The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-24

NsIrJ,TAX FOR TEN YEARS In AID
OF THE HOUSTON. CENTRAL An
KANSAS AND NoRTaERN RAIL
ROAD.
no the Honorable Mayor and Comncil OF
i the City of Monroe, Louisiana:
Of Monroe respectfully petition aud request
your Honorable body to call an election OF
the property tax payers OF the CITY OIL mon,
roe for the purpose OF taktnS the sense a..u
tax-payerss in regard to the assessing and
collecting a (5) five mill tax upon all the
property of said City; said i've mil tax TO
be assessed and collected annually for the
perjod OF ten years, for the purpose ot aid
in., the construction and equipment OF the
HOUSTON, CENTRAL ARKANSAS ana NORTH
EHN RAILROAD, a railroad enterprise eN-
tending through the said City OF Monroe, |
and from the building OF which railroad all
the property in said City, VIII, AT least TO
the extent of said taxes, be benehted
That all benefits to be derived by any
person or corporation from sad tax. shall
be absolutely forfeited unless the actnal
work of building said railroad shall DO be-
gun and prosecuted in good faith in the
Parish of Onachit:. within 80 days after the
vote is declared -,
Said tax is not to be colloctuble until
said road shall have been completed
through the Parish of Ouachita to the Ar,
| kansas line. Provided said railroad shall
be completed north Il sufficient distance 20
connect with Il railroad TO the northwest
within eighteen (lS) months after the vote
| shall have been ailirmatively declared i'll
| favor of the tax.
Sublett, d. II. Key. l.. Enant, frank =.
Stubbs, Thos. o. Benton. IL: G. Dobson; III.
| Filhiol, c. A. Ray by j; 5. Ray, Mrs; NJ i.
Lacy per d. w. Lacy, Jos. L. Mcclure, j.
| %. Mcclure, Harriet Brady, j. Il. Mcclure
Agt., j. Il. Hanna, L. Fudickar, Anna Pet
zold per L. Fudicllar, Agt., c. a. nowneN,
G. A. Downey, Agt,, w. A. Whitfield, VIM.
| Harris, Thos. a. Garrett, s. w, saunders,
| Il. II. Kills, A. S. Rills, J. L. Moore, Mrs.
for self and wife Mrs. b. i. Kay, Mitchell x
Mccormick, j. II. Mccormick, Agt,, b. X.
| Etuker, u. q. Trousdale for Tfousaaie Eros.
o. G. Troustlale for Mrs. u. y. Trousdale,
W. II. Bentley, Il. c. Ably Tor Est. A. W.
Delery, T. .. Brewer. Jno. NJ: Broard, Lemle
& Simon, Mrs. y. Gerson by J. ii; simon
Noise King Jonas Meyer, l. ,I bner, l.. baep'
w, Hilton, J. Is. Garretson, G. M. Schroe-
der. Kline g. Hand. 6. l.; Bate TOR VIE, D..
q. Hebeler, VIM. G. Miller, ). Il: Nelson
Mrs II. Mealy, T.. w. Mealy, Agt, :.
Meyer, II. 4. Benoit. ID. c. Gibson. Mrs. NJ.
Hunsicler per G. ASinger, II. Abraham per
g. Downs, I. Garrett, n. III. Endcm, j. +.
Wetzcl, z. C. Bou,Z, J. f. Wetzel, Agt, r..
Rauxet, y. j. Herring. Harrison Herring
per a. j. Herring, Jno; Gerspach per "A: ).
, Herring. Agt., Il. w. Richardson for wife.
A. Il. Snolars, Mrs. a. b. Sholars, |. l.. Ly-
, ons 4 Co, Mrs. B. Kern prL Kern, III. Mover,
4
kie Stea, Loe, Jr., VS.. d 2. r. u. 60. anu
! Monroe Compress 81 Warehouse Company;
J. w. Woodland, Man. w. U. Tel. Co., )
; w: Woodland, Man. Bastrop ana M N1omros
and Farinerville Tel. Co., Andrew Mcleod
Mrs. Lizzie Tells, v. NJ. Tells, Agt., Henry
{, Barnes, Mrs. NJ. A: Bres. s. +. Bros; ASt.
; S. Gross, J. L. Kaliski, Agt., Mrs. X; j. Cos
g per- j. Il. Peters, l.. John. w. Sanders pc
). G. Sanders, wv. Wright, Chas, Schmlze
Chas. schulze agent for Mrs. Bertha "a ae q
Schulze and Mrs. d. Schultz; Lev is Hal!
n Mrs. M. J. Keller. J. NJ. Keller, Agt.. j: M
=, Keller, +. G. Hudson, Mrs: L; G; MeK - 9;
a Hudson. Agt., Mrs. L. L. vollman per L
VolIman, Agt., +. Vollman, John kigsb
Agt. for Mrs. Geo. w. Pierce, Richard En,
q lam: ST., Joe Malako"skl MIS-, MssI H Haci
q Eau,zet. Robt. J. Nelson, Agt5., :. A. NICE
: OILS, j. y. Nichols. Agt.; j: IL. pay ; >;
= II. P. Hughes, Mrs. Mary Heekin, Wn
j. Heel<in, Agt., VIM: HIN, 4. NJ. Brear.
id G. c. Mcdowell, ". II; Harris, Jn" No.
III Frank Keiss, II. <indermnnn, ID. a: JON
"a. ston, John +. Parker, II. IL w. a. Oheii.
c. j. Boatner.
ORDINANCE No GAL.
ed An ordinance submitting to the proper'
10, tax payers the question Whetner OF IL
10 they will direct the city council OF MO-
o.. roe to levy and collect q five mill tax i
ten years in aid of the Houston, Sei!t!
ne Arkansas d Northern Railroad, Prov
d. ing when said tax shall begin to DC &C
lected, &c. . !.
IT. WHEREAs-More than !ono-third of t
-, property tax payers of the city OF Monr
''' have presented petition to the counc
asking that an election be ordered for
purpose of submitting the proposition
a the qualified property tax paying eiect'
GO of tho city of Monroe whether they "
vote a five mill tax tor ten years IN a,d
he the Houston, Central Arkansas ~ Nor'he
ey Section BE it ordained by the Map
nd and CITY council of Monroe, mat an ei
ton for the purpose aforesaid is hereDH
to dercd to be held on Tuesday, the lOth "
.sd of April, A. d., 1SSS. -,
"" see BE il further ordained, &c, ~
var the said election shall be held Un"cE
laws of the state, and it shall be the a.
NE of tho returning officer for tho PARISH
nj Ouachita to provide boxes for use OF $
election and to appoint COMMISSIONERS
icy election to conduct the same. ~
ia Sec a--Bc it further ordained, &c, .
~ persons who desire to vote in favor OF
ro-\ tax shall deposit paper ballots IN the DO
provided tor in Section 2, on which snail
Net printed or written, Jor the Proposed f
i. road Tax, and those who desire to y
against tho tax shall deposit bai!"tS
Inc which shall be printed or written, nS'l
on, the Proposed Railroad Tax. -
Sec. 4-Bo it further ordained, &c, i
all ballots shalt be voted open and II 81
be the duty of the commissioners OF eject
1890 to keep list of all persons who vote
nv in the returns which they shall make OF
> election to the city council they Shall MAJ
certified list ofall persons SO Voilng'IoHc'
with the assessment of each within the
porate limits OF tho city OF Monroe,
;,,,I how each voted.
'"SH Sec 5--Be it further ordained, &c,