The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-12
TIE POLICE IuRY
Official Proceedings Of the Session Held
Thursday, March Q, t9TI.

am, in regular Session, w. T. Crawford
presiding, with the following members
present r. T. Douglas, ". w. Wynn,
S. B. Burney, J. NJ. Miller, J. c. Nah
len, Geo. A. POLICEMAN William Winter,
B. B. Smith, 4. J. Scott, J, a. Sebastian
F. C. Maggie, T. B. Moss. Absent: J.
F. Fisher.
MIR, Douglas moved the adoption of
minutes of February o 1911, as pub
lishcd Carried
The matter of appropriation of $3.50
to the Civic League for band concerts
during the summer months. was referred
to the finance committee.
The secretary reports collection from
". J. Hutchinson Of SI2.oo, purchase
price of old flat boat at Red Bluff
The secretary reports NJ. s. Haste Jr,
paid one-haIf contract price on Sand
Beach and Horseshoe bridges per con-
tract, viz: $II4Qoo and $I,4I3.oo.
Judge Suthcrlin. on behalf of Caddo
Bar Association, asked the jury to make
an appropriation Of $Iooo.oo to assist
the association in equipping library in
the court house On motion Of Mr.,
Douglas, duly seconded, the matter was
referred to the finance committee in
conjunction with w F. Crawford, pres
ident, Judge Sutherlin and the president
Of the library association to draft rules,
etc, for its government, and said COM
nittee to have power to act in the prem
Uses.
Matter of duplicate parish tax on SO
acres Of land amounting to $2I6, by L.
d. Ivcns, was on motion referred to the
finance committee and assessor for in
vestigation.
Further time granted on pest house
matter.
Mahlen and Scott, committee, made. a
report of their investigation of the
Winfield rock quarries and gravel pit
at ATinden Mr.. Winter moved their
report be received and committee con
tinued
Mr. Crawford was instructed to write |
G. l. Cooley relative to the cost of con-
struction, grading, etc, of the Natchi
tochcs road now being constructed out
of this Winfield rock, as we'll as to get
his opinion as to the durability of this /
On motion Of Mr. Douglas, Z. L. Nc /
Cain was awarded contract for earth APP
proaches to bridges in Ward One, at
I5c per cubic yard Carried
Mr. Douglas moved that E. L. Me
Cain be awarded contract for bridge I
over Sterling bayou in Ward One, at
S265 per foot Carried
Dedications were filed for right of
way on road from Huekabay bridge
running east TO r, s. & n. railway.
Declarations for right of way from Ida
north to the Arkansas line we're also
filed and recorded
TO the Honorable Police Jury of I
Caddo Parish, Louisiana: Report of re-
viewers on fifteen feet road through the
Clingman property on road now being
by the Caddo Police Jury
from Keithville to the DeSoto line.
We, the undersigned reviewers, make
report on said road as follows: We beg
10 report that the road as now laid out
by the said Police Jury lying east and !
adjacent to the right of way of the
Texas and Pacific railroad is in our
opinion the most feasible and practicaFi
route for said road We further beg to
report that we value the land taken up
By said road at $4,000 per acre. Signed:
!. F. Henderson, J. T. Farmer, Z. G.
c. Olsen, Il. Y Nicholson, Gus
Hendrick.
Oath of Reviewers; We do solemnly
swear that we will lay out the road now
directed to be laid out by the Police
Jury of Caddo Parish, to the greatest
ease and advantage Of the inhabitants
md with as little prejudice to enclosures
as may be, without favor or affection,
malice or hatred, to the best of our skill
and knowledge. So help me God.
Signed: E. 6. Howard, J. F. Hendcr
ion, ]. T. Farmer, H Y Nicholson, c.
Olsen, Gus Hendrick
Keithvil1e, La, Feb. 70, 1911.
BY Mr. Douglas: That the report of
he reviewers be accepted and the pres
dent be and is hereby authorized to
BRING suit to appropriate the above land.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Douglas That the president
IF the Police Jury of Caddo Parish be
and is hereby authorized to bring suit
% appropriate the strip of land belong
ing to P. Youree in order to straighten
he public road from Lucas station to a
point about two miles north, per plat on
lie this day. Carried.
WARD ONE
On motion, Mr.. Douglas is hereby au
horned to have built three I2-foot
nridnae and three ro-faht hr;dues on