The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-04-02
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
ALEXANDRIA, La,

ALEXANDRIA, La, @
March II, 1890. I
The City Council met at six o'clock
D. M, for the purpose of taking action
on petition of property taxpayers, ask !
ing that the Tax Ordinance voted on
and adopted March 81, 1888, be amen
ded as prayed for in'petition.
The following members were pre-
sent:
Thos. Crawley, Mayor,
H. S. Gossens,
Jos Fellows,
R. w. Bringhurst.
Absent:
j. A. Johnston,
Jacob Irving.
PETITION.
ALEXANDRIA, La, !
March IA, 1890.
To the Honorable the Mayor and Town
Conncil of the City of Alexandria,
Whereas Mr. Jay Gould has recently be-
come the owner of the Houston, Central
Arkansas and Northern Railroad, and pro-
noses TO build the same to the City OF
Alexandria, La, provided that the tax
voted on the 31st day of March, 1858,
shall be amended so as to annul the date
Of commencement of building said Road,
and to extend the time for the completion
of the Road three months; aud also to
amend it SO that the location OF the
bridge across Red river, be left to the Sc
lection of the chief engineer of the road.
subject to the approval of the United
STATES Engineers. either above or below
or inside the corporate limits of the city,
with depet facilities at Alexandria, La:
Now, therefore, we, the undersigned
being one-third of the property tax-pay
ers Of the city of Alexandria, La, do res
pectfully petition your Honorable body
that YOU call an election of said property
holders after due advertisement in accor-
dance with Act So Of 1886 of the General
Assembly of Louisiana, to vote for or
AGAINST the amendments to the tax voted
on the 2lst day of March, 1888, in favor
of the Houston, Central Arkansas ana
Northern Railroad, and that suitable bal,
lots be inscribed for the amendments OF
railroad tax, or against amendments OF
: railroad tax.
r Albert Pettengill, Adolphe Roseda]e, NJ
Paul, Jr., NJ. w. Calvit, S. Cilien, Bane1
I & We'll. Bertrand We'll, Gus. Gehr, Chas
s owen. Mrs R. O'Shee, Theus N. Miles
? Mrs. i. S. Hethcrwick, l.. P Whiting
i ton, Johu Clements, Nels Taylor, Sale
t Jackson. John We'll, Mrs. S. Gehr, Belle
Orsborn, Tony Britt, Geo. Carr, Wade
Henley, John C. Goulden, p. Kelly, Thos
Cokeley, Jacob Irving, Robt. Kelsry pc
son, J. r Hammock, Louis Girard, JOIN
la, Williams, r, w. Bringhurst, W. o
Dammon, Jeannette Rosenthal, A. T
J. Williams C. A. Schnack, J. r. Thornron
.e S, H. Fish per Jos. Fellows tutor, G. Leo
a. Dcssens Kahn Heyman, John P. Kelso
H. Fl. White, Jos. Stcrkx, Jr., Jos. Sterk:
- ST.. j, T. Statham, Miss Ellen Griffin pc
b; w. A. Griffin, Mrs. G. Walker, N. l.. Nc
v Ginnis, j. H. McGinnis, Horace Reason
sr l.ebanus ]. Kennedy, Thos. G. Perry, Z
of r, Graham, j L. Ariail, Mrs. Georgi
eff Ratclitfe. W. J. Calvit, Coleman Greer
to wood, 3, Ehrstcin, f. j. Sullivan, c.
d. Ransdell, Mrs. Z. NJ. Archinard, Mrs.
" Hustinyre, Moses Roteuthal, w. Rexel
iii Jacob Geiger, Mrs. C. Geiger, Mre. {
,b Pettcngill, j. o. Baker, G. M Ratcliti'
es Moses Mayer, b. c. Duke, John G, R'
GERS. John Nj. Barrett, j. A. Johnston, n
D.. S. Schmalinski, l.. B. Baynard, "
he w. Wilmington, Jr., Mrs NJ. A. Zimme
" man. +. l.. Bouillotte, Julius Levin, Cha
a Goldenberg, Denis McManus, Edwd.
n. Price, B. Mayer, E. j. Barrett, A. Hilto1
j. j. Peterman, Louis Glrard, Mrs.
a Girard, Isaie We'll, I. Sackman, D. ku
nagel, Mrs. L. Walker, D, Lehman, w.
Marsh, Geo. K. Marsh, John Kramer. W
H. Louis, Stephen King, James I. Film
P. A. Huchez, II. S. Gossens. John Fo
san, j. M. Armstrong, John ?. Groga
-, Joseph Levin, Mrs. r. O'Shee, John La
y. less, Sohn DeLacy, NJ. Ryan per John
'h- Ryan, R. J. Bowman, John J. Ferguso
ers A. Albert, Jr., l.. V. Marye, ii. +. Mayl
rer r. C. Jarreau, Loura h. 1lule, Eliza we
:, ster, W. French, L. j. Hakenyos, II.
' S. Lnnd, Jacob Haynes, l. z. Miller,
ric G., johnson, Denis Kelly, NJ. A. Ashle
!, yer J. N. Laney, Z. We'll A: L: Miller, =;
lis, Bolton, W.T.. Sanford, j. G. White, Rol
by p. Hunter, Mrs. Martha l.. Hunter I
ON Robt. 2. Hunter agent, Jere Poore
all Robt. p. Hunter agent. Edwin G. Hunt
he, Mccormick & Co., Fl. M. HUE, M. Bloc
lrc d, T. Stafford, James Jeifries agent,
ed, taph Mitchell.
'n,s rIa The following ordinance was offer
and adopted:
ORDINANCE.
mo Railroad Tar Ordinance-State of Lou
i'm ana, Parish of Rapides, City Of 4ter
dria. La:
ays Whereas, a petition in writing sig1
by more than one-third OF the prope
tax payers of the city of Alexand
Ire has been presented to the Mayor
Council of said city, praying
ting Council to submit the question for
bad amendment of vote of 5 mill
of a voted on the 3lst Of March, 1883,
that favor of The Houston, Central Ark
light sas and Northern R. R. Co., to an
'ke's the date required for the CONNER
,ra,, ure, ment of the building of said railrt
hont "u and to extend the time for the G
rd." pletion of the same for three mon
soft also to amend the same tax ordlna
81 sl' so that the location of the brl
'o' across Red river he left to the Sc
ton of the chief engineer of the
tv is n &, N Ru;lrnad Subiect to