The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-03

IQ&2, or as many years thereof dH WIZ
suffice for the payment Of tho principal
and the interest of said bonds; sad
bonds not to be negotiated unit!
required for SAID improvements. and
past due coupons attached at date
Of negotiation to be clipped Oft ct
same.
Sec. 4. BE it further ordained, that
! the form Of ballots to be voted 1T Sald
! election IN favor Of mourning debt ana
issuing bonds for the purchase OF the
| grounds and crectng thereon a city hall
shall be rs follows:
! "E'Or the proposition submitted to tie
vote Of the property taxpayers OF the
city Of Shreveport, La, by ordinance
Iadoptcd ON the goth day Of March, 1908,
to incur a debt Of ninety thousand
4 100000 dollars for the purpose OF
fpurchasing ground in the said city t"
cost fifteen thousand (SI5.oOo) dollars,
or such part thereof rs may he ncCsN-
~ary, and to erect thereon Il city hall to
lCOst scvcnty-hvC thousand tN5ooo)
dollars, or such a part thereof as may
be necessary, the title to winch shall
rest in the city Of Shreveport: and to
issue negotiable bonds of the SAID city to
lthc extent Of ninety thousand (%}oooo)
! dollars for the SAID purpose, running
| for a period Of twenty (2O) years. to be
dated january I, 1908 with interest pay
able ui-annually at the rate OF tour
| ca per cent per annuin; and, III order
to pay same, 70 levy and assess a spc-
cial tax of one and Onc-fOurth Il I'D
mills per annum on the dollar on the
assessed valuation of the property III
50 d city for the following years, to-
(wlt: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1000, 1907, 1908,
1000. 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 1914, l0I5,
1910, 1917, 1913, 1910, 1920 1921, 1922,
or as many years thereof as Will Suttce
for the payment Of the principal and
the interest Of said bonds not to be ne
gotiatcd until required for sad i'm
prOvcmcntS, and any past due coupons
at date Of negotiation to be clipped Oft
of said bonds.
The form Of ballots AGAINST the prop
OSition to incur debt and issue bonds
for the purchase Of grounds and erect
ing thereon Il 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 ordi-
nance adopted on the thirtlcth day Of
March, 1908, to incur a debt of ninety
thousand l$OO,Ooo) dollars for the pur
pose Of purchasing ground in the said
city to cost fifteen thousand ($t5,ooo)
dollars, or such part thereof as may
be necessary, and to erect thereon a city
hall 20 cost scventy-ilve thousand dol
lars ($7s,ooO) or such a part thereof
as may be necessary, the title to which
shall rest in the city Of Shreveport, and
Ito issue negotiable bonds of the said
city to the extent Of ninety thousand
t$0oooo) dollars, for Abe said purpose,
running sOr a period Of twenty years
coy. 20 be dated January I. 1908, with
interest payable sen-annually, at the
rate % four 60 per cent per annum.
and. in order to nay same, to levy and
assess a special tax of one and one
fourth (11-4) mills per annum on the
dollar on the assessed valuation Of the
property in said CITY for the following
years to-wit: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1900, 1907,
1908, 1900 1910, 1911. 1912, 1913, 1914
1915. 1916, 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
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 il further ordained, that
the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor Of granting 20 the
Kansas City. Shreveport and Gulf Rail
wav Company the right 90 use, occupy
and otherwise obstruct Spring street be-
tween blocks y and % of block 81, Or
Roland Jones addition, in the fity of
Shreveport, and also the alley in said
block D. shall be as follows
For the proposition submitted TO sle
b 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, occuD" and obstruct Spring
street between blocks D and p of block
Io7 or Roland Jones addition, in The city
of Shreveport and also the alley in said
block D. the said company 90 keep open
and dedicate to public Use the extern
sion or prolongatiop of Market street
through its property acquired by II in
appropriation proceedings. subject o. 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 90 pay its
share of the cost of a viaduct over its
property and closed portion Go said
Spring street
The form of ballots against the fore
} going proposition in this section shall
be as follows:
Against the proposition suDmitte8 to
the vote of the property taxpayers of tho
city of Shreveport, La. by an ordinance
adopted on the ond d3y of ADril IOO2
to grant to the Kansas City, Shreveport
and Gulf Railway Company the right 20
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 it in
: appropriation proceedings, subject 20
tic ripht TO with tracks