The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-17
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings of Session Held
Thursday, September IL, 1911.

Shreveport, La. Sept. Ia, f9i1-The
Police Jury of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, met this i4th day of September
1911 at 10 am. in regular session, W.
T. Crawford presiding, with the fol-
lowing members present: R. T..
Douglas, w. w. Wynn, J. NJ. Miller,
Geo. A. POLICEMAN, j. C. Mahlen, b. B.
Smith, A. J. Scott, J. A. Sebastian, +.
G. Nagle, C. NJ. Hutchinson, Absent:
8. B. Burney, William Winter and
J. f. Fisher.
On motion Of Mr.. Douglas, duly
seconded and carried, the reading of
minutes Of August II, 1911, was dis
pensed with and adopted as pub
lished
The rules were suspended and At
torney J. d. Wilkinson presented a
petition for refund of parish tax
on lots s, 9, 10 Ward lands erro-
neously assessed to R. E. Brooks.
Matter referred to finance commit
tee. who recommended that said tax
amounting to 1926 be refunded.
Governor Blanchard, J. B. Ards,
ct ais, representing the Chamber OF
Commerce appeared before the jury
Governor Blanchard stated that
they were there in the interest OF a
movement designed by the Chamber
of Commerce not only for Shreve-
port, but for Caddo parish, more for
the parish than the city, and in fact
II for all Northwest Louisiana, and
asked for a contribution of $4,000
to advertise North Louisiana, Cad
do parish and the city of Shreveport
On motion the matter was referred
/ to the finance committee, who re-
turned with the recommendation
THAT the jury appropriate the sum
of $4,000 to be used for advertising
purposes by the Chamber of Com
merce.
! On motion the above report was
adopted.
J. D. Wilkinson, attorney, present
ed the following petition and ordl-
nance:
Shreveport, La, Sept. II, 1911
To the Honorable Police Jury, Par
ish of Caddo: Gentlemen-This pc
+, tition of the Shreveport Gas, Elec-
trio Light and Power Company, witt
respect shows that it is engaged IL
furnishing gas and electric light t(
the citizens of the city of Shreveport
and vicinity, and that in the per
4 Torrance of its duties to the public
lit is necessary for it to run or ex-
tend its gas line and electric line GU
LinWood avenue or Seventh street
and out Line avenue, commencing a
the city of Shreveport and extending
along said public roads for dis
lance not exceeding five miles.
/ Wherefore it prays for permission
from this honorable body to extent
its said lines over said public roads
from the city limits to point no
exceeding five miles therefrom, ant
for such rules and regulations gov
eIning the same as this honorable
body may enact, and for which i
will ever pray.
SHREVEPORT GAS, ELECTRIC
!, LIGHT & POWER co.
by A. G. Curtis, Treas. & Gen. MgT
AN ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the Police Jtlr,
Iof the Parish of Caddo, that RICH
OF way be and is hereby given to tn
i Shreveport Gas, Electric Light an
Power Company to construct, ope
rate and maintain gas mains AM
4 electric lines along and across tn
following public roads in the Parlsl
of Caddo, to-wlt:
Il Linwood avenue or Seventh stree
fand Line oyenue. Such right OF wa
to commence at the limits OF the cit
of Shreveport and extend along sal
roads for a distance of not exceed
ing five miles.
, Be it further ordained, that tn
, said Shreveport Gas, Electric Llgn
!, and Power Company shall place 1t
, said gas mains at distance OF no
; less than is inches below the bottom
of the drainage bitches, and when
ever or wherever it crosses elthe
, of said roads, it shall restore tn
/ said roads in as good condition a
they were then when said work wa
done, and shall at all times maintal
, such crossings or places where sal
J pipe may be laid, in good condition
| Be it further ordained, that tn
J said Shreveport Gas, Electric Llgf
} and Power Company shall have tn
right at all times to go in and upo
said public roads for the purpose G
epairing said pipe line, but &c
repairs shall be made in such a wa
as not to impede traffic along sal
f roads, and same shall be left in goo
: tcGndition after said work is dom