The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-06-24
No. lO1.
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| 70 ratify and confirm a compromise made
between the city of Shreveport and the
assignees and representatives Of the
Shreveport Town Company in relation to
property in said city, known as The Bat
| turc property" and to ratify an ordinance
of the Mayor and Trustees Of said city,
adopted January q, 1871.
| SECTION | Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Stale
of Louisiana in general assembly convened,
| That the compromise made by the city Of
| Shreveport on the one part, and by Messrs.
! Mutt and Leonard, agents and attorneys of
Nd. &. Crane, James B. Pickett, W. R.
Carter, Amelia NJ. Hord, Robert L. Gimor
John Grissby, L. B. Grigsby, \. NJ. Grigs-
bv and Ann N. Jenkins administrators of
succession of B. Jenkins, the assignees and
representatives of the Shreveport Town
| Company@; on the other part, be and the
same is hereby fully ratified and confiraled.
and the parties are hereby authorized to
carry same into effect.
Sec. 3 Be it further enacted, etc, That
the ordinance adopted by the Mayor and
Trustees of the city Of Shreveport, at an
adjourned meeting held on the twenty first
January, 1871, relative to said compromise,
be and the same is hereby declared to be
| fully ratified and confirmed, said ordinance
being as follows: BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Trustees Of the city of Shreve-
port, in legal assembly convened, That the
proposition made by the as-ignces and rep
resentatives of the Shreveport Town Com
pany, through their agents and attorneys,
Messrs Mutt ard Leonard, which has been
filed of this date with the city records in
relation to compromise between said as
signt es and representatives and the CITY of
Shreveport, of all matters at issue resulting
from the conflicting claims 10 the property
generally known as the batture, particularly
same, this day filed with city records, be
and the same is hereby accepted.
Be it further ordained, etc, That the City
Surveyor be and he is hereby Instructed to
proceed at once to make a survey Of eaid
batture, and to lay off same into suitable
blocks and lots, reservins proper streets
and all vs., including in same the property
said city recently recovered from F. G. Wal
pole, which is portion of said batture.
Be it ordained, ETC.. Thata space or street
shall be left open on the immediate bayou
and river bank, and that all future accre-
ton thereto shall belong to the city for
public use.
Be it ordained, etc, That the city and
said representatives shall pay parties hav-
ing an equitable claim thereto for improve
ment on property recovered from Il. G.
Walpo,e, the same to be valued by three
disinterested parties.
| Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
property acqu red by Mrs. S. G. Head from
the city shall remain in her possession un-
I'll May, 1874, when the same shall be by
her delivered to said city and representa-
tives, together with all improvements there
on, without any compensation; and in lieu
of said property Mrs. Head shall have the
right to select and take as owner the same
quantity of ground from the block to be
laid off on the west side Of Bossier street,
said selection to be made in the middle of
such block, and notsat the corner thereof
provided, that said Mrs. Head accepts in
writing the terms of this ordinance
Be it further ordained, etc, That after
survey and plat of said batture Shall have
been made as hereinbefore provided, all
the lots thereof shall be sold at public auc=
| ton on the following terms and conditions,
namely, o1efourth cash, balance in equal
payments of one, two and three years, for
which purchasers shall give notes, with ap-
proved personal security, bearing eight per
cent per annum interest from day of sale,
and secured by special mortgage waving
benefit of appraisemens on property sold.
Be it further otAained, ETC., That in ac-
cordance with the proposition made by
Messrs. Mutt and Leonard, agents and at
torneys, one half of the proceeds Of such
sale shall be received by them and onehall
by the city.
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the sale
shall be made on or before the fourth Of
May next, 1871.
Be it further ordained, etc., That any
suits brought to evct parties who are or
may be in possession of any portion of said
battuye shall be brought by Mutt and
Leonard at the expense of the parties
whom they represent.
Be it further ordained, etc, That this Or
dinance and compromise shall be submitted
to the Legislature Of the State of Louisiana,
who are hereby respectfully requested to
enact law ratifying and confirming the
same.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha,
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signedl OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor apl President of tht
Senate.
Approved May 4, 1871.
| (SigneD II. c. WARMOTH,
/ Governor of the State of Louisiana.
! A true copy j:
/ GEo. E. BovEE,
! Secretary Of State.