The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-15
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
Thursday, August II, 1909

members present: X. L. douglas, w.
w. Wynn, S. B. Burney, J. NJ. Mil
Ter, E E. Harkey, J. c. Mahlen, B,
B. Smith, A ]. Scott, J. A. Sebas-
tian, F. c. Nagle. T. B Moss. Abb
sent: w T. Crawford, Jules Dreyfuss
On motion duly carried the minutes
of July g. 1900, adopted as published.
The first business undertaken was
the granting of an audience to Judge
w. P Hall, who represented parties
from DeSoto parish and who came to
discuss the proposed road from Shreve-
port to Mansfield, and asked the ap-
pointment of a committee from the
CaddoJury to go over the route from
Shreveport to the parish line, SO that
the jury could act intelligently as to
cost and the country to be reached.
Mr.. Douglas moved that the president
appoint committee of two or three,
with chairman Of good roads added, to
go over the route from Shreveport to
the DeSoto Parish line and report at
next meeting. The president appointed
Miller, Harkey and Nagle.
The committee appointed, viz: Doug
las, Smith and Miller, to investigate
as to reduction of Allen Manufacturing
Company's assessment, upon the re
quest of P. NJ Welsh, report as fol-
lows: THAT the assessment on real
estate of the Allen Manufacturing
Company amounting to $4,000 here
tofore assessed on State tax only roll
now assessed at $6,25o on regular roll
and $3.50 on State tax only roll.
The assessment of same firm on lufi-
Der is now placed at 5000 on regular
roll instead of $4,000 as assessed by
the assessor.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, report re-
ceived and adopted. Carried
Committee on matter of John R.
Jones assessment report that they re-
Commend that no change be made in
the assessment
On motion of Mr.. Scott, the report
was accepted.
Jurors Mahlen, Nagle and Moss were
appointed committee to confer with
Or. Reisor relative to complaints of the
waste from the Creosote factory ruin
| ing stream OF water.
/ Poor farm matter continued.
/ BY Mr.. Douglas: That the budget Of
1909 having passed its final reading, be
adopted.
Carried by following vote:
/ Ayes-Douglas, Wynn, Burney, Nah
len, Smith. Scott. Sebastian, Nagle ans
Poleman-Io.
Nays-Miller and Harkey-2.
The contract for parish printing wa.
awarded to The Caucasian & Carne,
Printing Company, the bids being a.
| follows:
i Caucasian & Carney Printing Com
pany-I2 I-2 cents per inch for each in
sertion.
/ Shreveport Journal-I7 cents per incl
for first insertion and 10 cents an incl
for subsequent insertions.
i Shreveport Tin1es-42 cents per incl
| for each insertion.
i Mayheld Drug Company awarde,
| contract for prescriptions and medi
cines for prisoners for ensuing year a
follows: Prescriptions I8 cents; phar
maceuticals and surgical dressings a
manufacturers list; vaccine points ant
antitoxine at manufacturers list les
20 per cent,
i WelIman Company collins and trans
portation at $2.so each.
BY A. ]. Scott: That c. E. Perron
eel, parish treasurer, be and he is here
! by authorized to have cancelled bond o
First National Bank of Shreveport, La
J with the Fidelity and Deposit Compan
of Maryland of date January IS, 1906
: and to have filed and recorded bon
II No. 588,135. Carried.
j By Mr.. Miller seconded by Mr. Har
: key: That the dog ordinance presente
5 by Mr.. Mahlen be tabled Carried.
We your committee appointed t
= count and tabulate returns for Noun
| Gilead school district No. ], find tn
: result as follows:
q Form F. Notes $3I5; Mrs. Ell
Z Owens (wife Of Conrad r. Owens
$3.50; Mrs. Ella Bedingfeld (wife Q
i w. j. Bedingfeldl SOS; S. B. Bur
ney S545; c. P. Barnett $500; w. G
Roland sos R. E. I. Huckabay $3.50
o. G. Garner $2ss. Total $5,425.
Against-R. E. L. Barr $1Io; Mr.
t Lucy Barlow $3.50; J. S. Jolly $I,745
! H. N. Brown $7s5; Mrs S. E. Hal
7 $355. Total $s,445. Against S; for 5.
j. M. MILLER, Ch'm'n
a r. T. DOUGLAS.
j w. w. WYNN.
{ S. B. BURNEY.
5 Moved by Mr.. Scott that the repol
n of the committee be accepted. Carrie,
!. The following ordinance was adopf
4 ed