The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-06

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The vote resulted AZ follows:
Yeas. VIM. Payne. W. 0. Breazeal
II. X. McClenden, p. E. Prndhomme On
A. Maranov chs.
Noes-H. H. Hathorn, J. o. William
Il. W. Freeman, A. V. Carter and &. {
Dowden.-5. Lost.
COPY OF PETITION.
Natcbitoches, La, Sept. lst 1879.
To the President aud Members of til
Police Jury Of the parish Of Natchito
ches.
The petition Of the undersigned Com
mittee appointed BY the citizens of tn
city of Natchitoches, with respect repre-
sents, that the Bridge known az the Ju
liza Morris bridge, and the SimmonI
bridge, situated below the city of Match,
itoches, also the bridge situated abov,
said city on the Grand EcOre road, across
Bayou BOurbeaux, are in an unsafe and
dangerous condition. and the same must
necessarily he rebuilt. That they have
drawn up specifications for the rebuild
ing of the said three bridges, and have
advertised for sealed proposals, that the
lowest bid for the building Of said
bridges has been the sum of eight hun.
dred dollars.
That the citizens of the city of Natchi.
t0ches have succeeded in raising said
sum by subscribing each the amount oi
their licenses for the year 1880, as shown
by = list for said amount, of the sigma
lures hereto annexed for reference.
YOur Committee with respectfully re-.
quest that the sums hereto subscribed by
the parties be RENTED on their Licenses
for the said year 1880, and that the Tax
Collector be instructed to credit the said
parties for said sums by them 20 sub.
scribed, and receipt for IT, same a. he.
ing paid on. their Licenses for the year
1850, aud that this sum 60 subscribed
aud to be advanced, be used for the pur
pose Of paying for the construction Of
the said three bridges az above set forth.
(Signed) L. CASPARI, aud others.
The vote on this petition was a. fol.
lows:
Yeas WIN. Payne, W. q. Breazesle. r.
cClenden, P. E. Prudhomme and A.
Maranovich.-5.
Noes-Hathorn, Williams, Freeman.
Carter and DOwden-5. Lost.
Mr.. Breazeale moved to reconsider the
vote, his motion was lost by the same
vote, standing S to5.
The following il the reply of Judge C.
Chaplin aud Hon. William H. Jack, At.
torney's to Mr.. L. Caspari and w. o.
Breazeale, . Committee. The said Cas-.
pari on the palt of the Citizens Commit.
tee, and Mr.. Breazeale on the part of tho
Hon. Police Jury, to wait upon tho said
Attorneys to obtain their legal opinion
in tho premises.
REPLY.
To Messrs. Leopold Caspsri aud W. o.
Breazcale
Gentlemen lin reply to your question
whether it 10 competent for tho Police
Jury to enter into . special contract
with certain citizens Of the city of Match.
itoches to repair certain designated
b idges, and deliver them on tho 18th
of January, 1850, for On amount to be
agreed upon and stipulated in the con
tract, payable ous Of tho Funds of 1850,
We are Of the opinion, aud say that un-
der Section 27A3 Of the Revised Statutes,
Police Juries arc vested with power to
make oil such regulation - to building
and repairing bridges &C., ~ they may
deem expedient, provided (as elsewhere
required under the Statutes) the Funds
Of ono year are not appropriated to the
payment Of the expenditures of another.
lu tue case presented, we geo NO legal
objection to tho following plan aud ".
t0-wit:
Y0u may contract for tho construction
and repair of bridges. to be delivered 1t
any time after the lst day of JsnLsry,
1850, binding your Body for tho pay.
ment 10 such manner - you may deem
after tho work shall have
l,esn accepted, tho pending contract to
bo taken into consideration in making
the estimate, in December next.
W. have tho honor to be your res-
pectfnl and obedient servants,
(Signed) WN. H. JACK,
e. CHAPLIN.
By NJ. freeman,
Mr.. L. Caspasi having made satisfac.
tory explanation TO this Body, why q !
certain amount Of tax money has not |
been paid over to the Parish Treasurer |
BY Ne. L. n. Lane, ex-Tax Collector, and
that be, the said Caspsri was to blame,
b. causo Of some Misunderstanding,
Therefore be it Resolved by this Body
that we accept the explanation of Nj,
Caspari 10 behalf of Mr.. Lane, and ex.
onerxte him from oil censure. Carried
unanimously.
Tho Honorable Police Jury then ID.
|curned till tomorrow morning, 9 O'clock.
WEDNESDAY, September "a.
Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
Entire Body present.
On motion, reading Of tho Minutes die.
pensed with.
President appointed Nj. Carter and
Mr.. Hathorn on tho part Of the Police
Jury, and Mr.. Caspsri and J. ]. NcCook,
N tho part of the citizens Committee to
lralt . Resolution in regard to bnildine
certain designated bridges In Ward One.
By r. w freeman.
Be it Ordained, that applicants de.
'iri, & their names placed on tho Psuper
List, shall hereafter make their applica-
ion for tho same st tho frat meeting Of
he Police Jury after tho first of January
nd first Of July Of each year, and 1t no
,ther time.
Be- it further Ordained. That tho Clerk
70 required to keep separate list Of tho
Paupsrs, snd TO draw Checks for the
due them, In prorsts shsres,
md that oil Laws 10 conflict with tho
hove are hereby repealed. Adopted.
On motion the Jury adjourned till Il N.
Tho Committee Appointed TO draft
u ward one, submitted the fSllowsSe,
which Wa adopted, NJ. Williams voting
|gainst tho rseolotion:
Whereas there exists . present ueoeesi.
y for tho building or repairing Of Ger.