The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-12
BOARD OF TRusrEEs--At a,called meeting

lowing members took their seats: Messrs. Rob
mayor having explained the object for which
tile meeting was called, the following ordinance
was introduced and adopted:
WHEREAS, the line of the Vicksburg Shreveport and
Texas railroad last adopted at its crossing of Rec
River, is deemed by the mayor and trustees of the
town of Shreveport to be in contravention Of the
charter of said company, and greatly Injurious tt
the property in the city of Shreveport now, in or
der to have that line so changed; (and by way OF
| compromise between the said railroad company and
said city as to be located to run from the depot
adopted at the southern boundary of the corporate
line of said city tothe Red River the line sur
veyed by the engineer of said company and neal
Cotton street IN said city; and to have the line Of
said road on the east side of said river located
to reach said river directly opposite said Cotton
street; and whenever said river may be brdged by
said company, it shall be within the present cor
porate limits OF said city Cd the line indicated the
object of the contemplated change, it IS explicitly
understood and agreed that said railroad COMPANY
shall not receive or discharge relgh passengers
said river above or below the present corporate
limits of said city, and branches, turn-outs or
depots shall be established in any manner to
contravene the foregoing provisions: And it is
further agreed and understood that said company
shall establish aud maintain depot within the
therefore, s..z .-.. - -..... d.
J. Be it ordained by the mayor and trustees of the
town of Shreveport, in general assembly convened
that the city of Shreveport will, and hereby does,
grant the right ofway to said company through said
city, and obgates said corporation of Shreveport to
discharge all Liabilities and damages to be incurred
by said company from appropriation of the ground
in said city for said right of way. --z~ 2 nd
2. And, for the purposes specified in the foregoing
preamble be it further ordained, DC That the said
corporation of Shreveport does hereby subscribe for
1000 shares Of the capital stock of said company,
OF the city of Shreveport, for $1,000 each, bearing
per cent. per interest from their date. Said
interest payable setnl-annually -, in the city of
New Orleans, and coupons therefor attached. Said
bonds payable Ia five equal instalments respectively
at 81 70 B. "a and % years from their date and the
mayor is hereby authorised and instructed to have
said bonds and coupons printed, and they are to be
made payable to said company or bearer and in 9th
respects the said bonds shall be the form of those
issued by the State under the provisions of an act
entitled Gan act provide for the of giving the
aid of the State to railroad and plankroad companies
to best gned by the mayor and countersigned by the
treasurer, and the secretary OF the town. Said bonds
to be received by the company their par value and
certificates of stock to be issued therefor to the town
g. Be it further ordained, &c. That SO soon as this
contract Is accepted and contaminated by said COM
pany, the mayor is hereby instructed to enter said
contemplated subscription upon the subscription
book of said company and to deliver to the order OF
said company said bonds and receive certificates of
the stock therefor
A. Be it further ordained, &C., That in order to
meet the interest on said bonds, tax of-per cent
amounting to $500, is hereby assessed on the real
estate OF the town, to be collected annually by the
LIST day of June until such time as the dividends on
sad stock may be sufficient to pay the same and all
such dividends arehereby appropriated for the dis
charge of the interest and principal of said bonds
md 4 ;xy;tI is rl.>
said bonds as they fall due amounting to $4,000,
then and III that case tax Of per cent, or SO much
as may DC necessary IS hereby assessed on the real
estate Of the city shall be collected six months
before the maturity of the bonds to be met.
.. be it further ordained, &c, That the subscrp-
ton herein contemplated Shall be expended on the
road between the Red River and the Texas-line; and
the mayor IS instructed to give notice to that effect
to the said company at the time he makes the sub
scription.
On motion of trustee Hunsicker the mayor
was authorised 20 appoint committee to attend
the next meeting of the board of directors of
he railroad, at Monroe, the purpose oflay-
ng before them the foregoing proposition, and
receiving their reply. The mayor named the
ollowing gentlemen to compose said commit
ee: hon. Roland JONES' hon. B. L. Hodge, Il.
J. G. Battle, B. NJ johnson, R. White, Jno. N.
Howell: Geo. Williamson and J. M Landrum.
On motion Of trustee Hunsicker, the mayor
was added to the committee
Our friends of Texas will perceive that the
oeopls of Shreveport are anxious to afford them
very facility.
BRITISH FILIBtsTERING.-Th Manchester
England Examiner. of the 9th June, states
hat serious project hasrecently been mooted
n Great Britain with respect to Africa, being
nothing less than to deprive it ofits geographic
;al characteristics as continent, and to change
Into an immense island. 1t says, sin later
lines millions of Africans have been dragged
rom their homes to drudge for the white man,
md at this moment no small part of the com |
nerclal greatness of the two foremost nations
If the earth rest on the swarthy backs of ehree
Millions ofnegro slaves. Morally, Africa has
'een wholly isolated from the sympathies ofthe
world; we are now about to isolate her phvsiy
ally. AS, however, in the scale of Providence.
me thing is set over against another, we NAV
perhaps hope that this new scheme will be ac
ompanied by changes in the social and COM
nerclal prospects of Africa, which will raise her
hldren to higher rank amongst mankind.o
The real object of the proposition, is for Great
Britain, in the guise of philanthropy to take
possession of portion Of Africa, and force the
to became ''apprentices'' or slaves
d. number of years, to cultivate cotton for
ohm Bulls spinners. a-. ..
DEATH OF GENERAL Russian extra from
he office of the Nacogdoches Chronicle con-
rms the painful rumor of the death of general
'usk. 1t says: .4a" 's~-a
A great calamity has befallen the State of
'exas. One of her most distinguished and
OLDEST sons has fallen. Thomas J Rusk is no
lore. s5E aa s4g. -u ~ ..5 DID,. TO
A gloom hangs over our people, MYSTERY,
Jus far. is connected with the matter. We I
an only give the facts and mourn the sad
roke which has thus deprived Texas and the
outh of a valued and useful champion ..
Gen. Rusk has, ever since the death of his
tdy, suffered under mental depression which
times bore him down beneath it's weight
lie has to a GREAT oytent Serl 1ad IL fro,,,