The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-12
An ORI)INAN(
Submitting proposition to incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds thvr, for
to pave and improve streets 11d


Submitting proposition to incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds tIyr, for
to page and improve streets and
alleys III the city of Shreveport
Section l. BE it ordained bv the C,tv
Council Of the city of Shreveport, III
regular session convened, that III ,lr-
cordanct with Article III of the Con
sttution OF the State of Louisiana and
Act No. I45 Of the Acts of the Legs
lature of the State nf Louisiana Of 100.
and all other laws on the same subject
matter the following proposition he
submitted for approval or rejection to
the property taxpayers of the city of
Shreveport duly qualified to vote &c
cordlng to law, to-Wit:
The the city of Shreveport. through
it's council. be authorized and cnpow-
cred to incur Il debt of one hundred and
eighty eight thousand (@SS,ooo.oO) dol
lars for the purpose of paving and i'm
proving the following streets and alleys
within the CITY of Shreveport:
Crockett from Market to Texas
Travis from Market to Common
Fannin from Mcneil to Commerce.
Caddo from Market to alley rear Of
Ards & Co.
Cotton from Marshall to Texas ave
nue.
Commerce from Cotton to Lake.
Spring from Bridge to Battle.
Spring from Caddo to Travis.
Market from Cotton to Jones.
Marshall from Travis to Davis.
Edwards from Travis to Crockett.
MCNtll from travis to Cotton.
Louisiana street from lravls to
Texas.
Common from Travis to Cotton.
Louisiana avenue to Donovan street.
Donovan street to Jordan street.
Louisiana street from Lake street to
LOUISIANA avenue.
Louisiana avenue from @LOulSiana
street to Donovan street.
Donovan street from Louisiana ave
nue to South line of Carter subdivision.
Donovan street extension from south
line Carter subdivision to Jordan street
Western avenue from Sprague
Hope"
Hope from Western avenue to Texas
avenue.
Anna from Western avenue to Pierre
avenue
Allen avenue from Anna to Garden.
Garden from Allen avenue to Pierre
avenue.
Jordan from Texas avenue to Pierre
avenue
Winston from Jordan to Murphy
Southern avenue from Jordan to Da-
shell.
Jacobs street from Fairfield avenue to
Southern avenue.
Lacy from Fairfield avenue to South
ern avenue
Fairfield avenue from Dashiell to
First. Il.
Irving place from Jordan to Olive.
Jordan from Irving place to Creswell
Stoner avenue from Louisiana ave-
nue to cemetery entrance.
Christian street from Sprague to Tex
as avenue.
Egan from Louisiana avenue to Cres-
we'll.
Texas road from Cedar to corporation
line
Murphy from Winston to Greenwood.
Jones from Spring to Commerce
And to issue bonds Of the said city to
the extent of one hundred and eighty
eight thousand ($I88,ooo.oo) dollars for
said purpose, running for a period of
thirty (3o) years, to be dated January
1, 1903, with interest payable semi
annually, at the rate of four (4) per
cent per annum; and, in order to pay
same, to levy and assess a special tax of
two and one eighth (2I-8) mills per
| annum for the following years, to-wit ::
| 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909,
1910, 1911, 1872. 1913, 1914, 1915, 1915,
1917, 1918, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923,
1881, 1882, or as many years thereof as
| will suffice for the payment of principal
and interest of said bonds; said bonds
not to be negotiated until required for
said improvements, and any past due
coupons attached at date of negotiation
to be clipped off of same.
Sec e. Be it further ordained. that
an election in the city of Shreveport be
and is hereby called for Tuesday, May
II. 1908, between the hours of 7 o'clock
am. and 5 o'clock pm, at which the
above proposition shall be voted on by
the legally qualified voters of said city,
| and the mayor is hereby instructed to
give due notice of this proposition and
the said election in the official journal
of the city for more than thirty 600
clear davs.
Adopted by following vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conger, Curric,
Dickson, Foster, Jenkins. Lowentha1,
| Ouigles, Rand Snyder, Thoman, TuS
ten, Wise
Nays: None
March 80. 1908
ANDREW QUERIES, Mayor.
| c. G.. RIVES, Comptroller.
T. G.. HAYES,
Auditor and Ex-Officio Secretary.
April 5, 1903.
| SEALED BIDS INVITED
For the Erection of Crematory for