The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-05
NOTICE OF Election.

of Shreveport, IN lawful ana regular
session convened on April end, 1908,
did unanimously pass the following
ordinance. to-Wn:
By Mr.. Dickson.
AN ORDINANCE
FIXING voting places and appointing
commissioners and clerks Of cleo
ton for each ward to serve III the
following eiectlOns: CD Submit
ting the question Of mourning debt
and issuing bonds therefor tor the
Improvement and pavement OF
streets and alleys in the city of
Shreveport. (2) Submitting the
+ question of mourning debt and lssu-
ing bonds for the purchase OF
ground and erecting thereon city
hall in the city of Shreveport. 90
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
] of block 81, or Roland Jones ad-
dition, 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 Parkvlew subd1--
vision between Park avenue and
Sycamore street, in the city OF
Shreveport. 90 The question OF
mourning debt and issuing nego-
table bonds for the purpose OF lay
ing and constructing 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 IL, 1908; also prescribing the
form of ballots to be used, duty OF
registrar to furnish list OF taNpay-
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
council, in legal and regular assembly
that the following polling
places in the city of Shreveport (belng
he same polling places at which the
asst election in this city was held)
,e and are hereby fixed as the polling
places at which shall be held the cleo
ions on Tuesday, May the 18th, 1908,
llready ordered, for voting CD on the
proposition to issue four Cd per cent
hirty (3o) year bonds to the amount
# one fundre and lightweight thous-
md ($1SS,ooooo) dollars to be paid by
special tax of two and one-eighth
2 I-S) mills per year for thirty (3o)
ears, or. so such a smaller number OF
ears as may be necessary, for paving
md improving the streets and alleys OF
he city of Shreveport. (2) On the
proposition to issue four Cd per cent
wenty (2ol> year bonds to the amount
# ninety thousand ($oo,ooo.oo) dollars,
0 BeApaid by a special tax of one and
,ne-foa1rth & LAD mills per year for
Wenty 12o) wears, or such smaller
lumber Of years as may be necessary,
or purchasing ground and building
hereon a city hall for the use and bene-
it of said. city. 60 On the question of
.ranting to the Kansas City, Shreveport
nd Gulf Railway Company the right
o use, occupy and otherwise obstruct
,nring street between blocks D and J |
f block 67, or Roland Jones addition,
n the. city of Shreveport, and also the
LEY in said block D. Cd On the ques-
ion of granting to the Shreveport Base
sall Association the right to use, occu-
" and otherwise obst-uct the alley |
orth of Walnut street in. Parkview
ubdivision between Park avenue and
sycamore streets, in the city of Shreve-
ort. 60 On the question of mourning
ebt and issuing negotiable bonds for
he purpose of laying and constructing
storm sewer on Crockett, Louisiana,
farshall and Mcneil streets, and a
torn sewer on Edwards and Travis
treets, also storm sewer from inter
action of Lawrence street and Texas
venue to intersection OF Christian and
,ravis streets, and in order to pay
aerefor, to issue four ~ per cent
1irty (3o) year bonds to the amount of
xenty thousand $4,000 oo) dollars, to
e paid by a special tax of one-fourth
1-4J Oh Olie iiIii pei ySdl ioi Unity |
3o) years, or such fewer number of
ears as may be necessary; also that the
slowing commissioners and clerks of
lid election at each polling place be
nd are hereby named: " s-~@
Ward I of City-Engine house on
ravis street: Commissioners, Ben
White, III. A. Winter, Ben Landnan:
ERIK, NJ A. McCutchen.
Ward of City-Court house: Com
lissioners, Jules Dreyfuss, ]. New.
ord, H. F. Doll; clerk, F. R. Callaway.l
Ward 3 of City,. D. PAGES. old
1op, now occupied by c. c. Hartman
Co: Commissioners, w. II. Williams,
Goldstein, G. A. Turner; clerk, Wal
r Marburg.
Ward of City-Bickham's store on
ordan street: Commissioners, w. A. /
iabry, ]. F. WEIGH, F. w. Pals; clerk,
[. Dingle.
Ward 5 of City-Charles Steers store
4 Texas avenue: Commissioners, Will
am Lowe, w. S. Penick, Jr., D. B.
hamilton; clerk, v. L. Fulton. /
Ward of City. Sudlin's old store
i Plank Road: Commissioners, w. 6. |
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