The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-02-19

ana; and whereas the sald pelltloh mas
been duly considered by the CITY
Council Of said city on the Sd day OF
February, 1890; therefore
Be it ordained and enacted by the
Mayor and Council of the City OF
Alexandria, that IN compliance with
the prayer of said petition special
election is ordered to be held in the
CITY of Alexandra, on the 18th day
of March, 1890, for the purpose of tax
ing the sense of the qualified property
tax payers of the City of Alexandria
on the question whether or not spe-
cial tax of five mills per annum for
ten years shall be levied and collected
upon all the taxable property OF said
city in aid of the Kansas City, Wat
kins and Gulf Railway Company, its
successors or assigns, and for further
tax of five mills per annum for three
years upon all the taxable property III
said city for the purpose of purchasing
thirty acres of land from Mrs. Satlie
G. Day, to be donated to the Gould
road as aforl said, now under construc-
ton from McDermott, Arkansas, to
Columbia. Louisiana, and ten acres OF
land to be donated to the said Wat
kins, Kansas City and Gulf Railway
Company by the said Mayor and
Council of the City of Alexandria:
Be it further ordained that the said
! election shall be held under the gene
f raj election laws of the State, now IN
: force and at the polling place to be
q designated by the Mayor and Council
e of said City, and that the form of bal
n lot to be used at said election shall be
n "For Railroad Tax" against Rail
, road Tax" and be it farther ordered
If that majority in rumber and in the
e value of the qualified property tax
X payers of the City of Alexandria shall
d determine the question herein submit.
IL ted, and the result of the election shall
+ be announced and promulgated by the
Mayor and City Council immediately
Is after tho same has been determined
If and be it further ordained that if the
r result of said election shall be in favor
x; K of lcvying said special tax, the first
~ levy and collection of said tax shall
f, be made and the first payment there
d under shall be paid to the Kansas
., City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Co..
" its successors or assigns, whenever the
ID said company shall have completed
and put in operation a good and sub
g stantial standard gauge railroad fro"
Lake Charles, La, to and within the
corporate limits of the city of Alexan
aria, provided the said railroad shall
be completed and running through
trains by the lst of March, 1892.
Be it further ordained that if the re-
suit of said election shall be in favor
of levying further special tax of five
mills for three years for the purpose Of
purchasing and donating thirty acres
Of land to the Gould road now under
construction FROM McDermott, Arkan
sas, to Columbia, Louisiana, and ter
acres of land to be purchased and do
mated to the Kansas City, Watkins
al and Gulf Railway Company by the
Mayor and Council of the City o
Alexandria, then the same shall be
collected and applied by the Mayo
and Council of the City Of Alexapdri;
to the purchase and donation to the
said Gould road of the above tfirt.
acres of land to be purchased from
Mrs. Salle G Day, and the purchase
and donation of ten acres of land t.
be donated by the said Mayor an'
Council to the Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf Railway Company, to h'
purchased at any point that the Mayo
and Council shall deem fit; provided
TX that the said donation of land b.
made to the said railroad companie
T. as aforesaid by a notarial act to h
y signed by the Mayor on the authorize
ton of the City Council, when both o
said railroads are constructed to an
;, within the corporate limits Of the City Q
- Alexandra by the LIST of March, 1892
And provided further, that in tn
event of the failure of the said railwa
companies, their successors and assigns
or either of them to comply with tn
stipulations set forth in this ordinance
they shall forfeit all right to said de
pot grounds, and the said donation
shall! be null and void.
ly, Be it further ordained, that the Nj
yor be authorized to issue his procl,
nation designating the time and p]ae
IN, for holding said election, and also tn
appointment and qualification of tt
commissioners Of election.
w. F. BLACKMAN,
IN, Committee JSo. G. RYAN,
~, L. V. MARrE.
NJ
lit THOS. CRAWLEY,
nd G. NJ. RADCLIFFE, Mayor.
ne Secretary.
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