The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-02-14
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

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this day at 4 o'clock Z. M AN' f
we're present. nr,uor
H. S. Gosaens, II
J.J. Peterman,
Nj. McGinnis,
Jacob Irving,
I Jonas RosenthaL
rho m;rntes of last meeting, jan
,orv 10Th. 1883, were read and ap'
proved. u. uoo handed
u Nv the committee appointed ny
the old Board Of Aldermen at their
last meeting, January 29th. After
; being read the report was, on mo.
ton, ordered to be spread on the
minutes
III thu Hon. Mayor and Council of the
Town of Alexandria, La:
We the undersigned Committee ap-
, nointed at the last meeting OF the Iown
, Council, would respectfully report az
follows. to wit: From the l7th gay
Of January, 1881, to the 3lst day OF
: December, 1881, the Corporation col,
lected and expended $685.. 80 ana
from the LIST of January, 1857, untll
y the 3rd day of January, 1883, the ,n
n was collected and expended $So4o. 20.
q. There is due by the Parish OF kapioes
!, through the Police Jury $l500.Oo, lor
overflow purposes and twelve hnndred
and fifty dollars taxes uncollected, TO-
eether with one hundred and twenty.
b. fhree dollars, principal and interest," OF
1T parish paper of 1870, which has peen
a dulv registered, and will soon be worth
u dollar for dollar, ii it is not so now.-
e. Your committee would therefore repor
he that there are assets to the amount o
IT. s9993 90 due the Corporation, and as Ia
'e- va wa are able to ascertain, after mas
at tv calculation she owes about Sl4OO.oU
ne Sesides the balance due on the Engine
ar which is about $2500.
az, Your committee would further repor
ors that the Council they represent nav
~ ont been put to large expenses during thei
l aw term which they hope and trust ma =,
en- not be entailed upon you, espec,ali
II the expense of All overflow, or al ~ leSs
,LS y threatened overflow Of the I0WI
sst p pesidess we purchased for the us
trv and benefit of the Town an III
nroyed steam Fire Engine, built {:
sss Extensive Tank in the Town square
md rear % .. s't the unner landing and VIZ
Git. necessitated, from the overflow, to n
hu;ld both Of the Town wharves at col
siderable expense, and kept the Stree
IN GOOD condition, etc., all OF Whlch
VA respectfully submitted.
vo N. /. McGINNIs.
WV w, w. WH1TTlNGToN, JR.
The Board then went into an ele
~. ton Of officers as provided for in Il
charter Of the Town.
two On motion of Councilman II.
o. Gossens Mr.. A. B. RACIAL was una
imously elected Secretary OF t
Board for the term Of two ~ yea
~ On motion OF Councilman Jon
ARE Rosenthsl Mr.. B. c. Duke was uns
10 imously elected Treasurer Tor
term Of two (2) years.
On motion of Councilman N.
Isl. McGinnis--
Flo: Resolved, That this Board cleo
'ery City Attorney to serve for the y
fra 1883.
The name of Mr.. John c. Ry
being proposed by Councilman
sen's seutHal that gentleman was cleo
, the by acclamation.
! WV On motion of Councilman Goose
was Resolved, That tho City Mars
CHEST be elected to serve for the tern
tie of two (2) months.
,ro, Councilman McGinnis offered
"a. amendment that the City Mars
N be elected for the torn OF SIX
months.
The yeas and nays on the am
gov ment being called resulted AZ
fattl- lows:--
b;ects Yess--N. L. McGinnis, Jonas
~ tho senthal, J. J. Psterman.
~. Nays--H. s. Gossens ana u
Irving.
ve al Mr.. NJ. W. Calvit was place
,lican nomination by Councilman Cos
future for the position OF City Marshal
49,. Collector, and there being no
''''n'' candidate Mr.. Calvit Was electe
lin. of reclamation.
''p' " Communications were read
ac Tor Messrs. John Graham, Landry
same. Ito and J. B. Gibson, Offering t
former selves az candidates for the pos
4 eyar Of Assistant Marshal.
49,, Councilmen Gossens and i
n'''o stated that they wished it u
every stood, before going into An elet
lily or that they were opposed to the
10 sold ton of an Assistant Marshal o
copv grounds that such an officer wa
needed.
,rsven, The Board then proceeded &
=, Nv lot with the following result:
'A' NIB dry Baltic, 4 votes; John Grab
or any votes; J. B. Gibson, 0 votes;
omach, vote-H. S. Gossens.
Working Mr.. Landry Baltic having
hrovu ed majority of votes cast, VS.
!, ' NV, clared elected Assistant Marsh
'srAef the term Of six (s) months, q
p your to dismissal at any earlier d
i've you any neglect of duty.
\. other On motion of Councilman
Ginnis,
Resolved, That bids to d
.ro.. printing for the City Of Alexis
Dss La, for the year 1883, will be
history sd nv tina BOARD at a meeting
1851 to held tomorrow "Wednesday
Ike this noon at o'clock, the work
h;e ne. awarded to the lowest aud be
uh, der, the Board reserving the RI
On notiop OF Councilman
ccsse to thai,
md the Resolved, That the salary
IN. .r Mayor be fixed at forty ($4C