The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-03-05

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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
Mavor 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 Alexandra
on the question whether or not spe-
cial tax of five mills per annnm for
ten years shall lie 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 annnm for three
years upon all the taxable property in
said city for the purpose of purchasing
thirty acres of land from Mrs. Sa'lle
20. Day, to be donated to the Gould
road as aforesaid, now under construc-
ton from McDermott, Arkansas, 10
Columbia, Louisiana, and ten acres OF
land to be donated to the said Wat
kins, Kansas City and Cult 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
raj election laws of the State, now in
force and at the polling place to be
designated by the Mayor and Council
of said City, and that the form of bal
lot to he used at said election shall be
"For Railroad Tax" against Rail
road Tax," and be it further ordered
that majority in number and in the
value of the qualified property tax.
payers of the City of Alexandra shall
determine the question herein submit,
ted, and the result of the election shall
be announced and promulgated by the
Mayor aud City Council Immediately
after tho same has been determined
and be it further ordained that if the
result of said election shall be in favor
of levying said special tax, the frs,
levy and collection of said tax shall
be made and the first payment there
under shall be paid to the Kansas
City, Watkins and Gulf Railway Co.,
its successors OF assigns, whenever the
said company shall have completed
and put in operation a good and sub,
stantial standard gauge railroad from
Lake Charles, La, to and within the
corporate limits of the city of Alexan.
dria, provided the said railroad shall
be completed and running through
trains by the LIST of March, 1892.
Be it further ordained that if the re,
suit of said election shall be in favo,
of levying a further special tax of five
mills for three years for tho purpose OF
purchasing and donating thirty acres
of land to the Gould road now under
construction from McDermott, Arkan'
sas, to Columbia, Louisiana, and ten
acres of land to be purchased and do
mated to the Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf Railway Company by the
Mayor and Council of the City Of
Alexandra, then the same shall be
collected and applied by the Mayor
and Council of the City of Alexandra
to the purchase and donation to the
said Gould road of the above thirty
acres of land to be purchased from
Mrs. Sallie G Day, and the purchase
and donation of ten acres Of land tt
he donated by the said Mayor ane
Council to the Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf Railway Company, to b'
purchased at any point that the Mayo
and Council shall deem fit; provided
that the said donation of land b'
made to the said railroad companie'
as aforesaid by notarial act to h'
signed by the Mayor on the authorize
ton of the City Council, when both o
said railroads are constructed to AM
within the corporate limits of the City o
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.
Be it further ordained, that the Ma
yor be authorized to Issue his procls
nation designating the time and p]ac
, for holding said election, and also tn
appointment and qualification of tn
commissioners Of election.
w. +. BLACKMAN,
+, Committee JNo. G. RYAN,
I, L. Y. MARTE.
THOS. CRAWLEY,
1 G.. NJ. RADCLIFFE, Mayor.