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

sec. 4. be 1t 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 q ale
vote of the property taxpayers of the
city of Shreveport. La, by ordinance
adopted on the goth day of March, 1908
to incur debt of ninety thousand
| ($ooooo) dollars for the purpose Of
purchasing ground in the said city to
cost fifteen thousand ($I5ooo) dollars,
or such a part thereof as may be neces-
sary, and to erect thereon a city hall to
cost seventy five thousand ($75,ooo)
dollars, or such a part thereCW as may
be necessary, the title to which shall
rest in the city of Shreveport ana to
issue negotiable bonds of the said city to
| the extent of ninety thousand ($ooooo)
dollars for the said purpose, running
for period of tive ty (2o) years, q be
dated January I, 1903. with interest pay
able semi annually at the eAate of four
| (4) per cent per annum; and, in order
to pay same. to levy and assess a spe-
Cial tax of one and one fourth (@1-4)
mills per annum on the dollar on the
assessed valuation of the property in
So city for the following years, o.
wit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908,
1909, 1910, 1911, 1919, 1913, 1914, 1915,
| 1910, 1917, 1918, 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 ne
gotiated until required for said I'M
prove1nents, and any pase due coupons
at date of negotiation to be clipped off
of said bonds
| The form of ballots AGAINST abe prop
osition to incur debt and issue bonds
| for the purchase of grounds and erect
| ing thereon a city hall shall be as Sol
lows:
Against the proposition submitted
| to the vote of the property taxpayers of
| the city OF Shreveport, La, by ordi-
nance adopted on the ehrtieth day Of
| thousand ($0o,ooo) dollars for the pur-
pose of purchasing ground in the said
| city to cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo)
dollars, or such a part thereof as may
| be necessary, and to erect thereon city
| hall to cost seventy-fve thousand dol
lars ($75,ooo) or such a part thereof
as may be necessary, the title to which
| shall rest in the city of Shreveport, and
to issue negotiable bonds of the said
city to the extent of ninety thousand
($ooooo) 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 per cent per annum,
and, in order to nay same, to levy and
assess a special tax of one and one
fourth (1 10 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, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921,
1929, 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 e., 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, 1898
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
reach its freight depot; provided fur
| ttffiieff that the city reserves the right to
compel said railway company to pay 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 TIC plopOS1lloH submitted ~
the vote Of the property taxpayers Of the
city of Shreveport, La. by an ordinance
adopted on the and 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 67, 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
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"
Sec f. Be it further ordained that
the form az ballots TO he voted at said