The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-19

crockett TO alley DClWtGll Nlldlll dllu
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 inter section
of Christian and Travis streets, in the
said CITY, to cost twenty thousand dol
lars t$2OOOOl. or such Il part thereof
as may be necessary, and to ISSUE ntgn-
table bonds Of the said city /" tie rN-
tcnt IF twenty thousand t$2o,o0U) doll
lars for said purpose, running t"r Il pc
rnd Of thirty (}Ol years, to- hc N1t"d
january I, 1908, with interest payable
Semi-annualIv at the rate Of four a.
Dcr cent per annum: and. III order tn
paw same. to levy and assess Il special
tax Of onc-fourth G-4) OF one null ON
the dollar per annum on the asScssahle
property Of the city of Shreveport for
the following years, to-W1t: 1903 1904,
zoos, 1000, 1907. 1908, 1000, 1910 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, I9l5, 1910, 1917 1918,
1910. 1920, 1921, 1929. 1923. 1924, I925.
1920. 1927. 1923, 1920. 1890. 1881, 1922,
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 OH the 3Oth day of March, 1908.
to incur a debt of twenty thousand
(S2o,ooo) dollars for the purpose of
laying and constructing 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
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 ($2Oooo). or such part thereof as
may be necessary, and to issue negOt1-
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 Janu-
ar 1, 1908, with interest payable semi
annually at the rate of four CD per
cent per annum: and, in order to pay
same. to levy and assess a special tax Of
one-fourth (1-4) of one (I) mill on the
dollar per annum on the aSseSsable
property of the city of Shreveport for
the following wears, to-wit: 1908, 1904,
1905, 1000, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, 1917, 1918,
1910, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1929 1894, 1925,
1926, 1927, 1923, 1929, 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
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, 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-
March, 1908, granting to the Shreveport
Base Ball Association the right to Use,
occupy and otherwise obstruct the alley
nOTIl OF walnut street III L dIkVleW
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. 8. Be it further ordained that
the polls shall be opened from 7, am.
until 5 pm. of the day of said elections.
9 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 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
the mayor and the city council shall, in
open session, on Wednesday, May IS,
1903. at 6 O'Clock PM, proceed to open
the ballot boxes examine and count the