The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-01-11
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

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Mayors OFFICE, CITY OF MONROE,
. ans - =.saa.5.s January 4, 1873.
The Council met pursuant to ad-
(ourn ment. -..s
Present: F. Endom, Mayor; II. N.
J. Gerspach, J. Holman, q.
w. McFee, H. OKelly. ~, z
The minutes Of meetings of December
9Th and December 7th, 1877, wore read
and approved. ,s.,.. saa
The Finance Committee reported
on the following several
claims, which were allowed by ra5. 7
ORDINANCE NO. 34l. Z
sz.st qs. Relative to claims. .g.z.ef 4
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, That the fol-
several claims be allowed
l. Il. J. Larkin, constable, fees In
criminal cases from May rs, 1877, to
December 26, 1s77-$l4 90. ....',r Z
city prisoners from November 10th to
December 81, 1S77-33l 90.
8. T. p. Richardson, sheriff, for fees
in criminal cases arising within the
city limits, from August lst to Decem-
Der 81, ls77-$87 20.
4. T. p. Richardson, sheriff, for trans
porting city prisoners, viz, VIM. Jones,
Saml Young and VIM. Smith, to State
penitentiary, Dec. Is, ls77-$l36 SO.
5. T.. r. Richardson, sheriff, for
maintaining city prisoners In parish
Jail from September 3Oth to October 81,
ls77-$l29 so. ..-..s ..... .
6. II. b. Vinson, J. p, fees in GRIM
inal cases from July 3lst to December
rs, 1S77-$S 10. .s,.
Z. HI. O'Kelly, for provisions fur
nished psupers, order Mayor, from
Sept. z, 1877, to Jan. 4, 1s7s-$2O 81.
8. J. l.. Nelson, meat furnished pau
pers, order Mayor, to October 4, 1877
$2l 60. @ -. .. -
8. D. ~. Breard, ST., for interest
upon money advanced city for purpose
of meeting engine warrant-$92 Is.
10. Caltlerwood & Ably, for profes.
sional services to paupers, order Mayor,
to December IL, 1s77-9l2 so.
IL. f. A. Hall, J. p, for fee in
criminal case State vs.. Rustin Stewart,
October 8, 1871 25.
~. OUACHITA TELEGRAPH, for two
copies paper, one year, 1875 90.
ID. j. r. VinsOn, constable, for fees
in case Of State W.. Reuben Stewart
81 %. ..ar
II. G, w, McFee. for medicines, etc.,
furnished city by order of Mayor
BIB 50. @
Is. ID. Nj. sholars, Clerk d. c., for
fees In cases arising in city, from 5th
March to August q, 1s77-$3s IS.
16. L. J. Larkin, hauling of dead
carcasses to October l, ls77-$2 SO.
Approved. FIR. ENDoM. Mayor,
Upon motion of Mr.. Conner, the
action OF the Mayor in the matter of
the purchase OF the lease OF the Monroe
ferry from the parish of Ouacliita, for
a period of four years, was unanimously
approved Of by the Council.
a committee composed of Messrs.
Gerspach and Conner were appointed
by the Council to confer with the
Monroe Board of Trade for the purpose
Of thoroughly reg ulating the free ferry
system. Committee to report to Coun-
Gil on Wednesday evening, January .,
at 1880 p. NJ.
The following ordinance was intro
duced and adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 342.
Relative to purchase of i've hundred
feet Of hose for O4achita Fire Co.,
No. l. ...
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, That the sum
of five hundred and twenty-five dollars,
or so much thereof as may become
necessary, be and the same Is hereby
appropriated for the purpose of pur-
chasing for Ouachita Fire Co., No. L,
five hundred feet of new hose.
Z. Be it further ordained, That said hose
shall be examined by the Chief of the
Monroe Fire Department aud approved
OF by him before any warrant shall
issue for the payment of the price of
same. 200 1.l
Approved. FIR. ENpoM, Mayor,
The resignation Of w, w. Farmer,
Esq, of the position of city attorney,
having effect from the first day Of
November, 1877, was read and accept
ed; whereupon S. d. McEnery. ESQ.
was declared elected city attorney by
The following ordinance was intro
duced and adopted
ORDINANCE NO. 343.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Mayor
and City Council Of Monroe, Whoever
shall draw, display, present or exhibit
with the intention OF committing any
crime, or to intimidate any one, any
pistol, bowie knife, gun, or any other
dangerous weapon, within the corpo-
rate limits, shall on conviction be fined
in sum pot to exceed two hundred