The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-05

| Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
the form of ballots to devoted 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 or the goth day of March, 1908,
to incur a debt of ninety thousand
$780, ooo) dollars for the purpose of
purchasing ground in the said city to
cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo) dollars,
or such a part thereof as may be neces-
sary, and to erect thereon city hall to
cost seventy five thousand ($75,ooo)
dollars or such a part thereof as may
be necessary, the title to which shall
issue negotiable bonds of the said city to
the extent of ninety thousand 100000
dollars for the said purpose, running
for period of twenty (2o) years, to be
dated January I, 1903. with interest pay
able semi-annually at the rate of four
Cd per cent per annum; and, IN order
to pay same, to levy and assess a spe-
cial tax of one and one-fourth Il ~
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,
1909, 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 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
osition to incur debt and issue bonds
for the purchase of grounds and erect
ing thereon city hall shall 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 thirtlcth day of
March, 1905, to incur debt of ninety
thousand ($0oooo) dollars for the pur-
pose of purchasing ground in the said
city to cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo)
dollars, or such a part thereof as may
be necessary, and to erect thereon city
hall to cost seventy-tlve Thousand dol
lars ($z5,OOo) 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 the extent of ninety thousand
(Sgoooo) dollars, for the said purpose,
running for period of twenty years
(2o), to be dated January I, 1905 with
interest payable annually, at the
rate OF tour Cd per cent per annum,
and, in order to nay same, to levy and
assess a special tax of one and one
fourth (II-4) mills per annum on the
dollar on the assessed valuation of the
property in said CITY for the following
years to-wlt: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907,
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, 1913, 1919, 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-
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, 1903,
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 J of block
o7, 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 a 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 taxpayers 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
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
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 a viaduct over its
property and closed portion of said
Spring street"
Sec. f. Be it further ordained, that
the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of mourning debt and