The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-17

the property x-payers of the City of Mon
roe for the purpose OF taking the sense and
ascertaining the wishes of said property
Taxpayers IN regard to the assessing and
collecting 10y five mill tax upon all the
property of said City said five mill tax to
be assessed and collected annually for the
ing the construction and equipment of the
HOUSTON, CENTRAL. ARKANSAS and NORTH
ERIN RAILROAD, railroad enterprise ex-
tending through the said City Of Monroe,
and from the building Of which railroad all
the property in said City will, at least to
the extent Of said taxes. be benefited.
THAT all benefits to be derived by any
farete nne.s the
work of building said railroad shall lie be-
gun and prosecuted in good faith in the
Parish of Ouachita within 90 days after the
Said tax is not to be collectablo until
said road shall have been completed
through the Parish of Ouachita to the AR
kansas line. Provided, said railroad shall
connect with a railroad to the northwest
within eighteen us) months after the vote
shall have been aftirmatively declared in
Edward do Neveu, w. N. Potts, VIM. B.
sublett, D. II. Key, L. Enaut, Frank p.
Stubbs, Thos. 0. Benton, III. G. Dobson. Fl.
Filhiol, G: A: Ray by j; s. Ray, Mrs: NJ. r.
e. Mcclure, Harriet Brady, J. e. MEG uire
Agt., J. +. Hanna, E. Fudickar, Anna Pet
gold per e. Fudickar, ACT, g. 4. Downey,
G. A. Downey, Agt,, w. A. Whitfield, VIM.
Harris, Thos. A. Garrett, s. w, Saunders,
e. H. Hills, A. 8. Rills, J. L. Moore, Mrs.
N: J; MeK s W. +. Gayle, Robt; Ray
Mccormick, J. II. Mccormick, Agt., 3. K.
Fluker, d. g. Trousdale for Trousdale Bros.
D. g. Trousdale for Mrs. l.. A. Trousdale,
Delery, T. Q: Brewer, Jno. N. Breard, Lemle
& Simon, Mrs. D. Gerson by J. H. Simon,
Noise King, Jonas Meyer, l: Baer, L. Baer,
Mrs. Z. K. Hilton per T. w. Hilton, Agt., p.
der, Kline & Hand, G. L. Bate for wife, j.
G. Hebeler, VIM. G. Miller, J. L. Nelson,
VIM. Sandel, J. S. Bloch, e. w. Mealy,
Never es al a. M + bsno Fl g. MaGisb ign Ats r
Hunsicker per G. A.Singer, II. Abraham per
G. A. Singer: f. Morey per g. A. Singer, II.
g: Downs, I. Garrett, r; II: Endom, J. F.
Rauxet, A. j. Herring. Harrison Herring
per A. J. Herring, Jno. Gerspach per A. j.
Herring, Agt., r. w. Richardson for wife,
A. B. Sholars, Mrs. A. B; sholars, I. L. Ly-
ons & Co, Mrs. B. Kern pr L Kern, III. Meyer,
Frank p. Stubs for Henry Abraham, VIII
kie Stea, Loe, Jr., VS.. Il p. II. r. Co. and
Monroe Compress & Warehouse Company;
W: Woodland, Man. Bastrop and Monroe
Tel. Co, ]. w. Woodland, Man, Monroe
and Farineryil!e Tel. Co, Andrew Mcleod,
Mrs. Lizzie Tells. v. NJ. Tells. Agt., Henry
S. Gross. j. L. Kaliski, Agt., Mrs. r. ]. Cos
per. J. L. Peters, +. John, w. Sanders per
J: G. Sanders, J.W. Wright, Chas. Schnlze,
Chas. Schulze agent for Mrs. Bertha He'd
rick. Miss Mena Schulze, Mrs. Eta G.
Schulzo and Mrs. d. Schulze; Levi is Hall,
Mrs. NJ. J. Keller, j. M. Keller, Agt., j. Nj.
Keller, L. q. Hudson, Mrs. l.. G.. McKeen
Hudson. Agt., Mrs. L. L. vollman per r,
Agt. for Mrs. Geo. w. Pierce, Richard Fui-
ris, w: R; Norris, Agt.; p; Eselius' Heirs,
Geo. Ezelius. Agt:. kobt. J. Nelson, Aug
Eauxet. Robt. J. Nelson, Agt., s. A. Mich
OILS, J. b. Nichols, Agt.. j. II. Day, J. A.
II. p. Hughes, Mrs. Mary Heekin. VIM
HeelSin, Agt., VIM. Hill, II. NJ. Breard,
G. G. Mcdowell, w. H: Harris, Jno. s.
Frank Reiss, II. Kindermann, d. A. John.
ston, John Z. Parker, Ii. e W. a. O'Keliy
| c. j. Boatner.
ORDINANCE No. GAL.
An ordinance submitting to the property
tax payers the question whether or not
they will direct the city council of Mon
roe to levy and collect q five mill tax fol-
ten years, in aid of the Houston, Central
Arkansas & Northern Railroad, provid-
ing when said tax shall begin to be col
lected, &c.
wHEREAs-More than sone-third of the
property tax payers of the city of Monroe
have presented a petition to the council,
asking that an election be ordered for the
purpose of submitting the proposition to
the qualified property tax paying electors
of tho city of Monroe whether they will
vote five mill tax for ten years in aid OF
the Houston, Central Arkansas Il Northern
Railroad.
Section 1-Be it ordained by the Mayor
and city council of Monroe, That an olec-
ton for the purpose aforesaid is hereby or
dered to be held on Tuesday, the 10th day
of April, A. D., 1883.
Sec. 2-Be it further ordained, &c, That
the said election shall be held under the
laws of the State, and it shall be the duty
of the returning officer for the parish OF
Ouschita to provide boxes for use of said
election and to appoint commissioners of