The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-14
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings Of the Session Held
Thursday, March II, 1000.

lltL liiis lltl} GAY ~ Ad1CH iVtp. ~ ~
4 m in regular and legal session. Jules
DreytuSs presiding, with the following
members present: r. I. Douglas. W.
W Wynn. $ +, Burney J NJ Mil
Ter. W. I, Crawford, T. I IIarkey
~ G. Mahlcn. George \. POLICEMAN, 4.
=. Smith. a ] Scott ] A. Sebastian
t. { Magic. I y Moss
On motion duly carried the reading
.of minutes Of February II, 1000 were
dispensed with and adopted as pub
lished
Tho rules Of the Jury were suspended
and a hearing given TO Mr.. W. =.
tlassell. chairman Of finance committee
o, the School Board, who on behalf Of
said board agreed 10 reimburse the par
III for I'll rewards paid to parties for
tvilenc and conviction IN cases Of vlo-
lation Of prohibition laws, where fines
are collected and paid over to the
School Board
Ii was moved by Mr. Douglas, duly
seconded. that the proposition Of Mr.
Glassell be accepted Carried
NIessrs. Bolinger and Bull<lcy. rep
resentatives Of the Fair Association,
then addressed the Jury asking for a
donation Of $1,000 for special premiums
for Caddo Parish III order 10 stimulate
til, Caddo exhibition. and $500 to be
aGdcd to the general premium list.
Mr.. Douglas moved that the matter
be referred to the finance committee.
Mr.. G. w Hardy. representative Of
the Texas Oil Company. appeared be
fore the jury requesting them. i'll view
of the fact that the said Texas Oil
Company contemplated erecting an oil
refinery on their property on Grlgsby
island. to assist them III building a
bridge across Bayou Pierre. about 400
feet long and Is feet high.
Mr. Douglas moved that a committee
Of FIVE. with the president as chairman.
be appointed to confer with the Texas
Oil Company relative to the matter Of
bridge at this point and to report back
at next meeting Carried The presi
dent appointed Mahlen, Crawford,
Smith, POLICEMAN. with himself as chair
man.
An offer was also made by the Texas
Oil Company to re-oil the model road
10 Fair Grounds at their own expense.
as there had been some complaint about
* road which they had originally oiled.
Mr. Crawford moved that the Texas
Oil Company proposition with regard
to this road be accepted. Carried.
Mr. Mahlen chairman, made a par
ial report Oil poor farm matters
Mr.. Douglas moved that the present
committee investigate as to prices Of
suitable lands for the location Of the
farm. estimates Of necessary buildings
md other such data and report at next
Meeting Carried.
On failure Of Mr.. Jenkins to report
IN roads from Belcher to Stumpy Ferry
md Chicot Bayou road to Norris Ferry
Dad. the president on motion was att
horized to engage another engineer.
The following petition and ordinance
vas read and adopted:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury Of Caddo
Parish. Louisiana We the undersigned
taxpayers Of Public School
District No 8. in Ward Three of said
Parish. respectfully represent to your
body that the erection of a
'ublic school house at the town Of
Blanchard in said district and to the
'ublic school interest thereof.
We. therefore, representing more
han one-ffth of the said property tax
ayers, respectfully petition your hon
rable body ia. levy five mills per annum |
II the dollar on the taxable property !
+ said school district for the period of |
en- years. commencing the first day Of |
1910, for the purpose Of erect
~ a public school house at the town Of
Blanchard in said district, and for fur
ishing the same. the title to which to
est in the public until the amount of
hree thousand dollars shall be realized
y said tax.
We further pray that you order a
pecial election according to law to take
nc sense of the qualified voters, prop
rty taxpayers, Of said School District
70. 8 on the question of the levy of
UGH special tax for said period of ten
ears, or until said amount of three
1ousand dollars shall be raised by said
Ak, on all taxable property i'll said
chool district, and that the ballot to
{ used at said election shall be i'll the
GLOWING form, viz:
For the special tax Of five mills on
lie dollar of the assessed valuation of
he property i'll Public School District
70. s for the period Of ten years, or
ntil the amount Of three thousand dol
hrs shall be raised for the purposes
expressed i'll the petition Of the prop
rty taxpayers" or
=" A u,;nct the cnecia1 tax of fyee mills