The Lake Charles echo., 1885-02-14

'vvn CounciI Proceedings,
LAKE CHARLES, La, Feb. 8, 1885.
AN ORDINANCE

the tenn Of Lake Charles, That It shall be un-
lawful, and subject to fine Of Ten Dollars,
for any person or persons. for remuneration,
to run any team within the corporate limits
of the town, or carrying any OF the following
trades, ETC., until he or they shall have first
paid to the tax collector the following IL
cense fees for the ensuing year:
For one-horse dray, hack or wagon, Five
Dollars.
For two-horse iray, hack or wagon, Ten
Dollars.
For a two-ox wagon or cart, Ten Dollars
For wood vendors teams, otherwise than
those risiding in town, Ten Dollars
For vegetable peddlers, residing in or out
of town, Five Dollars.
For meat, milk, vegetable, fowl and fruit
peddlers, whether residing in or out Of town,
Five Dollars.
For organ grinders, Five Dollars.
For all permanent or transient hucksters,
of no matter what, wherein any game Of
chance is the indueement to purchasers, In
or out of doors, twenty-five Dollars.
For all peddlers of any kind, not herein
mentioned, Five Dollars.
Be Il further ordained etc., That all persons
herein mentioned as using teams on the
streets, are hereby required to obtain, from
the tax collector, tin plate with number
thereon painted, and have the same nailed
on the vehicle, in conspicuous place.
Be il further ordained, ETC., That the same
Louisiana, on all other trades, professions
and occupations than the above shall be
levied and collected by the tax collector as
a corporation license.
Be II further ordained, etc., That the above
shall go into effect from and after its promul-
cation. -
Requiring Permits to Give Entertainments.
Be IL ordained by The Torn Council Of He
tolgR Of Lake Charles, That from and after the
adoption of this ordinance, It shall be unlaw-
full, under penalty Of Twenty-Five Dollars,
to be collected by the Mayor, for any person
or persons TO give public or private enter
tainmept such as balls, parties, theatrical
exhibitions, of any kind or nature, on their,
or any other person or persons premises,
within the corporate limits Of said town,
without having first applied for and obtained
a permit from the Mayor to do so.
: BE Il further ordaiRed, etc., That in every
instance wherein the Mayor may grant said
permit, he shall detail a necessary police
force to attend said entertainment to keep
order, and the parties to whom said permit
has been SO granted, shall pay the Mayor
such sum as may be necessary to defray the
expense Of the services Of said police force.
AN ORDINANCE.
Be il ordailaed By The Toun Council Of the
fourth of the owners Of real property, front
ing on any unpaved or unbaDquetted street
in the town of Lake Charles shall, by petition
signed by the petitioner or petitioners, and
addressed to the aldermen OF the town, ask
for the paving or banquetting Of said street,
or for any portion thereof, setting forth the
character or quality OF said pavements or of
said banquetting, the Mayor shall have said
petition published, in English, In the official
Journal Of the town for and during four
weeks, once IN each week, aud If, at the eX-
piration of said publication go made of said
petition, a majority Of the owners Of real
property fronting on said streets, or OF said
portions thereof shall not, by memorial
signed by memoialist or memoTialists, and
addressed to the Town Council, object to the |
same the Town Council shall, by resolution, |
or otherwise, order said paving or banquet |
ting, SO petitioned for, to be madv, and the |
whole cost of said pavements or banquettes |
SO made shall be borne and paid for BY the |
owner or owners of real property fronting on |
said pavement or banquette, In equal pro
portion, according to the running front foot, |
and the cost of paving or banquetting inter |
sections shall be done by the town; pJovided,
that no petition for paving Or banqnetting
shall be presented to the Board during the
months of July, August or September.
BE II further ordained, etc., That the above
shall go into effect from and after its promul-
AN ORDINANCE
To create the office of City Surveyor in the
Town of Lake Charles, and TO define the
dnties, ETC., of said officer
WHEREAS, It has become necessary that
good and sui stantial sanitary laws be en-
oreed within the town limits, and that the
same cannot be done without q proper Inca
nent and graduation OF its streets, cutters,
ETC., and to obtain and maintain
aid proper lineaments and gradations, GER
ain amount Of engineering skill Is called
nto requisition; therefore,
/. BE II ordained by the Iolon Council Of me
o,og Of Laie Charles, IN regular monthly ses-
ion coeuesod, That the office OF City surveyor
& hereby created. The duties OF the ineum-
,ent Of which shall be to give all lineaments
md grade lines for streets, banquettes and
sutters, as well as for filling In lots, squares,
,tc.. and that all Improvements which, in
heir nature, II improperly made, would work
njuriously to the general welfare OF the town.
b BE II further ordained, etc., That the said
,ffiee of City Surveyor shall always be filed
" the Parish Surveyor; provided, said officer
,e a bona fde resident OF the town. and II
lot be shall be elected by majority OF the
Board Of Aldermen. Further, That In case
Il death, resignation or by any other reason
aid Office should become vacant, the same
nay be filed by the said Board.
81 BE il Eather orddisaed, etc., That prop
rty owners shall notify the said Surveyor Of
Ii new subdivisions Of property TO be made
" them, aud be shall make said sub5diyislon,
fways using care that the general symetTy
L the town shall be maintained In doing SO.
further, That for each neglect 70 SO notify
he Surveyor BY the property owner he shall
ay penalty Of Fifty Dollars. That 4 shall
e unlawful, under a penalty Of Fifty Dollars
or every offence, for any person or persons
D lay any sidewalks, street railroads, or
ther improvements, such as bridges, etc,
pom the streets, sidewalks, public ways Or
rounds OF the town, until the lines or levels
hereof shall have been given by the Surveyor.
4. BE Il Further ordained, etc.,, That the
aid Surveyor RhEll be SLOWED 70 charge the
anne fees for bis services, to be paid BY the
erson or persons employing him, as arc now
flowed By law to Parish Surveyors through
at the Slate
d. Be il further 0faQitlsd, &C., That Mi or
lnanees, Of parts OF ordinances, 10 conaict
erewith, are hereby repealed, and this or
nance shall take efEecs from and after its
WIN. MEYER, Mayor
A. RIeMAIpEs, Secretary. II