The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-03
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"..-i - and r"Gc)jNg thrrr' II cry hall
-..'i' hv Is follows:
"r.~ The Proposition ~"lnnjtr"d t" the
". t tic rro;".~iy taNpnl,r> If The
... Shreveport. la, ~ rr'jIn1nrr
~ 49,, ! ,.o nc ,snh day vi March, zoos.
r.. rr:r y hlt IT ninety thousand
-, uanr) dollar, for the purpose If
p.;ra.~uC grrund in the sad city t"
r,,~, fifteen tI"u~1nd t&ISOoO1 dollars.
,r >lt,h il part thereof a, may he nrre>-
~I~v, and to erect thereon Il city iaIl to
COSY ~ryrnty-tivc thousand l$z5,OoO)
Dollars, or such Il part thereof as may
We necessary the title to which shall
rest in the city Of Shreveport; and to
issue negotiable bonds OF the said city to
the extent of sincty thousand '$oo.ooo)
dollars for the said purpose, running
for a period Os twenty ( 2O) years, to be
dated January /. 1908, with interest pay
able scmi-annually at the rate Of four
(4) per Ccns per annum: and, III nrd@
to pay same, to levy and assess Spe-
ciul tax OF one and one fourth orc
mills per annum on the dollar on the
a~~r~ ~cl Variation Of the property IN
$. Il city for the following years, to-
Wit: 1908, 1904. 1905, 1000, 1907, IHOH
1000. 1910, lVI1. IUI2, 1913 lOI4, lois,
IVIn, 10Y, 1913, 1910, 1920, 1921. 1922
,r Il, many years thereof as will StttIrH
i,r the payment Of the principal and
tine interest q sHjd bonds not t. be ne
@"tItt>j until required for sad IN
AMI any past due coupons
1T date Of negotiation to be clipped off
If sud bonds
The form If ballots 2"ainst the prop
u~itiun t. incur debt and issue bonds
for h" purchase of grounds and erect
ing thereon 4 city hall shall be as fol
lows:
against the proposition submitted
10 the vote Of the property taxpayers OF
the ely Of Shreveport, La, by Ordl-
nance adopted on the thrtieth day Of
March. 1903, to incur a debt Ot@nlnety
thousand ($OO,OOO) dollars for the pur
pose of purchasing ground i'll the said
city to cost fifteen thousand ($15.OOO)
dollars, or such part thereof as may
be necessary. and to erect thereon city
hall to cost scvcnty-hve thousand dol
lars ($T5,OOO) 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
($oo,ooo) dollars. for Che said purpose,
running for a period of twenty years
t2o), to be dated January !, 1893, with
interest payable annually, at the
rate Of four Cd Ger sent per annum,
and, in order to Gay same, to levy and
assoc a special tax of one and one
fourth e - mills aer annum on die
dollar on she assessed valuation of che
in said citv for the following
years to-wit: 1908. 1909 1905, 1906 1907,
1908, 1909. 1910, @OII, 1912, 1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, 1913, 1910, 1920, 1921,
1922, OF 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. s. Be it further ortaine@ that
the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of granting to the
Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Rail
wav Company the right to use, occupy
and otherwise obstruct Spring street be-
tween blocks 10 and = of block 81, or
Roland Jones addition, in the city %
and also the alley in said
block D. shall be as follows:
For the proposition submitted to the
vote of the property taxpayers OF Che
city of Shreveport, La, by an ordinance
adopted on the end day of April 1858.
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
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
lllt FolS VI TIC pIopSlty taxpayers Vi Tie
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 J 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
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
and closed portion Of said
Spring street.
Sec. g. 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 purpose of laying
and constructing a storm sewer on
Crockett street from Edwards to Louis
lana thence on / o11ieiano from, C-Oclrr+t