The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-16
An Ordinance.

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An Ordinance.
Whereas, petition has been made by
the maj ority in number and amount of
the abutting 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
out as an extension of Thornhill street
to Fairview avenue, which crosses the
said public road extending out from
Thornhill street at right angles, all be-
ing in Waverly Subdivision, adjoining
the City of Shreveport, as per map Of
record in conveyance book so, page 10,
of the recorders office, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, petitioning this jury to adj
vertise and sell a franchise to construct,
maintain and operate for a term ending
May 5, I94I, a 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
property holders on said road have
signed the petition:
Be it resolved by the Police Jury in
due session at a public meeting, that the
terms 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 un-
der supervision of the good roads COM
n1ittee, for a term ending May S, Io4I
railway on the said road utilizing cleo
tric or other motive power than steam
Therefor; on the further condition that
work on the said road shall be com
Ipleted within six co. months and the
lears operated thereon within six 60
months from the time that the said fran
chise herein expressed shall be sold tc
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 salt
franchise for at least thirty (3o) day
lin newspaper published in the Parish
of Caddo, and on the day fixed by saic
advertisement said president of the Pc
lice Jury is ordered to sell by publ,
auction to the bidder offering the high
est cash price for said franchise.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that nj
part of the expense of said advertise
ment or the sale of said franchise shall
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
CHISE.
Notice is hereby given that by Writ
of the provisions of an ordinance of tn
Police Jury regularly adopted an
lpassed at a public meeting called an
Iheld on the 18th day of April 1911,
Twill sell at public auction at the princi
!, pal front door of the court house in tn
CITY of Shreveport, Louisiana, betWee
the hours of II o'clock am. and 4 o'cloc
pm. on the Goth day of May A. D. 1911
: the following described franchise, tie
wit: A franchise for term expirin
May s, Io4I, for the construction, main
: Itenance and operation of a railway utll
lizing electric or other motive powe
than steam on the public road leadin
from the intersection of Thornh1ll stree
: in the City of Shreveport with Steph
!: enson street in said city, and runnin
.Istraight out as an extension of Ihorr
hill street to Fairview avenue whic
) crosses the said public road extendin
t tout from Thornhill street at right ar
!, giles all being in the Waverly subdivi:
4 ion adjoining the City Of Shreveport, a
r Eper map of record in conveyance boo
] 20. page 70, of the recorders office {
t Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The work Q
: 1.-THE said railroad to be completed With
$ six 90 months and the cars operate
thereon within six (0 months from til
day that the franchise shall be sold. Sal
( franchise to be sold to the bidder ofel
f ing the highest cash price.
: w. T. CRAWFORD,
: President of Police Jury, Caddo Paris
S Louisiana
i w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
5 Al. DURINGER Clerk
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