The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-19
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.

OFFICIAL. re
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY ia
COUNCIL. t. K
ALEXANDRIA, La, =
March II, 1890. { y
The CITY Council met at six o'clock r
D. M, for the purpose of taking action
on petition of property taxpayers, ask \
ing that the Tax Ordinance voted on q
and adopted March 81, 1888, be amen {
ded as prayed for in petition t
The following members were pre- 7
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
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 CITY OF
Alexandria, La, provided that the TAX
voted on the 31st day OF March, 1000,
shall he amended so as to annul tue date
t of commencement of building SAID Road,
and to extend the time for the completion
e of the Road three months; and also TO
amend il SO that the location OF the
bridge across Red river, be left to the Sc
S lection of the chief engineer OF the fcau,
subject to the approval OF the oni'ea
States Engineers. either above OF oe!ow
OF inside the corporate limits OF inc Gi's,
with depot facilities at Alexandra, La:
Now, therefore, we, the underslsneu
, being onc-third of the property taS-pay
y ers Of the city of Alexandria, La, 90 reg
l. pectfully petition your HonoraDie poay
hat von call an election of said property
E. hoIders after due advertisement in accor,
,e dance with Act IS of 1886 of the denerai
:, Assembly of Louisiana, to vote tor OF
III AGAINST the amendments to the tax voted
e. on the Dist day of March, 1883, IN favor
of tbe Houston, Central Arkansas ana
s. Northern Railroad, and that suitable pal
~ lots be inscribed for the amendments O.
at railroad tax, or against amendments u
IT, railroad tax. \.
u. Albert Pettengill, Adolphe Rosedale, n
IL Paul, Jr., NJ. w. Calvit, 5. Cullen, baue
&, We'll. Bertrand We'll, Gus Gehr, Chas
oa Oven. Mrs. X, O'Shee, Theus n. Miles
~ Nrs. +. s. Hetherwick, l.. T. Whiting
~ ton. Johu Clements, Nels Taylor, san II
I'D Jackson. John We'll, Mrs. S. Gehr, Bell
ha Orsborp, Tony Britt, Geo. Carr, M W,
om Henley, John C. Goulden, P. Kelly, Iho'
" Cokeley, Jacob Irving, Robt: keisry pc
T. son r Hammock, Louis Girard, JON
mt A. williams, r. w. Bringhurst, W. !
mr.. Dammon, Jeanette Rosenthai, "A.
ina; ina Williams, C. A. Schnack, J. X. Thornro'
isl, s, H. Fish per Jos. Fellows tutor, u; Leo
Md Dessens, Kahn Heyman, john +. hels
INV II. H. White, Jos. Sterkx, Jr., JOS. s'erh
so ST., J, f. Statham, Miss Ellen grimm p
lift W. A. Griffin, Mrs. G.. Walker, n; l.. N
of Ginnis, J. II. McGinnis, Horace n heaso
l n.a p Graham, J. F. Ariail, Mrs. Georg
, ns Patclitfe. W. ]. Calvit, Coleman Gree
'srv wood. B. Ehrstein, f. j. Sullivan, Z.
,art Ransdell, Mrs. T.. NJ. Archinard, Mrs.
'"'' Hnstmyre. Moses Roteuthal, w. Rext
Jacob Geicer, Mrs. G.. Geiger, Mre.
on Pettengill, J. 0. Baker, G. NJ. Ratclit
hin, Noses Maver, B. c. Duke, John c. i
INV gers. John NJ. Barrett, J. A. Johnston,
' B., s. Schmalinski, L. B. Baynard,
w, Wilmington, IT,, Mrs. NJ. A. Zlmm
J re- man y L. Bouiilotte, Julius Levin, Oh
the G"l3enberp. Denis McManus, Edwd.
lana Proc r. Mayer, L. J. Barrett, A. liilt'
to + + Peterman, Louis Girard, Mrs.
lie of G;rard. Isaie We'll, 1. Sackman, ID. NJ
ID to navel. Mrs. L, Walker, D. Lehman, w:
lows Marsh. Geo, r. Marsh, John Kramer. '
H. Louis, Stephen King, James I. FIJI
,tion p, A. Huchez, H. S. Gossens, John I
ting san. J. NJ, Armstrong, John J. Grog
ings .Joseph Levin, Mrs. r. O'Shee, John Ii
Com less. Sohn DeLacy, NJ. Ryan per John
nsti- RYAN, r. J. Bowman, John ). Fergus
J any A. Albert, IT., l.. V. Marye, II. r. Ma;
is, r. C. Jarreau, Loura E. HUE, Eliza W
} ex- ster, w. French, l.. J. Hakenyos, IL.
le of s. Lund, Jacob Haynes, l. G. Miller,
ir re- G.. johnson, Denis Kelly, NJ: A. Ash
Board 7. n. Laney, E. We'll, A. l.. Miller, u:
, the Bolton, W. r. Sanford, J. G. White, X
P. Hunter, Mrs. Martha L. Hunter
'ncy's Robt. P. Hunter agent, Jere fo0re
ten RoLt. P. Hunter agent. Edwin u: hui IL,
n en- McCormick Co., II. NJ. Hue, NJ DIG
nten- n r. Stafford, James Jcffries agent
9 else taph Mitchell.
q neo- The following ordinance was on
;ccog- and adopted:
ncics. opDrNANCE.
offer c. ~ r.
some Railroad Tar Ordinance-State o. Ia
, pub ana, Por's@ o. aop'"e'' o''S " "
ny in dria. La:
ma are Whereas, petition in writing 81!
cues by more than one-third of the PROF
'h have tax payers of the city of Alexan
has been presented to the Mayor
o dis Council of said city, praying
/; .,.. Council to submit the question TO
e ,aa. amendment of vote of a S mill
atened voted on the 3lst of March, 1885,
catas- favor of the Houston, Central Al
nacea' sas and Northern R. R. Co., to
49,. of the date required for the comm
' !. ,o ~ ment of the building of said rail
', "as and to extend the time for the
1 u " pletion of the same for three me
Il ""' also to amend the same tax ordl
-. so that the location of the I
,9 GDa, across Red river he left to the
s y ton of the chief engineer of thu
d. G. A. & n. Railroad, subject t
=. oAa' u approval Of the U. s. engineers,