The Louisiana Democrat., 1882-09-13
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,)
Sent. + 1889

ALEXANDRIA, LA.,)
Sept. 5, 1882.
Pursuant to adjournment the Board
of Aldermen of the City OF Alexen-
dria, La, met in the Mayors office
this day at o'clock P. NJ, with W.
c. McGimsey, Mayor, presiding, ap
pointed by the Governor, vice James
Andrews, Jr., resigned. There were
present:
Edouara Welt,
N. L. McGinnis,
W. 0. Dammon,
". W. Wilmington, Jr.
Absent
Bernhard Mayer.
The minutes of last meeting
August 1st, 1882, were read and ap
proved. The Treasurer's report,
showing balance on hand of $l74.3S.
was approyed:--
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Messrs. JAS. r. Waters, NJ. Klein
and G. A. Schnack came before the
Board stating that they had been ap-
pointed committee by the Pacific
Fire Company to wait on the Coun-
Gil and request that that body g.
sumo the full payment of the Ensl-
neer Of the Steam Engine, represent.
ing that the Pacific Fire Company
had been for twelve months and we're
now paying from the Company treas
ury IO per month, which had dep!'.
tedtHe Co.'s finances, and that they
were unable TO further pay from th cir
own fund that amount; also asked
that the Board reimburse them for
the amount already PAID out, Wis
Sl2O.. They further asked that the
Board assume the. payment of horse
hire for use Of Steam Engine, the
same also being now paid by the
Company.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the sum of Ten
($l0) dollars per month for balance
of the year 1882, in addition to the
twenty-five ($25) dollars already
paid by this Board, be and the same
is hereby appropriated for the pur-
pose of paying the Engineer of the
Steam Engine, it being understood
that one of the duties of the said
Engineer shall be to light and keep
lighted during each night the street
lamp in front of the Engine House.
Resolved further, That this Board
assume the payment of horse hire
for use of Steam Engine, when at
fires and washes, at the rate Of one
Isl dollar per hour while in actual
service.
A communication was received
from the Stonewall Hook and Lad,
der Company asking that the Coun
Gil give to the said Company for
their Truck House the room under
the City Hall lately occupied by Mr..
A. Weinberg as Grocery store, al
lowing the Company the privilege of
cutting an arch through The back
wall Of the building.
A committee Of two { Messrs. W.
0. Dammon and E. Weil) was ap-
pointed to confer with a practical
engineer as to the practicability Of
cutting the required arch, and were
instructed to report as soon as pos
sible. :
Warrants we're issued in payment
of the following bills, the same hav-
ing been approved:
James Andrews, Jr., salary for
L. BaiIlio, balance Of salary for
July and md, part of salary for Au- % %
gust, 1882 ................. ~ w
Sam. Fellows, Custodian Steam
Engine, salary for August 80. 25 90
VIM. Hustmyre, for New Or
leans Times-Democrat for in
sert ne notice of city. 30 90
DtMocRAr, printing. ...:...... 4 so
Ralph Walter, repairing hose of
Steam Engine .......... so
Robt. Kelsey, work on streets =. 90
M. w. Calvit, incidental expen-
seS ................... 10 w
Jas. S. Davis, sharpening shov-
els, spades, etc., during late
nlgn wafer. SU
w. 0. Dammon, work on streets
with horse and cart ........ 375
$l72 55
The above bills having exhausted
the funds in the Treasury, no war.
rants were issued for the following
bills:
6. O. Watts, money advanced to
laborers during the late high
water ................. $50 90
John Kramer, work on streets
with horse and cart ......... IS 30
NJ. W. Calvit, salary for August 40 90
L.. Baillio, balance OF salary for
August ~ OO
J. Geiger, book for Assessor. / 90
$139 80
Amounts paid by Collector during
NJ. W. Calvit, balance salary for
July ........... 500 90
D. C. Paul, money loaned for le-
wee purposes. es.................. 30 90
$40 90
1t having been frequently com
planned that the City authorities
have allowed the premises, side
walks, ETC., around the public school
buildings in Alexandria to remain in
much need of repairs, the following
resolution was offered and adopted:
Resolved, That the public school
property situated in the corporate
limits being the public property OF
The Parish of Rapides and not of the