The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-29


street and Texas avenue to intersection
~ christian and Travis streets, in the
Sa'd 'lty- to cost twenty thousand dol
lars s$2oooo). or such a part thereof
as may be necessary, and to issue ne0o-
liable bonds of the said city to RI. er-
'en' os evenly thousand ($2o.ooo1 dol.
la9s sof SAID purpose, running for a n-.
zoo OF shlrty 900 years, to be dated
january q, 1908 with interest payable
semi annually at the rate of four Ll
ger Ssne per annum; and in order n
pay same 70 levy and assess a soecial
'aA % one fourth 90 of one mil On
inc solar per annum on the assessabl.
property OF the city Of Shreveport Tor
the following years, to-wit: !ooa roo.
1905 400, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 1oII
fo's 1918 1914, 1915, 1916. 1917 1o1a
s9's 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, Io2A. Io2s
$780, 1927, 1923, 1929, 1890, lou Io.o
OF as @lany years thereof "a will s,f6c.
Tor the payment of the principal and The
interest Of said bonds: said bonds M. ~
be negotiated until required for said i'm
prorelnents. and past due coupons ~.
tacned az date of negotiation to he
slipped off of same"
Che form of ballots against the fore
gong proposition in this section shall h.
as follows: ~
Against the proposition submitted to
ehe vote of the property taxpayers Of
the city of Shreveport, La, by ordinanc.
adopted on the goth day of March. Iooa
TO amour debt of twenty thousand
(S2o.ooo) dollars for the burmese M
laying and constructing a storm sswer
on C<ockett street from Edwards 20
LOUISIANA. thence on Louisiana from
H'ockett ID alley between Milan and
Csockets, on Marshall from Crockett to
alley between Milan and Crockett, on
Mcneil from Crockett to Milan: also
. s$1rm sewer on Edwards street from
Texas to Travis, thence on Travis from
to Marshall; also a storm
sewer Srom intersection of Lawrence
street. and Texas avenue to intersection
60 Christian and Travis streets, in the
sala sity to cost twenty thousand dol
lars 0S2o,ooo). or such part thereof az
may be necessary, and to issue negoti-
able bonds of the said city to the extent
Of Sxenty thousand ($2o,ooo) dollars
for said purpose, running for a period
Of thirty (3o) years, to be dated Janu-
as" @ 1903, with interest payable semi
at the rate of four (4)a per
cent per annum; and, in order to pay
same. to levy and assess a special tax OF
one fourth 90 of one (I) mill on the
collar per annuH on the assessahle
property of the city of Shreveport for
The following years, to-wit: 1908, 1904.
1905. 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911.
1919, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, 1917, 1913,
1919, 1890, 1921, 1o22, 1923, 1924, 1895.
1926. 1927, 1928, 1899, 1890, 1891, 1892.
Or as many years thereof as will suffice
fot the payment of the principal and
interest Of said bonds; said bonds not
g be negotiated until required for said
and past due coupons at
ached to date of negotiation to be
clipped off of same
Sec :. Be it further ordained, that !
ale form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of closing the alley
subdivision between Park avenue and
Sycamore streets, for the benefit OF the
Shreveport Base Ball Association shall
)e as follows:
For the proposition submitted to the
fote of the property taxpayers OF the
:itv 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-
& that in event said alley shall be va
lated by the said Shreveport Base Ball
Association for base ball purposes then
he said alley to revert to the said city
Che form Of ballots against the
foregoing proposition : in this section
shall be as follows: 80
Against the proposition submitted 10
ne cote of the property taxpayers of
he atty 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, ir the city of Shreye
port; provided that in event said alley
shall be vacated by said Shreveport
Base ball Association for base bail pur1
poses, then the said alley to revert 10.
the said city"
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained that
ne polls shall be opened from 7 am.
until S 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 souncil-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 g. Be it further ordained, that
the mayor and the city council shall, in
open session, on Wednesday, May Is,
1908, at 6 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, Lowenthal, Quig-
les, Rand, Thoman, Wise.
Nays: None.