The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-12

The district attorney presented
the following ordinance in accord
lance with the consent of the Con-
i,ervatiOn Commission of Louisiana,
lto-wit:
| Whereas. the Police Jury of the
Parish Of Caddo, La, has requested
this commission to give its consent
to prevent the killing of deer for a
|periOd of three consecutive years in
that parish, the COnserN alton Com
mission of Louisiana hereby grants
said permission under Act No. 239
of 1912.
New Orleans, La, November 26,
I9l2.-I hereby certify that the
above is true copy of the reSOlu-
ton passed by the Conservation
Commission at its regular meeting
held this day. NJ. H, BEARD,
Secretary
Sheriff J. p. Flournoy presented
communication signed by practical
| ly all Of the leading oil companies
Operating in the Caddo oil field, pro-
testing against the alleged release
of prisoners from the parish farm
before the expiration of their SEN
fences. Special mention was made
of the cases Of J. \. SturgeS, J. \.
Kennedy and H. l.. Swain.
The jurors expressed themselves
as of the opinion that the matter
was one to be taken up with the
district attorney, and on motion
same was referred to him.
Contract for operating Mornings
port ferry was awarded to J. f.
Cochran at 500 per month, he to
furnish his own cable, Skiff, oars
and approaches as per bid on file.
J. H. Harrod was awarded con-
tract for running Twelve Mile ferry
at SlO0 per day.
The ordinance presented at last
meeting, providing that all pipes
and cOnduits along or across any Of
the public roads of the Parish of
Caddo to be laid not less than fifteen
inches under the surface of such
roads and bitches along such roads,
having passed its final reading, was
unanimously adopted.
The ordinance granting to the
Southwestern Gas & Electric Com
pany the right to build and con-
struct and maintain gas lines and
gas mains, together with electric
lines and poles and transformers
over and across certain roads in the
Parish of Caddo, presented at last
meeting, having passed its final
reading, was unanimously adopted.
The petition from certain petit
jurors asking the jury to defray all
expenses of jurors in State cases,
was continued.
The good roads committee grant
ed further time on road east of Fair
grounds southerly to Velva street
Matter Iof road between Oil City
and Caddo City continued for want
of dedications.
The parish engineer reported ded-
icatiOn made by Southwestern Gas
& Electric Company, and same or
dered placed of record by the en-
gineer.
Jurors Huckabay and Gulledge
granted further time on bridges in
their respective wards.
Matter of Cedar Grove road and
road in sections 25 and &c, township
II, range IA, continued.
The parish engineer granted fur
Their time on Twelve Mile ferry
bridge matter.
To the Honorable Police Jury of
Caddo Parish, La: The petition of
Mrs. Emma Browning, widow
woman and resident of said State
and parish, with respect represents
that she is the owner in fee of the
northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section %, township %
north, range 10, IN CaddO PARISH.
Louisiana.
That portion of the said land
was surveyed and plated into lots,
streets, alleys, etc, by l.. Z. Craw-
ford, parish surveyor of Caddo Par
ish, which survey and plated land
is shown by recorded plat in book
SO, page 800, of the deed zrecords of
Caddo Parish, acopy of same being
hereto attached as an exhibit.
She shows that since said survey
was made and recorded as aforesaid
she has discovered that the said
surveying and plating in lots.
streets, alleys, etc, has worked and
is now hindrance to the sale of
the said land, and to a measure pre-
vents its use for agricultural pur-
poses.