The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-16

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district, TO be known as the North Cad
do Drainage District, and the same i
hereby formed, which shall include al
Of the ailuvial lands and all lands sub
jeet to, or liable to, overflow in the Par
ish of Caddo embraced and situated
within the following described boundar
les, to-wit: All alIuvial lands and al
lands subject TO OF liable to overflow il
chat part Of the parish lying between
! Red River on the east and the Kansas
City Southern railroad OH the west, tht
Arkansas line on the north and the sale
Kansas City Southern railroad and tn,
corporate limits of the City of Shreve-
port on the South. There is excepted
from this district all sections OF lands
through which the State or district levee
passes, and should said levee hereafter
be built through any other sections
they to shall from such date be likewise
ipso factor taken from said drainage
district.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. etc.
That A. c. Dominiek, M. Al. Dickson
and John Glassel1, electors and residents
of said district, owning lands therein
whose assessed value exceeds $4,000,
be and they are hereby appointed COM
missioners for said district; the first
two to serve for a period of two years
and the last named for a period of four
years. These three, with two to be ap-
pointed by the Governor, as provided by
law, shall constitute the Board of Com
missioners of the said North Caddo
Drainage District
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained etc,
That the don1icile of the said drainage
district shall be, and is hereby declared
to be, at the City >pf Shreveport, Louis
lana, and all of said commissioners shall
meet at said City Of Shreveport the sec
ond Monday after this ordinance is
passed and promulgated, and they shall
proceed to effect all organization nv
eleeting president and vice president.
secretary-treasurer, and such other Of
tieers as they may deem necessary. And
when SO organized the said Board of
Commissioners of said North Caddo4
Drainage District shall be a corporate.
body as provided by law.
On motion the above ordinance to Law
over for thirty days under the rules, was
carried
By Mr. Scott That $1,000 extra per
term be allowed Miss Alene Alexander
for costs of Music lessons at the State
Normal at Natc1litoches. Carried
By Mr.. Scott That 10000 be appro-
priated for the purpose of lighting and
decorating the court house during Fair
week. and the matter be left with the
president and decorating committee.
Carried
By Mr. Douglas: That the PRESIDENT
'e and is hereby authorized to make an /
exchange of a piece of land from Uni
o Dooley bayou bridge, for right Of
way from Sells bridge on Horseshoe
'ayou at Sells to Belcher and from Bel
her north to itterseet the land of the
!, G. Belcher estate. Carried.
By Mr.. Douglas. That the secretary
,e instructed to advertise for bids for
'eilt bridges at Sellington's place 40 feet
ong, Ward One; one across Doolev
'ayou 40 feet long one north of Cav
It's store 20 feet long; one below Cav
it's store 20 feet: one at Swans place
Q feet; and to advertise for bids for
tther a steel or wooden bent bridge
bout 100 feet long across Horseshoe
ayou half d mile north Of Belcher ard
Q resadvertise the bridge at Sand
leach Ward Eight, span to be So feet
instead of 20 feet and plans for both
teel bridges to be on file in the clerks
flee on November 10. 1910. and bids to
e opened on that day
Mr.. Maggie then introduced Mr.. II. 7.
iverman Of DeSoto parish, who adj
ressed the jury on the subject Of the
cad connecting gaddo with DeSoto and
order to have the question in shape
settle It definitely at the next meeting
the police jury, asked that a commit
e meet with committee of DeSoto
tizens to decide on the exact route. es-
mated cost, etc, as the road in Desoto
arisl1 IS nearing the Caddo line.
Mr. Crawford, president Of the Jury,
He'd attention of the jury to a com
from the State Engineer, in
hlch he stated that it will cost about
10000 to build the road from Keitfvitte
the parish line. a distance Of two and
1e-half miles.
Mr.. Mahlen then moved that the pres /
ent appoint the good roads committee. I
ltf himself as honorary member, to 90 4
1wt1 and inspect this road and report s
10 route. costs and ether details. At !
sxt ffleefifleF and that Il, H., ..,4t.