The Caucasian., 1903-04-22

">"NA AAciil liltCl SSCllCil Oh Lawrence
street and Texas avenue to intersection
OF Christian and Travis streets, in the
SAID city, to cost twenty thousand dol
lars \S2o,ooo), or such a part thereof
as may be necessary, and to issue neso-
TABLE bonds of the said city to the ex-
tent Of twenty thousand ($2o,ooo) dol
lars tor SAID purpose, running for Pc
rod OF thirty (3o) years, to be dated
January l., 1903, 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-tourth (1-4) of one mill on
the dollar per annum on the assessable
property Of the city Of Shreveport for
the following years, to-wit: 1903, 1904,
I%o5, 1900, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918,
1910 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
IG2o, 1927, 1923, 1920, 1890, 1891, Ios2,
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
provcments 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 on the goth day of March, 1903,
u incur debt of twenty thousand
(S2o,ooo) dollars for the purpose of
laying and constructing a 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 ($2o,ooo). or such part thereof as
may be necessary, and to issue negoti-
able bonds of the said city to the extent
of twenty thousand ($2oooo) dollars
for said purpose, running for a period
of thirty (3o) years, to be dated Janu-
ar I, 1903, with interest payable semi
annually at the rate of four (4) per
cent per annum; and, in order to pay
same, to levy and assess special tax of
one-fourth (I-4) of one (I) mill on the
dollar per annum on the assessabIe
property of the city of Shreveport for
the following years, to-wit: 1909, 1901,
1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, 1917, 1918,
1919, 1920, io2I, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1895,
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1880, 1891, 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
improvements, and past due coupons at
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, 1908.
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 proyid-
ed that in event said alley shall be va
Gated by the said Shreveport Base Bali
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 70
the vote of the property taxpayers OF
the city of Shreveport, La, by ordi-
nance 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 Parkyiew
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 ball ptr-
poses. then the said alley to revert to
the said city,
Sec. g. Be it further ordained that
The polls shall be opened from 7 am.
until 5 pm. of the day of said elections.
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 counci-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
he mayor and the city council shall, in
open session, on Wednesday, May IS,
1908, at O'Clock pm, proceed to open
the ballot boxes, examine and count the
ballots in number and amount, exam
inc and canvass the returns and declare
the results of the said elections.
Adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: Busbey, Conger, Currie, Dick
son, Foster, jenkins, Lowenthal, Quig-
les. Rand, Thoman, Wise.
Nays None.