The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-04-01

IOllCc Jury HlcI puTSHdub " az
journmcnt. Members present as OF
yesterday.
On motion, Resolved, that the Pub
lie Printing for the ensuing year shaI
be let to the lowest bidder under the
goth Section of the acts of the extrf
session of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, approved Deem
Der q, 1881.
BE it further Resolved, that the
contract to do the Public Printing fol
the parish of Calcasieu for the yeaI
1882. shall be let at public auction, tc
the last and lowest bidder, at the
Courthouse door in the town of Lake
Charles, on Monday, the 10th day Of
July, A. D. 1889 that said sale shal
be made by the Sheriff of said parish
or either of his deputies.
On motion, Resolved, that, whereas
thousands Of acres of land in 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 ii
ordained, tat the Register of the
United States Land Office at New Or
leans, La., be aud he is hereby re,
quested to prepare and furnish at his
earliest conyenGi:"e Il complete ab'
stract of all lands in the parish OF Cal,
casicu purchased froEl the United
States since the public land sale OF
May, 1878, to date of forwarding
same and that every week, until the
LIST of June next he forward a supple
mental abstract, showing name of Pur-
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, cx-
anime them, and if found correct, the
Clerk of the Police Jury shall draw a
warrant on the Treasurer who shall
pay the same out of any funds 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 it further ordained, that the
Clerk of Court shall file and preserve
in his Office said abstracts, for the use
Of the Assessor or other parties inter
rested.
On motion, Resolved, that Daniel
4. Hortman be and he is hereby
granted a charter for ferry across the
CaIcascu river, at llortman's ferry,
with an exclusive ferry privilege below
said ferry to the Railroad bridge, and
above said ferry to one,half the dis
lance between said ferry and NiX's,
and that said Eortman be allowed to
charge the same amount for crossing
as has been heretofore allowed at said
ferry.
Before this body appeared S. O..
Shattuck, ESQ., on behalf of commit
tee appointed by the School Board of
this parish, and presented 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 i4eXpcdient to apPro-
pirate any portion Of the taxes Of 1882
toward the maintaining of the free
public schools Of this parish.
w. l.. Uutchius, Parish Treasurer,
appeared before this body and pre-
sented warrants redeemed by him,
amounting to the sum Of four thou
sand one hundred and fifty-one SLIGO
dollars, which, after having been care
fully compared with his books and
found correct, were destroyed.
On motion, Resolved, that the fol
lowing old warrants be approved and
is hereby ordered to be SO stamped by
the Treasurer;
R. n. Gearen, juror in 1875. .......... S. %
W, H. Prater, witness in 1876. ......., 10 90
W. l.. Smith, commissioner Of election
in lS1y............,.-.... 3 w
On motion, Resolved, that the ac-
count presented by the steamer Nettie
for searching for the dead body of
Dan O'Kaefe, amounting to the sum
of $50 90, be is hereby rejected, for
the reason that said deceased left au
estate consisting of movable and i'm
movable property which said estate is
now in due course of administration.
On motion, the following accounts
we're approved;
LA. Ryan, constable's fees......;... g 70
J W: Bryan, merchandise account. 20 %
Printing. ............'.. ~
............... % 10
d. H. Lyons, State VS.. Adam Nc =, -
Glafen. ........... '.:.'' 800 - ~
u. IT LYONS State vs. L. C. Hyatt go. 10 90
/" q Black Bill ..... 10 90
J. Ben Kirkman, stationery for 1891. 2 30
Elias Ashworth, sheTiff's posse.,..... IL 90
Jno. Lyons, censtable's fees .......... Il ~
d. s. A. Hartman, coroner's jury. Il 81
On motion, this body adjourned to
meet on the 10th day of July, A. ID.
1882.
J. J. w. MILLER,
Attest: Pres. p. J.
j. BEN KIRKMAN, Clerk p. J.
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