The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-11
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
Thursday, December 8, 1910.

Police Jury of Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
met this 9Th day of December 1910. AZ
10 am, in regular and legal session, with
the following members present: R. T
Douglas, WI w. Wynn, S. B. Burney.
| J. NJ. Miller, J. c. Mahlen, Wiaslp
Winter, Geo. A. POLICEMAN, A. J. Seoit
| F. C. Maggie, J. A. Sebastian and T. B
\ Moss. Absent: w. T. Crawford, T. r
! Fisher and B. B. Smith.
q ar. Douglas moved, seconded by Mr.
Policeman, that William Winter be called
to preside in the absence of w. T. Craw-
Cord, president. Carried.
n On motion of Mr.. Douglas, duly ser.
onded and carried, the minutes of No
= vember 10, 1910 were adopted as pub
1ished
Committee granted further time on,
the two roads. in Ward One,
Matter of appropriation to Eye, Ear.
and Nose Hospital at New Orleans con-
tinued; also salary for parish health Of
fcer.
Committee on purchase of gravel Dit
granted further time.
Bids for grading road from Keithville
south to the parish line were then read.
! George Epp1e-For each cubic yard
embankment II I-2 cents. For each Gu
bic yard of excavation I7I-2 cents.
Grabbing and clearing included in above
bid. For each 1ineal foot of bridging
with concrete posts $345. The above
work to be under the supervision of en-
gineer in charge per profile and specif
cations.
L. B. Constant-For the prize of 20
cents per cubic yard, including reces-
sary grabbing and clearing of same and
in case of dirt being scarce in neavy
fills, in right-of-way extra dirt will be
furnished by you. Estimates to be made
by your engineer on first of each month
less rs per cent to be reserved by you
until completion of the CONTRACT. Terms
of payment cash.
NJ M. Hunt-For excavating r cents
per cubic yard. For efnbankment IS cents
per cubic yard. For clearing and grub
bling $1,000 per acre.
By Mr. Mah1en: That the bids be sub
mitted to "a committee of three to inves-
tigate and report back to the jury. VIZ:
Mahlen, Miller and Maggie.
Whereupon they returned with the re.
commentator to the jury of the accept
ance of the bid of George Epp1e.
By Mr.. Scott: That the jury adopt the
report of the committee and the contract
be awarded to George Epple Carried
On motion of Mr.. Scott, contract for
pile bridge at jolly place in Ward Two
was awarded to A. w. Hill at SIS per
foot. ~
At this stage of the procee dings Mr..
Crawford, president, being pre- n, Mr..
Winter vacated he chair and Nj. Craw-
ford preceded with the meeting
Bids were then opened for the six
bridges in War One as follows:
Bids fcr steel bridges
c. Q. Horton, total $6o23
Austin Brothers $1,000.
M. S. Haste Jr., $5,677.
R. E. L. Shaw $6,2I2.
FL Paso Bridge Co. $6,o5o
Missouri Valley Bridge & Ir7a Cexa-
pany $6,oII.
North Texas Fridge Co. S5,o25.
Vincennes Bridge Co So.
Penn Bridge Co $6,IIt
Midland Bridge Co. 1915.
Bids for wooden bridges
A. w. Hill at Sass per foot.
M. A. Wasson $225 per foot.
S. J. Demass $2:45 per foot.
By Mr.. Douglas: That the above bids
be submitted to committee of three to
investigate and report back.
The president appointed douglas,
Winter and Wynn. Whereupon the said
committee returned with the following
report: 1--WE find NJ. A. WATSON the
lowest bidder on wooden bridges and
M ,. Haste Jr. on steel bridges
BY Mr. Winter: That the above re-
port be accepted and M. s. Hasie j.,
be awarded contract for steel bridges at
$5,677.oo.
Substitute by Mr. Miller Tat the jury
REJECT the steel propositio, and adopt
NJ A. Wasson's bid for woo4e1 bridges.
Vote being called on the substitute re-
suited as follows:
Nays; Douglas, Wynn, Winter, Pole
man, Sebastian, Crawford-6.
Ayes; Burney, Miller, Mah1en, Scott,
Maggie, Moss-6.
There being tie, the president called
tor a vote on the original motion of Mr..
W inter tor steel bridges under Article
~ of the Rules of the Jury.
The vote stood as follows:
Ayes: Douglas, Wynn, Winter, Pole