The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-08-14
Town COUNCIL Proceeding..
TnuRspAY, July Is, 1850.


4 Town Council Proceedings.
/ THuRspAr, July Is, 1850.
The Town Council OF the town of Lalu
Charles met this 18th day Of July, 1880, pur
suant to adjournment. Present. Wm Meyer
Mayor; and aldermen Jas. 7. Geary, G. Schind
Ter, =. IL. Haskell, H. G. Gill, o. M. Marsh
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and, on motion, approved. ''1a'F 8s'
i Onmotion, duly seconded, the Mayor wa
members Of the Town CounciI to invsstieat,
the work done by. John Costello, on differen
streets, under contract, for which he hhs no
Ibeen paid, and report to this Council at 1t.
next meeting whether or not said work hai
bees done according to contracts and specft
cations, and what action the Town Counei
should take in. the matter. Nf@
The Mayor appointed on said COMMITTEES
aldermen II. G. Gill, +: L. Haskell and G.
/ schindler. On motion, the Mayor was added
| TO said committee.
On motion, the Mayor was authorized to
Issue warrant, IN favor Of Ord, Q, Munday,
1 for the sum OF thirty dollars, amount erron.
eously collected fron him as q Druggists
| license.
On motion Of alderman II, @. GIN, the May
Or was authorized to appoint a committee Of
one member Of this Council TO confer with
the saw-mill men Of this parish, and ascertain
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| any, win be given by said saw-mill men to-
wards establishing and maintaining q quaran-
| tine, IL such should be deemed necessary.
committee. k
The following claims were presented, ap-
| proved, and the Mayor authorized to Issue
warrants for payment Of same, viz
T Il Haskell, for hauling, saF S13 80
Sam Leyeque, hauling dead horse
fromthe streets, aiAi a.tlh @h 8 90
On motion, the Council adjourned until
Saturday, i7tli inst, ,1g e z o'eiSsk s%@Tg 3 M
Attest J. Ira RYAN, Secretary. Y.
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es sAruRpAy, July II, 1880. +
The Town Council met this day, pursuant
to adjournment. Present VIM. Meyer, May
or; and aldermen Jas. II. Geary, II, II, Haskell,
@. SCHNEIDER o. NJ Marsh and II. @. Gill,
Minutes Of last meeting we're read and apr.
proved.
On motion, Il was resolved, that the promo
sition of Blair Il O'Brien, to cut down the
present new bridge on Ryan street, two feet
and q half, for the sum OF thirty dollars, be
and Is hereby accepted.
J. B. Kirkman,s corporation tax collector,
presented the following financial statement,
which was received and approved, and ordered
spread on the minutes, viz .s
j. b. Kirkman, Tax Collector, In account with
the town of Lake Charles ,3,a4i0@S tAs
"A. "a. fs Dr. s,aie All s4 h
of i TAX roII, ',V,i' Of is7s, is s9S s9S SS S
I. n, Z ofblank licenses of Treasurer, aDGa 80
collected, not on roll, Z TO-
s5075 70
BY cash paid IN 20 per Treas. book, $3.50 30
q Saii,,s.,,a,s. ne a 80 80 ~ ~
cash e balance, bes 5pa .e,tss 1ae "a
Y FRI ss fr..l go Z s5o75sas
hereby certify that the above statement
of account is correct, and accords with my
books { N. J, RosTEET, Treasurer.
On motion, duly seconded, the bond Of j.
B, KirkInan, as corporation tax collector, be
and the same Is hereby cancelled. ssAAs
On motion, the Mayor was authorized TO
Issue warrant IN favor of j, D. Kirkman, tax
collector, for the sum Of seventy-three dollars
ahd sixty eight cents (S786S), being amount |
due him as commissions on taxes and licenses
collected. atts EtstH 4 83 t tWf
M. j.. Kosteet, corporationtreasurer handed |
over TO the Town Council, corporation war
rants which have been paid by him as treas |
urer, numbers 267 10 357 Inclusive, amounting
to the sum of twelve hundred and eighty-six |
dollars and thirtythrce cents ($l $l2S688) which |
warrants have been destroyed by the Council, |
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sented his books to the Town Council, show |
ing balance Of cash IN the treasury, amount
ing 70 six hundred dollars and ainty three,
cents ($G00.D3.)
N, j. Hosteet, corporation Treasurer, turned
over 70 the Town Council blank licenses
amounting. TO nineteen-hundred and twenty |
five dollars sl925.00D, being licenses retarned
by corporation collector, as shown by settle
nient Between said collector and Treasurer, of |
this date On motion, the settlement OF the
treasurer was approved G8
On motion, julien Richard wasduly elected /
corporation tax collector for the ensuing year,
and allowed five per cent commission on all |
taxes and licenses collected and paid over by |
him, tdF |
On motion, NJ. y, Rosteet was duly elected |
Town Treasurer for the ensuing year, with q
salary Of twenty-five dollars per annum.
OF p9tion, Y Anderson Ryan was duly
with salary Of sixty dollars (sd0) per month.
On motion, the Mayor was authorized to |
issue his warrant, In favor Of j. s. Davidson,
Tor fifteen dollars, amount eTroneously col
lected from him as retail dealers license.
On motion, the following claim was ap
balf monti's salary, to July is, 1880, amount
Ing to twenty-five dollars (S25 5.00).
On motion, the Dog Law OF 1870 was re-
enacted to go into efecs from and after July |
18th TIL Oct. lst, a, p,, 1880, as follows:
RESOLVED, That all persons owning dogs, |
within the corporate limits Of the t9Yn, shall
be- required to muzzle each dog with q wire
pHzzle, (such as viii be furnished by the town
eonstable) and keep them muzzled until the
Lat day of October 1880. W.
! BE y further ordained, That during the
lime this ordinance is IN force, the town con-
stable shall be required to destroy all dogs
lonnd running Vt large without the required
1t Is fnrther ordained. That this ordinance l