St. Landry democrat., 1878-06-22
Proceedings OF the Esesd of Police of
the Town Of sbeIOusas.
TUEsDS, April ODD, 1873,

TUEsDS, April ODD, 1873,
The Beard met rurSuat 10 Hdi"nlnmrnt
Present: DR.. JalntS Ray trsidrnt; &. \. ta,"r
Win. q. Sell. T. j. Lcfcbvu Emile Donate AID
c. Mayo.
THE reading OF the mlnlu5 OF the last meet
ing was dispensed with.
HE street COMMISSIONS reported through
their chairman that Mr.. is. Bloch agreed to
give the right Of way for street through his
land. pr5Nlueu the CorpOTann would put up a
fence on each SIDE OF thfStreet: Wh@n ur0n
motion of Mr.. Ealtr Rt>used. that the report
be received ald the p""letiou accepted, Hrd
that the sum OF on,. hllIl ed ami thirtt 1.-TWO
dollars be appropriated t&IaVo the said fence
built.
on molten Of Mr. Mayo Resolved, that the
Board OF Police OF OptlUtRs hereby tender to
any Railroad Company Ae right of way 10
enter this town, on any strtet west OF Court
street or east of Union stRt
On motion Of Mr.. LebVrc, Resolved, that
the ordinance fixing the'ricc OF beer III tlt.
Marked, be and is bercbEuSpcnted from this
late until June lSt, 1878
The bids for puhllsninf'e minutes and or
finances OF the Bnardpf Police, We're sub
nlitted. and upon openis tue said bids they
were found to be The SAP, each paper offering
to do the printing for nfling, when NJ: Ealer
offered the following tti0n Resolved. that
AGt paDe,s be pcrn,tt{ to put!lsh the min
ilteS ami ordinances OF Is Board.
Mr.. Mayo offered thdolloWlng amendment
to the above motion:
To strike out all Of thaboye after the word
that" and insert ST ANDRY DEMOCRAT be
declared the official palr.
Voting Aye: Mayo, Bnato.
Voting Nay: Ealer, ifehyre, Bell.
The vote was then allied on the original
motion.
Voting Aye: Ealcr.
Voting Nay: Mayo Isebvre, Bells and Donate.
On motion of Mr.. MO. Resolved that the
official paper be select by ballot.
The President appoted Messrs Ealer and
Lefebvre tellerS.
When the fouowingbte was announced
ST. LANDRY DEMOCRi -.--....-.-....---4 votes
Opelousas Courier --.--------..------l vote
Blank -----..-.-.-.-----l
Whereupon the ST. landry DEMOCRAT was
declared elected as tl1otficial paper.
The President appnted MeSsrs. LetebVrc,
Donate and Mayo a tnnittee on claims, who
reported favoritbly oIhe following claims
DR.. r. II. Iittell PROVISIONAL services -----s7 so
DR.. James Ray, ! ----. oG
c. B. Andrus, . spade ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 30
The petition of thelerchants and citizens OF
| OpelOusas was readasking for the appoint
ment of a night waterman. when on motion of
| Mr.. Ealer, Resolved pat a committee OF three
| be appointed. to eanine and report at the
next meeting of the bard upon the above petl-
| ton.
| The President apImted on said committee,
Messrs. Ealer, MayUnd Donate.
! On motion of Mrl.efebvre, Resolved, that
the latter portion ohticle 14th of tile Revenue
! Ordinance. adopteGNovembe Goth, 1877, to-
wit: " 1t was furtht ordained that Il special
| tax of two mills be lled for School House pllr-
| poses. to be collectewith the regular tax" be
| and the same is hepy reclnded.
| On motion of M Bell, Resolved, that the
| sum of two hllndrekiolars be and is hereby
! appropriated out ONE current tax as a paupef
| fund.
On motion the Bed adjourned
JAMES RAY, President.
Attest: O. VooEEs, Clerk.