The Caucasian., 1903-04-22
AN ORDINANCE


ting the question of incurring debt
and issuing bonds therefor for the
Improvement and pavement of
streets and alleys in the city Of
Shreveport (2) Submitting the
question Of incurring debt and issu-
ing bonds for the purchase of
ground and erecting thereon a city
hall in the city of Shreveport. Cd
Submitting the question of granting
to the Kansas City, Shreveport and
Gulf Railway Company the right to
use. occupy and otherwise obstruct
Spring street between blocks d and
J of block 81, or Roland Jones ad-
dtion, in the city of Shreveport,
and also the alley in said block D..
(4) The question of granting to the
Shreveport Base Ball Association
the right to use, occupy and other
wise obstruct the alley north of
Walnut street in Parkview subdi-
vision between Park avenue and
Sycamore street, in the city Of
Shreveport. 80 The question of
incurrng debt and issuing nego-
table bonds for the purpose of lay
ing and constructing a, storm sewer
on Crockett, louisiana, Marshall
and Mcneil streets, and storm
sewer on Edwards and Travis
streets, also storm sewer from in
tersection of Lawrence street and
Texas avenue to intersection of
Christian and Travis streets. Said
elections to be held on Tuesday,
May II, 1908; also prescribing the
form of ballots to be used, duty of
registrar to furnish list of taxpay-
ers entitled to vote, fixing the hour
for the opening and closing of the
polls and disposition to be made of
returns, and appointing the day on
which the council shall convene to
canvass the returns and declare the
results of said elections.
Section l. Be it ordained by the city
in legal and regular assembly
that the following polling
places in the city of Shreveport (being
the same polling places at which the
last election in this city was heidi
be and are hereby fixed as the polling
places at which shall be held the cleo
tons on Tuesday, May the 18th, 1908,
already ordered, for voting (D on the
to issue four (4) per cent
thirty (3o) year bonds to the amount
Of one hundre' and eighty-eight thous-
and ($ISS,ooooo) dollars to be paid by
4 special tax of two and one-eighth
& I-8) mills per year for thirty (3o)
years, or SO such a smaller number of
years as may be necessary, for paving
and improving the streets and alleys of
he city of Shreveport. (2) On the
to issue four CD per cent
wenty (2o) year bonds to the amount
If ninety thousand ($oo,ooooo) dollars,
o be paid by special tax of one and
one fourth (II-4) mills per year for
wenty (2o) years, or such a smaller
number of years as may be necessary,
.or purchasing ground and building
hereon a city hall for the use and bene-
it of said city. CD On the question of
granting to the Kansas City, Shreveport
md Gulf Railway Company the right
O use, occupy and otherwise obstruct
5nring street between blocks D and ]
If block 67, or Roland Jones addition,
n the city of Shreveport, and also the
L1ley in said block D. (4) On the ques-
ion of granting to the Shreveport Base
Ball Association the right to use, occu- |
w and otherwise obstruct the alley |
lorth of Walnut street in Parkview |
between Park avenue and |
Sycamore streets, in the city of Shreve
,ort (5) On the question of mourning |
lebt and issuing negotiable bonds for
he purpose of laying and constructing |
storm sewer on Crockett, Louisiana. |
MARSHALL and Mcneil streets, and a
torn sewer on Edwards and Travis
II
ection of Lawrence street and Texas |
venue to intersection of Christian and |
Travis streets, and in order to pay
herefor, to issue four (4) per cent |
hirty (3o) year bonds to the amount Of
wenty thousand ($2o,ooo.oo) dollars, to
'e paid by a special tax of one-fourth |
la of one mill per year for thirty
3o) years, or such a fewer number of
ears as may be necessary; also that the |
commissioners and clerks of |
aid election at each polling place be
nd are hereby named:
Ward I of City-Enesne house on
travis street: Commissioners, Ben
White, H. A. Winter, Ben Landman :
Jerk, NJ A. McCutcilen
Ward of City-Court house: Com
IHSStOIlClSs JulCo bteyluSS3 J. "S w .
8ord. H. F. Doll; clerk, F. r. Galloway.
Ward 3 of City,. D. PAGES old
hop, now occupied by c. c. Hardnan
I Co.: Commissioners, w. H. Williams,
). Goldstein, G. A. Turner; clerk, Wal
er Marburg.
Ward of City-Bickham' store on
ordan street: Commissioners, w. A.
Iabry, J. F. Welch, F. w. Pals; clerk,
u. Dingle.
Ward of City-Charles Steers store
n Texas avenue: Commissioners, Will
lam Lowe, w. S. Penick, Jr., D. B.
hamilton; clerk, V. L. Fulton.
Ward E Of city,. Sudlin's old store
N Plank Road: Commissioners, w. G.
Vadley, DR.. John I. Scott, Lee Gull
EFT; clerk, Robert R. Emory.
Ward 7 of city--Snell & Stokes store
n Texas avenue: Commissioners, F. H.
w. A. Troegel, w. c. AL
ton; clerk, Ernest Laeneer.
Ward of city-Luchi,li's old barber
hop on Plank Road: Commissioners,
\. Benoit, Elias Lake, D. H. Cas-
le; clerk, R. }. Porter. / /
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