The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-17
lars for said purpose, running for pc

tax Of one fourth 90 of one null on
the dollar per annum on the assessahe
property of the city of Shreveport DR.
the following years. tO-Wlt: 1893, 1904,
1905, 1906, 1907. 1908, 1900, 1910, IQII,
IQT2, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1910. 1917, 1918,
1910, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1926. 1927, 1923, 1929, 1890. 1881, 1892
or as many years thereof as will suffice
for the payment of the principal and the
interest of said bonds; said bonds not to
be negotiated until required for SAID i'm
prOve1nents, and past due coupons at
tached at date of negotiation to be
clipped off of same
Number of votes seventeen I'D.
Amount seventy-siN thousand two
hundred and forty dollars (S7624o).
We therefore declare the election on
this proposition carried
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
granting to the Shreveport Base Ball
Association the right to use, occupy and
otherwise obstruct the alley north of
between Park avenue and Sycamore
SlltCt Ill Tic city VI llICFCpoll. pioFlu-
ed that in event said alley shall be va
Gated by the said Shreveport Base Ball
Association for base ball purposes then
the said alley 70 revert 70 the said city
Number of votes two hundred and
forty-three (243).
Amount nine hundred and seventy
five thousand seven hundred and seven
ty-one dollars (So75,77I).
against the proposition submitted to
the vote of the property taxpayers of
the city of Shreveport, La, by ordi
nance adopted on the goth day Of
March, 1903, granting to the Shreveport
Base Ball Association the right to use,
occupy and otherwise obstruct the alley
north of Walnut street in Parkview sub
division between Park avenue and Syca-
more street in the city of Shreveport;
provided that in event said alley shall
be vacated by the said Shreveport Base
Ball Association for base ball purposes,
then the said alley to revert to the said
city.
Number of votes seventy-two (72).
Amount four hundred and forty-f1ve
thousand dollars ($445,ooo).
We therefore declare the election on
this proposition carried.
For the proposition submitted to the
vote of the property taxpayers of the
city of Shreveport, La, by ordinance
adopted on the goth day of March, 1908.
to incur debt of ninety thousand
($oo,ooo) dollars for the purpose of
purchasing ground in the said city to
cost fifteen thousand ($I5,ooo) dollars,
or such a part thereof as may be neces-
sary, and to erect thereon a city hall to
cost seventy-fve thousand ($75,ooo)
dollars, or such part thereof as may
be necessary, the title to which shall
rest in the city of Shreveport; and to
issue negotiable bonds of the said city to
the extent of ninety thousand ($oo,ooo)
dollars for the said purpose, running
for a period of twenty (2o) years, to be
dated January I, 1903, with interest pay
able semi-annually at the rate of four
Cd per cent per annum; and, in order
to pay same, to levy and assess a special
tax of one and fourth e I-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, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910,
1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917,
1913, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, Or as many
years thereof as will suffice for the pay
ment of the principal and the interest of
said bonds, not to be negotiated until
required for said improvements. and
any past due coupons at date of negotia-
ton to be clipped off of said bonds
Number of votes one hundred and
fifty three (153).
Amount five hundred and forty-hve
thousand one hundred and forty-fve
dollars (S545,I45).
Against the proposition submitted
to the vote of the property taxpayers of
the city of Shreveport, La, by ordi-
nance adopted on the thirtieth day of
March, 1908, to incur a debt of ninety
thousand 100000 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 a city
hall to cost seventy-hve thousand dol
lars ($75,ooo) or such J part thereof
as may be necessary, the title to which
shall rest in the city of Shreveport. and
to issue negotiable bonds of the said city
to the extent of ninety thousand dollars
(Soo,ooo) for the said purpose, running
for a period of twenty (2o) years, to be
dated January I, 1908, with interest pay
able seni-annually at the rate of four
CD per cent per annum; and, in order
to pay same, to levy and assess a special
tax Of one an done-fourth (II-4) mills
per annum on the dollar on the assessed
valuation of the property in said city
for the following years, to-wit: 1908.
1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910,
1911, 1872 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917,
1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, or as many
years thereof as will suffice for the pay
ment of the principal and the interest of
said bonds, not to be negotiated until
| required for said improvements, and any
past due coupons at date of negotiation
to be clipped off of said bonds.
Number of votes one hundred and
ninety-nine (Ioo).
Amount one million hfty-two thous-
and two hundred and twenty-six dol
lars ($I,o52, 226). ......
We therefore declare the election on
| this proposition lost.