The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-07-23
Town Council.
April llth 1881.


The newly elected members Of
the Town Council assembled at
the Court House this day, as re
quired by law. and having pro-
duced their credentials, and hav !
ing subscribed to the oath of Of |
fee, proceeded to organize as
follows:
Leonce Perret. Mayor, took the |
chair and called the meeting to
order the following aldermen
were present, Messrs. j. j. Abadie.
y. O. Lege and Ophelias Bour-
QUE.
:. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted.
The report OF the committee ap'
pointed to settle with the officers
was presented and read and on
motion the same was adopted, and
ordered to be spread on the mil.
utes, and committee discharged.
To the Hon. Mayor and Alder
men of the town of Abbeville I:
We the undersigned members
Of the committee appointed by
your Hon. body to examine the
reports of the Cons Collector, the
Secretary and Treasurer and Cor
poration Attorney and to examine
the financial condi ton OF the
Town of A bbeville, aud to report
thereon, present you with this our
report
We find the reports of the Cons
Collector for the year ending
April 9th 1881 to be correct and
that he has on hand one hundred
and sixteen dollars and five cents,
we find the Treasurer's report to
be correct and that he has On hand
on the general fund one hundred
aud seventy-two dollars and fifty
two cents, on the street and bridge
, fund thirty-two dollars and thirty
two cents, we also find the report
of the Corporation Attorney to
7 be correct.
We also submit the following
report of the financial condition
of the town.
Uncollected judgments $l6l.29
;, :" taxes 1880 1910
. 1879 1873
licenses Of 1881 $4,000
Cash in hands of Constable
Collector Ilo.Oa
Cash in hands Of Treasurer
E general fund) l72'5z
Cash in hands of Treasurer
(Street aud Bridge fund.- 32.3i
- Total assets $685.
:, Of all uncollected Judgment
= there are uncollectable 120.0l
Leaving as available assets 57S.6'
LIABILITIES.
" A. G. Maxwell for removing dca'
" animals from the town 1913
~ Balance to defray expenses TO
W ensuing year o6o.l'
Respectfully submitted,
It's J. j. ABADIE,
r. G. SMEDEs, ! Committee.
III The former committee appoin
ed to examine the quarterly r.
ports Of the officers was also d'
O.' charged.
On motion it was resolved
proceed to the election of oficel
Ill for the ensuing year. The ballt
nd being tak,n, W. B. White recei
ed four votes for Secretary, wher
the upon be was declared duly eleete
me Secretary.
Geo. e. Lyons received 70,
- votes for Constable. and was d
Ike clared duly elected Constabl
lea R G. ,medes was elected as A
'ue ar torney and E. l. Addison as Pri
/ to ter, and their election was du
declared by the presiding officer
an On motion Of Mr.. Lege. l
for solved that the salary of the 20
sH' stable-Collector be fixed at tor
"p sa- dollars per month payable quartz
and ", and that he shall be entitled
ONE receive onehalf Of all fines c.
''sy, rsy, lec,ed for the use Of the Corpt
funA alton F.; and further, that from tt
ent, date he shall not receive or reta
,nr ror any commissions on the taxes
writ. licenses collected for the use
While the Town.
sent sent On motion of Mr.. Abadie,
rate rate solved that the salary Of the oil
ated officers be fixed for the cure
IS 81 81 year as follows to wit:
very Secretary and Treasurer Fl
linen dollars pen annum.
ap- Printer City dollars per annu
.A' Mayor Fifty dollars per anuur