The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-05

| 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
a storm sewer on Edwards street from
Texas to Travis, thence on Travis from
Edwards to Marshall; also a storm
sewer from intersection Of Lawrence
street and Texas avenue /" intersection
OF Christian and Travis streets. in the
said city, to cost twenty thousand dol
lars ($2O,OOO), or such a part thereof
as may be necessary, and to issue nrgO-
| table bonds of the said CITY to Tie tN-
tent OF twenty thousand ($2OOCO} dol
lars for SAID purpose, running t"r a pc
rod OF thirty t}Ol years, to be dated
| january /, 1908. with interest payable
semi annually at the rate Of four (4)
Der cent per annum; and, III order to-
pay same, to levy and assess special
tax OF 0nc-t0urth tI-D of one mill on
the dollar per annum on the a>Scs>abIc
property OF the city OF Shreveport for
| the following years, to-Wlt: 1903, 1904,
| ZOOS, 1906 1907. 1908, 1900 1910. 1911.
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 1917, 1913,
1910, 1920 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1926, 1927, 1923, 1929, 1880, 1881, 1892
or as many years thereof as will suffice
for the payment of The principal and the
interest of said bonds said bonds not to
be negotiated until required for said i'm
prOvemcnts, and past due coupons at
tached at date of negotiation to be
clipped off of same
The form of ballots against the fore
going proposition in this section shall be
as follows:
Against the proposition submitted to
the vote Of the property taxpayers of
the city of Shreveport, La. by ordinance
adopted on the 5oth day of March, 1903,
to incur a debt of twenty thousand
(S2O,OCOl dollars for the purpose 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
a storm sewer on Edwards street from
| eNas to Travis. thence on Travis from
Edwards to Marshall; also a 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 (S2o,ooO). or such part thereof as
may be necessary, and to issue negoti-
able bonds of the said city to the extent
of twenty thousand (S2oooo) dollars
tor SAID purpose, running for period
Of thirty (3o) years, to be dated Janu-
ar I, 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
one-fourth (1-J) of one % mill on the
dollar per annum on the assessable
property Of the city of Shreveport for
the following years, tO-wit: 1903. 1904,
1905, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1900, 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1915, 1917, 1913,
1919, 1920. 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1920, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1890, 1881, f032,
Or as many years thereof as will suffice
tor the payment of the principal and
interest of said bonds; said bonds not
to be negotiated until required for said
improvements and past due coupons at
taehed to date Of negotiation to be
clipped off of same"
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, that
the form Of ballots to be voted at said
election i'll favor of closing the alley
north of Walnut street in Parkvew
subdivision between Park avenue and
Sycamore streets, for the benefit of the
Shreveport Base Ball Association shall
be as follows:
For the proposition submitted to the |
vote; OF the. property taxpayers of the |
CITY of Shreveport, La, by ordinance
adopted on the goth day of March, 1903
granting to the Shreveport Base Ball |
Association the right to use, occupy and |
otherwise obstruct the alley north of
Walnut street in Parkview subdivision
between Park avenue and Sycamore
street in the city of Shreveport; provid-
ed that in event said alley shall be va
Gated by the said Shreveport Base Ball .
Association for base ball purposes then
the said alley to revert to the said city,
The form of ballots against the
foregoing proposition in this section
shall be as follows:
Against the proposition submitted to
the vote of the property taxpayers of
the city of Shreveport, La by ordi-
nance adopted on the goth day of
March, 1903 granting to the Shreveport
Base Ball Association the right to use,
occupy and otherwise obstruct the alley
north of Walnut street in Parkview
subdivision between Park avenue and
Sycamore street, in the city of Shreve-
port; provided that in event said alley
shall be vacated by said Shreveport
Base ball Association for base bali pur-
poses, then the said alley to revert to
the said city,
Sec. g. Be it further ordained that
The polls shall be opened from am
until 5 pm. of the day of said elections
The commissioners are hereby in
Structed to count the votes Immediate
y after the closing of the polls and
make due returns of the results to the
city council-the said returns to be
handed to the city comptroller, to be by
him safely kept until the meeting of the
council to be held thereafter for the
purpose of compiling the returns and
declaring the results according to law
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, that
he mayor and the city council SHALL in
open session, on Wednesday, May -,
ToO2 at f o'clock nm, n-oread to oDar,