The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-16
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
p,,OCEEDiNGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.

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:
Tbos. Crawley, Mayor,
H. S, Gossens,
Jos. Fellows,
R. W. Bringhurst.
Absent:
J. A. Johnston,
Jacob Irving.
PETITION.
| ALEXANDRIA, La,
March ID, 1890.
To tho Honorable the Mayor and Town
Council of the City of Alexandrla:-
Whereas Mr. Jay Gould has recently be,
come the owner Of the Houston, Cehtrai
Arkansas and Northern Railroad, and pro.
noses to build the same to the Clty %
i Alexandria, La, provided that the Ia tax
voted on the 31st day OF March, 1885,
shall be amended so as to annul the date
of commencement of building SAID Koad,
and to extend the time for the complexion
f of the Road three months; and also 10
amend it so that the location OF the
f bridge across Red river, be lett TO the Sc
| lection of the chief engineer OF the road !;
subject to the approval OF the uhlleu
t States Engineers. either above or oeioW
: or inside the corporate limits of the city,
+. Nth denet facilities at Alexandria, La.
: Now. therefore, we, the undersigned
: beinr one-third of the property tax-pay
S ers Of the city of Alexandria, La, 60 res
a nectfnllv petition your Honorable body
e That YOU call an election of said property
@ holders after due advertisement IN accor,
dance with Act 35 of 1886 of the General
i Assembly of Louisiana, to vote for OF
a AGAINST the amendments to the tax yoted
II on the 2lst day of March, 1883, i'll tavoi
It Of the Houston, Central Arkansas ant
l. Northern Railroad, and that suitable bal
d lots he inscribed for the amendments o
s. railroad tax, or against amendments o
1t railroad tax.
< Albert Pettengill, Adolphe Rosedale, M
IS panl. IT.. NJ. w. Calvit, s. Cullen, Baue
i & We'll. Bertrand We'll, Gus. Gehr, Chas
lie Owen. Mrs. r. O'Shee, Theus n. Miles
5: Mrs. i, S. Hetherwick. l.. P. Whiting
X ton, Johu Clements, Nels Taylor, Sail
lc Jackson. John We'll, Mrs. S. Gehr, Bell
Orsborn, Tony Britt, Geo. Carr, Mad
Henley. John C. Goulden, P. Kelly. Thos
Cokelcv, Jacob Irving, R"bt. Kelsry pc
son, IT Hammock, Louis Girard, Jon
A. Williams. r. w. Briughurst, W. G
Y, Dammou. Jeanette Rosentlal, A. 1
:, Williams, C. A. Schnacl1, J. r. rhornror
"a S. II. Fish per Jos. Fellows tutor, q. Leo
H. Desscns, Kahn & Heyman, John Z. KelSt
-. II. H. White, JOS SterkX, IT., Jos. Sterk
ar. J, +. Statham, Miss Ellen Griffin pc
IL w A. Griffin, Mrs G. Walker, N. l.. MI
'st G;nnis. J. H. McGnnis, Horace Reason
al l,ebauus J. Kennedy, Thos. c. Perry, I
il r. Graham, j +. Arail, Mrs. Georg
10 Ratcliffc. W. J. Calvit, Coleman Greer
~ wood. B, Ehrstein, Il. J. Sullivan, z.
IL Ranstlell, Mrs. L. NJ. Archinard, Mrs.
We Hnstmyre, Moses Roteuthal, w. ReXe
ba Jacob Gcicer, Mrs C. Geiger, Mre.
- "' pettencill, j. 0. Baker, G. NJ Ratc!iif
lie Moses Mayer, B. C. Duke, John G X
he GERS. John NJ. Barrett, j. A. Johnston, !
rs D., S. Schmalinski, l.. b. Baynard, v
i. w, Wilmington, Jr., Mrs. NJ. A. Zimme
Nv man, +. l.. Bouillotte. Julius Levin, Cha
Goldenberg, Denis McManus, Edwd.
Price. b. Mayer, +. J. Barrett, A. Hilto
!. J. Peterman, Louis Girard, Mrs.
(iirard, Isaie Well, l. Sackman, d. k'
napel, Mrs. L, Walker, ID. Lehman, w.
Mt, Marsh, Geo r. Marsh, John Kramer. W
the II. Lonis, Stephen King, James /. FIJI
P. A. Huchez, II. S. Gossens, john fo
at san, J. NJ. Armstrong, John +: Grosa
, no Joseph Levin, Mrs. X. OShee, John La
'.' less, Sohn DcLacy, NJ. Ryan per John
; in RYAN, r. J. Bowman, John ). Ferguse
49,, A. Albert, Jr, l.. V. Marye,, II: F. May
s'' r, c.. Jarreau, Loura d. HUE, Eliza ";
the ster. w. French, l.. J. Hakenyos,,, ii.
-, s. Lund, Jacob Haynes, l. Q: Miller,
anu C. johnson, Denis Kelly, NJ: A. A 81
ted j. N. Laney, 4. Well, A: l.; M s,l, u D.
Bolton, W. T. Sanford, >. ": Wnl.e, NJ
- p. Hunter, Mrs. Martha l.. Hunter
the Roht p Hunter agent, Jere Poore
Po,,t p Hunter agent. Edwin G. Hunt
.hat McCnrmick & Co, II. NJ. HUE, M. Bloc
ho y, r. Stafford, James Jeifries agent,
taph Mitchell.
al" The following ordinance was otte
leu. and adopted:
otea ORDINANCE.
Railroad Tar Ordinance-State Of Lou
g.. ana, Parish of Rapides, City Of ate'
. dria. La: =.
Jail Whereas, petition in writing sig
| on by more than one-third of the prope
lark tax payers of the. city of Alezand
' ill., has been presented to the Mayor
'"e Council Of said city, praying
APP Council to submit the question tor
the amendment of a vote of a mill
at a voted on the 3lst of March, 1888,
n,., favor of the Houston, Central Ark
WV" sas and Northern R. r. Co., to an
MA the date required for the CONNER
egro. ment of the building of said railr'
eady and to extend the time for the c
and pletion of the same for three mon
:, also to amend the same tax ordlns
o''n- 50 that the location of the br
dams across Red river be left to the ST
they ton of the chief engineer OF the
sur G. A. & N. Railroad, subject to
. = ot approva! of the U. S. engineers, e1
/. =, above or below or inside the eorpo
I Tue limits of the City of Alexandria,
this depot facilities at Alexandria, La.
trong Whereas, tie said petition has
is no duly considered by the City Co'
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