The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-06


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 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 nego-
table bonds of the said city to the ex-
tent of twenty thousand ($2oooo) dol
Rod of thirty (3o) years, to be dated
semi annually at the rate of four (4
pay same, to levy and assess a special
| the dollar per annum on the assessable
property of the city of Shreveport for
| the following years, to-wit: 1903, 1904
1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911.
1912, 1913, 1914 1915, 1916, 1917, 1913,
1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 1926,
| 1926, 1927, 1923, 1929, 1890, 1881, 1882,
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
provements, 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, 1908.
% incur debt of twenty thousand
| ($2o,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
ll1ey between Milan and Crockett, on
Mcneil from Crockett to Milan; also
l storm sewer on Edwards street from
Texas to Travis, thence on Travis from
| Edwards to Marshall; also storm
sewer from intersection of Lawrence
street and Texas avenue to intersection
If 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-
lble bonds of the said city to the extent
| If twenty thousand ($2o,ooo) dollars
for said purpose, running for a period
| IF thirty (3o) years, to be dated Janu-
lr'- 1, 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
| )ne-fourth (I-A) of one CD mill on the
dollar per annum on the assessable
| property of the city of Shreveport for
| he following years, to-wit: Ioo3 1904,
| 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, 1917, 1913,
| 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 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
improvements and past due coupons at
Eached 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 Parkyew subdivision
between Park avenue and Sycamore
street in the city of Shreveport proyid-
I'd that in event said alley shall be va
cated by the said Shreveport Base Ball
Association for base bali purposes then
he 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-
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 Parkview |
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 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 pm. Of the day of said elections.
he commissioners are hereby in
structed to count the votes immediate
~ 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