The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-09
AN ORDINANCE
April 80, 1911


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AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, petition has been made by
the majority in number and amount Of
the AUDITING property holders along the
following public road in this State and
parish, to-wit The public road leading
from the intersection of Thornhill street
in the said city, and running straight
lout as an extension of Thornhill street
Ito Fairview avenue, which crosses the
said public road extending out from
Thornhill street at right angles, all be-
ling in Waverly Subdivision, adjoining
the City of Shreveport, as. per map OF
record in conveyance book so, page 70,
lof the recorders Office, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, petitioning this jury to ad-
vertise and sell franchise to construct,
maintain and operate for a term ending
May 5, Io4I, railroad utilizing electric
or other motive power than steam on
said road, and having canvassed the said
petition and finding that the majority of
number and amount of the abutting
lproperty holders on said road have
tsigned the petition:
Be it resolved by the Police jury in
due session at a public meeting, that the
lterms and specifications of said fran
chise on the said road or such a railway
be and is hereby fixed as follows: The
said railway proposed may construct TIM
der supervision of the good roads COM
mittee, for a term ending May 5, Ie4I,
a railway on the said road utilizing cleo
ltric or other motive power than steam
Therefor; on the further condition that
work on the said road shall be COM
lpleted within six co. months and the
Icars operated thereon within six TO-
months from the time that the said fran
chise herein expressed shall be sold tie
The bidder offering the highest price
therefor.
:. Be it further resolved, that the presi-
!; dent of the Police Jury be and is hereby
ordered to advertise the sale of said
franchise for at least thirty (3o) days
in newspaper published in the Parish
lof Caddo, and on the day fixed by said
advertisement said president of-the Pc
lice Jury is ordered to sell by public
auction to the bidder offering the high
est cash price for said franchise.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that ne
part of the expense of said advertise
ment or the sale of said franchise shah
be paid out of the funds under the con
troll of the Police jury.
The Police Jury then adjourned.
; w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
NOTICE OF SALE OF FRAN
CIfISE.
Notice is hereby given that by yirtu,
of the provisions of an ordinance Of tn
Police Jury regularly adopted AM
passed at a public meeting called AM
. held on the 18th day of April 1911,
: will sell at public auction at the princi
lpal front door of the court house in tn
lCity of Shreveport, Louisiana, betweel
1.-THE hours of II O'clock am and 4 o'clocl
pm. on the Goth day of May A. D. 1911
i the following described franchise, to
wit: A franchise for term expirin
}. May 5, Io4I, for the construction, main
: ltenance and operation of railway util
: izing electric or other motive powc
THAN. steam on the public road leadin
{: from the intersection of Thornhill stree
/ in the City of Shreveport with Steph
enson street in said city, and runnin
straight out as an extension of Thor
: hill street to Fairview avenue whic
, crosses the said public road extendin
r Tout from Thornhill street at right ar
giles; all being in the Waverly subdivi:
N ion adjoining the City of Shreveport,
:, Eper map of record in conveyance boo
&c 50, page Ie, of the recorders office I
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The work {
s. the said railroad to be completed with
r, six CO.. months and the cars operate
a. thereon within six co. months from II
day that the franchise shall be sold. Sa
Y. franchise to be sold to the bidder offe
d. ling the highest cash price.
l. w. T. CRAWFORD,
President of Police Jury, Caddo Paris
i Louisiana
= w. t. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
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