The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-29
TnuRspAY. Feb. 81. llss2.

journment. Members present as on
yesterday.
On motion, Resolved, that the Pub
lie Printing for the ensaing year shall
be let to the lowest bidder under the
goth Section Of the acts Of tho extra
sessions of the General Assembly Of the
State Of Louisiana, approved Decem-
Der "a, 1881.
Be it further Resolved, that the
contract to do the Public Printing for
the parish Of Calcasieu for the year
1882, shall be let at public auction, to
the last and lowest bidder, at the
Courthouse door in the town Of Lake
Charles, on Monday, tie 10th day Of
July, A. ID. 1882 !; that said sale shall
be made by the Sheriff Of said parish
or either Of his deputies
On motion, Resolved, that, whereas,
thousands Of acres Of land ID this par
ISL have. been purchased from the
United States Land Office at New
Orleans, La, Of which the Assessor
has not been notified; therefore, be it
ordained, that the Register of the
United States Land Office Mt New Or
leans, La, be and he is hereby re-
qucsted TO prepare and furnish at his
earliest convenience complete abs
stract Of all lands in the parish Of Cal
casieu purchased from the United
States since the public land sale of
May, 1878, to date Of forwarding
same; and that every week, until the
LIST Of Junesncxt he forward supple
mental abstract, showing name Of pnr-
chaser, date of purchase, description
Of land and No. of acres in each entry.
BE it further ordained, that the
original abstract and supplemental alb
stracts shall be forwarded to the Clerk
of Court who on receipt Of same, shall,
with the Clerk Of the Police Jury, ex-
anime them, and If found correct, the
Clerk of the Police Jury shall draw a
warrant on the Treasurer who shall
pay the Same outof any finds on hand
not otherwise appropriated, said war
rant to be fer an amount equal to tif-
teen cents per entry on said abstract
and supplemental abstracts.
BE IL further ordained, that the
Clerk Of Court shall file aud preserve
in his office said abstracts, for the use
of the Assessor or other parties inter
rested.
On motion, Resolved, that Daniel
A. HOFFMAN be aud he is hereby
granted a charter for a ferry across the
Calcasien river, at Hortman's ferry,
with an exclusive ferry privilege below
said ferry TO the Railroad bridge, and
above said ferry to one.half the dis
tance between said ferry and Nix's,
and that said Hortman be allowed to
charge the same amount for crossing
as has been heretofore allowed at said
ferry,
Before this body appeared s, Q.
Shattuck, Esq, on behalf Of a commit
tee appointed by the School Board Of
this parish, and presented a memorial
from the School Board requesting that
a portion Of the taxes of 1882 should
be set apart for school purposes, This
body, in view of the fact that the
taxes for the year 1882. had already
been levied and apportioned, and that
the parish is still in debt, deem it at
present wholly inexpelient to appro-
pirate any portion Of the taxes Of 1882
toward the maintaining Of the free
public schools Of this parish,
w. l.. Hutchips, Parish Treasurer,
appeared before this body and pre-
sented warrants redeemed by him,
amounting to the sum of fonr thou-
sand one hundred and fifty-one 5l-l0o
dollars, which, after having been care
fully compared with bis books and
found correct, were destroyed,
On motion, Resolved, that the fol-
lowing old warrants be approved and
is hereby ordered to be 50 stamped by
the Treasurer:
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On motion, Resolved, that the ac-
count presented by The steamer Nettie
for searching for the dead body Of
Dan 0'Iieefe, amounting to the sum
Of 500 90, be is hereby rejected, for
tbe reasep that said deceased left an
estate consisting Of movable and inn
movable property which said estate is