The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-17
OFFICIAL PRONUNCIATION
Of the Returns of the Elections Held
on Tuesday, May - 1CC.


Dickson. Foster, Jenkins, Ledbetter,
Lowenthal, Quigles, Rand, Snyder, Tus-
ten. Wise.
The mayor instructed the auditor and
eN-othclo secretary to read call tor
meeting which was published in the
Shreveport Times and Evening Caucas-
ian OF date May IS, 1908, as follows, to-
Wit:
The city council of the city of Shreve-
port is hereby called to meet in special
session Wednesday, May IS. 1903, at 5
pm for the purpose of canvassing and
tabulating the returns and authorizing
the mayor to Dromulgate the results of
the elections held on May IL, 1903 as
authorized by ordinances of March 80,
1908, relative Cd to issuing bonds for
the pavement of streets and alleys, (2)
to issuing bonds for the construction of
storm sewers, 60 to issuing bonds for
the purchase of ground and construc-
right to the Shreveport Base Ball As
ISOLATION to close certain alley in the
city OF Shreveport.
ANDREW QUERIES, Mayor.
Shreveport, La. May -, 1908
The ballot boxes containing the votes
for and against the four propositions
enumerated in the above call issued and
signed by the mayor were opened and
the votes therein for and against each
proposition were counted by the council
in the presence of the spectators present.
Mr.. Tusten moved that the following
process verbal of the elections held ON
May II, 1908, be adopted and promul-
rated:
Be it remembered that the city ocun-
Gil of the city of Shreveport, pursuant to
the provisions of the election notice of
date April 5, 1903, and in answer to the
mayors notice of special meeting, con-
vened in public session in the city hall
of the said city at E o'clock pm. We'd
nesday, May 49, 1908, for the purpose of
opening the ballot boxes, examining and
counting the ballots in number and
amount, examining and canvassing the
returns, and declaring the results of said
elections, the same having been ordered
by ordinances of the city council on the
following dates to be held on May II,
1908:
Relative to paving certain streets and
alleys as indicated below, March 80,
1908.
Relative to laying and constructing
certain storm sewers as indicated be-
low, March 80, 1908.
Relative to granting the right to the
Shreveport Base Ball Association to
close a certain alley. as indicated below,
March 80, 1903.
Relative to the purchasing of ground
and building thereon city hall, as in
dictated below, March 80, 1903.
Said elections were held, according to
the notices thereof. on May IL, 1908,
with the following results as ascertained
by the said council upon an examination
of the ballots and returns thereof:
For the proposition submitted to the
vote of the property taxpayers of the
city off Shreveport, La, by ordinance
adopted on the goth day of March, 1908,
to incur a debt of one hundred and
lightweight thousand ($I88,ooo) 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.
Fannin from Mcneil to Commerce.
Caddo from Market to alley rear of
Ards & Co.
Cotton from Marshall to Texas ave
nile.
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.
3 Louisiana street from Travis to
Texas.
Common from Travis to Cotton.
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
line Carter subdivision to Jordan street.
Western avenue from Spraguc
Hope. ..
Hope from Western avenue to Texas
avenue. $500.
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. .~.z.. ....
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 Dashiel1 to
First.
Irving place from Jordan to Olive.
Jordan from Irving place to sCreswel.
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