control will be organized in accordance
with ordinance to that effect. Carried.
WARD THREE.
Mr.. Miller was on motion authorized
to have built two bridges on road from
Blanchard to Furrh and two on road
from Latex to Blanchard
Mr.. Miller moved that the president
appoint a committee to check up the
various ward assessments for road taxes
with the sheriff's books. The president
appointed Miller, Scott and POLICEMAN.
At the request of Mr.. Mahlen, Amy
Washington was placed on pauper list
at 81 per month, and Martha Matthews
reinstated at 81 per month napproval
of Mr.. Moss.
A communication from Judge Slack
was read in which he makes an earnest
appeal to the Police Jcry for an appro
priation to erect markers1or ''commem-
orative memorials" Of North Carolina
granite, for the sites occupied by the
Louisiana commands in the siege of
Vicksburg
Mr.. Douglas moved, seconded by Mr..
Moss, that $3.50 be appropriated for that
purpose Carried
Mr. Douglas moved that the secretary
be instructed to write Mr.. w. N. Cur
ley, secretary of the board of Equaliza
ton, that the jury believed the lands of
Caddo were Justly assessed and an in
spector was not necessary. Carried.
WARD FIVE.
juicy Carson placed on pauper list at
So per month.
WARD EIGHT
Shreveport, La, Oct. 10, 1909.
To the Police jury of Caddo Parish:
We, the undersigned surveyors appoint
ed by your Honorable body to survey
the road from center of section 70,
township 10, range Is, report that we
run the line from center of 70 north SO
degrees west to Norris, Ferry road, a
distance of about I27 chains and set
center stakes at distances of 200 feet
to 900 feet the entire length of the line.
Respectfully submitted,
H. H. JENKINS.
L. Z. CRAWFORD.
: On motion the report accepted and
Mr.. L. z. Crawford is hereby instructed
to make the necessary changes on plat
and record same. Carried.
To the Honorable Police Jury of
Caddo Parish: We, the undersigned cit
liens and property owners of Ward
Eight, respectfully ask that permission
be granted for the public road to be
changed from its present location next
to the 1evee to the east side of the Tex
as and Pacific railway to Lucas Station,
and on west side of Texas and Pacific
railway from Lucas Station to where