The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-08

the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of mourning debt and
issuing bonds for the purchase of tie
grounds and erecting thereon a city hall
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
to incur a debt of ninety thousand
5000 oo) dollars for the purpose of
purchasing ground in the said city to
cost fifteen thousand (Sl5ooo) dollars
or such part thereof as may be neces-
Sary, and to erect thereon a city hall to
cost seventy-hve thousand ($75,o
dollars. or such part thereof as may
be necessary, the title to which shall
rest in the city of Shreveport; and to
issue negotiable bonds of the said city to
the extent of ninety thousand ($QO,OoO)
dollars for the said purpose, running
for period of twenty (2O) years, to be
dated January I, 1908, with interest ply
able seni-annually at the rate Of tour
(4) per cent per annrl1n; and, IN order
to pay same, to levy and assess a spe
cial tax of one and one-fourth Il -
mills per annum on the dollar on the
assessed valuation Of the property in
50 d city for the following years, to-
wit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1900, 1907, 1908,
1900, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915
1915, 1917, 1913, 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
provements, and any past due coupons
at date of negotiation to be clipped off
Of said bonds
The form of ballots AGAINST the prop
ositon to incur debt and issue bonds
for the purchase of grounds and erect
:ng thereon city hall shall be as fol
lows:
Against the proposition submitted
to the vote Of the property taxpayers of
the city of Shreveport, La by Ordl
nance adopted on the thirtieth day of
March, 1908, to incur a debt of ninety
thousand ($oo,ooo) dollars for the pur-
pose of purchasing ground in the said
city to cost fifteen thousand ($I5,Ooo)
dollars, or such a part thereof as may
be necessary, and to erect thereon city
hall to cost seventy-hve thousand dol
lars ($75,ooo) or such a part thereof
IS may be necessary, the title to which
shall rest in the city of Shreveport, and
to issue negotiable bonds of the said
city to the extent of ninety thousand
($Qo,ooo) dollars, for the said purpose,
running for a period of twenty years
(2o), to be dated January I, 1908 with
interest payable semi-annualy, 1t the
rate of four CD per cent per annum,
md. in order to nay same, to levy and
assess a special tax of one and one
fourth (II-4) mills per annum on the
dollar on the assessed valuation of the
property in said CITY for the following
years to-wlt: 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907,
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1910, 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
negotiated until required for said i'm
orovements, and any past due coupons
1t date of negotiation to be clipped off
If 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
md otherwise obstruct Spring street be-
tween blocks D and J of block 81, 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, 1903
70 grant to the Kansas City, Shreve-
bort and Gulf Railway Company the |
right to use, occunv and obstruct Spring |
street between blocks D and J of block |
u, Or Roland Jones addition, in the city |
If 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 |
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
Shars 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
De as follows:
Against the proposition submitted to
he vote of the property taxpayers of the
;1ty of Shreveport, La. by an ordinance
ldcpted on the End day of April, 1909
o grant TO the Kansas City, Shreveport
md Gulf Railway Company the right to
Use, occupy and obstruct Spring street
between blocks D and ] of block o., or
Roland Jones addition, in the city of
shreveport, and also the alley in said
'lock D, the said company to keep open
nd dedicate to public use the extension
n prolongation of Market street
trough. its property acquired by it in
appropriation proceedings, subject to
IS right to cross same with its tracks
0 reach its freight depot; provided fur
her, that the city reserves the right to
ompel said railway company to pay its
hare of the cost of a viaduct over it's !
roperty and closed portion of said
'pring street."
Sec. f. Be it further ordained, that
ne form of ballots to be voted at said S
e