The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-06-28
City Council of Vermilionvil!e


10th day of June 1879.
Present: John Clegg, Mayor, ard Councilmcn
W. B. Bailey, l.. Lacoste, Edward Mcbride and
JOS. L. Mouton. Absent: C. p Alpha and H
L. Landry
The reading of the minutes of the last meeting
were dispensed with and adopted as recorded.
The committee on Bonds reported that the
bonds Of the Treasurer and Collec tor have been
approved and filed with the Secretary.
The committee on Books and Accounts pre-
sented the following report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of the Town
Council Of Vermilonylle, La
Your committee appointed to examine the
books and accounts of the Treasurer and Collec-
tor for the past year, report that they have
! carefully examined the books of H. NJ. Bailey
Treasurer, up to this date and find the same cor
rect they find that there is still due him, for
bis services during the past year. the sum of
S7e 90. They recommend that his bond be
Cancelled
Upon careful examination of the accounts of
Galbcrt Bienvenu, Collector for the past year,
your committee find that he has .overdrawn his
salary to the amount of $l2 05, and through
neglect of daty as collector, has caused a loss
to this Corporation of $50 G5 for market-house
dues, and $40 90 for license of Edgar Dugas,
coffee house keeper, for which he should be held
responsible, as follows:
To amount overdrawn. Sl2 O5
Market-bonse dues by W. B. Lindsay,
less his commission . % IS
License of Edgar Dugas, less his
commission. Observation-Disclosures. Is 80
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $50 20
Your committee recommend that the said Col
lector be held to pay the amount of $50 70 to
the Treasurer within thirty days from this date.
Respectfully submitted,
ED. MCBRIDE,
W. B. BAILEY.
June II, 1879. JOS. L. MUUTON.
Upon the statement made by Mr.. Bienvenu to
the Council it was upon motion.
J Resolved, that the amount, SIS s6 charged
to him for license of Edgar Dugas, be and the
same is hereby remitted.
On motion Of Mr. Lacoste,
Resolved, that the delay of thirty days be
granted Mr.. Bienyenu to settle the other
amounts charged against him in the report of
the committee, and that the Marketrhouse claims
Of the Corporation against ". B. Lindsay, be
and are hereby transferred to him.
Messrs. Alpha and Landry then appeared and
participated il the deliberations.
The following ordinance was unanimously
adopted
An ordinance relative to dogs running at large
within the corporate limits of the town Of
Vermilonvillc
Be it ordained by the City Council of the
town Of Vermilionville, that dogs shall not be
allowed to run within the corporate limits Of
the town Of Vermilionville, unless they wear a
collar with stamp bearing the figures denoting
the year for which said stamp is issued and the
number thereof The stamp made of tin shall
be furnished by the Town Constable. at the rate
oof fifty cents per stamp, and said Constable
q of fha ory orti
purchasing stamps and their numbers. Be it
further ordained, that it shall be the duty of the
Town Constable to kill all dogs found running
within the corporate limits of the town of Yer
milionville, not bearing the collar aud stamp as
above ordained. That onehalf of the tax thus
imposed and which is collected under this ordi.
nance, shall be paid into the town treasury and
one-half shall be retained by the Constable as
his fee; provided that the Constable shall fur
nish stamps at his expense. That all ordinances
in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed. This ordinance to take effect after
fifteen days publication in the official jouvna. of
the town.
Mr.. Alpha then moved to reconsider the reso-
luton passed at the last meeting of the Council
which reads, members of the Council shall
receive no per diem for their services"
The ayes and nays being called, the motion to
was lost by the following vote
Ayes-Alpha and Landry. Nays Bailey,
Lacoste, Mcbride and Mouton.
The Mayor called the attention Of the Council
to the tie at the last election between Messrs. NJ
P. Young and R. l.. Mcbride, and requested the
Council to take some action thereon. and
On motion, it was resolved, that a committee of
two be appointed to confer with Messrs. Young
and Mcbride and ascertain from them whether
they desire an election to decide the said tie
The Mayor appointed Messrs. Bailey aud La
costc on said committee
On motion the Council then adjourned to
Saturday the 5th day Of July next. at 5 o'clock
P. NJ. JOHN CLEGG, Mayor.
II. N. BAILEY, Secretary.