The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-26
r. w. FORDYCE,
Fine Tailoring
Winfield, La.
Winfield, La.

particularly Act No. 2o2 of 1885, Act No. % OF
1904, and all other laws of the State of Louis
lana and Town OF Winfield pertaining to the
same subject matter, respectfully petition your
in the Town of Winnf cid, for the purpose OF
taking the sense of the property tax payers
who are entitled to vote under the election
laws Of the State of Louisiana, on the question
OF the levy of a special tax of two mills on the
dollar valuation of all the property in the town
Of WINFIELD in aid of the fremont & Gull
Railroad.
Said tax to be levied on the dollar valuatiod
of all the property in the Town of Winfield
from year to year, and be levied and collected
from year 10 year, beginning with the year
Guiding the year lsys 1909, 1910, Isll 1912, 1918
1914, 1915 and 1916 for period not more than
ten years. 1t being understood that collection
is to begin with the year 1907 and to continue
from year to year for not more than ten years
thereafter until the sum of Ten Thousand Doll
lars is collected at which time said tax shall
cease. On condition, however, that said Ire
mont & Gulf Railroad shall accept the agree
ment hereto attached and made part hereof,
and shall well and faithfully comply with all
obligations, stipulations, and undertakings
imposed ON said company by said agreement,
which is as follows TO wit:
The fremont g. Gulf Railroad agrees to ex-
tend its main line of railroad. running at the
present time from fremont to Eros, La, from
Eros TO the town of WINFIELD, La. being stan
dard gauge railroad and to extend in a south
westerly direction distance of about 40 miles
to the town OF WINFIELD, Louisiana,
and to erect depot in the southeastern por-
ton of the Town of WINFIELD. and north OF the
Louisiana Arkansas Railway at q point not
over $50 yards from the Arkansas Southern
Railroad track.
Construction on said railroad to begin not
more than thirty days after the property tax
payers have voted favorably on the levy of said
tax, and to prosecute said work as fast as prac-
ticable and 10 complete said railroad into the
Town OF Winnfield on or before the LIST OF Jan
uarv 1908, unless prohibited and prevented
from doing SO on account of incessant rains,
cloudbursts and other delays aud 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 daily freight
and passenger service, except as to freight
trains on Sundays and legal holidays
provided that no part of this tax shall
be paid over to said company until it has
line as above stated.
Ana your petitioners further pray that your
honorable body order that special election be
mentioned and at as early date as possible al
which shall be submitted to the property tax
payers who are entitled to vote under the elec-
Iion laws OF this State and being residents oil
the Town of WINFIELD, La, the rate of taxa
ton; the purposes for which is was intended
and the conditions under which said special tax
shall be voted and collected as hereinbefor
stated.
Petitioners further pray that your honorable
body order that the ballots be used at said
election for or against said proposition, snail
be in the following form VIE:
s'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 & Gull
Railroad for the time and on the conditions sci
forth IN the petition OF the property tax.
payers"
against o special tai 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 time and on the condi-
tons set forth in the petition Of the property
w. K Jones, Dan Fleming, R. w. Oglesby,
o. NJ. Grisham, John III. Mathews, L. B. White
j. II. Hall. j. NJ Douglas, II. p. Long, G. r
Long, j. R. Black, b. w. Bailey, A. Smith, l.
d. Jones, j. 8. White, II. T. Pye, G. p. Eagles
j. M. Belcher, w. +. Dickerson, ]. D. Holmes
]. ID. Pace, Julian Bernstein, J. T. Wallace, NJ
8. Knighton, p. K. Abel, w. b. Smylie
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Q. Williams. ". A. Wright. J. ]. Dickerson, 8
A. Colvin, ]. r. Cupp, N. NJ. Hyde, Mrs. s. A
Wright, T. j. Drewett, l.. r. Neil, A. A. Moss
]. R. Watts, A. T. Drewett, ]. NJ. Hyde, Clay
Riser, ]. n. Griggs, b. g. Dunn, J. w. Perdue
J. y. Mathis, r. q. Jones. Mrs. b. w. Bailey, @
L. Jones, A. L. Mcdonald, 3. b. Fletcher, d. B
Coates, w. p. Odum, II. j. Perkins, Ca,
Moss, w. p. Skains, Il. Bernstein, John B
Smith, ]. j. Nixon, ]. T. Durham, J. j. Burks
G. A. Payne, Geo. A. Kelly, X. +. Brewer, w. +
Cooper, Louis Siess, DR.. l. e. Siess, r. B. Ken.
needy, L. e. ]. Grisham, j. NJ. Leeper, 8. N
Thomas, NJ. N. Dickerson, w. M.Wallace.
en-. BEvILL, Mayor.
Attest-A true copy: