The Caucasian., 1903-04-22

past due coupons attached as date
of negotiation to be clipped off n
same
Sec l. Be it further ordained, Nat
the form of ballots to be aoted a, said
election in favor of incurring debt and
issuing bonds for the purchase % the
grounds and erecting thereon a city hall
shall be as follows:
For the proposition subnitte4 TO sle
vote of the property taxpayers Of the
city of Shreveport, La, by ordinance
adopted on the goth day of March, 1908.
to incur a debt Of ninety Alousand
| ($oo.oOo) dollars for the purpose Of
purchasing ground in the said city y
cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo) dollars,
or such part thereof as may be neces-
! Sary, and to erect thereon a CITY hall to
cost seventy-hve thousand ($75,ooo
dollars, or such part thereof as NAV
be necessary, the title to WhlCh sail
rest in the city of Shreveport; and TO
issue negotiable bonds of the said city to
the extent of ninety thousand ($oo, ,onO)
dollars for the said purpose. running
for a period of twenty (2o) years, to Be
dated January I, 1903, with integkst Ny
able semi -annually at the rate of four
to pay same, to levy and assess a spe-
cial tax of one arla one-fourth (Ii-A
mills per annum on the dollar on the
assessed valuation of the property in
So city for ths following years, t.
wit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1905, 1907, 1903,
1909, 1870 1911, 1912, 1914 1919 1915,
1916, 1917, 1913, 1910 1920, 1921, ao22
or as many years theretN as will suffice
for the payment of the principal and
the interest of said bonds not to be ne
gotiated until required DR. said i'm
provements, and any past due coupons
at date of negotiation to n clippeS off
of said bonds
The form of ballots AGAINST the prop
osition to incur debt and iaue bonds
for the purchase of grounds and erect
ing thereon city hall shall be as fol
lows:
against the Noposition submitted
to the vote of the property taxpayers of
the city of Shreveport, IA, BY ordi-
nance adopted on the thlrtieth day Of
March. 1903, to incur debt Of ninety
thousand ($oo,ooo) dollars fos the pur-
pose of purchasing ground in the said
city to cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo)
dollars, or such part thereof as may
be necessary, and to erect thereon city
hall to cost seventy-hve thousand dol
lars ($75,ooo) or such D parv thereof
as may be necessary, the title 10 which
shall rest in the city of Shreveport, and
to issue negotiable bonds OF the said
city to the extent of ninety thousand
($ooooo) dollars, for the said purpose,
running for a period of twenty years
(2o), to be dated January l, 1903, 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 special tax of one and one
fourth & I-4) mills per annum on the
dollar on the assessed valuation of the
property in said citv for the following
years towit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907,
1908, 1909, 1870 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,
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. S. 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 67, 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, 1893.
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 exten-
sion or prolongation of Market street
through its property acquired by it in
expropriation proceedings subject to its
right to cross same with its tracks to
reach its freight depot; provided fur
ther that the city reserves the right tc
compel said railway company to pay it,
share of the cost of viaduct over its
property and closed portion of said
Spring street.
The form of ballots against the Dre- |
going proposition in this section shall
be as follows:
Against the proposition submtted TO
the vote of the property taxpayers of the
city of Shreveport, La. by an ordinance
adopted on the end day of April, 1908
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 ie in
appropriation proceedings, subject to
its right to cross same with its tracks
to reach its freight depot; provided fur
ther, that the city reserves the right tc
compel said railway company to pay its
share of the cost of viaduct over its
property and closed portion of said