The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-08-08

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BILE, salary for Jnly......-... so 90
Pacific Fire Co., Engineers SAL
airy for July. Observation-Disclosures. IS w
John c. Ryan, Corporation At
torney, salary May, June aud
July. 20 w
julius Levin, lumber .......... & IA
Democrat, publishing proceed.
ings, ETC., to date: ........... 8 IS
Walter Williams, hauling sand. 2 so
John Kramer, hauling sand.... Is Is
G. A. Staples, street contractor,
on account. ......-.-........ W w
WIN. St. John, ditching and
bridging CassOn street. IL N
Amos Green, hauling sand..... 9 50
1906 "a
The two bills Of Mr.. W. W. Whit
tington, Jr., amounting to $20.l5,
were referred to the Corporation Al.
,orney, M. J. c. Ryan, for his ap-
prevail, to be referred by him back to
Council for final approval.
On motion OF Councilman Gossens
MIR. NJ. w. Calvit, Collector, was 10.
structed to proceed at once legally
against all delinquent taxpayers, aud
seize and sell sufficient property TO
satisfy the amount of taxes due.
In res onse TO advertisement that
bids would be received at this meet
lug to dig a canal or ditch as per
specifications to be seen 10 Mayors
office, Messrs. A. A. Goodwin and A.
Pettingill handed 10 the following
bids:
ALEXANDRIA, La, I
Aug. 6. 1889. {
To the City Council of Alexandria =
Gentlemen-I will exccvate or dig
the drainage ditch, according to speci-
8cations, for eighteen and one-half cts
per cubic yard, and will give satisfac-
tory security for performance OF same.
Respectfully yours,
A. A. GOODWIN.
PROPOSAL roR CLEANING OUT DlTCHEs
FOR TIE CITY OF ALEX.
ANDRIA:
For the two IL feet bitches from the
Morgan Railroad to Sandy aud Betty
Bayons, 20 cents per cubic yard. For
cleaning out and opening tho Young
ditch, 22A cents per cubic yard. For
clearing brush and briars and grabbing
out trees to be paid by the day by the
price of days labor, in addition 20 per
cent for use of tools and foreman. Es.
innate to be made up at the end Of
each month, and payments to be made
by the 10th for the work completed,
less 10 per cent. on payments until the
whole work is completed.
A. PETT1NG1LL.
The bids being far above the esti-
mate made by the drainage commit
tee, Councilman McGinnis call. d
Mr.. Rosenthal to the chair, and
moved that the two bids be rejected,
which motion was unanimously car
ried. Having resumed the chair he
suggested that the work be done un
der the superintendent of the City
Council, and the suggestion receiv
ing appreciation was voted on, (the
yeas and nays being called, With the
following result:
Yeas - Gosseus, Peterman aud
I.eckie.
Nay-Rosenthal.
On motion Of Councilman Leckie,
Resolved, That committee OF Eve
be appointed, majority of said com
,nittee to be composed OF members Of
the Council, to take charge of and
superintend the digging Of the canal
or ditch in question.
The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed on said COMMITTEE: Council
men Leckie, Gossens and Rosenthal
and Messrs. Jacob Irving aud G. O.
w ats.
The question OF accepting the
$1,000 offered by M. H. M. Hoxie
and building a plank road from the
T. 4 P. Depot to Town being brought.
up and discussed at some length, IL
was agreed that any action be defer
red until a special meeting to be call
ed for Monday, Aug. 20!h, and the
Secretary was instructed to write to
Mr.. r. S. Day and others, owners Of
the property through which the said
road would would be built, and ask
that the right Of way be granted the
City Council TO construct the road
Councilman Leckie having called
the attention of the Board to the fact
that a great quantity Of lumber was
daily wasted by being ordered Of a
greater length than was necessar,
and through careIessness Of those by
whom it wss brought to the differ.
ent points needed, it was on motion
made the duty of the Councilman
from each Ward to order all lumber
needed in his Ward, keep an accoun,
of all 80 ordered aud received, &C.
count to be presented to Council q,
following meeting, and also to Gee
that all lumber received is properly
used, and not left lying on side Of
bitches, eventually to be utilized for
Ere wood.
The Constable was instructed to
notify all parties in possession Of
spades, shoveIs, barrows, and other
tools belonging to Corporation to re.
turn the same at once, and in default
of complying with the demand, he
was authorized to euter suit for the
recovery Of the same.
The Collector was ordered to de.