The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-06-06
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL,

June 4, 1883
Pursuant to adjournment the BosrG
OF the City of Alexandria, La, met in
the Mayors Office this day at O'Clock
p. IN. There were present.:
W. c. McGimsey, Mayor.
Fl. S. Gossens.
j. j. Peterman.
N. L. McGinnis,
Jacob Irving.
Jonas Rosenthal..
The minutes of last meetings, May
7th and 9th, were read and approved
On motion it was
Resolved, That the resolution adopt
cd at the last meeting appointing Mr..
A. b. Racial Assessor, be amended to
read as follows, to-wit: "That it is
hereby made an additional duty of the
Secretary of this Board, Mr.. A. B. Ra-
chal, to assess the taxable property, real
and personal, of the City, for the per-
fornence Of which duty he shall be
PAID two ~ per cent. of the gross ass
essed tax"
The Treasurer's report, showing a
balance in the treasury of $3l6 Sc, was
read and approved.
DR.. Henry St. John came before the
Board with the following statement and
complaint: Having refused to pay his
license to the City for the year 1883, he
had been cited to appear before Mr.. W.
W. Wilmington. Jr., Justice of the
rcace, 10 show cause for his refusal to
pay the same. He complained to the
Board of the horrible aud unhealthy
condition of the cred Ditch" the main
drainage of the City, and exhibited let
ters from Drs. Casson and DuPre, COR
reborating his statement as to the uu-
healthy condition of the said ditch, to
which he had repeatedly called the at
tention of the Council, and respectfully
asksd that the nuisance be remedied at
once, as it, in its present condition, en-
dangered the lives of his family, who
have heretofore as stated by the above
physicians, been stricken down with
malariai fevers, attributable directly to
the unsanitary condition of the ditch,
and for the above reasons be had re-
FUSED and Mould continue to refuse to
pay any license or taxes to the City un-
til the evil complained Of was rcmedied.
On motion of Councilman Gossens,
Resolved, That Il committee be APP
pointed to wait on Mr.. G. A. Staples,
and ascertain from that gentleman
whether or not he int nded to level the
streets, and thus fulfill one obligation
of his contract.
Councilman Rosenthal offered the fol-
lowing amendment: That the Mayor be
to wait on Mr.. Staples and
offer him $500, in addition to 5000 al
ready paid him, to annul his street con-
tract with the City, and let the streets
be worked as formerly by the Council.
The amendment was lost by vote of
nays to yeas.
Mr.. Gossens' motion was carried; Mr..
dossens was appointed a committee OF
one, all others having refused to act on
;he committee, and Oh motion the Ma
Ior was added to the committee.
A communication was read from DR., |
). II. Rushing, chairman of the Santa
~ Commission, calling the attention of
he Council to the bad drainage of a |
Itch in the rear Of the property of Mr..
Jonas Rosenthal, and asked that the !
hitch be opened and the hedge over the
Itch be removed.
On motion Councilman ROsenthal and |
he Mayor were authorized 10 have the
work done as prayed for.
The committee on Tanks, appointed
It last meeting, reported that they had
selected the following locations for the
Tanks: Corner of Fourth and Scott
streets, corner Of Fourth and Beaure-
gard streets, corner of Sixth and john
'ton streets, and corner of Sixth and
st. James streets, each Tank to be 10
Get wide, Is leet long and 10 feet in
lepth.
On motion Mr.. Rosenthal was appoin-
ed committee of one with the Mayor
20 wait on the Police Jury with the re-
quest that that honorable body make an
appropriation to build two Tanks in adj
lition to the four to be built by this
Board.
On motion Of Councilman Pcterman,
Resolved, That the Mayor be and he
S hereby authorized to wait on Mr.. G.
4. Staples, street contractor, and offer
linn $500 in addition to the 5000 already
9aid him, being $500 in all, to stop all
urther work on the streets and annul
lis contract with the City.
On motion of Councilman McGinnis,
Resolved, That the proposition of Col.
i. NJ. Hoxie, General Manager of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad, to give
1000 towards building a plank road
rom the Texas aud Pacific Depot to the
City Of Alexandria, provided the City
would agree to spend an equal amount
or the same purpose, be accepted.
Councilman ROsenthal amended the
notion as follows: That the $1,000 Offer
d by Col. II. NJ. Hoxie be accepted, the
;ity agreeing TO pay the balance for the
completion of the wOrk-and the
was adopted.
The Mayor stated that he had, as per
esolution passed at last meeting, wait
d on the Superintendent of Morgan's
Railroad Company, in regard to repair
ng and ditching of Front and Casson
treets. and could receive no definite an
wer from that gentleman.
On motion Mayor NcGimsey and
Rosenthal We're authorized
D have Casson and Tenth streets work.
d and bridged from the Morgan Depot
o Lee street.
Warrants were issued in payment of
he following bills, the same having
cen approved:
1. W. Cal it, salary for May and
incidental expenses $50 O5
landry Baltic, salary for May. 40 90
I. A. Staples, on account ....... 80 20
Pacific Fire Co., Engineers sala-
j. Peterman, part payment of
money advanced to G. E. Ball,
lumber for Tanks so OOI