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Edition:	Shreveport v. Cole, their petition in the circuit court of the United States for the western district of Louisiana, describing themselves as 'residents of Shreveport, Louisiana,' on the 11th day of February, 1882, against the city of Shreveport, 'a municipal corporation established by the state of Louisiana, situated in the parish of Caddo, in said state of Louisiana, and within said western district,' alleging it to be 'justly indebted to petitioner in the sum of forty-seven thousand four hundred and sixty-six 31-100 dollars, with five per cent per annum interest from Nov 19, 1871, as shown by itemized statement hereto annexed as part hereof,' upon a written contract annexed and made part of the petition, for the macadamizing of Commerce street in said city, whereby the city agreed to pay five 40-100 dollars for each square yard of macadamizing, and sixty-five cents per cubic yard for grading, which amounted, upon completion of the work, to ninety-eight thousand one hundred and ninety-two 49-100 dollars, in which amount the city became indebted to petitioners; and that the sum of thirteen thousand four hundred and seventy-six 32-100 dollars was paid thereon by property owners, and a warrant for three thousand two hundred and thirty-five 25-100 dollars unpaid tax was also received by petitioners, leaving the indebtedness eighty-one thousand four hundred and eighty-six 92-100 dollars; that by the terms of the contract the city obligated itself 'to pay the amount of its indebtedness arising thereunto out of funds realized from the collection of wharfage dues, to be received by petitioners when paid by or collected from steam-boats at the wharves of Shreveport, until the entire amount of such indebtedness under said contract was fully paid,' and had collected and paid over such wharfage dues up to December 20, 1878, to the amount of thirty-four thousand and fourteen 61-100 dollars, leaving a balance due of forty-seven thousand four hundred and sixty-six 31-100 dollars The petition then proceeded as follows: .
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