The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-08-03

Winfield from year to year, and be
levied and collected from year to year
beginning with the year 1897 snd con
tinuing each year thereafter including
the year 1908, 1909. 1910, 1911, 1914
1913, 1914 1915 and 1916 for a period no,
more than ten years. II being under
stood that collection is to begin with the
year 1907 and TO Continue from yt ar to
| year for not more tina ten years there
after until the sum of Ten Thousand
| Dollars Is collected at which time said
tax shall cesse. On condition, however
that said fremont & Gulf Railroad shall
accept thu agreement hereto attached and
made a part hereof, and shall well and
faithfully comply with all obligations,
stipulatiens, and undertakings imposed
on said company by said agreement,
which Is as follows, to wit:
The fremont & Gulf Railroad agrees
to extend its main line of railroad, run
ming at the present time from Tremon,
to Eros. La. from Eros to the Town OF
Winfield, being a standard gauge rail-
road and TO extend in southwesterly d.
rec;ion a distance of about 40 miles and
to erect depot in the southeastern por
ton of the Town of Winfield, ard north
point not over $50 yards from the
Arkansas Southern Railroad track.
Construction on said railroad to begin
not more than thirty days after the prop
erty tax payers have voted favorably on
the levy of said tax, and to prosecute
said work as fast as practicable and to
complete said railroad into the Town of
Winfield on or before the Ist of January,
1908, unless prohibited and prevented
from doing SO on account of incessant
rains, cloudbursts and other delays and
unforeseen events unavoidable and
beyond its control. Completion of said
road TO be understood to have it finally
completed and ready to operate. and to
actually begin operation of both rasseu-
ger and freight trains over said line daily
provided that no part of this tax shall be
paid over to said company until they
have begun permanent operation Of
trains over said line as above stated.
And your petitioner further pray that
your honorable body order that a special
election be held as provided by the laws
as hereinbefore mentioned and at as early
date ss possible, at which shall be sub
mitted to the property tax payers who
are entitled to vote under the election
laws of the State and being residents Of
the Town of Winfield, La, the rate of
taxation; the purposes for which il is
intended and the conditions under which
said special tax shall be voted and col.
lected as hereinbefore stated.
Petitioners further pray that your hon
orable body order that the ballots be used
At said election for or against said prop
osition, shall be in the following form,
viz:
''For special tax of two mill on the
dollar valuation of all the property in the
Town of Winfield, La, in aid of the
fremont & Gulf Railroad for the time and
on the condition set forth in the petition
Of the property tax payers"
Against special tax Of two mills on
the dollar valuation of all the property
in the Town of WINFIELD, La, in aid
OF the fremont & Gulf Railroad for the
condition set forth in the petition of the
property tax payers"
X Hal, G P Long, b White, OK
Wallace, G M Smith, H T Pye. B L An
dersoa, L Siess, DR.. i E Siess, b w BAL.
ley, Z Eagles, G p Eagles, VIC Robin
son, c M Durham, Jno Sewers, C E
''iA"s > DaihS, = SokSi, i DISWST,
Earl Z Kidd, r H Fletcher, ] Harper,
Chas Felix. J S White. FL Shaw, W
feddiie, S M Abel, p X Abel, IT Dur
ham, G A Payne, wv WATSON, c c
O'Malley, L r Neil, M S Knighten,
John H Mathews, J d Pace, A L Nc
Douaid. ] ] Nixon, Julian Bernstein,
r F Brewer. ] NJ Leeper, I'D Holmes,
] A GOWN, Mrs. s M colvin, w C Col
WIN, nj Griggs, w P Skeins. w
odom, c p Mathis, c McGinty, RIB
Kennedy. L E Grisham, ] T Wallace,
o z Hodge, ] w Allen, L d Jones, NM
Hyde, Sulphur Timber & Lumber Co.,
(by o E Hodge, Bank of Winfield by
G P Longl, WE Cooper, w B Smyiie,
r w osiesby, ] r cupp, Winn Parish
Bank(by NJ M FISHERY, DR.. w H Will
Hams, ] M Hyde, Jno b Smith, H p
Long, W M Wallace, s Walker, DIR,
A Nj Peters, Nc Branch, ] r Watts, s E
WATSON, A T Drewett, A Long, JR
Back, D B Coates, VIII A Strong. Clay
Rises, A A Moss, Cas- Moss, c j BIount,
Gill Smith, r Nj BriIey, c H Sutton,
S A Wright, r C Jones, Geo. A Kelly.