The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-16
The POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
Thursday, October Is, 1910


met this 18th day of October 1910, at II
am. iii regular and legal session, w I
Crawford presiding, with the following
members present; R. T. Douglas. WV
Wynn, S. B. Burney ]. NJ Miller, Geo
| A. POLICEMAN, ]. c. Mahlen, B. B. Smith
A. ]. Scott, J A. Sebastian, +. c.
Magic, T. B. Moss. Absent; William
Winter and ] F. Fisher.
On motion. duly carried, the minute,
Iof September 8, 1910, were adopted al
published
The finance committee granted further
time on matter of claims by Prohibition
League.
Matter of acquiring gas lands for fur
nishing gas free to factories continued
The district attorney reported on
matter of right-of way through the
Leonard place, and matter continued
The secretary reports settlement in
full with NJ. S Haste Jr. for Tim Moor
ing bridge, viz: $437.5o; and on Brushy
bayou bridge $3.50.
The good roads and finance commit
tees report having awarded contract to
A. w. Hill for building bridge at Jolly
place at SAYS per foot.
James McClurg was awarded contract
for building bridge on Keithville and
Keachie road over slough north of Bog
gy bayou $3.50 per foot.
At the request of Mr.. Douglas the two
roads asked for at last meeting in Ward
One, one about 1-2 miles north of Gil4
liam running westerly to Huckabay
bridge, and the other from Beleher to
intersection of Stunpy bayou road near
residence of Sells place, were referred
TO the good roads committee.
Mr. L. n Brueggerhoff, secretary of
the State Fair Association, reported the
completion of the agricultural hal1 and
invited the members TO accompany him
to the Fair grounds on adjournment,
which offer was accepted.
Mr.. Policeman called the attention of
the jury TO an iron spike in the Jewella
road and the matter was referred to Mr..
Mah1en.
T. NJ. Ridge asked permission to lay
gas pipes to his place in Murray subdi-
vision from city limits on Fetzer road,
and his request was referred to the good
roads committee.
On motion the action of DR. S. Y.
Alexander was sustained in rejecting
claim of Or. A. E, Fisher for treatment
of smallpox in Ward Two.
Mr.. Burney reports drift removed
from Pine Island bridge at a cost Of
5000, which was allowed
Mr. POLICEMAN, chairman of the finance
committee, reports twenty (2ol bonds
cancelled and filed.
Mr.. Scott reports bridge on Bun
combe road built at a cost of $2.oo per
foot, and repairs ON bridge on Green
wood and Bethany road for S5e per foot.
By Mr.. Mahlen; That the voting pre-
einct in Ward Eight, Caddo parish, be
changed from Sand Beach to Forbing.
Carried
WARD TWO.
BY Mr. Burney. That the fill at theI
bridge near Jolly place on Black bayou
be let out b. contract and the
dump be raised and widened and
an egineer appointed to make
an estimate of the yardage necessary.
and on his report the secretary to ad-
vertise for bids for the above work.
Carried. The president appointed Fl. E.
Barnes engineer.
The matter Of the parish acquiring
gravel pit from Mrs. Lasley Of TeNar-
Sana. was on motion referred to the
present committee to ascertain the cost
If spur, freight rates and all other de
ais pertaining to the cost Of this pit.
In the absence Of Mr. Winter and
Mr.. Douglas, the president appointed jill
4. Sebastian to act on the finance com
nittee for the day.
~ ssSNt 1t1t NstD 1t42A1QAlC0 w WIlIN
he DeSoto Police Jury and call their at
ention to the condition Of the bridge at
Wallace bayou and asking their co-ope-
alton il the premises.
Mr. Scott presented The following or
finance, which was read and laid over
or thirty days:
AN ORDINANCE
Repeating an ordinance creating Drain
age District No One ID passed {
April II, 1906
Section /. Be it ordained by the Po- i
&c Jury Of the Parish Of Caddo, in le- j
al session convened. that the ordinance
dopted April II, 1900, entitled An Or 4
finance creating Drainage District No. +
inc, and appointing FIVE commissioners q
aerefor, fixing the limits thereof, and I
king its donaicile, time and place for ;
ae meeting of the commissioners and i