The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-03
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CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MAYORS OFFICE,
M "A NoN - cfilCti,
MONROE, La, March ], 1883.

The Council met upon special call Of the
Mayor.
Present - Fred Endoin, Mayor d. c..
Gibson, Franklin Garrett, VIM. \. O'kelly,
| r. n. Conner. Sandy BIRD.
| Absent-Wn. Heekin.
! The May Or explained Tie object of the
meeting and the following petition was
then read and carried:
! TO tho Honorable Mayor :.ts: t'.,iit.;l ri
tho City of Monroe, I.ouisi,;na:
The undersigned tax payors OF the City
! of Monroe respectfully petition and request
the property taxpayers of the City of Mon
| roe for the purpose of taking, the sense and
ascertaning the wishes of said property
| Taxpayers in regard to the assessing and
collecting Il {5) five mill tax upon all the
property OF said City; said five mill tax to
| DO assessed and collected annually for the
period OF ten years, for the purpose OF aid
ing the construction and equipment Of the
HOUSTON, CENTRAL ARKANSAS and NORTH
ERN 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
person or corporation from said tax, shalt
| be absolutely forfeited unless the actual
work of building said railroad shall be be,
gun and prosecuted in good faith in the
vote is declared.
Said tax is not to be cotiectab,c until
said road shall havo been completed
through the Parish of Ouachita to the Ar
! kansas line. Provided. said railroad shall
| be completed north Il sufficient distance to
connect with Il railroad to the northwest
within eighteen lS) months after the vote
shall have been a;iirlnativo!y declared in
| favor of tho tax.
Edward de Nevou, w. n. potte, VIM. &.
Sublett, d. II. Key, l.. Enaut, Frank Z.
Eilhiol, G. A. Bay by J. $. Ray, Mrs. NJ. p.
Lacy per ID. w. Lacy, JOS. L. Mcclure, J,
e. Mcclure, Harriet Brady, J. e. McGuire
zold per L. Eudickar, Agt., G. 4. Downey,
Mrs. Z. A. Downey and Est. J. II. Muir por
e: A. Downey, Agt, w. A. Whitfield, VIM.
r. II. Hills, A. S. Kills, J. l.. Moore, Mrs
N. }. McKenna, w. III. Gayle, Robt. Ray
for self and wife Mrs: =. b. Ray, Mitchell 4
| Mccormick, J. FL. Mccormick, Agt., Il. X.
Flul>er, %. G. Trousdale for Troustlaic Bros
u. G. TrousdaIe for Mrs. l.. a. Ircusdale.
w. Il. bentley. X. G. Ably for Est A. W.
4 simon, Mrs. D. Gerson by J. II. simon,
Noise King, Jonas Meyer, l. Baer, l.. Baer,
Mrs. r. II. Hilton per =. w. Hilton, Agt. p.
", Hilton, J.. b. Harrets1n, G. NJ. schroe-
G. lIebclcr, VIM. G. Miller, J. l.. Nelson,
VIM. Sandel, J. $. Bloch, e. W. Mcaly,
Mrs II; Msa id z; "; MG;nly, At,
Hunsic!cr perG. Singer, II. Abraham per
&. =. Singer. +. Mercy rer G. \. Singer, II.
G Dowr1s' !. G Hnn T. II; d MnaoW J. r.
Rauxet, 4: j. Herring. Harrison Herring
per A. J. Herring. Jno Gerspach per y. j.
Herring, Agt., Il. w. i:icha:dson Tor wife,
A. i. Scholars, Mrs. a. 3. Sbolars, ]. l.. Iy-
ons & Co, Mrs. b. Kern pr L Kern, Ii. Meyer,
Frank =. Stubbs for Henry Abraham, Viii,
kie Stea, Ice, Jr., Vas q L. K. K. Co. and
J. W. Woodland, Man. w. u. Tel. Co., j.
w. Woodland, Man. Bastrop and Monroe
Tel. Co. J. ". Woodland. Man, Monroe
Mrs. Lizzie Tells, V. NJ. TELLS, Ag:., Horny
Barnes, Mrs. NJ. a. Drcs, s. y. Hres. Agt.,
s.Gross. j. L. kalisii, hst.. Mrs. ri. Cos
j. &. Sanders. Nv. Wright, C!,;:s. schuzc,
Chas. Schulze agent for Mrs. Bertha He'd
rick. Miss Mena Schulze, Mrs. Eta G.
Schulzo and Mrs. d. Schulze; LOW is Hall,
| Keller, +. G. Hudson, Mrs. l.. G. Mckeen
per L. G. Hudson, Agt:. Con. Ice Co., +. G.
Hudson, Ast:' Mrs. y, =; r. FoIitnan per f.
Agt. for Mrs. Geo. w. Pierce, Richard Full
lam. 81. Joe Ma!akowsl<i, Mrs. Kate Nor
rs, w: r: Morris, Agt.; =. E.eii;'s' Heirs,
EauNet, Robt. J. Nelson, Agt., 5. n. Nich-
OILS, j. u. Nichols, Agt.. J. II. Day. J. \.
1!eokin;; Valentine Il. Nogh; NJ: J. o,nea,
llockin, Agt., VIM. Hill, r. NJ. Hrcard,
G. G. Mcdowell, W. III. Harris, Jno. S.
! Boa;ner. Mrs. T. J. broadway, NJ. J. Duty.
| Frank RciSS, H. kinucrmanIl, u. \. john
ston, John Z. Parker, II. ~ w. \. O'Koliy,
| c. j. Isoatncr.
| In pursuance to the request made by said
petition the following ordinance was intro
duced. The ayes and nays being called each
section WAS voted on separat oily. The fol-
| lowing section, s, was stricken out of the
ordinance on tho following vote: Yeas
| Gibson, Conner, O'KcNy, Bird: Nay-Gar-
| Iett. Tho yeas having tho majority tho Or
dinance was adopted with srct ion 5 left out,
| Sec. S-Tiint nothing in this ordinance
| shall be construed to in any manner Vitiatc
or affect the levy or collection OF the five
| mill tax for ten years voted and contracted
! for by the city of Monroe Hnder ordinance
| No. G2j i'll ald of the n. o. \. Il i. =. II. Il.
| Co., adopted October Is, lsS6.
ORDINANCE No. Gil.
| An ordinance submitting to the property
| tax payers tho question whether or not
| they will direct the city council OF Mon
| roe to levy and collect 4 five mill tax for
| ten years, in aid OF the Houston, Central
| Arkansas * Northern Railroad. provid-
| ing when said tax shall begin 10 DO col
| lGcted, &c.
| WHEREAs-Morc than -onc-tltirtl of the
property tax payers Of the city Of Monroe
| have presented 4 petition to tho council,
| asking that an election be ordered for the
purpose of submitting tho proposition to
! the qualified property tax paying electors
vote IL i've mill tax for ten years in aid of
the Houston, Contra! Arkansas X Northern
| Railroad.
Section l--Bo it ordained by the Mayor
and city council of Monroe, That an cleo
] ton for the purpose aforesaid is hereby
| dered to be held on Tuesday, the 10Th day
! OF April, n. D., lSSS.
Sec. 2-Bo it further ordained, &c, That
! the said election shall be held uuuer the
laws of the State, and it shall be the duty