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

1892, 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 improvements, and
past due coupons attached at date
of negotiation to be clipped off of
same"
Sec d. Be it further ordained, that
the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of mourning debt and
issuing bonds for the purchase of the
grounds and erecting thereon a city hall
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, 1908,
to incur a debt of ninety thousand
$500 ooo) dollars for the purpose Of
purchasing ground in the said city to
cost fifteen thousand ISIS ,ooo) dollars,
or such a part thereof as may be neces-
sary, and to erect thereon a city hall to
cost seventy-fve thousand ISIS, ooo)
dollars, or such part thereof as may
be necessary, the title to which shall
rest in the city of Shreveport: and to
issue negotiable bonds of the said city to
dollars for the said purpose, running
for (. period of twenty (2o) years, to be
dated January /, 1908. with interest pay
able se1ni-annually at the rate of four
| (4) per cent per annun; and, IN order
to pay same, to levy and assess a spc-
cial tax of one and one-fourth e I-4)
mills per annum on the dollar on the
assessed valuation of the property in
So d city for the following years, to-
wit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908,
| 1909 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915,
1910, 1917, 1913, 1910, 1920, 1921, 1922,
or as many years thereof as will suffice
for the payment of the principal and
| the interest of said bonds not to be ne
gotiated until required for said i'm
| prOvements, and any past due coupons
at date of negotiation to be clipped off
! of said bonds"
The form of ballots AGAINST the prop
OsitlOn to incur debt and issue bonds
| for the purchase of grounds and erect
ing thereon d city hall shll be as fol
! lows:
Against the proposition submitted
to the vote of the property taxpayers of
| the city of Shreveport, La, by ordi-
nance adopted on the thirtieth day of
| March, 1908, to incur debt of ninety
| thousand ($ooooo) dollars for the pur
pose of purchasing ground in the said
| city to cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo)
| dollars, or such part thereof as may
be necessary, and to erect thereon a city
hall to cost seventy-flve thousand dol
lars (S75,oCo) or such a part thereof
as may be necessary, the title to which
shall rest in the city OF Shreveport, and
to issue negotiable bonds of the said
city to the extent of ninety thousand
600, ooo) dollars, for the said purpose,
running for a period Of twenty years
(2o), to be dated January I, 1908, with
interest payable semi-annually, at the
rate of four Cd Der cent per annum.
and. in order to nay same, to levy and
assess special tax of one and one
fourth Il I-4) mills per annum on the
dollar on the assessed valuation of the
property in said CITY for the following
years to-wit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907,
1908, 1900, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, 1913, 1910, 1920, 1921,
1922, or as many years thereof as will
suffice for the payment of the principal
and the interest Of said bonds, not to be
negotiated until required for said i'm
provements, and any past due coupons
at date of negotiation to be clipped off
of said bonds"
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that
the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of granting to the
Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Rail-
way Company the right to use, occupy
and otherwise obstruct Spring street be-
tween blocks D and J of block 81, or
Roland Jones addition, in the city of
Shreveport, and also the alley in said
block D, shall be as follows:
For the proposition submitted to the
vote of the property taxpayers of the
city of Shreveport, La, by an ordinance
adopted ON the end day of April, 1888
to grant to the Kansas City, Shreve-
port and Gulf Railway Company the
right to use, occunv and obstruct Spring
street between blocks D and ] of block
o., Or Roland Jones addition, in the city
Of Shreveport, and also the alley in said
block D, the said company to keep open
and dedicate to public use the extern
sion or prolongation of Market street
through its property acquired by it in
appropriation proceedings, subject to its
right to cross same with its tracks to
reach its freight depot; provided fur
Their that the city reserves the right to
compel said railway company to pay its
share of the cost of viaduct over its
property and closed portion of said
Spring street."
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 taxpavers of the
city of Shreveport, La. by an ordinance
adopted on the end day of April, 1903,
to grant to the Kansas City, Shreveport
and Gulf Railway Company the right to
use, occupy and obstruct Spring street
between blocks D and ] of block 81, or
Roland Jones addition, in the city of |
Shreveport, and also the alley in said
block D, the said company to keep open
and dedicate to public use the extension |
or prolongation of Market street
through its property acquired by it in
appropriation proceedings, subject to
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