The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-16

siding; Z. 7 Douglas w. w. Wynn.
S. B, Burney, ]. NJ Miller, George A.
Policeman. William Winter, ]. C. Mahlen.
j F. Fisher, B, B. Smith, A. J. Scott, ].
A. Sebastian, F. c Nagle, to consider
the petition Of certain property holders
filed February 9, 1911, asking the adver-
tisement and sale of a franchise to con-
struct, maintain and operate a railway
utilizing electric or other motive power
than steam on the public road leading
from khs intersection of Thornhill street
in the1City of Shreveport with Stephen
son street in said city, and running
straight out as an extension of Thorn
hill street to Fairview avenue which
crosses the said public ROAD extending
out from Thornhill 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
So page 10, of the recorders office of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana; the former
proceedings under said petition having
been irregular.
Whereupon the following ordinance
was read and adopted by the following
Tote:
Yeas-Douglas, Wynn, Burney, Mil
Ter, Winter, POLICEMAN, Mahlen, Smith,
Fisher, Scott, Sebastian, Nagle
On motion of Mr. Winter, President
Crawford was excused from voting.
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, petition has been made by
the majority 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 Thornhili street
in the said city, and running straight
out as an extension of Thornhi1l 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
yertise and sell franchise to construct
maintain and operate for term ending
May 5, IQ4I, a railroad utilizing electric
or other motive power than steam or
said road, and having canvassed the said
petition and finding that the majority OF
number and amount of the abuttine
property holders on said road have
signed the petition;
Be it resolved by the Police Jury ii
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 un-
der supervision of the good roads COM
"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
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cars operated thereon within six co.
months from the time that the said fran
chise herein expressed shall be sold tc
the bidder offering the highest pric<
therefor
Be it further resolved, that the presi-
dent of the Police Jury be and is hereby
ordered to advertise the sale of sa1d
franchise for at least thirty 800 days
in a newspaper published in the Parish
of 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. ?. Be il 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 of the Police Jury.
The Police jury then adjourned.
w. T. CRAWFORD, Pres.
A. I. DJRINGER, Clerk.
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