The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-05-23
Committee on Finance made Ii

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advertised and tax levied accordingly
8. We also recommend that the
bond of the Treasurer be increased.
a. Also, that the sewer pipes in
the Jail be repaired.
3. We further report that we have
carefully examined all the warrants
redeemed by the Parish Treasurer,
turned over to us on yesterday,
amounting to the sum of S4o3S.9i
and have verified them with the Treas
urer's books and found them correct,
aud we recommend that they be de-
stroycd.
Respectfully submitted,
DEMsY lies, Chairman
ID. ID. ANDRUs,
WIN. VINCENT.
On motion, it was
Resol0ed, That the above report be
taken up item by item.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That items and 2 in the
above report be adopted.
And 1t was further
ResoiUed As to item 8, that the
Parish Treasurer bo and he ia hereby
required to furnish supplemental
bond of two thousand dollars.
Resolved, That item 4, in the above
report be adopted, and the Sheriff is
hereby authorized to have the ncces-
sary repairs made to the sewer pipes
in the jail,
1t was further
ResolDed, That the 9th item in said
report be also adopted, and that said
redeemed warrants be destroyed.
Committee on Public Buildings
made the following report:
To the President and Members of the Police
jury
GENTLEMEN Your Committee to
whom was referred n statement made
by the Sheriff referring to the necessity
of substantial fence around the Jail,
beg leave to report that they have
given the matter careful eonsidera-
ton and are of the opinion that said
fence should be built. We therefore
recommend that the President be au-
thorized to appoint committee of
three citizens whose duty it will be to
recommend to your honorable body
the style and kind Of fence necessary
to carry out the requirements of said
statement, and to make an estimate OF
the probable cost of said fence. We
further recommend that tho said com
mittee be also authorized to estimate
on an appropriate fence to enclose the
balance of the Public Square that
the said committee be required to re-
port to this body at its next regular or
special meeting.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted,
d. A. LYONS, Act'g Chairman.
ISAAC NICHOLS,
Mr.. Vincent moved to strike out all
that portion of theNabovo report re7
lating to The fencing in of the balance
of the Public Square.
Which said motion was lost. II
was then moved that the above re-
port be adopted, the yeas and nays
being called for, the vote was then
taken with the following result;
Yeas-D. D. Andrus, J, w, Bryan,
D, A. Lyons, Isaac Nichols, Demsy |
lles---5.
Nays-Wm. Vincent, j, Y, Hewitt
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And the report was adopted,
On motion, it was
RESOLVED, That Mr., Hewitt be and
he is hereby permitted TO Withdraw
the petition for a public road from
Perkins ferry, running north 10 the
Leesville road.
On motion, il was
ReSoiOed, That no committee APP
pointed by this body for the purpose
of making estimates on any public
works or supervising any public build
ings or improvements of any kind
shall be entitled to receive any com
pepsation, unless so stipulated at the
lime Of their appointment.
On motion, il was
ResolVed, That Randolph Perkins,
of this parish, be and he is hereby
placed nPpp the paupcr list,
On motion, it was
ResoiVed, That the following named
persons are hereby appointed over
seers on their respective roads, to
serve nntiI Dec. 81, 1855, vizI
Joe Carr, from Carr's ferry on The
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