The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-17
THE POLICE JURY
Official Proceedings of the Session
Held on Thursday, March IL, 1872

The Police Jury of CaddO Parish
Louisiana, met this l4th day of Mar.
1912 w. I. Crawford, presiding,
with the following members pres
ent: R. +. Douglas, W w. Wynn, ,.
B. Burney. J. NJ. Miller, J. G. Maelen
George A. POLICEMAN, William Winter,
A. J. Scott, J. A. Sebastian, &c. Ma
gle and C. NJ. Hutchinson. Absent
b. B. Smith, J. +. Fisher.
On motion of Mr.. Dougless, duly
seconded and carried, the minutes
of February 9Th, 1912, were adopted
as published.
The secretary reports having paid
to the School Board S50,0R on tax
es of 1911.
Mr.. Bullen reports flat boat for
Twelve Mile Bayou built and in OPP
eration. for the sum of $4,000.
The president reports Casualty
policies on boilers in Court House
and Jail renewed at a cost Of $3.50.
The COmmitte of the Chamber OF
commerce was given hearing,
(which consisted of Messrs. IOuree.
Hicks, BOiinger, Eastman and others,
Regarding matter of anticipating
enOugh of the tax voted for road
purposes. and paying small rate OF
interest thereon. to finish within the
next year the highway between
shreveport and the Texas State line.
President Crawford and jurors Nah
len, Douglass and Winter expressed
themselves against the proposition.
Mr.. Scott favOring it, but no action
was taken, as it was the opinion OF
the jury that they had no right to
devote this money to any particular
road, more than to another.
The president stated that he had
made application to the State for the
appropriation of $4,000 for the
years 1911 and 1912, but failed to Sc
cure it. 1t was agreed that the
Chamber of Commerce would confer
with President Crawford in an effort
ito secure the appropriation, which
would solve the problem in connec-
ItiOn with the Texas and other roads.
The following petition was pre-
ented by A. C. Steere and laid over
under the rules until next meeting:
To the Honorable Police Jury of
Caddo Parish:
Gentlemen: In connection with the
bond issue that was recently carried
in this parish. we would respect
| fully petition your Honorable body
Ito construct i macadamiZed road as
follows: Starting at the city limits
len Fairfield Avenue, thence in
|southerly direction along said Fair
ield Ave. for mile and an eighth.
This road would run past the follow
ing property. All of the. west side
of Waverly subdivision, the west
side of the Fairfield subdivision.
part of the east side of the Convent
property. all CT the east side of Fair
field Heights subdivision and about
40 acres owned by private parties.
Your petitioners are particularly
interested in the Waverly subdivl-
Ision and sixty acres of ground that
they have bought that will abut on
this good road, and feeling thai
when private parties ask special ia
ivors, that they should be willing to
pay for same, we would donate $1,000
in cash towards helping the perish
build This road. 1t being understood
that the road is to be built this year,
and is to be as good as any macad
amiZed road that you intend putting
in.
We would point out that Fairfield
Avenue is one of the most popular
driveways in the city of Shreveport.
and the building of this road would
add greatly to the pleasure of The
general public.
We are satisfied that il would be
worth $1,000 to us to gel this road
past our property, and it is possible
that others might feel the same and
this subscription might be increased
We wish to congratulate your body
upon the bond issue that was recent
ly voted. aud in our opinion it is
the greatest step forward the parish,
has ever taken. Yours very~truly.
STEERE HOME CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY,
Per A. C.. Steere, vice president.
The president appointed Douglas
and Winter and Sebastian a commit
tee to tabulate the returns of the
road tax election held February 81,
1912, who returned with the follow
ing report:
We the undersigned committee
appointed to tabulate the returns Of
the election held on February q.
1912 for the IeVying of a five mill tax
for five years for the purpose Of
hard surfaced roads and Steel hrid