The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-16
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Session
Held Thursday, june 10, 1912.

! NIdN - l'l-' N&> hI>lttli>Fu VIII an
adopted a. published.
The following newly elected po
! lice jurors having duly qualified
| answered to their names and took
their seats: d. P. Hollis. R. f, L
! Huckabay, R. H Gulledge, L. B. Phil
lips, J. \. Sebastian. +. C. Nagle, "
L. Crawford. William Winter. C. NJ
Hutchinson. W. +. ThOman and Geo
Thurber.
On nomination of Mr.. ThOman
seconded by Mr.. Phillips. Mr. W.. T
Crawford was unanimously lN-elect-
ed president
On nomination of Mr.. Hucbabsy
seconded by DR.. Gulledge, the jury
unanimously reelected Mrs. A. L.
Duringer as clerk.
Mr.. Hutchinson, seconded by Mr.
Thurber, placed in nomination C. E.
Perroncel for parish treasurer for
two years according to lRN, vhO
was unanimously elected.
The rules were dispensed With
and hearing granted Mrs. Shuttle
worth, who petitioned the jurs for
an appropriation on behalf of me
Home Charitable Association. vhe
matter was referred to the finance
committee for action.
Mr.. Queries and>Others presented
the following petition:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury: ~.
the undersigned committee appoint
ed by tn" directors of the State Fair
Association of Louisiana. beg lraN"
to petition YOUR honorable body to
include in YOUR budget for the year
1912 fifteen thousand dollars or as
much Of this amount as might be
necessary to construct a modern
steel and concrete sanitary hog barn
as per plan herewith submitted and
made part hereof. and twenty-five
hundred dollars for premiums 10 be
divided in the same manner as last
year. ..... B..
Signed: Andrew Queries. chair
man: Louis \. Bruesgerhoff. secre-
tary: S. H. B0Iinger. VIZ. Hender-
son, Charles c. McCIOud, Samuel
Dreyfuss. committee. =
On motion the matter to lay over
until the next meeting of the jury,
thus enabling the members to take
under Amusement matter of in
creasing tiR rate of taxation in the
budget to include this appropria-
ton.
By Mr.. Winter :.
To the Honorable Police Jury of
the Parish of Caddo: The under
signed petitioners comprising more
than majority in number and
amount of the abutting property
holders: along the following routes
in the Parish of Caddo and State of
Louisiana, tO-wit: The public road
shown on Southern avenue extend
ing from the northern line of said
Fairfield Heights subdivision to the
southern line thereof, as per map of
said subdivision duly recorded in
the office of the recorder of said
parish: and the road known as
Southern or Illinois avenue in the
Cedar Grove addition or subdivision
from the northern line of
said subdivision to the southern ;
line thereof as shown by map duly
recorded in the office of the re-
corder of said parish; respectfully
petition your honorable body to ad-
vertise and sell franchise to con-
struct, maintain and operate for a
Lerm of ninety-nine years a railway |
utilizing electric or other motive |
power than steam oyer said roads. !
The northern terminus~of the pro-
posed railroad, so far as this fran
chise is concerned, to be at the in
-erSectlOn of said road known as
Southern avenue ini the Fairfield |
Heights, subdivision and the south
ern terminus to be at the intersec-
,iOn of said road known as Southern
II Illinois avenue in the Cedar,
irOVe. addition with the southern
ire of said Cedar Grove subdiris-
on. We respectfully pray that YOU
vlIi canvass our petition and find
nG that a majority in number and
nOunt Ct the aButting property
holders have signed this petition, as
lquIred by law, you will proceed !.
0 advertise The sale Of said fran
hise in the official journal Of tlj<
,arlsh for the time required by law. !
nd that YOU will invite bids for
UGH franchise and that on the day
iIed for this advertisement that,
on sell by public auction such
to the bidder or bidders
ffering the highest cash price. Re
pectfully submitted.