The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-11-10
Town Council Proceedings.
ABBEv1ELE, La, October 80, 1888

Council of the town of Abbeville held
at the courthouse in said town, there
were present: DR.. E. Bourne, Mayor,
and Messrs. Wise, Mills, Gastal and
Wall.
On motion, the reading of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
The Mayor stated that he had called
the Council to meet to act upon the fol-
lowing petition.
Petition of fProperty Tax Payers
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen OF
the town of Abbeville.
The petition of the undersigned
property tax payers Of the town of Alb
beville, respectfully represent:
That there is urgent necessity for
"Steam Fire Engine" in the said t0wnof
Abbeville, for the better protection of
life and property of her citizens.
They further represent that special
tax should be levied upon all the taxa
BILE property of said town, in order to
raise the means for the purpose Of aid
ing and assisting the Abbevilie Hook
and Ladder Co., No. l, company duly
Incorporated uner the laws of this State
to purchase a steam fire Engine and
they recommend that a special tax of
two mills on the dollar for five years be
levied upon all the taxable property Of
said town for the purpose Of raising
money with which to assist and aid
said company to purchase such Engine
as above set forth.
Whereas, your petitioners pray that
the Honorable Town Council of the
town of Abbeville order a special cleo
ton and submit to the vote of the
property tax payers of said town the
question of oflevying special tax of two
mills on the dollar for five years, on all
the property Of said town, for the pur-
pose of raising money with which to
aid and assist said Abbeville Hook &
Ladder Co., No. to purchase steam
fire Engine that said election be held
in accordance with the law upon spe-
cial elections for such purposes, and
upon due compliance with said law,
said tax be levied as above prayed for,
and as in duty bound they will ever
pray for.
Numa Frederick, n C Young, q Aba
die, Mrs Louis Abadie, A Monlor, D NJ
Lyons, J NJ Fraser, Z J Lyons, s Wise,
D Beer, r Fl Mills, L. Leotaud, L
Melebeck, F F Feray, w W Edwards,
D W Wall, Al M Mehault, L Dutel, A
D Laborde, Lastie Broussard, o
Lege, O Bourque, Louis Thibeaux, j
Boyance, Lodoisca Nunez, Jacob Isaacs,
Fl Leguennec, G. W Caldwell, VIM Laf-
fer, + Addison, D Blanchet, w B
White, Agt Mechanics & Traders ms.
Co.
On motion the Mayor appointed
Messrs. D. W. Wall, Jos. j. Abadie,
and W. B. White committee to draft
suitable ordinances embodying and car
rying out the objects and purposes
prayed for in said petition, said COM
mittee to report at an adjourned meet
ing Of the Council.
On motion the Council adjourned to
Friday night, November 2, 1888.
E. BOURNE, Mayor.
W. B. WHITE, Secretary.
ABBEvILLE, LA. November 2, 1883.
The Town Council of the town of
Abheyille met at the courthouse in
said town pursuant to adjournment.
There were present: DR.. E. Bourne,
Mayor, and Messrs. Wise, Mills, Gastal
and Wall.
On motion the reading of the minutes
Of the last meeting of the Council was
dispensed with.
Committee appointed at last meeting
to draft ordinance, submitted the fol-
lowing report
To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen
of the town of Abbeville.
Your committee appointed under
resolution of the Council adopted Octo-
| Der 20, 1888, beg leave to submit the
accompanying drafts Of ordinances as
their report, and ask to be discharged:
(signed) J: J: ABAD1E,
w. B. WHITE,
D. W. WALL.
On motion of Mr.. Mills, the report
was received and the committee dis
! charged.
On motion of Mr.. Wise, duly second
ed by Mr.. Wall, the following preamble
and resolution were adopted:
WHEREAS, a petition has been pre-
sented to this council signed by thirty
two property owners and tax payers Of
the town Of Abbeville, representing and
owning property assessed in said town
amounting in value to the sum of Fitfy
Eight Thousand and Forty -tsco Dollars,
praying that special tax of two mills
on the dollar be levied on all the taxa
bic property of said town for five years
to aid the Abbeville Hook & Ladder
Co., No. l to purchase a steam Fire
Engine, and to order a special election
for that purpose;
| And whereas we are of the opinion
that there is urgent need of a steam