The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-13

| ~lOlIudy III DeCeIIlDtf I0IO, ana they
shall proceed to effect an organization b,
elect1ng a president and vice president
secretary-treasurer, and such other Of
ticers as they may deem necessary. Anc
when so organized the said Board O:
Commissioners of said North Caddc
Drainage District shall be a corporate
body as provided by law.
Carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Wynn, Miller, Mah1en, Pole
man, Smith, Winter, Scott, Maggie, Moss
Crawford
Nays: None.
By Mr.. Scott: That A. w. Hills bid
at Sass per foot for bridges in Ward
One be accepted Carried
By Mr.. Winter: That the action of the
jury in accepting the bid of A. w. Hill
on Ward One bridges be rescinded. Car
ried.
Mr.. Winter moved that the secretary
re-advertise for the five bridges in Ward
One, bids to be for both steel and wood.
Carried
4 number of bridge men being pres
ent submitted bids for steel bridges &C
cording to plans on file, one at Belcher
on Horseshoe bayou 100 feet long, and
an 8o-foot span at Sand Beach, Ward
Eight
Mr. Winter moved that these bids be
referred to a committee of three to go
over, and report back to the jury.
The president appointed Winter, Mil
Ter and Nagle.
Whereupon they returned with the
following report:
we have examined all of the bids
now on file and find the bids of M. S.
Haste Jr. to be the lowest on Sand
Beach and on Horseshoe bridge near
Belcher, and we favor awarding the
Sand Beach bridge to Mr.. Haste, per
his bid at $2,826oo, and of re-adyertis-
ing the Horseshoe bayou bridge near
Belcher, bids to be for both steel and
wood, and to be opened at next meeting
of the Jury"
Mr. Wynn moved the adoption of the
report. Carried.
By Mr.. Scott: That the plans as pre-
scented by M. S. Haste Jr. for Horse
shoe bridge be adopted, and the jury to
accept Mr.. Hasie's offer to furnish the
plans for steel for the other five bridges
i'll Ward One. Carried
By Mr.. Maggie: That the entire road
work from Keithville to the DeSoto line
be done by contract and the secretary
to be and is hereby authorized to adj
vertise for bids for same according to
plans and specifications on file in the
Police Jury Office Bids to be opened at
next meeting of the jury. Carried
Mr.. Winter moved that the president |
appoint a committee to attend at their |
own expense the Mississippi Drainage
Highway Association Convention at
Memphis November 1913. ..-.
Mr.. Winter moved that the president
IS chairman and two others to be ap-
pointed by him, and in event of his in
ability to attend to appoint a third dele
gate for the Red River Improvement
Association to assemble at Sherman,
Texas on November IS and I6, 1910, at
he expense of the parish Carried.
By Mr. Mahlen: That the matter of
working road between Twelve Mile
'ayou and Blind bayou be left with the
rood roads committee.
Amended by Mr.. Winter that the sec-
etary advertise for bids for doing this
york by contract in accordance with
lans and specifications to be furnished
he jury. Carried. Bids to be opened at
ext meeting of the jury.
c. E. Perronce1, parish treasurer, then
lade his report, presenting his vouch-
rs, which were checked, cancelled and
led, and said treasurer accorded full
nd complete acquittance to November I
0, 1910.
Statement of C. E. Perronce1, parish J
'easurer, in account with Caddo Par S
n, Louisiana, from October -, 1910, u
} November IS, 1910.
Receipts: To cash on hand in First
ational Bank October 8, $I3,o6o68; to
lsh from F. A. Leonard, clerk, jury de-
os1ts $72oo; to cash from ]. P. Flour
oy sheriff, taxes and licenses $7,4o8.4o; l
cash from ]. P. F1ournoy, sheriff,
.hlcle and per capita $I,8oo75; total
$4,000. T
Disbursements: Incidental fund, paid :,
1t on warrants $594.7o; salary fund, q
id out on warrants $6o665; poor farm r
nd, paid out on warrants $z6625; =,
lminal fund, paid out on warrants :,
,3oo.25; good roads fund, paid out on -
arrants $I,473.25; bridge fund, paid "
it on warrants $37o.63; pauper, health .,
i'd sanitation fund, paid out on war =
nts $5I.I7; repair fund, paid out on e.
arrants S5o35; ferry fund, paid out on at
irrants $1,000; printing fund. paid, oif :