The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-06
AN ORDINANCE

Fixing voting places and appointing
commissioners and clerks of cleo
ton for each ward to serve in the
following elections: Cd Submit
ting the question of mourning debt
and issuing bonds therefor for the
Improvement and pavement Of
streets and alleys in the city Of
Shreveport. (2) Submitting the
question Of mourning debt and issu-
ing bonds for the purchase of
ground and erecting thereon a city
hall in the city of Shreveport. go
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 a., 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 Parkview subdi-
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 a storm
sewer on Edwards and Travis
streets, also a storm sewer from in
tersection of Lawrence street and
Ta~ac In into rs
Christian and Travis streets. Said
elections to be held on Tuesday,
May IL. 1903; also prescribing the
form o. 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 I. Be it ordained by the city
ouncil, in legal and regular assembly
onvened, that the following polling
laces in the city Of Shreveport (being
he same polling places at which the
asst election in this city was held)
e and are hereby fixed as the polling
laces at which shall be held the eiec-
ions on Tuesday, May the 18th, 1903,
lready ordered, for voting CD on the
roposition to issue four CAD per cent
hirty (3o) year bonds to the amount
f one hundre and lightweight thous-
nd ($I88,ooo.oo) dollars to be paid by
special tax of two and one-eighth
2I-8) mills per year for thirty (3o)
ears, or SO such a smaller number of
ears as may be necessary, for paving
nd improving the streets and alleys of
he city of Shreveport. (2) On the
roposition to issue four CD per cent
wenty (2o) year bonds to the amount
f ninety thousand ($oo,ooo.oo) dollars,
, be paid by special tax of one and
ne fourth (II-4) mills per year for
wenty (2o) years, or such smaller
lumber of years as may be necessary,
or purchasing ground and building
aereoh city hall for the Use and bene-
t of said city. 60 On the question of
ranting to the Kansas City, Shreveport
nd Gulf Railway Company the right
D use, occupy and otherwise obstruct
nring street between blocks D.and ]
f block e., or Roland Jones addition,
I the city of Shreveport, and also the
LEY in said block d. lp On the ques-
ion of granting to the Shreveport Base
,all Association the right to use, occu-
" and otherwise obstruct the alley
orth of Walnut street in Parkview
between Park avenue and
ycamore streets, in the city of Shreve
ort. 50 On the question of mourning
ebt and issuing negotiable bonds 70,
he purpose of laying and constructing
storm sewer on Crockett, Louisiana,
darshall and Mcneil streets; and a
torn sewer on Edwards and Travis
treets; also a storm sewer from inter
ection of Lawrence street and Texas
venue to intersection of Christian and
'ravis streets, and in order to pay
lerefor. to issue four f4) per cent
lirty (3o) year bonds to the amount OF
wenty thousand ($2o,ooo.oo) dollars, to
e paid by a special tax of one-fourth
I-4) of one mill per year for thirty
so) years, or such fewer number of
ears as may be necessary also that that The the
commissioners and clerks of
aid election at each polling place be
nd are hereby named:
Ward I of City-Engine house on
'ravis street: Commissioners, Ben
White, Fl. A. Winter, Ben Landman;
Jerk, M. A. McCutchen.
Ward of City-Court house: Com
1issioners. Jules Dreyfuss, ]. New.
'ord, II. F. Doll; clerk, F. R. Galloway.
Ward 5 OF City,. D. PAGES old
hop, now occupied by c. c. Hardman
/ Co: Commissioners, w. H. Williams,
!. Goldstein, G. A. Turner; clerk, Wal
er Marburg.
Ward d Of City-Bickham's store on
ordan street: Commissioners, w. A..
dabry, ]. F. WEIGH, F. w. Pals; clerk,
4. Dingle.
Ward s of City-Charles Steers store
n Texas avenue: Commissioners, Will
lam Lowe, w. S. Peniek, Jr, D. B.
hamilton; clerk, V. L. Fulton
Ward 6 of city,. Sudlin's old store
N Plank Road: Commissioners, w. G..
Vadley, DR.. John P. Scott, Lee Gull
eft; clerk, Robert r. Emory.
Ward ? of city--Snel1 & Stokes store
n Texas avenue: Commissioners, F. H.
w. A. Troegel, w. c. AL
ton; clerk, Ernest Laenger.