The Caucasian., 1911-07-16


| The library room, the taker shall be
held personally liable for its return
and in the event of his failure tC
make proper delivery thereof, shall
be required to make suitable pay
ment of its value to the librarian.
All books shall be the property OF
the parish of Caddo and shall be
stamped Property Of Caddo Parish
| 1t being distinctly understood that
the said books are for the use of the
courts and the lawyers of the bar.
All of which is submitted for your
approval. Respectfully yours,
GEORGE A. POLICEMAN,
r. T. DOUGLAS.
WILLIAM WINTER,
Committee
The district attorney granted fur
ther time on matter of employing
registrars for recording births and
deaths throughout the parish; also
on matter of having gates removed
from public roads.
The secretary was on motion in
structed to advertise for bids for
furnishing collins and medicines for
the parish for the ensuing year.
The good roads committee report
at their meeting July /, 1911, con-
tract was awarded Hall Nattin for
widening dump at Hosston across
Black bayou at 30c per cubic yard.
A. w. Hill was awarded contract
|at 25c per cubic yard for grading
work two miles west of Greenwood.
G. V. Evans was awarded contract
for two bridges on Buncombe road,
Ward Five, at $2.f0 per foot.
B. F. Ratliff and F. M. Hearne were
awarded contract for bridges on the
Louisiana and State line, Ward
Three, at $500 per foot.
A communication was read from
Leroy Stafford Camp No. 3 U. C. V.
Expressing vote of thanks and ap-
preciation for the courtesy extended
by the jury in their appropriation
to the Reunion at Little Rock, Ark.
Mr.. Douglas moved that Horace
Porter of Vivian, La, be elected to
the cadetship at the Louisiana State
University at Baton Rouge, La, at
$4,000 per annum, beginning Sep
tember 1911, he having received the
highest average in the competitive
examination held by the School
Board June %, 1911. Carried.
The secretary reports bridge near
Poor Farm on Texas road completed
and approved by A. J. Scott and NJ.
S. Haste Jr, contractor, paid in full
for said bridge.
By Mr.. Douglas: That the budget
for 1911 having passed its final read
ing, be adopted.
Carried unanimously as follows:
Ayes - Douglas, Wynn, Burney,
Miller, Mahlen, Winter, Smith, Scott,
Sebastian, Nagle, Hutchinson.
Nays-None.
Mr.. Winter, chairman of commit
tee, stated that as the finance COM
mittee had made the appropriations,
in the budget for 1911 for the horse
and cattle barns at the State Fair
that the committee be dis
charged. Carried.
Bids for grading and earthwork
on new road along west side of II. E.
& w. I by. in sections 81 and "a,
township II, range IA west, as per
plans and specifications, were open
ed, and on motion of Mr.. Mahlen
we're referred to the road commit
tee, who reported that George Epple
was the lowest bidder on earthwork
and M. A. Wasson on bridge work,
and recommended that they be
awarded contracts for their respec-
tive work, as follows:
George Epple bid on earthwork:
For each cubic yard excavation t6c
or eacn cubic yard embankment
&c.
M. A. Wasson, $500 per foot for
bridge work.
Mr.. Scott moved the adoption of |
he report and that contracts be |
awarded George Epple and M. AL
Nasson. Carried.
II. E. Barnes made partial report
N proposed road through Hart's
sland with plat attached, which is
II part as follows:
AS the plat shows, the present
DAD has numerous angles and
urves which come from following
he bank of Old river making the
otal length of said road from the
ity limits to Sand Beach bridge of
0,906 feet, and the proposed road
Fould be total length of iS,0iO feet.
making same shorter by 1896 feet.
% improve the old road as it now
uns would necessitate the moving
I three or four buildings and NOV
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