The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-26

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 a 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 tor SAID purpose, running for a pc
Rod OF thirty 1907 years, to be dated
January I, 1908, with interest payable
semi annually at the rate of four (4)
per cent per annum; and, in order o.
pay same to levy and assess a special
tax of one-fourth 90 of one mill on
the dollar per annum on the assessablc
property of the city of Shreveport for
the following years, to-wit: 1908, 1904,
1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911.
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1913,
1910, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1926, 1927, 1923, 1920, 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
provements, 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 %
the city of Shreveport La. by ordinance
adopted on the 3oth day of March, 1903,
to incur a debt of twenty thousand
(S2o,ooo) dollars for the purpose %
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
Texas 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 $4,000 IGOR such a part thereof as
may be necessary, and to issue negoti-
able bonds of the said city to the extent
of twenty thousand ($2o,ooo) dollars
| for said purpose, running for a period
of thirty (3o) years. to be dated Jantl-
ar I, 1908, with interest payable semi
annually at the rate of four (4) per
cent per annun; and, in order to pay
same. to levy and assess a special tax of
onefourth (I-4) of one CD mill On the
dollar per annum on the assessable
property of the city of Shreveport for
| the following wears, to-wit: 1909, 1904,
zoos, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911.
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1913,
1910, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1926, 1927, 1923, 1920, 1890, 1881, 1882,
or as many years thereof as will suffice
for 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
tached 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 in favor of closing the alley
north of Walnut street in Parkview
| 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, 1908
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 Bali 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 ball pur-
poses, then the said alley to revert to
the said city
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained that
the polls shall be opened from 7 am.
until pm. of the day of said elections.
The commissioners are hereby in
structed to count the votes Immediate
| ly after the closing of the polls and
make due returns of the results to the
city councl-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
the mayor and the city council shall, in
open session, on Wednesday, May 10.
1903, at o'clock pm. proceed to open
| the ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots in number and amount, exam
| inc and canvass the returns and declare
the results of the said elections.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Busbey, Conger, Currie, Dick
son, Foster, Jenkins, Lowentha1, Quig-
les, Rand, Thonan, Wise