The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-06
AN ORDINANCE


rdinance, towlt:
'y Mr. Dickson.
AN ORDINANCE
liking voting places and appointing
commissioners and clerks of cleo
ton for each ward to serve in the
following elections: G) Submit
ting the question of mourning debt
and issuing bonds therefor for the
improvement and pavement OF
streets and alleys in the city OF
Shreveport. (2) Submitting the
question of mourning debt and issu-
ing bonds for the purchase of
ground and erecting thereon a city
hall in the city of Shreveport. go
Submitting the question of granting
to the Kansas City, Shreveport and
Gulf Railway Company the right to
use, occupy and otherwise obstruct
Spring street between blocks D and
J of block 81, or Roland Jones ad-
dition, in the city of Shreveport,
and also the alley in said block D.
(4) The question of granting to the
Shreveport Base Ball Association
the right to use, occupy and other
wise obstruct the alley north of
Walnut street in Parkview subdi-
vision between Park avenue and
Sycamore street, in the city OF
Shreveport. 80 The question of
mourning debt and issuing nego-
table bonds for the purpose of lay
ing and constructing storm sewer
on Crockett, Louisiana, Marshall
and Mcneil streets, and a storm
sewer on Edwards and Travis
streets, also storm sewer from in
tersection of Lawrence street and
Texas avenue to intersection Of
Christian and Travis streets. Said
elections to be held on Tuesday,
May IL. 1903; also prescribing the
form o. ballots to be used, duty of
registrar to furnish list of taxpay-
efs entitled to vote, fixing the hour
for the opening and closing Of the
polls and disposition to be made of
returns, and appointing the day on
which the council shall convene to
canvass the returns and declare the
results of said elections.
Section I. Be it ordained by the city
ouncil, lin legal and regular assembly
onvened, that the following polling
laces in the city of Shreveport (being
he same polling places at which the
list election in this city was heidi
e and are hereby fixed as the polling
laces at which shall be held the cleo
ions on Tuesday, May the 18th, 1903,
lready ordered, for voting (I) on the
roposition to issue four Cd per cent
hirty (3o) year bonds to the amount
f one hrrfdre and lightweight thous-
nd ($I88, ooooo) dollars to be paid by
special tax of two and one-eighth
2I-8) mills per year for thirty (3o)
ears, or so such smaller number of
ears as may be necessary, for paving
nd improving the streets and alleys Of
he city. of Shreveport. (2) On the
roposition to issue four (4) per cent
Wenty (2o) year bonds to the amount
f ninety thousand ($eo ooo.oo) dollars,
) be paid by a special tax of one and
ne-fourth (I Ia mills per year for
wenty (2o) wears, or such a smaller
lumber of years as may be necessary,
Or purchasing ground and building
aereon city hall for the use and bene-
Of said city. 81 On the question of
ranting to the Kansas City, Shreveport
nd Gulf Railway Company the right
j use, occupy and otherwise obstruct
nring street between blocks d and ]
t block 81, or Roland Jones addition,
/ the city of Shreveport, and also the
LEY in said block d. "a On the ques-
on of granting to the Shreveport Base
Iall Association the right to use, occu-
v and otherwise obstruct the alley
ortil of Walnut street in Parkview
1bdiyision between Park avenue and
ycamore streets, in the city Of Shreve-
ort. 50 On the question of mourning
ebt and issuing negotiable bonds for
ne purpose of laying and constructing
storm sewer on Crockett, Louisiana,
farshall and Mcneil streets, and
.orm sewer on Edwards and Travis
reefs; also storm sewer from inter
ection of Lawrence street and Texas.
venue to intersection of Christian and
ravis streets, and in order to pay
lerefor, to issue four "a per cent
lirty t3o) year bonds to the amount Of
yenty thousand ESQ, ooooo) dollars, to
: paid by special tax of one-fourth
la of one mill per year for thirty
3o) years, or such a fewer number Of
ears as may be necessary; also that the
blowing commissioners and clerks of
nd election at each polling place be-
i'd are hereby named:
Ward of City-Engine house on
Tayis street: commissioners, Ben
fhite, II. A. Winter, Ben Landnan q
ERIK, NJ A. McCutclen.
Ward 2 of City-Court house: Com
issioners. Jules Dreyfuss, ]. New.
ord, II. F. Doll; clerk, r. r.. Galloway.
Ward 5 Of City. d. PAGES old
Top, noWk occupied by C. c. Hartman
Co.: Commissioners, w. II. Williams,
Goldstein, G. A. Turner; clerk, Wal
r Marburg.
Ward 4 OF City-Bickham's store on
'rdan street: Commissioners, w. a.
abry, ]. F. Welcll, F. w. Pals; clerk,
!. Dingle.
Ward S of City-Charles Steers store
! Texas avenue: Commissioners Viii
I'M Lowe, w. S. Penick, Jr., D. B. |
aniilton; clerk, v. l. Fulton.
Ward s of city. Sudlin's old store
! Plank Road Commissioners, w. G.
'adley, Dr.. John P. Scott, Lee Gull
4: clerk, Robert R Emory.
Ward Z of eity-Snell & Stokes store
Texas avenue Commissioners r TT |