The Opelousas courier., 1882-08-26
An Indignant Fire Company.

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At a meeting of Opelousas Fire Co.
No. L, held last Saturday, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, Upon the reorganization OF
this Company. by the admission of
young, vigorous and patriotic mon,
and the new life infused into it by a
membership of SO; and the end, object
aud aim of this Company being the
purchase of a steam fire engine to fight
the "fre fiend' when devouring the
property Of the public and
Whereas, This Company was to ex-
pend for said purchase the money now
in its treasury, amounting to nearly
$1,000, for the benefit and good OF the
citizens of OpelCnsas and
Whereas, An election was ordered
by His Honor James Ray, President of
the Town Council Of the town of Opel.
onsas, to be held on Tuesday, August
is, 1882, to receive the expression Of
feeling of the taxpayers, by ballot, for
or against the purchase of said engine,
and if a majority in favor of the pur-
chase was cast, then the taxpayers to
be taxed therefor and
Whereas, 81 votes were cast, So be-
ing against and % for the purchase OF
a steam engine, thereby defeating the
lsvying of a special tax to assist in the
payment thereof; and
Whereas, 1t is Rotorieusly known
that members of this Company, owning
large and valuable town properties,
voted and used their utmost endeayors
against the interest of this organization
on the day of said election, in lending
| their aid to the defeat of the aim and
object Of this Company ; now therefore
be it
Resolged, That we condemn the ac-
tion of the voters against said tax, and
declare them unworthy of the assist
ance and aid of this Company when
their hour of need shall come be it
further
Resolved. That the members of this
Company whe voted against its inter-
est on Aug. Is, 1882, and who are not
in favor of a steam engine, are hereby
and without further notice requested to
Immediately resign. to relieve us of the
disagreeable duty of expelling them. on
the grounds of conduct unbeconiag fire.
men and against the interest of the or
g~anization they were honored by being
members of; be it further
Resolved, That a list of the voters at
said election of Aug. Is, 1882, both for
and against, be preserved in the rec
ords of this Company and be posted on
the wall of the council chamber, for flu
ture remembrance by Opelousas Fire
Co. No. i; and be it further
ResolUed, That these resolutions be
offered TO the public newspapers OF the
parish of st. Landry for publication.
"A committee consisting of Leonce
Sandoz, r. Nj. Littell, Il. E. EstOrge, A.
Levy and E. M. Boagni. was appointed
to negotiate for the purchase of a steam
engine. The President IF. F. Perro-
din), the Foreman wv. c. Perraultl.
and the Engineer II. B. Sandoz), were
added to this committee.
Messrs. w. c. Perrault and Leonce
Sandoz were appointed as a committee
ito return to the town authorities the
5000 donated SEINE years ago to the
company.
The Company recommended to the
Board of Police that il donate it's in
teIest in the cid hand engine to the
advocates of a hand engine, to whom
the Company unanimously relinquish-
cd its interest in that dilapidatsd cid
machine and appointed Messrs. w.
G. Perrault, III. D. Larcade and w.
Jacobs as a committee to make said
recommendation and tender.
On motion, three hearty cheers were
given for old No. and its friends, and
three groans fer the opponents of a
steam FIRE engine, and the meeting ad-
jonrned.
Araanm &f,a 1nak hsafa wf.iaf, paamo1