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


| louisiana, thence ON Louisiana from
( rocket to alley between Milan and
{ rocket, ON Marshall from Crockett to
alley between Milan and Crockett, on
Mcneil from Crockett to M,ldm: also
a storm sewer ON Edwards street from
c>As to travis, thence ON rAvIs from
Edward, to Maj shall; also 4 storm
sewer from intersection Of Lawrence
street and Texas avenue to intersection
Of (hrlStI1u and TRAVIS streets, III the
SAID city, to cost twenty thrll,lu1 dol
la> (SlOOOU), or such Il part thereof
y, may be necessary, and to IN>llr ucgr
Table bond, IF the SAID city to the cx
tent Of twenty thousand ($4o,n'O) dol
lars for NaId purpose, l1:u11Iug tor p"
Rod Of thirty (W) years, to be dated
January |, 1909, with interest payable
semi annually at the rate Of four lp
ncr cent per lnn,l1n: and, III order I"
pay same. to levy and aNNcNS i sp"rIl!
tax OF nnt-tu11rth Il ~ OF ono mil ON
the dollar per anllllm on the INSr>nlhfc
OF the city of Shreveport for
the following years, to wit : ID0.}. 1904.
zoos, 1000, 1907, 1908, 1000, 1910. IpI1.
lpl1. 1913. IOI4, IOIS, 1OIh. 1917. 1913,
1910. 1920. 1921, lol1. 1923, 1924, IV25,
Ip2h. 1927, 1923 IO1O, 1890, 1891, 1892.
or as many years thereof as will suffice
for the payment Of the principal and tho
interest Of said bonds; said bonds not to
bc negotiated until required for said i'm
provcmcnts, and past due coupons at
tachcd at date Of negotiation TO be
clipped off Of same
The form of ballots against the fore
going proposition in this section shall be
as follows
against 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. 1903,
to incur a debt Of twenty thousand
($2o,ooo) dollars for the purpose OF
laying and constructing a storm sewer
on Crockett street from Edwards to
Louisiana, thence on Louisiana from
Crockett to alley between Milan and
Crockett. on Marshall from Crockett to
alley between Milan and Crockett. on
Mcneil from Crockett to Milan; also
4 storm sewer on Edwards street from
Texas to Travis, thence on Travis from
Edwards to Marshall: also a storm
sewer from intersection of Lawrence
street and Texas avenue to intersection
Of Christian and Travis streets, III the
said city TO cost twenty thousand dol
lars ($2O,OOo). or such part thereof as
may be necessary, and TO lsSuc ncgOtl-
able bonds of the said city to the extent
of twenty thousand ($2o,oO) dollars
for said purpose, running for period
Of thirty 900 years. to be dated Janu-
ar +, 1903, with interest payable SENT
annually at the rate Of four (4) per
cent per annum; and. in order to pay
same. to levy and assess a special tax Of
one fourth 90 of one % mill on the
dollar per annun Oh the asSessable
property of the city of Shreveport for
the following wears, tO-wlt: ID,3. 1904
1905, 1906 1907, 1908, 1000. 1910, IoII
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1910, 1917, 1913,
1910, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1926. 1927, 1923, 1920, 1890, 1881, 1892,
or as many years thereof as will suffice
for the payment of the principal and
interest of said bonds; said bonds not
to be negotiated until required for said
improvements, and past due coupons at
tached to date of negotiation to be
clipped off of same
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained. that
the form of ballots to be voted at said
election in favor of closing the alley
north of Walnut street in Parkviex
subdivision between Park avenue and
Sycamore streets, for the benefit of the
Shreveport Base Ball Association shall
be as follows:
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, 1903.
granting TO the Shreveport Base Ball
Association the right to use, occupy and
otherwise obstruct the alley north Of
Walnut street in Parkview subdivision
between Park avenue and Sycamore
street in the city Of Shreveport; provid-
Ell that in event said alley shall be va
Gated by the said Shreveport Base Ball
Association for base ball purposes then
the said alley 10 revert 90 the SAID city.
The form of ballots against ia
foregoing proposition in this section
shall be as follows:
Against the proposition submitted to
the vote Of the property taxpayers Of
the city Of Shreveport, La, by ordi-
nance adopted on the .7oth day OF
March, 1909, granting to the Shreveport
Base Ball Association the right to use,
occupy and otherwise obstruct the alley
north u Walnut street in Parkview
subdivision between Park avenue and
Sycamore street. in the city Of Shreve-
port; provided that in event said alley
shall be vacated by said Shreveport
Base ball Association for base ball pur-
poses. then the said alley to revert to
the said city
Sec. 9. Be it 1rthcr ordained that
the polls shall he opened 8om 7 am.
until 5 pm. oSthe day . said elections.
The commissioners are hereby in
struCted q, count the votes Immediate
ly after the closing Of the polls and
make due scturns q the results to tho
city co,ncl-the said returns to be
handed to the $ty comptroller, to be by
him safely kept until the meeting Of +he
council TO be held Thereafter for ths
purpose of compiling. the returns and
declaring the results according to law.
Sec. Q. BE il further ordained, that
the mayor and the city council SHALL in
open session, on Wednesday, May -,