The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-15
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings of the Session Held
January II, 1911.

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met this 18th day of January 1911, at 10
am, in regular and legal session, W.T..
Crawford presiding, with the following
members present: R. T. Douglas, w. W.
Wynn, S. B. Burney, J. NJ. Miller, J. c,
Mahlen, Geo. A. POLICEMAN, B. B. Smith,
A. ]. Scott, !. A. Sebastian, F. C. Maggie
and I. B. Moss Absent: VIM. Winter
and ]. F. Fisher.
On motion of Mr.. Wynn, duly carried,
the reading of minutes of December 8,
1910, were dispensed with, and adopted
as published.
Mr.. w, E, Glassell appeared before
the Jury and asked their aid and CO.
operation with the school board in be-
half of the Boys Caddo Corn and Hog
Clubs.
Whereupon it was moved by Mr..
Moss and carried that the jury appro-
pirate $4,000 each to these clubs.
Mr.. Scott then moved that a commit
tee of three be appointed to cooperate
with the School Board in distributing
the money for premiums. Carried.
Scott, Douglas and Magic were ap-
pointed on this committee.
Mr. J. P. FIournoy presented the fol-
lowing petition and plat:
TO the Police Jury of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana: We the undersigned citizens
and taxpayers of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, respectfully ask your honorable
body to have public road made as fol-
lows: Commencing at the end of Fetzer
avenue. on the west, where said avenue
ends at the quarter section line of sec
ton 3, township y, range Il, on the
west side of section 3, thence due west
on the quarter section line Of sections
4, 5, 8, township u, range IA, and sec
tons I and ?, township y, range IS.
That all of the owners Of land through
which this 70 will pass have made the
necessary d, ions, or will do so. as
soon as the proper deeds can be for
Warded for their signatures, with the
exception of part of the east half of sec
ton 4, which belongs to the succession
of John Fetzer, we ask that you expro-
pirate forty (4o) feet through said land
as minor child's interest prevents OBJ
tanning perfect title otherwise. Signed:
]. P. Flournoy Sr., L. B. Phillips, c. c.
Bailey, w. S. Riggs, E. B. Herndon Jr.,
w. A. Mabry, S. E. Florsheim, H. S.
Roach, J. T. Ferguson, T. R. Hughes,
E. J. Conger, S. B. Johnson, Milton F.
Smith, T. L. Stringfellow, D. R. Hern-
don, R. NJ Patterson, H. L. Swain, F.
B. Haynes, E. NJ Gribb1e, R. B.. Cook,
VIM. M. Levy, c. Boetz, Spence Flour
noy, A NJ. Bourquin.
On motion the above petition and plat
to lay over under the rules
Mr.. P. Youree representing the Cham
Der of Commerce appeared before the
Jury and urged upon them the neces-
sity of constructing permanent high
ways and called attention to the State
act providing State aid where equal sums
are given by parishes He suggested
the first work be on n1acadamized
highway down the river from Shreve-
port, as the property owners had agreed
to voluntary tax on all property, be-
sides the five mills on alluvial lands
The president and members favored the
betterment of roads and the Jury au-
President Crawford to apply
to Governor Sanders for 100000 for
good roads building, an equal amount
to be pledged by the parish of Caddo.
Mr.. Burney moved that survey be
made of the road from Huckabays
bridge to the T. S. & N. railway when
proper dedications for right of way
would be filed. The president appointed
H. E. Barnes engineer.
The matter of appropriations to Eye,
Ear and Nose Hospital at New Orleans
and an increase of salary for parish
health officer continued, as we'll as the
purchase of gravel pit.
By Mr.. Douglas That the contract
for steel bridge at Horse Shoe bayou
about 100 feet long BE awarded to M.
5. Haste Jr., of Dallas, Texas, at $22o8,
per his bid on file; and that NJ A. Was
son be awarded contract for the FIVE
small wooden bridges in Ward One at
S2.25 per foot, per his contract on file.
Carried
By Mr.. Scott That the president be
to have built small rein
orced concrete bridge, on Greenwood |
-oad near the parish farm. Carried
Matter of estimate of work on road
between Twelve Mile and Blind bayous
continued
Matter of the Richardson oil pipe line
continued
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
-addo Parish, Louisiana, in regular ses-
ion convened, that that certain road |
n servitude hereinbelow described is
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