The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-10-02
L. Lawrence, ". o. Smith, pr., B, Turner,

Your Committee after = thorough ana
careful Investigation, End:
/. That the said Kansas City. Watkins
& Cult hallway Company Is corporation
organized under the laws OF the State Of
Louisiana and Is now operating said rail.
wsv from Lake Charl-s to Alexandria,
Louisiana.
2. Upon a careful t~otslation, exanina-
tion and critical comparison OF the petit
ton with the assessment roll OF said par
ish ward, we find that more than one
third OF the property taxpayers OF Pine
vile parish ward in the said PARISH OF Ia
| hides haya signed the said petition.
The tots. number OF property tax payers
whose names pp,ar to said petition IL
139: the tosa! number nj property tax
| payets ia said parish ward ts 32b.
I. J. HAHDrHER,
Tx sMIrH.
A.. G COMPTON,
J. II. SoRELLE,
Committee.
,noti,n received sud adopted. The fol-
lowing ordinance was then offered by Mr..
Hsrdtner and duly seconded by Mr.:
Go ,rra L, Wilson and having bean read
was adnoted by he fJli wing votes:
Yens:-B. II. Randolph, A G. Compton,
q l.. Wilson, r. NJ. White. ]. II. Sorelle,
e, J, Hard.nar. Nays:-NOne.
AN ORDINANCE,
Ordering a special election In accor.
dance with Act. M. 1853 OF the Acts OF
1894, Of the Legislature OF the State Of
Louisiana, approved July 18th, 1894,
gherest shall b. submitted to the pr''p
ertv tax .payera OF PineviIle Parish ward.
Of the Parish Of Raoldcs, in the said State
Ut Louisiana, ~spti.!c. t. vote under the
ia va therani. the Question o. lowing a
special tax 1t the rate Of five mills on the
do lar ner annun for a period OF ten
wears. beginning with tho Asst day ri
~Janusrv 1898, in sid of the constrnciion
" two certain extanaiDBS nv the KANSAS
CITY Watkins and Gnlf U~a!!"av Com
psnv, a corporation organized under the
laws nf the State of Lou!siaua, in con-
formi Y with tho petition Of more than
one-th'rd Of the property tax PAYERS o.
p,neyille Parish ward, In the Parish of
Rapi;ien sforesa.t, hereto annexed and
mad.a part hereof and subject II" HE
conditions and s,ipulstiOns Set forth in
the said petition and made a part hereof,
providing for the mods of holding said
, election, making raturns, etc
Sec. !. 81 1t ordslped by the P'!tce
jury OF the Parish OF R 'pides tn the
State OF Louisiana. In regular and legal
!, session convened, TINT a spec'a! ei-c'!nn
be cid in Pineviilc pari.t. ward. In tho
Parish aforesaid on Saturday, the2nd day
o. November, 1895. at which shall be u b
mi,ted to the property tax-pavers of the
said Parish ward. Of the Parish aforesaid,
VINO are entitled to e to under the lave
OF thu State Of Lnnia.a,a, the question Of
,evying a special tax of Avs snill5 on the
) tol;ar of valuation ou all the taxable
. ~properts in the said Parrish ward Of Pine
!, beginning with the frst day OF january
! 1886, IL aid Of the construction Of two
c.-tsin exte 1sions as hereinh-iore de-
sor,hrd Of the Kalsas City, Watsio'.nd
: Gull RAILWAY Company, = ctrp"-.tIon
,~organiznd undor the lsTs O: he gate OF
Louisiana, said tax 10 b. levied aaH paid
= oz. according to Law upon the exprss
terms and condjt:o-s ct forth In the
follow ne ntition Of the property tax,
payers of The Parish ward aforesaid. viz:
e To THE HONORABLE POLICE JURY OF
! THE PARISH OF RAPIDRs, STATE or
LOUISIANA.
Y We, the undersigned. cnnstitut,ng more
thrn oue-third vt the property taX-pay-
era of Parish Ward, piEevi!ie, In th,
i aaid parish OF Rapidas, In accordance
with the provisions ri the ena.ling ec'
paased bv the Legislature of So d State "
1894. in view OF the great banstita tn be
derived by cur citizans fron ,he con-
. fHif1yt1Nn RUu oDSES ftb vi t"E st's
o CITY, Watkins ard Gulf Railway Com
pany through our said ~ar.', the sac
Railway Company being a corporation
e organized under the laws OF :ha Safe o
z Louisiana, and now in operation from the
3 citv Of Lake Charles to Alexandria, l.
= said State. resoec:fnlly petition your Hon
orab.e PoIica Jury 10 levy a special tax o1
fiv. mills annually for the period Of ter
years from and beginning with the fra
day OF January, lsH6, in aid Of the con
. structlon Of the said Kansas City, Wat
q kins and Gul: Railway Company, and al
au inducemcnt to the said company Il
build said rsilway through our sale
= parish ward OF Pinsvi'le as !o''ows:
d Chat s7'd company will locat. an ex
e ter sinn o; It's said lioe of railway iron
4 point where it shall! be found suitsb',
on the cast bank OF Red River In, aIon!
or near tn the city ut PinsviI'e, and t,
Construct said extension through the sait
d city in a n%Ortberiy direction toward thtc cit!
q line of The said psrish ward OF Pinevilia
y and will build q good and sufficient pas
s-nser and freight depot, Of modern de
d sign, With ample switch and other &C
j cOu.m ndations tn supply the demands o
the business thereof, on the principa
business street in the sad city OF Pine
q Vile; and will locate another extension
- as herein above described, and cons.ruc
the same north east wardly through tn,
said parish ward. OF Pjne"ills. toward th,
d city of EatcheZ, Mississippi, So AZ to con
nact the said extensions by sui:nbl
tracks and q ~" with all the impro'e
d ments incident thereto, aud make tn" de-
y pot herein before described accessible {,
aud the city depot for the said CITY o
both ni said railways. aud win q .ab:isl
and erect suitable deposs ss afar-said a
n such other points In the said parish ward a
the commerce thereof may in hp indgmen
Of the said company require, ard vii
d complete the said extensions Of the 81
Railway and III depot in the city ~
Pineville shall and do and perform all tb,
other work necessary TO put the same i,
order Tor the running Of teams from III
h said depot through the said psrsn Vs.
q on orb fore the first day of Oc'nnrr, $500
Petitioners further pray Y 'ur Hnnorab
d Police Jury 70 order th- ba'lo:stn be us-,
at such election, tor or agui"st said prop
r nsition to h. written or printed in tn
n following form, viz: ~
"For the scecial tax OF Eve milis IN al
n Of the extensions OF the kans,s city
Watkins & CUT Railway Company. fn
" The time and on the rnnditio"s set tort
n in the p-titio $ Of proper, tsx raye's.'
" "Againss tho special Tax Of five min
In aid OF the extensions Of tn. kpnsa
!. City, Watkins & Gulf Railwa, Cnmoany
for the time and n ih. conditions se
forth in the petitions Of property lax
;. payers" And your petitioners will eve
. pray, etc.
Sec 2. Be 1t further ordained by tn,
Police in y Of the said Parish Of K pid-s
. that said special election shall hs helt
under b general sircrion laws OF Il,
S State, ard at the pc ling p ace 10 pursn
!, ancs of law, in the Parish ward OF Pine