The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-07-01
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO SWINDLE
THE PARISH!
a Radical Congressman and his ''Pal''
Caught in the Act!

a Radical Congressman and his pal"
Caught in the Act!
banning Exposure OF Fraud and
Corruption!
1t was generally believed in this par
ish, when the present Police Commits
sioncrs were appointed, that their Sc
lection was due to the desire Of certain
persons to have plant tools to work
with in putting up plundering jobs
upon the people Of the parish. Hardly
six weeks have elapsed since these APP
and the entire community,
without distinction Of politics, realize
fully the venality and turpitnde which
it was believed dictated the selection Of
{, majority OF the Present Police Com
missiOners.
Frank Morey and Julius f.nnemoscr,
joint proprictors Of the Inte)ligencer
office, have for some time been anxious
to dispose of their lot and buildings.
Last year, we are told, they offered to
sell this property to the parish for
SC, 900, but were thwartel by the vigil .
ance and opposition, as we are further
informed, of w. G. Kennedy, then |
President of the Police Jury. Subse-
quently, it is said they offered the prop
erty to Dr. Jas. Ray, for - 400, who
declined to purchase.
Last Monday the Police Commission
ers assembled in the courthouse, Mr.. S.
! W. Whited being absent. The absence
Of this gentleman, who had expressed
himself repeatedly as opposed to the
purchase of the Intelligencer property,
afforded the restless possessors of that
valuable estate a splendid opportunity
to put up fat job by selling at $500
to the Parish! The two colored Conn
missioners, with Ennemoser, made a
majority of the body, and these colored
brethren had sufficient inducements Of
fered to join the very honest, patriotic
and loyal President--the over-burthen-
ed and prosecuted oftice-holder-and
; his equally prosecuted, patriotic and
very honest partner, in effecting the
sale of this valuable lot and building
| to the Parish at the innocent sum of
81 900. We copy from the minutes of
the Clerk, the brief record of this dia-
bolical, corrupt conspiracy to steal the
peoples money:
! Extract. from, the Clerks Minutes.
The following ordinance was read
1st and I'd times and on motion, the
rules were declared suspended by the
following vote
! Ayes: Frank May, Sampson OAR
rington and J. Ennemoser: Nays
J. f. Butler. !
On motion, the ordinance was read
the third time by its title and adopted
by the following vote:
Ayes: J. Ennemoser, Frank May
and Sampson Darlington: Nays-J. r.
Butler.
! MONROE. La. PARISH OF OUAcHIrA,}
June 9th, 1871. ]
ORDINANCE NO. .,
Providing for the purchase of offices for
! Section l. BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish ofOuachita, that the In
teliigencer building and lot, being lot OF
ground fronting 90 feet on Grand Street and
running back one hundred feet OH Oak
street, be and the same IL hereby purchased
from Morey and Ennemoser owners Of said
| property for the sum ofseven thousand five
hundred dollars, on the following condi-
tons:
LIST. The amount Of the purchase price to
be paid in warrants drawn by the President
| of the Police Jury the Parish Treasurer
in sums of one hundred and five hundred
dollars at the option of said Morcy i Enne-
70 be on the g; Of the
! said warrants to remain 4 lien upon said
property until paid and shall be receivable
! for all Parish Licenses, and shall bear per
cent. interest from January I, 1872. until
| I'd The said Morey & Enne1noser shah
! give to the parish OF Ouachita through it's
Sheriff immediate possession of said build
the Parish Assessor and Collector, Parish
Treasurer, District Attorney pro tenspore
and Secretary Of the Board Of School Direc.
tors. In one Of said rooms shall also be
held tho meetings Of the Parish School
Board and the Police Jury whenever the
Courthouse may be occupied by the Courts,
and tho sessions of the Parish Court shall
also be hold therein whenever the Court
house is occupied by the District or ST.
! prene Conrt.
srti. Morey Il Enncmoser are hereby
granted the use Of the first floor of said
building until January l, 1872, until such
time previous thereto as a Jail may be
Sheri1fs office is disposed Of by the Parish,
| when possession of said floor shall be given
| to the Sheriff for office purposes upon his
demand.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that the
sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars
be and is hereby appropriated to pay for
COPY from 'n the BonE of
pages 2"2 and 2G3';this - June, ISL.
Clerk.
such is the official record. Seventy
FIVE hundred dollars in warrants, re-
ceivable for parish licenses, secured by
Il lien, bearing per cent interest, drawn
by the President in favor Of the Presi-