The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-13
THE POLICE JURY.
Official Proceedings of the Session
Held July 10, 1913.

Shreveport, La, July 10, 1913
The Police Jury of Caddo Parish
Louisiana. met this 10th day of Jul.
1918 at 10 am. i'll regular session
| W. II. Crawford presiding, with th'
following members present: ID. ?
Hollis, r. Z. l.. Huckabay DR.. R. H
Gulledgp, William Winter, George
Thurber, W. +. Thoman, l.. B. Phil
i lips. J. A. Sebastian, F. C. Nagle anC
G.. NJ. Hutchinson.
Mr.. Winter moved that the read
ing of the minutes of June II. 1913
be dispensed with and adopted a:
published. Carried.
Mr. Crawford. president, reap
pointed the following committees:
Finance Committee: Wm Winter
George Thurber. DR.. r. H. Gulledge
Road Committee: y. P. Hollis, +
c. Maggie, L. B. Phillips.
Health Board: DR.. A. A. Herold, R
E. l.. Huckabay, w. Z. Thoman.
The rules were suspended and a
| hearing given to visitors.
Messrs. Wilkinson, Blanchard, Ell
ais, again made an earnest appeal to
/, the jury to assist them in building
the Cedar Grove road, as petitioned
for at last meeting.
Mr.. Winter suggested that it
would be better to pass upon the
budget for the year 1913 first and
see what could be done in the prem
Uses. .s@--=
Mr.. Winter moNIed that the repair
fund in the budget of 1919 be in
creased from $1,000 to $4,000 to meet
the demands for repairs during the
coming year, and the incidental
fund reduced accordingly. Adopted.
Mr.. Winter moved that $4,000 be
appropriated in the budget for the
construction Of a bEidge at Twelve
Mile bayou and said amount be de-
Quoted from the incidental fund.
Substitute by Mr.. Thoman that
this $4,000 be used in the construc-
lion Of the Cedar Grove road, in
stead of bridge at Twelve Mile
bayou. %
The vote being called resulted in
favor of the substitute as follows:
Ayes: Hollis, Huckabay, Gulledge,
Winter, Thurber, Thoman, Phillips,
Sebastian, Maggie, Hutchinson, Craw-
ford.
Nays: None.
Whereupon Mr.. Winter moved
that the budget for 1913, as amend
ed, be adopted. "
Carried by following vote:
Ayes: Hollis, Huckahay, Gulledge,
Winter, Thurber, Thoman, Phillips
Sebastian, Maggie, Hutchinson, Craw-
ford. =, 49,
Nays: None. 10.
Messrs. Sam Dreyfuss, L. @. Ro-i
ct ais presented .. petition
calling the attention Of the jury toi
the bad condition Of the Shreveport
and Bethany road from the inter-
section Of the Greenwood road to
Hicks crossing, and the need OF
three small bridges on this road
The matter was referred to the good I
roads committee.
Mr.. w. F. Taylor on behalf of Cit
liens Of Ward Five petitioned the
Police Jury to be permitted to adj
vance the money for extending the
permanent road to Greenwood this
year, as the present five mile lap
under contract will stop within ~
miles Of Greenwood.
After a thorough discussion the
following ordinance was presented
by Mr.. Phillips, and adopted unani-
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
Of Caddo Parish, in regular session
convened, That authority is hereby
granted to The Healy Construction
Company, the contractors who are
low building the public road known
as the Shreveport Greenwood road,
% continue said road for distance
Of approximately one and a half
niles to the town of Greenwood
from the point where their present
contract with the parish terminates.
That the said road is TO be built Of
he same materials, and under adj
lusted price, terms and conditions
and specifications as are contained
IN the contract between the Police
Jury and said contractors for the
building Of the Shreveport Green
wood road now nearing eompletion
BY said contractors.
That the said road shall be con-
,tructed under the supervision of
The Police Jury and parish engineer,
and the contractors shall give the
customary bond.
That the payment for said road,