The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-12-12
FDceefAmgs 81 e Town
Council.

The Beard met tI1is 7bh day 81 Ds.
cenber 4. D. 1874, it being & regular
meetiug
Present. William Never. Mayor John
e. Spence, a. q Moss 1hos Hansen.
". y. Hutchins, Aldermen absent.
Victor TouehY
the minutes of last meeting we're
read and approved
The following bids for completion
Of work on Ryan street were received
and read:
Bid o. one hundred md ninety
dollars put ia by MIR John Dillon
2. Bid Of one hundred and eighty
four dollars by Mr.. George Ryan.
3. lid Of two hundred ard seventeen
dollars and fifty cents, 81 Mr. John
Costello
4. Bid Of one hundred and ninity-
FIVE dollars by Mr.. %. q. Arlington.
Bid Of one hnndred and ninety
seven dollars, bY Mr. Jos u Ryan.
On motion Of Mr. NJ q HutcIlns,
that George Ryan have the contract
for the work to be done on RYAN street,
his bid being the lowest
On mOtion III John a Spence, that
the claim of George Ryan. 81 five dol
lars for making coffin tor panper saml
Carter be accepted, and that warrant
issue for TIE same.
On motion of Thos. Hansen. that 80
per cent. Of the expenses incurred ia re-
pairing the street viii be paid to Geo.
Ryan, on presentation Of his account
to the Mayor, and approved BY the
Mayor. The SO per cent Of these ex-
.penses to he paid weekly until compile
ton of the work.
On motion of Mr. "A. FL Moss, That
the Mayor be authorized to receive
bids for the erection OF fence around
the corporation graveyard And that
the Mayor be authorized 10 arrange the
plans Of specifications
Onmotion, belt ordained. That here
after no person orpersons shall be allow
ed to keep, have or entertain q disorderly
house, or house of ill-fane, as desig-
mated by section 4 Of the act Of 1867
Incorporating the town Of Lake Charles.
ANY person Or persons SO offending
shall BE liable, on conviction, to a fine
of norlass than S25 for the first olfenss,
OF imprisonment, or both at the discre-
tion of the Mayor. A second offense te
be $40 fifty dollars and forty-eignt
hours impri sonment it'd the parish Jail
4 Oh motion. be iii ordained, That the
pr0prietors on lessees of all town lots
where die bitches ire being made, or
Will hereafter to he made. are required
to put ia a plank two RI inches thick,
and as wide as the depth of the ditch.
Sueh pla k to BE secured by s1bstan-
tial stakes
2. Upon failure Of said pToprietors
or lassees to put ia said planks and
stakes AS required by act first Of this
ordinance, that the constable be or
derad to have the same done at the ax-
pense Of the proprietor or lessee.
B. THAT any person on persons found
driving i vehicle of any kind whatso-
ever across the bitches 81 on the side
walks, Of amy person or persons riding
or hitching horses on the sidewalk, viii
he subject to q fine OF not less than Ave
nor more than twenty-five dollars for
each an every offense.
q That amy person or persons racing,
running or driving horses at furious
gait through the streets Of this town,
willie subject TO q fine Of not less than
five nor more than twenty-five dollars
for each and every offense.
5. THAT this ordinance take effect
from and after its PRONUNCIATION.
On motion Of wi LII Hutehins, that
this Board now adjourn until the next
regular meeting
Approved; VIZ MEYER, Mayor.
Attest; y ID. LEvEQUEs Secretary.
RatIer Il going ca chamnion