The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-27
AN nRnINANrE

the majority In number and amount OF
the abutting property holders along the
following public road IN this State and
parish, to-wit he public road leading
from the intersection of Thornhif1 street
III 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
Ihornhill street at right angles, all be-
ing III Waverly Subdivision, adjoining
the City of Shreveport, as per map Of
record in conveyance book so, page 49,
of the recorders Office Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, petitioning this jury to ad-
vertise and sell franchise to construct,
maintain and operate for term ending
May 5, Ie4I, 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 railway
be and is hereby fixed as follows: The
said railway proposed may construct I'M
der supervision of the good roads COM
mittee, for term ending May S, Io4I,
a railway on the said road utilizing cleo
trio or other motive power than steam
therefor: on the further condition that
work on the said road shall be COM.
|pleted within six (6) months and the
cars operated thereon within six (6)
months from the time that the said fran
chise herein expressed shall be sold to
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
of Caddo, and on the day fixed by said
advertisement said president of the Po--
lice Jury is ordered to sell by public
auction to the bidder offering the high
est cash price for said franchise.
Sec e. Be it further ordained, that no
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 rs 4La pai;ca T.r1y
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 virtue
of the provisions of an ordinance of the
Police Jury regularly adopted and
passed at a public meeting called and
held on the 18th day of April 1917, |
viii sell at public auction at the princi-
pal front door of the court house in the
City of Shreveport, Louisiana, between
the hours of II O'Clock am and 4 o'clock
pm. on the Goth day Of May A. D. 1911,
the following described franchise, to-
wit: A franchise for term expiring
May 5, Io4I, for the construction, main
tenance and operation of railway util-
ling electric or other motive power
than steam on the public road leading
from the intersection of Thornhih street
in the City of Shreveport with Steph-
enson street in said city, and running
straight out as an extension of Thorn
hill street to Fairyiew avenue which
crosses the said public road extending
out from Thor1lhill street at right an
giles; all being in the Waverly subdivis-
ion adjoining the City of Shreveport, as
per map of record in conveyance book
50, page Io, of the recorders office OF
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The work on
the said railroad to be completed within
six (6) months and the cars operated
thereon within six (6) months from the
day that the franchise shall be sold. Said
franchise TO be sold to the bidder offer
ing the highest cash price.
w. T. CRAWFORD,
President Of Police Jury, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana.
w. 7. CRAWFORD. Pres.
A T. DURINGER. Clerk.