The Louisiana Democrat., 1881-03-09
On motion of Councilman N. L. \

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On motion of Councilman N. L. Nc
Ginnis it was s ,,,.,fr.
Resolved, That this Board have
street lamp placed on the two corners
of the Town Square fronting on Sec
ond street, and that it be and is here
bp made the duty of the Night Watch
man to see that the same are lighted
every evening and extinguished
every morning, and kept properly FILL:
ed and trimmed. E
On motion of Councilman McGinnis,
Resolved, That the several mer
chants of our Town, whose places of
business are situated between Wash
iDgton and Fish and First and Third
Streets, are hereby requested to have
a lamp placed on their respective cor
ners; and an appropriation of Five
Dollars 1851 per annum is hereby made
for eacl. and every lamp in the Town
that may be placed on the corner of a
street, the amount 80 appropriated to
be used in the purshase of oil.
On motion Councilman E. We'll,
Resolved, That the property holders
of the Town are hereby requested to
have a good and substantial ladder
made, and have the same placed in a
position on their respective premises
easy of access in the event of a fire.
On motion of Councilman McGinnis,
Whereas, 1t having been made
known to this Board that there are
several merchants in this Corporation
who claim that they paid Licensr to
the Collector in 1850, in excess of their
State License, contrary to the Consti-
tuition and who are now asking that
the amount overpaid be remitted
therefore be it
Resolved, That the said merchants
are hereby notified to present their
State and Corporation licenses to this
Board at their next meeting, Tuesday,
April 5th, 1881, and show cause why
the amounts so claimed should be re.
nitted, at the expiration of which time
no further notice will be taken of theii
claims. # 4
In obedience to a request of the Pa.
cific Fire Company asking that the
Council procure for them a more effec.
tive Fire Engine than the one now in
use the following Ordinance was offer.
ed and unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Whereas, the great necessity for pro.
curing a more effective Fire Engine fo,
the use of the Fire Department Of Alex
andria calls for immediate action upon
the authorities of said Town; and
Whereas, the law requires that vote
of the property tax payers of said Towr
be had before special tax can be le
We'd for that purpose; therefore
Be it Resolved by the Board of Alder
men and Mayor of the Town of Alex
andria, La, in regular council con
vened, that OH Monday, the 1lth day O
April, A. D. 1881, there will be spe
cial election held at the Town Hall O
said Town, for the purpose of deciding
whether or not special tax of tiv.
mills on the dollar shall be laid for two
years successively, to-wit: 1881 ant
1882, upon the assessed value of tn,
property Of said Town for the purpos,
Of purchasing Steam Fire Engine fol
VIZ USS y. ooS = tAS A|Spdi IuiSut Ol Alex
andria. Persons qualified to vote a
said election are the property tax paw
ers residing within the corporate lin
its. The ballots used and to be voted a
fsaid election shall have plainly writer
+ or printed thereon, "faor Tax'' Of
against Tax"
The polls shall be opened at 9 O'Clock
a. m. and closed at 3 p. m.,-and imme
diately upon the closing of the polls tht
commissioners shall proceed to coun
the number of ballots deposited "Fo,
Tax" and the number dcpositei
'Against Tax" and shall make a writ.
ten report thereof to the Mayor of the
Town. And the Mayor shall then de.
clare and make public the result of sail
election.
The following named gentlemen arc
appointed commissioners to hold said
election: $: Cullen, Julius Levin and
W. W. Wilmington, Jr Clerk. NJ. W
Calvit. JAS. ANDREWS. JR,.
"A. b. hAoHAL' Mayor,
Comptroller.
There being no other business. o,
motip the Board adjourned to NEE,
in regular session on Tuesday. the 5tll
day of April, A. D., 1881, at 3 o'clocl,
2. NJ. JAS. ANDREWS, JR.,
a. d. RAcHAL, Mayor.
Secretary.