The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-20
THE CITY COUNCIL
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u 0htlflhed from HfSE Pdee.S
days due notice and advertisement o.
Same, an election was held to take the
sense of the property taxpayers OF sand
city on the question of the city OF
Shreveport mourning debt OF twenty
thousand dollars $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF laying and constructing a storm
sewer on Crockett street from Edwards
to Louisiana. thence on Louisiana from
Crockett to alley between Milan and
Crockett. on Marshall from Crockett to
alley between Milan and Crockett. ON
Mcneil from Crockett to Milan; also
storm sewer on Edwards street from
Texas to Travis, thence on Travis from
Edwards to Marshall; also storm
sewer from intersection of Lawrence
street and Texas avenue to intersection
of Christian and Travis streets, in the
said city, to cost twenty thousand dol
lars ($2o.ooo), or such part thereof
as may be necessary, and to issue nego-
table bonds of the said city to the ex-
tent of twenty thousand (S2o,ooo) dol
lars for said purpose running for pc
Rod of thirty (3o) years, to be dated
January i, 1903, with interest payable
semi annually at the rate of four cd
per cent per annum; and, in order to
pay same, to levy and assess a special
tax of one-fourth (I-4) of one ~ mill
on the dollar per annum on the assess
able property of the city of Shreveport
for the following years, to-wit: 1909,
1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910,
IoII, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917,
1918, 1919, 1920. 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1927, 1923, 1929, 1890, 1881,
1882, or as many years thereof as will
suffice for the payment of the principal
and the interest of said bonds.
And, whereas, at said election, duly
and legally held, returned and promul
gated. the property taxpayers voted fav-
bond issue and authorized the said city
to contract said debt and issue said
bonds and to levy said tax;
Therefore. be it Drained by the city
council of the city of Shreveport, in
legal and regular session convened, that
the said bonds be issued, twenty Coy
in number, and for one thousand dol
lars ($1ooo) each, numbered from one
to twenty, inclusive, bearing four CD
per cent interest per annum interest, the
interest On same being payable semi
annually on the first day of July and the
first day of January each year, begin
ming with the first day of july, 1908,
and the principal payable thirty (3o)
years from the date of said bonds, Jan
uary /, 1909 said bonds not to be ne
gotiated until required for said i'm
provements. and any past due coupons
attached at date of negotiation to be
clipped off of same.
Be it further ordained, that the said
bonds shall be entitled Bonds for Lay
ing and Constructing Storm Sewers in
the City of Shreveport, Issue of 1903,
for $4,000 and the mayor be and he
is hereby instructed to cause said bonds
to be prepared at once, and to sign each
bond together with the comptroller of
the said city. =.
Be it further ordained, that in order
to pay the principal and interest of said
bonds, a special tax of one-fourth (I-4)
of one (Ia mill on the dollar of the as
sessed valuation upon all property Sub
Shreveport be and the same is hereby
levied for the years 1908, 1904, 1905,
1000, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912,
1913, 1914 1915, 1916, 1917, 1913, 1910,
1920. 1921, 1922, 1929 1924, 1925, 1926,
1927, 1928, 1929, 1890, 1881, 1899, until
a sufficient sum is provided to pay the
said bonds, principal and interest ~
Passed through its first and second
readings by the following vote:
AYES: Allen, Busbey, Currie, Dickson,
Foster, Jenkins, Lowenthal, Quigles,
Rand, Snyder, Thonlan, Tusten, Wise.
Nays: None
( Following was submitted by Mr.. J. D.
Wilkinson:
To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers of the City Council of the City of
Shreveport: The Kansas City Southern
Railway COMPANY would ask your per-
mission to grade Battle street between
Spring street and Commerce street and
place dirt on Battle street between
Snring and Market streets and on
Spring street south of Battle street. 1t
will do this work free of cost to the
city and place the dirt at such points as
may be designated b" the city engineer
on such street / his grade ard this dirt
will be needed by the city on said streets
and the railway company proposes to
do the work, etc, free of any cost to
lily. -1NCSpSStluily SuDtlIttSuY
ALEXANDER & WILKINSON,
Attorneys.
By Mr.. Currie-
That permission asked for be granted
Adopted.
By Mr.. Busbey-
: That ordinance presented March 80,
1908, and referred to railroad commit
tee granting the Kansas City, Shreve-
port and Gulf Railway Company the
right to operate spur Or switch into
Shreveport brewery along Battle street
be adopted, provided that the crossings
be planked flush with the tracks be-
tween rails and for three feet outside
of rails. Il
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Currie, Dickson,
Foster, Jenkins, Lowenthal, Quigles, |
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