The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-08-28

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property Taxpayers of the Parish ward
aforesaid, to-wit:-
To THE HONORABLE H POLICE JURY
OF THE PARISH OF RAPIDEs, STATE
OF LOUISIANA.
We, the undersigned, constituting more
than one-third Of the property taxpayers
of Alexandria parish ward, in the parish
aforesaid, respectfully petition your Hon.
orable Police Jury to levy a special tax
of five mills annually upon the total
valuation Of the property as assessed in
said parish ward, for State and parish
purposes during the years 1895, 1897, 1893,
1899, 1900. 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905 and
in each OF said ten years, beginning with
the first day Of January, 1896, to aid the
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf Rail-
way Company, a corporation organized
under the laws OF the State OF Louisiana,
in the construction Of two railway extern
sions, as follows:
One extension beginning at a suitable
point on the north or east bank Of Red
River within or near the corporate limits
of the city Of Pineville, and running
thence in a northeasterly direction toward
the city of Natchez; the other extension
beginning as aforesaid and running
through said city OF Pineville, in a north
erly direction toward the city Of shreve-
port. The said special tax shall be collec-
ted and paid to the said railway company
according to law, as said railway company
may order, two and one-half mills pay
able annually during each OF said years,
when the said extension leading toward
Natchez shall have been completed from
the city of Pineville ready for operating
trains OF cars thereon through the said
parish ward of Pineville to the north or
east line thereof, provided said extension
shall have been completed as aforesaid,
on or before the first day of October, 1895;
and two and one-half mills of said special
tax when the said extension leading in a
northerly direction toward the city Of
Shreveport shall have been completed
through Rigolette parish ward to the
north line OF said parish, provided the
said extension shall have been completed
as aforesaid or or before the 18th day OF
November, 1896, as an inducement to the
said Railway Company to construct said
extensions as aforesaid and to open the
same thereafter to passenger and freight
traffic from the city of Alexandria, with
out unnecessary delay. 1t being, how
ever, expressly understood and this
petition is signed upon this positive con-
dition, without which it would not have
been SO signed, that as soon as said
special tax shall have been legally voted,
promulgated and conveyed by contract to
the said Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf
Railway Company, the said Railway
Company shall cancel and remit the
special tax of five mills voted by the
property Taxpayers OF the said city Of
Alexandria, on the 21st day OF March,
1892, to the said Kansas City, Watkins
and Gulf Railway Company, amt the said
company shall release the said city and
the property tax payers thereof from the
payment of the said special tax.
Petitioners further pray your Honor
able Police Jury to order the ballots to be
used at such election, for or against said
proposition, to be written or printed in
the following form, viz:
For the special tax OF five mills in
aid of the Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf
Railway Company, for the time and on
the conditions set forth in the petitions
OF property Taxpayers"
against the special tax OF five mills in
aid of the Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf
Railway Company, for the time and on
the conditions set forth in the petitions
of property taxpayers" And your petit
TONERS will ever prsy, etc.
Fl H White, Rolio G J~arreau, Julius
Levin & Co, G Goldenberg, F McDer-
mott & Co, M E Taylor, Nels Taylor, ] E
Baker, Gus Gehr, James T Flint, I G
Miller, J Parker, John T Powers, M
Heyman, Geo y Watts, Flower, TT
Treadway, F Rosenthal, J T Charnley,
] N Murphy, Edward Hickman, g W
Glynn, j n Dennis, Jos Levin, Thomas
Clements, r O'5hee; P Kelly, John
Lawless, G Schnack, L B Baynard, M G
Moseley, M Paul, r T Hynson, G Duke,
] D Osborn, Dennis Kelly, N O'shee,
Albert Pettingill, J A Cheney, 81 Bar
rett, N G Bloom, F L Bouillotte, ] M
Armstrong, w Harris, L Gilmaleus & Co,
r W Bringhurst, John Maddox, Overton
Wells, JEFF Wells, George Y Kelso, w P
Flower, P We'll, Levy Bros, E M Wells,
] N Ball, Moses Mayer & Son, P J Moore,
J Lamarque, H v Gosseen, N o w
Calist, DR. s H Rushing, s L Conerly, ] J
Thorburn, J w Rein, D Lehman, FO
Boyer, T NJ Ward, M Foisy, DR. B G Clark,
81 4 Roberts, John 8 Sullivan, R q
Bringhurst, H L Baillio, Samuel Ander-
son, d N Mclean, M E Griffin, A Fluck,
John w Prescott, ] A Johnson, E B Pen
dleton, A J Toussaint, L P Baillio; Henry
Amber, II Hilton, J D Whitfield, P J
Jordon, John P Kelso, James E Ball,
Mrs E G Haywood, A P Baillio, ] w Sell
lers; VIC Mobley, H Il Mobley, NJ An.
dries, Peter Stevens, e W Dickens, R F
Oder, John Dunn, J A Hopson, ST., james
*. Hopson, j G. Wilson,, j W Smith, Jas
4 Burgess, g Bringhurst, J W Edwards
w J Gilmore, Marie Cruyot, w Q Jobb
Q johnson, B W Began, Hsby Han)ey
Joseph Sterkx, l.. j. Kennedy, John Kra.
mer, Julia Carr, j F Pipes, Scipio Cray.
ton, w r Wright, Thomas Perry, Channy
Rricklo q r Railljo Harry r. King A
Frazer, Louis. Girard, Henry Robinson