The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-25
CHARLES CALCASEU PARISH LOUISIANA

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Committee on Claims reported ia
vorably on all the above named claims
with the exception of that Of DIR. E
W. Brown, for post mortem examina
tion of Martha Calhoun, which was
referred back to DR.. Brown for correc,
tion.
Report of the Committee on Claims
was unanimously adopted.
The petition of Lake Charles Fire
Company and Hook and Ladder Com
pany was taken up, and, on motion, it
was referred to the Committee on
Public Buildings.
On motion, the rules were suspended
in order to take up for consideration
communication from the Mayor of
the Town of Lake Charles, in relation
to the building of fues in the Court
House. ..... .....
On motion,
RESOLVED, That hereafter no fires
shall be allowed to be built in any
stove in the Court House of this
parish unless such stove shall be prop.
erly provided with hue made of
bricks or tiles, and the Sheriff is here
by authorized to have all such fues
erected in the Court House as may be
absolutely necessary,
Unanimously adopted.
The Committee on Public Build
ings, to whom was referred the petit
ton of the Lake Charles Fire Com.
pany and Hook and Ladder Company,
made the following report:
To the President and Members of the Police
Jury:
Your Committee on Public Build
ings, to whom was referred the petit
tion of committees from Fire Com
pany and Hook and Ladder Company,
asking assistance to obtain hose and
fixtures for the use of SAID companies,
would recommend that tho sum Of
$3.50 be appropriated out of the con
tingent fund of 1885, to be equally
divided between each of said com
panies. Respectfully submitted,
d. A. Lyons, Chairman
ISAAC NleHoLs.
On motion,
ResolVed, That the report of the
committee, as made above, be and is
hereby adopted.
Committee on Finance made the
following report:
To the President and Members of the Police
Jury;
Observation-Disclosures com
mittee, whose duty it is to prepare the
annual revenue bill of taxation, beg
leave to report the following Revenue
Bill and Apportionment, and recon-
mend lis adoption:
AN ORDINANCE
Levying a Parish Tax on the valuation of
1885.
SEC l. BE il Ordained by Ue Police jury Of
the R1y'ish Of CdEcaSieu, That for the purpose
penses of the parish Of Calcasieu for the year
1885, under provision and by authority OF
Act No. 92, approved March IA, 1873, an an
nuaI adValorem tax of AZ mills on the dol
lar Of the valuation of tie year 1885, on all
the real and personal property situated in
the town Of Lake Charles, subject to taxa
tion shall be levied, assessed and collected
in United States currency.
SEQ. .. Be II further Ordained, That for
the purpose of defraying the current ex-
penses Of the parish for the year 1885, an an
nual adyalorem tax of ten mills on the dol
lar of the valuation Of the year 1885. on all
the property real and personal, situated In
this parish, subject to taxation, shall be as
sessed, levied and collected In United States
currency.
SEC. g. Be IL titrther Ordained, That the
funds arising from the taxes levied and pro-
Vided for by the two preceding Sections Of
this Ordinance, together with the licenses OF
1885, shall be consolidated and known as
general fund, which shall be apportioned,
and paid out by the Parish Treas
urer in the following proportion, to wit: