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

AN ORDINANCE
Submitting proposition to incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor
to pave and improve streets anc
alleys in the city OF Shreveport
Section L. Be it ordained BY the City
Council Of the city of Shreveport. in
regular session convened, that in &C
cordance with Article 1SI Of the Con
stitution Of the State of Louisiana anC
Act No. I45 of the Acts of the Lcgis-
lature Of the State of Louisiana of 1907
and all other laws on the same subject
matter, the following proposition be
submitted for approval or rejection tc
the property taxpayers of the city OF
Shreveport duly qualified to vote &C
cording to law, to-wit:
The the city of Shreveport, through
its council, be authorized and empOw-
cred to incur debt of one hundred and
eighty eight thousand ($ISS,ooooo) dol
lars for the purpose Of paving and i'm
proving the following streets and ALLEYS
within the CITY of Shreveport:
Crockett from Market TO Texas.
Travis from Market to Common.
Fannln from Mcneil to Commerce.
Caddo from Market to alley rear OF
Ards & Co.
Cotton from Marshall to Texas ave-
nuc.
Commerce from Cotton to Lake.
Spring from Bridge to Battle
Spring from Caddo to Travis
Market from Cotton to Jones'
Marshall from Travis to Davis.
Edwards from Travis to Crockett
Mcneil from Travis to Cotton.
Louisiana street from Travis to
Texas.
Common from Travis to Cotton.
Louisiana avenue to Donovan street.
Donovan street to Jordan street.
Louisiana street from Lake street to
Louisiana avenue.
Louisiana avenue from Louisiana
street to Donovan street
Donovan street from Louisiana ave
nue. to South line of Carter subdivision.
Donovan street extension from south
dine Carter subdivision to Jordan street
Western avenue from Sprague
Hope
Hope from Western avenue to Texas
avenue.
Anna from Western avenue to Pierre
avenue.
Allen avenue from Anna to Garden.
Garden from Allen avenue to Pierre
avenue.
Jordan from Texas avenue to Pierre
avenue
Winston from Jordan to Murphy
Southern avenue from Jordan to Da-
SHELL
Jacobs street from Fairfield avenue to
Southern avenue.
Lacy from Fairfield avenue to South
ern avenue.
Fairfield avenue from Dashiell %
First.
Irving place from Jordan to Olive
Jordan from Irving place to Creswell
Stoner avenue from Louisiana ave
nue to cemetery entrance.
Christian street from Sprague to Tex
as avenue.
Egan from Louisiana avenue to Cres-
we'll
Texas road from Cedar to corporation
line
Murphy from Winston to Greenwood.
Jones from Spring to Commerce.
And to issue bonds of the said city to
the extent of one hundred and eighty
eight thousand ($I88ooo.oo) dollars for
said purpose, running for a period of
thirty (3o) years, to be dated January
I, 1903, with interest payable semi
at the rate of four CD per
cent per annum; and, in order to pay
same, to levy and assess a special tax of
two and one-eighth (2I-S) mills per
annum for the following years, to-wit:
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916,
1917, 1918, 1910, 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 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. ?. Be it further ordained that
an election in the city of Shreveport be
and is hereby called for Tuesday, May
II, 1903, between the hours of 7 o'clock
am. and 5 o'clock pm, at which the
above proposition shall be voted on by
he legally qualified voters of said city,
and the mayor is hereby instructed to
give due notice of this proposition and
he said election in the official journal
IF the city for more than thirty (3o)
clear DAYS.
Adopted by following vote:
Ayes: Allen, Busbey, Conger, Currie,
Dickson, Foster, Jenkins. Lowenthal,
ouigles. Rand. Snyder Thoman, Tus-
en-, Wise
Nays: None.
March 80, 1903.
ANDREW QUERIES, Mayor.
{. G. RIVES, Comptroller.
T. G.. HAYES,
Auditor and Ex-Oficio Secretary
April 5, 1903.