The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
Nays-Wynn, Burney. Miller, NAH
len. POLICEMAN, Sebastian, Nagle.

ny ). ~ ANN'
MIR. Burney reports bridge near Wv
ian built for $1s6S. which was allowed
Matter OF Fetzer avenue extension
continued owing to the absence OF Mr.
Harkcy
Mr.. Scott reports change made iii
road on Texas and Pacific right OF way
i'll Greenwood. Also report, other COM
mlttee work completed.
Action deferred Oh game bird ship
ping ordinance.
WARD ONE.
At the request OF Mr. Douglas. Mr..
Wynn asked for Il new pile bridge
across Horseshoe bayou at Sell place
1872 feet long and three feet higher
than the present bridge, an, for nc,v
flooring on steel bridge across Dooley
bayou at section 8, IGo feet long
he secretary was OF motion OF Mr.
Wynn instructed to advertise for said
bridge and flooring. Bids to be opened
at next meeting
w AID W -.
We the undersigned residents Of Oil
City in Ward Two of this Parish, La.
respectfully petition your honorable
body to establish voting precinct at
this point Prior to the recent develop
ment of the oil field there were only five
Or six voters residents at this point but
this town has not grown considerably,
and now has about forty or more voters
and is growing very fast. and it is al
most a necessity that this be made
voting precinct Signed Charles c.
Sims, D. NJ. Evans. ct ais.
On motion the above petition to lay
over for 30 days under the rules
Mr.. Burney is hereby authorized to
have abutments to Sulphur Arms bridge
on Black bayou repaired
The president appointed Miller. Bur
ney and Wynn a committee to tabulate
returns of elections held in Ward Two
on April 6, 1000.
Whereupon they presented the fol-
lowing report:
We the committee appointed to tab
,llate the returns of fence election of
Ward Two find as follows: For the
skeleton fence 81 votes: against the
skeleton fence Sc votes
We find for the school election: For
the school tax votes amount $1,000;
against school tax votes, amount $225.
> Signed: J. NJ. Miller. S. B. Burney,
W. W. Wynn
Whereupon the following ordinance
promulgating returns of election for
special school tax in Ward Two was
read and adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas. on April 6. 1902 an election
was held in school district No. 7 in
Ward Two of the Parish of Caddo,
State of Louisiana, pursuant to the au-
thority of Act ia of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana of the year 1902. and duly author
lied by the action of this body based
upon petition in accordance with law
to take the sense of the property tax
payers of school district No. 7 of the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, on
the question of voting a special tax of
two and one-half mills for period of
five years, commencing with the year
1909 and ending with the year 1913, for
the purpose of building and furnishing
public school building in said school
district No. =; and,
Whereas, at said election so held and
from the returns legally made it appears
that a large majority i'll number and
amount of property taxpayers of said
school district No. 7 at said election did
vote in favor of the levy of said special
tax
Now therefore, pursuant to the att
thority of said Act ia of the Acts Of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana of the year 1902, and ma
lority of the votes i'll number and
dIIlOutIt VI tllS pIOpSlNJ A"APdyNio VI
said school district No. 7 of the Parish
of Caddo voting at said election, be it
ordained by the Police Jury of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, in regular session
convened, majority being present and
voting for this ordinance, that special
tax of two and onc-half mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of all
property subject to taxation within the
limits of said school district No. 7 be
and the same is hereby levied for the
years 1909, 1910. 1911, 1912, 1913 for
the purpose of erection of a school
building in said school district No. 7
in the Parish of Caddo
WARD FOUR.
Mr. Mahlen asked that Glen Woods
be placed on pauper list at So. 60 per
month Granted.
WARD FIVE.