The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-29

past due coupons attached q date
Of negotiation to be clipped off Of
same"
Sec. 4. Be it Alrthe< ordained, shat
the form of ballots to be voted a, said
election in favor of mourning debt and
issuing bonds for the purchase cs the
grounds and erecting thereon . city Aa1l
shall be as follows
For the proposition submitted to he
vote Of the property taxpayers of che
city Of Shreveport, La, by ordinance
adopted on the goth day of March, soo,,
to incur q debt of ninety thousand
($oo.ooo) dollars FOR the purpose Of
purchasing ground in she said city to
cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo) dollars,
or such part thereos as may be neces-
sary, and to erect thereon sity hall 10
cost seventy-hve thousand ($75,ooo)
dollars, ov such . part thereof as A1ay
be necessary, che title - which shall
rest in the city q Shreveport; and y
issue negotiable bonds Of the said city %
the extent Of ninety thousand 1890, ooo)
dollars 6or che said purpose, cunning
for perio& of twenty l2ot years, 10 be
dated January !, aoo3. with interess pay
able seml-annually az che cate 81 four
l4) pes sent pee annum; and, in ordes
TO pay same, 90 levy and assess ~-spc-
cial sa1 % one and one-iourth QUO
mills PEI snn,lm on ahe aollas on Sle
assessed valuation 81 che property IN
So I sity ios Che following years, to-
vie: soo3. 1904, 1905 900. 1907, sso8.
1909 1910 soIs, s9l1, 1917 1914 &oIs
1910. 1919, OBS, s)19, 1920, 1921, &322
Or as Qlany yeaes thereof IS will suffice
fos die payment % the principal and
che a1teress ID said bonds not to be ne
gotiated &ntis sequrt& for SAID i'm
provenenss, and any Aast %~ coupons
az date of segotiAion to be clipped o%
Of said bonds
The form Of Ballots AGAINST tie Drop
osition q sncus debt and issue 6onds
fos the purchase Of grounds and eject
ing thereon c9s halt shall Se as fol
lows:
Against n. sroposaos submitted
s die vote Of the property @xpayse of.
the city Of Shreveport, Ia, by erdi-1
nance adopted on the <hirtieth Gay Of
March, sco3 d incur \ aebt of ninety
thousand $500, ooo> dollars for the Rur-
pose of purchasing ground in che said
city q Sose fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo>
dollars, or such 4 CART thereof as R,ay
be necessary, and 70 erect thereon = city
hall y cost scventy-fve thousand dol
lars ($75,ooo) Or such , part whereof
as may be necessary, the title 20 which
shall rest in the city of Shreveport, and
to issue negotiable bonds Of the said
city q the extent Of ninety thousand
($oo,ooo) dollars, for the said purpose,
running fos a period of %venty years
(2o), to be dated January @ 1908, with
interest payable semi-annually. az the
rate of four sd per sent per annum,
and. in order to cay same 90 levy and
assess 4 special tax % one and enc
fourth tR1-4) mills per annum on the
dollar on the assessed valuation of the
years to-wit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1905, 1907,
1908, 1909, SoIo, 1911, 1912, 1913 1914,
loI5, 1916, 1917. 1913, 1919, 1920, vo2I,
1922, or as many years thereof as will
suffice for the payment of the principal
and the interest of said bonds, not 90 be
negotiated until required for said i'm
provements, and any past due coupons
at date of negotiation to be slipped off
of said bonds"
Sec S. Be id further ordained, &1at
the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of granting 60 the
Kansas City, Shreveport and Guli Rail-
way Company the right to use, occupy
and otherwise obstruct Spring street be-
tween blocks D and ] of block 81, or
Roland Jones addition, in the city Of
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
10 grant to the Kansas City, Shreve-
port and Gulf Railway Company the
right to use, occunv and obstruct Spring
street between blocks D and ] Of block
81, or Roland Jones addition, in the sity
of Shreveport, and also the alley in said
block D, the said company to keep open
md dedicate to public use the extern
sion or prolongation of Markes street
through its property acquired by il IN
appropriation proceedings, subject q. its
right to cross same with its tracks 90
reach its freight depot; provided fur
Their that the city reserves the right %
compel said railway company TO pay its
share of the cost of siaduct over cts
property and closed eortion "t said
Spring street.
The form of ballots against the fore
going proposition in shis section shall
be as follows:
Against the proposition submitted o.
the vote of the property taxpayers of the
city of Shreveport, La. by an ordinance
adopted on the end day of April, 1903,
% grant TO the Kansas City. Shreveport
and Gulf Railway Company the right q
use, occupy and obstruct Spring street
between blocks d and ] of block e.. or
Roland Jones addition, in the city Of
Shreveport, and ais" 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, subjece %
its right to cross same with its tiaSks
to reach its freight depot provided fur
Their, that the city reserves the right 20
compel said railway company to pay its
share of the cost of viaduct oves its
property and closed portion Of said