The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-03-16
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of Session Held
Thursday, March 10, 1913.

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Louisiana, met this 18th day OF
March 1913, in regular session at lt
am, William Winter presiding, with
the following members present: ID
P. Hollis, R. E. L. Huckabay, George
Thurber, w. F. Thoman, L. B. Phil
lips, F. G.. Nagle, C. M. Hutchinson
Absent: w. T. Crawford, R. H. Gull
ledge, J. A. Sebastian.
Mr.. Thurber moved that the min
utes of February Is, 1913, be adopt
ed as published, which motion was
carried.
The rules were suspended and
Messrs. Wilkinson, Browne, Blan-
chard and Ellerbe given a hearing in
behalf of the following petitions:
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana: We the under
signed engaged in promoting the
factory addition to the city OF
Shreveport, known as Cedar Grove,
with respect represent that the con-
structiOn of a good road from the
City of Shreveport to point in said
addition, at or near the Caddo Win
dow Glass Company, on and down
what is known as Pennsylvania ave-
nue., in said subdivision, will be of
material benefit to the citizens Of
Shreveport and the citizens of Cedar
Grove, and will materially assist us
in making a success of such addition
on which we have already expended
practically Si5O,0OO or more, in the
way of bonuses for the location Of
factories at said point.
The roads between said points are
now practically impossible. and the
need of good road along said route
before another winter comes on is
of imperative necessity. We there
fore ask your honorable body to
build and construct said road be-
tween said points at the earliest
possible date without requiring
from us the payment of any part OF
the cost of such construction. Re-
spectfully submitted, J. D. Wilkin-
son, R. r. Emery, J. B. Atkins, Thos.
A. Jordan-Urban Realty Co. by Thos.
A. Jordan, president; Woodrow Sub
division South Realty Co., by F. Par
ker, secretary; Queen City Really
Co. by Percy Browne, secretary; S.
H. Bolinger & Co., by P. B.
On motion the matter to lay over
until the next meeting, the road
committee with w. F. Thoman add
ed and the parish engineer in the
meantime to investigate and report
at that time.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana: We the under
signed hereby request you to estab-
lish a polling precinct at Cedar
Grove the City of Shreveport, so
that the persons residing there may
be relieved of the necessity of going
to Keithville to vote. There are
about so voters at said point who
will appreciate this action on your
part. Respectfully submitted, J. D.
Wilkinson, ]. B. Atkins, Thomas A.
Jordan, South Side Realty Co., F.
Parker, secretary; Queen City Real
ty Co., by P. N. Browne, secretary;
R. R. Emery.
On motion the matter to lay over
until next meeting and referred to
the district attorney for his opinion.
To the President and Members of
The Police Jury: Gentlemen-We ad-
dress you as members of commit
lee appointed by The Shreveport
Merchants Association, and we de-
sire to enlist your interest in behalf
Of the Shreveport May Carnival, and
which will last two days. The enter
tainment promised will consist of
horse vehicles and
parades, a battle of flow
ars, an illuminated night parade III
costume of some ten decorated |
floats, a grand ball and such other
features as the programme commit
zee may devise; as planned, the ex-
oense will be approximately $4,000,
IF which sum about half has been
This is an entertainment planned
for the benefit of the peo-
pie of Caddo Parish, and it is in
ended to illustrate our growth and
progress both commercially and
'thically; it will promote civic pride
Ind foster spirit Of enterprise in
ne people of our parish, and for
hese reasons we ask you gentlemen
# the Police Jury to assist our
;ause with as liberal appropriation
s your wisdom may suggest.
Signed: Samuel Dreyfuss, Meyer
Benson, ]. H. Breffiehl, Ben A.
phelps, John A. Keel, Joe w. Peyton.
On motion tha matter referred fol