The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-03-11
TnuRspAY, Feb. %, 1882.


yesterday.
On motion, Resolved, that the Pub
lie Printing for the ensuing year shall
be lot to the lowest bidder under the
goth Section of the acts of the extra
session of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, approved Deem
Der "a, 1881.
Be it further Resolved, that the
contract TO do the Public Printing for
the parish Of Caieasien for the year
1882, shall be LET at public auction, to
the last and lowest bidder, at the
Courthouse door in tue town of Lake
Charles, on Monday, the 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,
of acres of land in this par
ish 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 at New Or
leans, La, be and he is hereby re-
quested to prepare and furnish at bis
earliest convenience a complete alb
straet of all lands in the parish of Cal
easien 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 June next be 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, 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 out of any funds on hand
not otherwise appropriated, said war,
rant to be fer an amount equal to ff-
teen cents per entry on said abstract
aud supplemental abstracts.
BE it further ordained, that the
Clerk of Cont 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. HOFFMAN be and he is hereby
granted a charter for ferry across the
Calcasieu river, at Hortmau's ferry,
with an exclusive ferry privilege below
said ferry to the Railroad bridge. and
above said ferry to one-haIf the dis,
lance between said ferry aud Nix'si
and that said HOFFMAN be allowed to
charge the same amount for crossing
as has been heretofore allowed at said
ferry.
Before this body appeared S. o.
ShaCtuek, Esq, on Lehalf of commit,
tee appointed by the School Board OF
from the School Board requesting that
a norton of the faxes of 1852 should
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bodv n view of the fact that the
taxes for the wear 1882 had already
been levied and apportioned, and that
the parish is still in debt deem it at
present wholly iuexpediept to appro.
n,.iate any norton of the taxes of 1852
toward he Maintaining Of the free
bubble schools Of tbis parish
NJ T. Untc6ins parish Treasurer
anpeared before this BODY and pre
sented warrants redeemed by him,
amounting to the sum of four thou.
sand ono hundred and tiftv-one bl-l0O
doIIars v,L;cb ,ftor boy;no booD caro.
fully compared with his books and
On motion, Resolved, that the fol
LOWING old warrants be approved and
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the Treasurer:
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