The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-15
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings OF Session Hello
Thursday. October II, 1911.

Police Jury of Caddo Parish, LOUIS
lana, met this this 18th day of DC
tober 1911, at 10 am. in regular SEES
Ision, w. +. Crawford presiding, with
the following members present: H.
IT. Douglas. w. w. Wynn, ). b. Bur
lney, J. NJ. Miller, George A. POLICEMAN,
William Winter, J. C.. Mahlen, A. j.
iScott. J. A. Sebastian, F. c. Magic
C.. NJ. Hutchinson. Absent: }. r.
Fisher and B. B. Smith.
BY Mr.. Scott: That the minutes OF
September II, 1911, be adopted as
published. Carried.
Messrs. A. Queries and Emile Stler
were given hearing and MADE
strong appeals to the jury for an ap-
lpropriation to the National Land
Show in Chicago in December, as 1t
was the intention to merge the re-
sources of the State into one exhibit,
and asked for $4,000 for that pur-
pose.
On motion the matter was referred
to the finance committee to report
back.
Whereupon they returned with
the recommendation that the sum OF
$4,000 be appropriated.
BY Mr.. Winter: That the report
be accepted and $4,000 be set aside
for that purpose. Carried.
Mr.. J. A. Thigpen, attorney, pre-
scented an application from Mr.. Saw
age and others to close the streets
and alleys in the TOWNSHIP OF Caddo
City and requested that a committee
be appointed to confer with the
proper parties so as to get the mat
ter in proper shape by the next
meeting of the jury.
Mr. Winter moved that commit
zee of three with the district attor-
ney be appointed to confer with
Messrs. Thigpen, Savage and others
relative TO the matter, to report
back at next meeting, viz: Winter,
Douglas and Miller.
The district attorney stated that
the jury had no authority to remit
the parish tax of the Athletic Asso-
citation as it did not come under the
head of exemptions as provided by
law.
The secretary reports having paid
A. w. Hill $Sti.50 for 1916 cubic
yards of grading at 25c per cubic
yard on work west of Greenwood, |
per contract.
The secretary reports the collec-
ton by Wise, Randolph & Kendall,
attorneys, of s4fO.78 in suit against
the bond of surety of Sonnefield &
Emmins, contractors on Jail.
To the Honorable Police Jury of
Caddo Parish, La: We, the under
signed property owners interested
in Cedar Grove subdivision located
some two and one-half miles south
Of the city limits of Shreveport, La,
respectfully petition your honorable
body to build a modern road of such
character as may be determined by
your honorable body, believing said
road necessary to accommodate the
factories and citizens living in Ce-
lar Grove in section 25, township II,
'ange Inv. We respectfully ask that
said road known as the Norris Ferry
Dad be improved through sections
2 and i3 and then a new road be
aid out through section "a and then
Town one of the main streets of Ce-
lar Grove near the center of sec
ion %, as shown by red line on map
herewith presented.
We the property owners of section
a agree to donate said right of way
o the Parish of Caddo, and the
treets have already been dedicated
n section %. If the jury is to ex-
end said road on down to interseet j.
he Norris Ferry road in section IS. /,
We will obtain the dedications of
anne for the parish, but at present !.
~ pSiiCFC thO CAtCilSlOu Tie FOd0 +,
o section 25 will be all that is ne
essary to accommodate the public. /,
The revenues derived from taxes on
aid subdivision and improvements
will inure to the benefit of the par !;
sh and the said road will further :
Emulate developments and i'm ,
rovements and especially induce
dditlonal factories to locate there. y
respectfully submitted,
J. ID. WILKINSON, q
per j. B. Atkins.
L. E. THOMAS.
H. H. WIRELESS.
N. G. BLANCHARD,
by H. H. Wheless.
j. b. ATKINS. .
IS. H. BOLINGER.
On motion of Mr.. Douglas the
latter lay over under the rules for
llrty days and the road engineer to