The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-02
[orF1cIAL.
Proceedings Of the Police Jury
Of Rapides Parish.
ALEXANDRIA. La,

To the Honorable President and NJ, mbe's
the Poiics Jury OF tn. Parish Of Ra-
o,ass and State Of Louisiana Sept. 9,
undersigned residents and
In the Parish and State, re-
'prctfuily petition that you convene your
HonOrahl- Police Jury Ia extra session on
Sept. %. 1895, for the purpose OF
, ,nsidering the petition OF the property
payers OF Pineville parish ward, and
$50 OF Rig 'iette parish ward, OF the said
praying for the levy OF q special
lax Of two and one.half mills in aid Of
+ re Natcbez extension, and two and one
half mills in aid Of the Shreveport x
Of the Kansas City, Watkins and
Cult Railway, TO the benefit OF the said
Parish Ward of Pineville and also OF the
Parish Ward OF RigOlette, above named,
for the levy Ut a SPECIAL tax OF 1--we mills
In aid of the Shreveport expansion OF the
Kansas City, Watkins and Cult Railway,
a corporation organized ,der the laws Of
State OF Louis,an !, and for the benefit
OF the said Parish Ward, BY the Police
Jury OF the said Parish aud State, aid
for the purpose OF ordering an election In
the said respective Parish wards, to take
the sense Of the property taxpayers,
therein on the question OF isvytng q spe-
ciaI tax as set forth herein before, by the
Thlt L u 'aItt1
the kansa. City, Watkins and Gulf Rail-
W. y.-Respsctfully submilted-B Turner,
Robt. Aaron. Mrs. II. Aaron, Nap. Law.
race, Il l.. D.igra, e j. Hardtner, C. w.
Bovce, Mrs. A. Barber, Aiphonse David,
P. V. David, j. G. Johnston, James II
Walker, andrew David, K. Boyd, g. w.
Bolton aad K. j. Barrett"
Ard therefore the President OF the
Polio. Jury issued the following order on
11th Sept. 1895:
"The members OF tbs Police Jury OF
Rapides PARISH are hereby notified thst
there will be a special meeting OF The
Police jury held on Monday, 6apt. 20.
1895. All members are earnestly requested
t. attend.-W. ?. FLOWER, President
Police Jury"
And thereafter on the 2srd day OF s.p'
1895, In p .r.usnce to said call, the Polio
Jury OF Rapides Parish, La, met In spc::.
"ial session at the Courthouse, In sale
Jury was duly called to order BY thu
Presidaut, when the roll being called fht
following members answered to thetl
names: w. P. Flower. President; and .
II. Rsndoiph, \ G. Compton. G. l.. WI.
500, K. J. Hardtner, r. Il. White, J. b
Sorells aud T. K. Smith, Jr.
fARl6d UAhDs
In re, the pstition of the property tax
na, ers OF Pinev'l'e Parish Ward, OF tn
Parish OF Ranides and state Of Louisiana
praying tho Police jury to levva specia
tax in aid Of the Kansas City, Wal
kins ard Gulf Rail vsy Company. to con
~truct two carts,u extensions If Its line o
Railway as set forth therein, the following
or ,csedingl We're had, 20 wit:
Ou moiinn of z. j. Har ,tner, dnl,
sec ,ndei and carried. the President Of tn
Police Jury stated that the Police Jur.
" ,uid proceed to the o sideratinn OF tn
petition Of the property sax. payers q
Pinsyille Parish Ward. In said parish
tn levy \ special tax, and Of ordering
special election sd uniting said question
to the d .lv quilted voters of tho sail
parish ward. under and In pursuance q
Act No. 1853, Of the Acts OF 1874, OF tn
Legislature OF the said State. and there
upon the following petition wes presen
ted oy Mr., E. J. Hardsner,
To THE HONORABLE THE PoL!cB JuR
OF THE PARISH oF RApIDEs. STATE
oE LOUISIANA.
We, the undersigned, constituting NOR
than One-third OF the property tax. payer
OF Parish Ward, Pinev'lle, in the sai
Parish Of Rs ides, In accordance with til
provisions of the enabling act passed b
the Legislature OF said State in 1891, /
view OF the great benefi, IS to be derived b
our citizens from the construction an
operation OF the Kansas City, Watkins
Gulf ,ilway Company through our sal
ward, the said Railway Company being
corporation organized under the laws
the State Of Louisiana, and now in opera
ton from the city OF Lake Charles I
Alexandria, in said State, respectfully pc
titinn your Honorable Police jury to lev
Il special tax OF Ave mills annually tor th
~ riod OF ten wears from aud Heginnln
with the first day Of January, 1898, in 81
OF the construction of the said kRnsu
City, Watkins & Calf Railway Compan,
and as an inducenent to the said cnm pan
10 build said railway through oar sal
pm ish wsrd of Piueville az folinws:
That said company will locate an exten
sion OF its said line OF railway from
uoint where 1t snail ba fourd suitable o
the east bank of Red River In, along {
GEAR to the city OF Pineviile, aud to col
struct said extension through the sal
city In q northerly direction toward tt
city Of Shreveport, 10 Louisiana, to II
north line OF The said parish ward
Pinesille, and will build a good and auff
Glen: passenger aud freight depot,
modern design, with ample switch an
other accommodations to supply the de-
msnd Il the bu'ine.s thereof, on I'll
principal business street in the sald cit
4 Pin.viile; and will locate another e,
tens on IA herein above described. Rn
Trough the said parish ward, OF Pine
Vile towards the city Of Natchez, MiSsisl
,ppi, 5 o a. to connect the said extensin
br suitable tracks and a"Y," with all tt
improvements incident thereto and mai
'hs dspnt herein before described accea,
lbie to and TIE city depot for tn. sal
cits OF both OF said railways, and will Z.
tabiish and erect suitable depots rs afort
raid at such osber points in the ssi
4arish ward as the commerce thereof ma
In the judgment OF the said company r.
quire, and will com ,iets the satd exter
Sims OF said railway and the depot In tt
city OF Pineviile shall and do and pertor
all the other work necessary to put th
same In order for the running OF tra.r
from the said dept through the sal
onrIs1 ward on or before the first day
Oc!obar. 1895
Petitioners further pray your Honor
ahls Police Jury to order the ballots to
USE; at such election, for or aRai nst sue
proposition to be written or printed l
the following form, VIZ:
"For the SPECIAL lax Of five mills In al
II tbs extensions OF the Kansas Cit,
Watkins & sGulf Railway Comoauy, I
the tim. and,on the conditions set forth
he petitions Of property tax paysrs."
"Agsinst the special tax Of Ava mills !
aio Of the extension OF the Kansas Cit,
Watkins i Gul. Railway Company, tc
the iilae and on the conditions Sci forth 1
the petitions Of prouerty tax payers.
And your petitioners will ever pray, etc.
Nick Be-, Rubin Page, r l.. Bali. e. I
all, +. P. Eali, Spencer Rsx, Bob Brig.
Il y. McCsll, A. Belt, VIM Henderson
W c. Smith, Vm. Gains, G. W. AtwMs
renee. III. Deyiiie. J. II. HICKMAN. ] ,